Customers in the News These small businesses, helped by Northern Initiatives, bring you everything from freshly brewed coffee to tarot cards, bubble tea to sweet deals. And they’re in the…

Community Business Loan Fund The communities we work with love these loans as well. When the loan is paid back, the money is available to help more businesses, without the…

Initiate is Growing Initiate gives business owners 24/7 access to vetted, reliable resources to help their businesses succeed. Northern Initiatives created Initiate to get solid, consistent technical assistance to customers,…

Line of Credit Partners “Financial institutions think we have to do it all on our own, but partnerships like this strengthen us both.” - Heather Luciani, CEO, Marshall Community Credit…

Rapid Response Fund The federal government acknowledged our hard work and perseverance with grants to CDFIs around the country, including Northern Initiatives CDFIs have been here for decades, helping small…

Startup Resources now on Initiate “We’ve got the best and latest information and it’s all in one spot, ready when you need it.” Amanda Blondeau, Chief Strategy Officer Starting a…

Photo courtesy West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce   Media shows the breadth of our lending The Grand Rapids Business Journal and Marquette's TV6 did stories about NI's PPP initiative,…

MEDC Initiate Cohort The cohort members and the businesses they serve all have access to MEDC.Initiate, a customized version of Initiate. Initiate, Northern Initiatives’ online business resource, is already in…

Our PPP Efforts (Part 3) Opening and expanding a business during a pandemic is tricky. And every time Jeff and Patti Dewes tried to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program…

Our PPP Efforts (Part 2) “The same day we had the call to review and sign the documents, within hours the money was in our account. It is such a…