To say Manistique was ready for Flatiron Brewing is an understatement. Look at this crowd! It's been a journey for this crew of former Manistique residenets and their families -…

We love the beginnings and inspiration behind Tillie's Tafel, and we know firsthand how much hard work this family has put in.  And now, so do the readers of Voyage…

One of our newest customers puts us over the moon! Excerpts from Rural Innovation Exchange: With a shared interest in cleaning up space and protecting humans from the detrimental effects…

U.S. Treasury Awards more than $1.73 Billion, including $3.43 Million to Michigan organizations Funding will help with effects of pandemic Fifteen Michigan organizations, including Northern Initiatives, are receiving $34.3 million…

Vive Michigan, a bilingual magazine based in Grand Rapids, put Northern Initiatives on its April cover! Northern Initiatives goes beyond just money and know-how for Latino business owners Northern Initiatives…

We're so keen on our Good Jobs Cohort and how much it will help our local economy we want to make it worth your time and effort. Everyone who goes…

The halls of Fancher and Mary McGuire elementary schools in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., have just received new vending machines. Book vending machines. Northern Initiatives customer Sleepy Dog Books has partnered…

Among the accomplishments we're most proud of in 2022: 67% of the businesses we funded in 2022 were startups. 1,600 entrepreneurs were helped by Initiate. We distributed more than $500,000…

In July, Tiffany Blackman's shop–Bread & Basket–will celebrate its second anniversary beating the odds, but not the financial uncertainty that disproportionately impacts many Black women-owned businesses. “I have debt,” she…

This article, in Second Wave, talks about the strides the W.K. Kellogg Foundation is making in Battle Creek - and Northern Initiatives is a huge part of that. “One of…