Northern Initiatives and Our Customers are On the Move

Jamie Schriner of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation wrote this article for Every Child Thrives, a publication of the foundation. Read the full article here. Northern…

Shatawn and Nadia Brigham, owners of GRNoir in downtown Grand Rapids. (Photo by MLive)   ‘Everyone feels welcome’ at GRNoir Wine…

Regenerative Economies In Michigan, Creating More Resilient Local Economies From the Ground Up Next City conducted a Q&A with Northern Initiatives President Elissa Sangalli about…

What an Impact! W.K. Kellogg Foundation looks at Northern Initiatives' work in Battle Creek The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) did an impact study on Northern…

Brown Bag Lunches in GR Providing a Full Scope of Learning to Organizations Statewide A series of lunchtime meetings will help the entrepreneurs in the…

Providing a Full Scope of Learning to Organizations Statewide   For three and a half years, Northern Initiatives has had a powerful ally in West…

John Capers has a product people want. Over the last several years, the Tennessee-born owner of Pops Family Kitchen has used family recipes in perfecting…

Are You Starting or Growing a Small Business in Marquette County? The Lundin Foundation and Eagle Mine created a program that may benefit you. Marquette…

  Northern Initiatives envisions a thriving economy comprised of small place-based businesses. The organization believes that communities with higher proportions of local ownership are healthier…