Northern Initiatives and Our Customers are On the Move

Imagine being perfectly suited to take over a well-established, highly respected small business but you must first get over two big hurdles: arrange financing worth…

Amy Shindorf and the crew at Four Leaf Brewing know how to do things in style. Check out the coverage of their Tap Trailer Beer…

Mark Sanchez of Crain's Grand Rapids Business covered the state budget allocation for Michigan CDFIs in this story. Lawmakers allocated the funding in a budget…

The MEDC and Northern Initiatives get a lot of credit from Paddles & Pedals in this article, but their success is definitely tied to their…

The Community Development Block Grant Revolving Loan Fund is one of the best ways communities can invest in themselves. We call it the Community Business…

Kellee VanValkenburg, owner of Cereal City Candle Co., is featured in this SW Michigan Second Wave article. Kellee went through our Business Planning Cohort in…

Because summertime is the best time to make improvements, we're making a push for our UPPCO Energy Loans. This commercial is airing in the U.P.…

Este artículo de CNET explica muy bien la labor de las CDFI y en qué se diferencian de los bancos. "Las CDFI no se limitan…

This CNET article is a great explanation of the work CDFIs do, and how they are different from banks. “CDFIs don’t just talk the talk;…