The Candied Yam, Grand Rapids The Candied Yam in Grand Rapids and Slap Shot Sandwiches in Negaunee have been in the news. The Candied Yam and owner  Jessica Tyson were…

Free Business Plan Classes for U.P. Entrepreneurs Five-week online cohort starts Oct. 1  A free cohort will help U.P. entrepreneurs develop a business plan, as well as discover other resources…

11 Small Business Owners will Share $50,000 Muskegon, MI – The Business Equity Initiative Fund, at the Community Foundation for Muskegon County, has awarded $50,000 in grants to women business…

Northern Initiatives recently earned a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency! Check out our nonprofit profile to keep up to date with our impact: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-3130767 We work hard to be transparent…

Try and keep a dry eye while reading this wonderful Second Wave story about Rebecca Macleery, our customer and owner of Kalamazoo Dry Goods, and her sister, Jennifer Faketty, owner…

Myconaut, providers of affordable, nutritious mushrooms for Northern Michigan University and local businesses, is also a biotech startup that Northern Initiatives is thrilled to support. Founders Ryan Iacovacci, left, and…

Annually, the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM) recognizes a Leader of the Year. They look for a member who has engaged in creative programming, been involved in an exciting…

As Michigan continues to face record high winter temperatures, Governor Gretchen Whitmer urged Michigan small businesses impacted by lack of snow to apply for federal funding from the Small Business…

Our favorite Battle Creek coffee (and so much more) shop opened on Feb. 29, 2020, so they celebrated their First Birthday this year, with some really fun things. Festivities will…

Rick Haglund writes in the Traverse City Business News (subscription): Most Michigan CDFIs, which must be certified by the Treasury Department, are located in the southern half of the state. Just…