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…
John Capers knows his way around a restaurant. He started working in his uncle’s barbecue in Tennessee when he was 8. “I had to work my way up by starting…
Snackwerks, a longtime Northern Initiatives customer, continues to amaze us with their workforce initiatives. The latest, an English as a Second Language class, is yet another stellar example of what…
This is an essay by Dennis West, past-president of Northern Initiatives, that is still oh-so-relevant. As long as I have been involved in this field, there are some guideposts…
This article in Second Wave talks about food innovators who stayed in Battle Creek after they had left Kellogg. Jeff Grogg of Snackwerks is mentioned; they have been working hard…
This article in MIBiz is a good explanation of Michigan's new CDFI Coalition: Elissa Sangalli, president of Marquette-based Northern Initiatives, said she looks forward to the coalition bringing more awareness…
The Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation is the fifth community foundation to invest in its community through Northern Initiatives. “Impact investing, also known as Program Related Investing, is an important…
Mark Sanchez of MIBiz talked with Amanda Blondea, Chief Strategy Officer for Northern Initiatives, about the Shared Success funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Washington, D.C.-based…
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