This edition of the People First Economy Podcast is part of Nourish Our Community, an initiative PFE started in 2021 to highlight the importance of our food system. Joining Emmanuel…

Northern Initiatives Among 10 CDFIs Selected by Aspen Institute to Launch “Shared Success” Project Scaling Small Business Job Quality Northern Initiatives will support business owners to improve jobs while strengthening…

  ‘Everyone feels welcome’ at GRNoir Wine & Jazz diverse downtown Grand Rapids venue By Skyla Jewell-Hammie, MLive GRAND RAPIDS, MI - In the heart of downtown Grand Rapids, is…

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 the crucial role CDFIs play…

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 Initiatives' Small Business Loan Program…

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 Boston Square and Cottage Grove…

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 award-winning barbeque and soul food…

The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-Upper Peninsula center, which has been affiliated with Northern Initiatives for more than 30 years, will merge with the Traverse City MMTC Regional office this summer.…

Tom Vear, Northern Initiatives Board member, small business owner (The Delft Bistro and Doncker's in Marquette) and a Northern Initiatives loan recipient, testified at the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture,…