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Detroit’s Entrepreneurs of Color Fund triples investments, celebrates 2nd anniversary
Michael S. Barr, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy at the Ford School, participated in a roundtable discussion at Detroit’s Gem Theater Read More
Fund for Detroit minority small business owners swells to $18 million
A fund aimed at helping minority owners of small businesses in Detroit strengthen their operations will triple in size thanks to new Read More
How JPMorgan Chase Is Fueling Detroit’s Revival
There are two kinds of storefronts on this stretch of Detroit’s West McNichols Road: Boarded-up and “Why isn’t this boarded up?” Most Read More
A $6.5 million loan fund threw FICO scores out the window, and the results show a way forward for America’s struggling cities
Adrienne Bennett needed a short-term loan so that her business could pursue a big project, but she wasn’t sure a brick-and-mortar bank Read More
How DDF Takes a Chance on Small Businesses When Banks Won’t
Four years ago, this block was dark. The streetlights were out and all of the storefronts sat empty. Residents living in apartments Read More
