NEIdeas Info Session
2015-05-07 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Halifax) | La Terraza, 8445 Vernor Hwy, Detroit, 48209
Dedicated NEIdeas Info Sessions provide information about the program and application process within a group setting.

NEIdeas Office Hours
2015-05-08 10:00 - 18:00 | Motor City Java & Tea House, 17336 Lasher Rd, Detroit, 48219
Dedicated NEIdeas Office Hours provide 1-on-1 help with an Application. Please contact NEIdeas by phone at 844-NEI-DEAS or by email to info@NEIdeasDetroit.org in order to arrange a time slot during Office Hours.
Thank you.

NEIdeas Office Hours
2015-05-11 09:00 - 17:30 | Cafe Con Leche, 4200 Vernor Hwy, Detroit, 48209

NEIdeas Info Session
2015-05-12 12:00 - 14:00 | Hamtramck Public Library, 2360 Caniff, Hamtramck, MI, 48212, United States

NEIdeas Info Session
2015-05-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Hartford Memorial Baptist, 18700 James Couzens Fwy, Detroit, MI, 48235, United States

NEIdeas Office Hours
2015-05-18 11:00 - 19:00 | Capers Steakhouse, 14726 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI, 48205, United States

NEIdeas Info Session
2015-05-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Tijuana’s Mexican Kitchen, 18950 Ford Rd, Detroit, 48228

NEIdeas Office Hours
2015-05-20 10:00 - 18:00 | Good Cakes and Bakes, 19363 Livernois Ave, Detroit, MI, 48221, United States

NEIdeas Office Hours
2015-05-21 10:00 - 18:00 | Turkey Grill, 8290 Woodward Ave, Detroit, 48205

NEIdeas Office Hours
2015-05-26 10:30 - 18:00 | Aladdin Sweets & Cafe, 11945 Conant St, Hamtramck, MI, 48212, United States

NEIdeas Office Hours
2015-05-27 12:00 - 20:00 | Tijuana’s Mexican Kitchen, 18950 Ford Rd, Detroit, 48228

NEIdeas Workshop
2015-05-28 17:00 - 20:00 | TechTown, 440 Burroughs St, Detroit, MI, 48202, United States
NEIdeas Workshops provide Applicants with information in a group setting as well as the opportunity for 1-on-1 help with an Application, if desired.

NEIdeas Workshop
2015-06-01 10:00 - 13:00 | ACCESS Dearborn, 2651 Saulino Ct, Dearborn, MI, 48120, United States

NEIdeas Office Hours
2015-06-02 12:00 - 20:00 | Bogartz, 17441 Mack Ave, Detroit, MI, 48224, United States

NEIdeas Office Hours
2015-06-03 09:00 - 19:00 | Tim Hortons – Highland Park, 15109 Woodard, Highland Park, 48203

NEIdeas $100k Challenge Info Session
2015-06-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Second Ebenezer Church, 14601 Dequindre Rd, MI, 48212, United States

Get Your Business on the Map with Google Southwest Detroit
2015-06-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Ford Resource and Engagement Center, 2826 Bagley Ave, Detroit, MI, 48216, United States
Businesses that are online grow 40% faster than those that aren’t. It’s time to make sure all of Detroit’s businesses are on the map.
Are you a small business in Detroit? TechTown Detroit and B4B Connect, an initiative of the Detroit Regional Chamber, are joining forces to present Social COOP Media to help businesses be more visible on Google.Please bring a laptop or tablet to the class at Ford Resource and Engagement Center. If you do not have one, we will have a limited number available.
Ford Resource and Engagement Center, AKA Mexicantown Mercado
Register now!

Social Media Monitoring 101 at TechTown
2015-06-17 11:30 - 12:30 | TechTown, 440 Burroughs St, Detroit, MI, 48202, United States
Register Now!
How to monitor social media for mentions about your brand or business. Monitor for social media conversations that matter to your business. Learn about available software and how to address both positive and negative mentions.

What are people are saying ONLINE about your brand, business, restaurant, organization?
There are over 800 #SocialMedia sites. Throw in forums and the number increases dramatically, making it difficult to monitor easily.
Social Media Monitoring for your Business or Organization will help you identify tools to assist in listening for conversations about your business and best practices for addressing both positive and negative mentions.
Even if you or your business aren’t active on social media it’s important to know and understand sentiment about your brand.
Go beyond Google alerts with #SMCD EDU.

Speaker:
Graves Neal De Armond
Social Media Analyst
Graves has worked in both the private and public sectors. He enjoys volunteering and sits on the Board of the Social Media Club of Detroit. When not working he spends time with family and his newly rescued Boxer puppy.

Speaker:
Billy Strawter Jr
Social Media Strategy
Social COOP Media
Billy has a passion for strategy and showing clients how digital can open new opportunities. For the past 13 years Billy has worked with brands to combine traditional marketing with the online world.
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Social Media Club Detroit’s primary mission is to connect the active hubs and professionals in our area while also helping promote social media literacy, technologies, and encourage ethical behavior and share best practices.
Monthly meetings consist of topics discussion, presentations, panels or featured speakers.

Allied Media Conference
2015-06-18 08:00 - 2015-06-21 20:00 | (Multiple), Wayne State, Detroit, MI, 48202, United States
Join us for the 17th annual Allied Media Conference: June 18 – 22, 2015. Held every summer in Detroit, the conference brings together a vibrant and diverse community of people using media to incite change: filmmakers, radio producers, technologists, youth organizers, writers, entrepreneurs, musicians, dancers, and artists. We define “media” as anything you use to communicate with the world. You are a media-maker!Learn more: www.alliedmedia.org/amcCheck out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orOxQ0d7eOURegister now!

NEIdeas $100k Challenge Workshop
2015-06-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Eastern Market Shed 5 [Kid Rock Commons], 2934 Russell St, Detroit, MI, 48212, United States

We Are All City Builders: How to Create Vibrant, Inclusive and Innovative Cities for All
2015-06-23 18:00 - 20:30 | WSU Community Arts Auditorium, 450 Ruether Mall, Detroit, 48202, United States
Please join internationally renowned planner and advocate, Gil Peñalosa, for an inspiring public lecture and conversation.
Wayne State Community Arts Auditorium
450 Reuther Mall
Detroit, MI 48202
5:30PM Doors open
6PM Keynote & Conversation
7:30PM Reception
Gil Peñalosa is founder of 8-80 Cities and former Commissioner of Parks, Sport and Recreation for the City of Bogotá, Colombia. He advises decision makers and communities on how to create vibrant cities and healthy communities for everyone regardless of social, economic, or ethnic background.
Following his keynote, Gil will be joined on stage by Raquel Castañeda-Lopez, Detroit City Council Member, District 6; Jason Hall, co-founder of Slow Roll Detroit; and Ryan Myers-Johnson, curator and founder of Sidewalk Festival of Performing Arts.
This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome to join a reception following this event.
Parking is available for $7.00 in Structure #1 at the corner of Cass Ave. and Palmer St. This venue is accessible via DDOT routes #16 Dexter and #53 Woodward.
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Move Detroit: Creating Vibrant, Inclusive, and Innovative Public Places is an immersion week of workshops, discussions, and activities with Gil Peñalosa of 8-80 Cities presented by Jefferson East, Inc. in partnership with Wayne State University Office of Economic Development with support from Knight Foundation.

Bootstrappers Breakfast – Detroit Monthly Meetup
2015-07-16 08:30 - 10:00 | Bizdom, 1528 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States
For first time attendees. The breakfast starts at 8:30 am and ends at 10:00am. The other attendees will all be in early stage technology startups, it will be a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers. http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com
Bootstrappers Breakfast Detroit is moderated by Travis Johnson, bootstrapper and founder of foodjunky and Brian Bosche, bootstrapper Co-founder of TernPro.
The breakfast is the 3rd Thursday of the month and is located at Bizdom (our sponsor). Bizdom a tech accelerator located in Detroit and in Cleveland, also sponsor the great food we have at each meetup.
Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or thinking about starting something from your garage, come on out for a great conversation.

Build Next: The Pitch Generator Canvas Part 1
2015-07-22 18:00 - 21:00 | BUILD Institute, 2701 Bagley, Detroit, MI, 48216, United States
Build Institute is excited to partner with Christa Chambers-Price of Entre Slam for our July Build Next workshop on the Pitch Generator Canvas to craft your small business’ narrative and pitch.
Workshop Outcomes:
+You will leave with an actionable map for managing your company’s narrative
+You will be clear on what makes your business model competitive
+You will be able to confidently express your unique, competitive advantage
+You will be able see how to leverage your narratives across your entire business operations (sales, marketing, SEO and social media)
Schedule
6-7pm: Review your business model.
All participants will be required to submit a 50-100 word summary of their business model prior to the workshop. Our team will start filling in your Pitch Generator Canvas, providing a jumpstart to the narrative based on the summary submitted.
7-8pm: Complete the remaining sections of the Pitch Generator canvas. (second hour)
8-9pm: Craft your pitch, minute-by-minute.
Tickets:
Build grads – $45
Non Build grads – $60
REGISTER NOW!

Let's Put Detroit On The Map
2015-07-23 09:00 - 10:30 | Grand River Workplace, 19120 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, United States
Businesses that are online grow 40% faster than those that aren’t. It’s time to make sure all of Detroit’s businesses are on the map.
Are you a small business in Detroit? TechTown Detroit and B4B Connect, an initiative of the Detroit Regional Chamber, are joining forces to present Social COOP Media to help businesses be more visible on Google.
Please bring a laptop or tablet to the class at the NE Guidance Center. If you do not have one, we will have a limited number available.
Grand River Workplace
19120 Grand River Ave
Detroit, Michigan
REGISTER NOW!

How to Start a Startup Screening & Discussion Series (Later-Stage Advice)
2015-07-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Bizdom, 1528 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States
The 13th meetup of the Detroit ‘How to Start a Startup’ series! This week’s topic: Later-Stage Advice
This group gathers to watch and discuss lectures from the recent ‘How to Start a Startup’ course taught at Stanford. Organized by Sam Altman, president of Y combinator, this is an awesome crash course on how to start successful companies and features some of the world’s best entrepreneurs (Peter Thiel, Brian Chesky, Reid Hoffman, Marc Andreeseen, and more). Each meeting we will watch one talk from the class and then discuss & network….
Bizdom will be hosting and sponsoring this event, which means free food and beer and an awesome location! Bizdom is a startup accelerator that helps entrepreneurs launch, fund and grow, innovative, web and tech-based startups (http://bizdom.com/).
Agenda:
6:00 – 6:10 Casual Networking
6:10 – 7:00 Screening
7:00 – 7:30 Discussion
Whether you’ve already watched the talks in this class or this is your first time hearing about it, please join us (you do not need to have attended previous sessions). The goal is to provide a unique learning opportunity for local entrepreneurs as well as foster productive dialogue & networking.
Parking: metered street parking may be available. Parking is also available in The Detroit Opera House Parking Structure, located at 1426 Broadway St. Detroit, MI 48226. Note that you will need to pay to park in that garage

Build Next: Credit and Caribbean
2015-08-12 11:00 - 15:00 | BUILD Institute, 2701 Bagley, Detroit, MI, 48216, United States
Build Institute is partnering with Fifth Third Bank for the August Build Next event, Credit and Caribbean Luncheon on Wednesday, August 12th from 11am-3pm. Fifth Third Bank’s eBus will bring credit experts to access and review credit reports on-site followed by a delicious Caribbean lunch! RSVP here for this FREE event.

Bamboo Detroit & Grand Circus Present: Free Intro to Coding Workshop!
2015-08-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Bamboo Detroit, 1442 Brush Street , Detroit, MI, 48226, United States
Grand Circus and Bamboo are partnering up to offer a free introduction to Coding workshop. This workshop designed folks who are curious about coding, but who have little to no experience. This workshop is the perfect class to learn the programming foundations needed to eventually build a website or mobile app. While you won’t leave the workshop a developer, you will leave with an understanding of the code needed to learn any programming language.
We’ll cover (using JavaScript):

Common terms used by programmers
Data Types
Boolean Expressions
Conditional Statements

Don’t know what any of these things mean? Perfect – this class is for you. Come with a laptop and ready to learn! Space is limited so RSVP soon.

TECHTOWN RETAIL BOOT CAMP DEADLINE EXTENDED!
2015-08-14 | TechTown, 440 Burroughs St, Detroit, MI, 48202, United States
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TechTown’s Blocks Retail Boot Camp prepares serious entrepreneurs with strong retail concepts for the successful launch of their brick-and-mortar business in a core Detroit commercial district after program completion. The program enables an entrepreneur’s success not only through training, but also through access to critical start-up capital, affordable space and ongoing business support.
The boot camp will cover

Choosing the right location
Merchandising
Sound fiscal management
Customer service
Marketing and branding
Government regulations and processes
Taxes and insurance
Planning start-up costs
Business Model Canvas
Developing the pitch

How it works

Eight weeks of in-person sessions, facilitated by business development and retail experts
Detroit-specific topic are also addressed, including introductions to select neighborhoods and key stakeholders, as well as opportunities and resources
All graduates will receive a toolkit of professional services to help launch business. Services include:

• social and digital marketing consultation
• legal review of lease agreements, partner or vendor contracts
• business plan development
• public relations support

Program culminates with a “Draft Day” where up to five successful graduates maybe awarded packages which include:
• Subsidized permanent or pop-up location
• Point-of-sale system
• Inventory subsidy

Who is eligible

Must be willing to locate business in Detroit
Operate as brick-and-mortar, for-profit, independent retail establishments OR have evidence of retail activity (Pop-up, web site/ecommerce transactions, trunk shows, etc.)
Strong value proposition; offers an exciting product niche and/or serves community need
Previous retail experience
Good understanding of start-up costs and ability to commit personal funds
Commitment to launching business within three months of program completion

Potential “Draft Day” placements

Up to 5 graduates will be selected by partner organizations to open permanent brick-and-mortar or pop-up storefronts in the city. Post-graduation locations will depend on the retail concept and market need. TechTown may provide a point-of-sale system and an inventory subsidy. All graduates will receive a professional services package valued at $3,500.
Application process
Applications are now open. Apply here: bit.ly/rbc2015tt
Fee
Program fee upon acceptance is $499.
For more information
Questions? Contact blocks@techtowndetroit.org.
Program partners and sponsors
Retail Boot Camp partners include Airfoil Group, BUILD Institute, Hatch Detroit, Lifeline Business Consulting Service, ProsperUS Detroit, Revolve (a program of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation),Sadek Bonahoom PLLC, Small Business Development Center Michigan, Social Coop Media and Wayne Alumni Law Group.
Program sponsors are JPMorgan Chase Foundation, New Economy Initiative and Bedrock Real Estate Service.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Retail Boot Camp applications will be accepted through August 14, 2015.

3 Keys that Build Your Business @ TechTown
2015-08-19 17:00 - 19:00 | TechTown, 440 Burroughs St, Detroit, MI, 48202, United States
Are you telling the right stories to the right people? Learn the three secrets to business success with celebrated entrepreneur and author Lynne Golodner.
Identify your unique story and finesse your messaging, reach media, build relationships that expand brand awareness and grow your business in meaningful and lasting ways!
Lynne Golodner is the author of eight books, a renowned blogger (www.lynnegolodner.com), and a spiritual entrepreneur dedicated to helping people make a difference and pursue their passions. Lynne’s public relations firm, Your People LLC (www.yourppl.com), helps people grow businesses and nonprofits through storytelling, relationships and higher purpose.
Lynne was a nationally renowned journalist for 10 years before forming her PR company in 2007. In her work, and as a writer and speaker, she focuses on how people find meaning in the mundane. Lynne is at work on two books to be published in the next year; she teaches writing and leads writing retreats all over the world.

RSVP HERE

High Growth Happy Hour with Shinola CMO
2015-08-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Shinola Detroit, 441 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI, 48201, United States
Southeast Michigan Startup is pleased to announce a very special happy hour series as part of our Year of the Gazelle project. We’re bringing together Metro Detroit’s growing entrepreneurs to connect casually with others who have successfully scaled their businesses.
Join us for our “High Growth Happy Hour Series” starting this month at Shinola in Midtown, Detroit on August 19th at 7pm. The CMO of Shinola Bridget Russo will share a few tips on how they have worked to build a global brand.

Please RSVP here. Space is very limited for this special event. Drinks and light appetizers will be served.
