CrowdfundingMI
The Public Spaces Community Places program is the most exciting initiative coming out of the State right now – helping fund local public projects – with the help of crowdfunding – that support the activation of space in communities. And
Public projects in the cities of Adrian and Grand Rapids could get $25,000 and $10,000 respectively from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation if they raise as much in an online crowdfunding campaign which kicked off this week. These two new
The newly created program, Public Spaces Community Places, is off to a successful start already – with it’s first two projects reaching their “raise” amount and succeeding in getting the dollar for dollar matching grant from the Michigan Economic Development
We’ve highlighted the work that Angela Barbash is doing to help grow the investment crowdfunding movement on www.crowdfundingmi.com before. Well now, her business, Reconsider, has teamed up with Michigan State University to publish a Co-Learning Plan that provides information about
The first Public Spaces Community Places project , the Green Alley in Midtown Detroit, has surpassed its crowdfunding target goal of $50,000, raising $52,290! This means they’ll be eligible for an additional $50,000 matching grant from the Michigan Economic Development
The Green Alley project, by Midtown Detroit Inc, is the pilot project for an innovative new program launched today! The Public Spaces Community Places program was launched today, June 25th, by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, in conjunction with the Michigan
On June 25th, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced a new crowdfunding initiative which allows local communities and non-profits to access state funding for public space projects. The program – Public Spaces and Community Places, was developed in conjunction with
Her research is aimed at determining what entrepreneurs and investors need to be active participants in local investing and then tailoring training programs to fit those needs.
Kevin has spent a significant amount of time in Michigan since the passage of the new law, speaking to groups about what it means, and the opportunities it provides for Michigan communities, entrepreneurs and residents.
The “crowd” component is a key factor in crowdfunding on many levels. By engaging local residents in local economic development investments, entrepreneurs gets to test the market before they go forward with much larger investments and begin to build their customer base.