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Business Incubator Series: Ross Sanders, Bizdom U – Detroit, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio (Part 1)

Posted on Tuesday, Apr 19th

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Praveen Karoshi I am talking to Ross Sanders, executive director of Bizdom U, which is a not-for-profit business accelerator, that is in some ways similar to Y Combinator and yet different in others. The founder of Bizdom U is Dan Gilbert, a serial entrepreneur, chairman and founder of Quicken

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Business Incubator Series: Interview With Ebony Johnson, Entrepreneurial Programs Champion, TechTown — Detroit, Michigan (Part 4)

Posted on Monday, Mar 21st

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Praveen Karoshi Irina: How is the Bizdom U program is different from what you offer? Ebony: They are not an incubator. They have a four-month accelerator program. They accept a small number of folks, and you have to have a full-time commitment. You couldn’t have a job. It is

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Business Incubator Series: Interview With Ebony Johnson, Entrepreneurial Programs Champion, TechTown — Detroit, Michigan (Part 3)

Posted on Sunday, Mar 20th

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Praveen Karoshi Irina: Do you know how entrepreneurs get evaluated for these loans? Ebony: The loans are based on business worthiness, where they are in their stages of development, who is in place on their team, and the feasibility of their idea, what is their plan, what is their

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