Grand Innovation
Executive Team (Left to Right )
Ezra Brown, Business Coach and
Instructor, Nicole Farmer,
President and Business Coach,
Lashawna Manigault, Business
Coach and Instructor, Carla
McDonald, Director of Training-
Business Coach and Instructor
Dr.
Nicole
Farmer
speaking
to Grand
Innovation's
Entrepreneurial
Class.
So far,
Grand
Innovation
has
helped
businesses
earn
over $3
million
in
loans,
grants,
and
technical
assistance
funding.
Grand
Innovation
launches
courses
to
empower
local
business
owners
Since
2010 our
clients
have
received
over $3
million
in
loans,
grants
and
technical
assistance
dollars.
DETROIT
- Grand
Innovation
is
conducting
their
latest
session
of
courses
for
entrepreneurs
and
business
owners.
Starting
the week
of
September
10,
2018,
attendees
will
learn
how to
create
sustainable
businesses.
Held at
the
Entrepreneurs
Hub,
1400
Woodbridge,
near
Detroit’s
riverfront,
the
comprehensive
training
and
coaching
helps
entrepreneurs
to
develop
the
mindset
and
skills
necessary
to
fulfill
their
entrepreneurial
goals.
Grand
Innovation
offers
comprehensive
entrepreneur
group
training
courses
paired
with
individualized
business
coaching
reinforced
by the
curriculum.
Participants
gain
tangible
tools to
access
pre and
post-loan
technical
assistance,
develop
and
strengthen
business
plans,
create
solid
financial
projections,
and
implement
marketing
and
sales
strategies.
“Our
goal is
to
provide
social
equality
to the
community
by
empowering
others
to
change
their
lives
through
entrepreneurship,”
says
founder,
president
and
business
coach,
Nicole
Farmer.
Jumpstart
Your
Business
is a
10-week
class
for
entrepreneurs
interested
in
starting
a
business
as well
as those
already
in
business.
Instructors
are
entrepreneurs
who
share
lessons
from
real
trials,
tribulations,
and
triumphs
of the
business
world.
The
curriculum
covers,
in-depth,
all
necessary
tools to
create a
business
plan as
well as
exercises
for
understanding
just
what it
takes to
be an
entrepreneur.
Professional
guest
speakers
provide
industry-specific
information
on
topics
such as
forming
business
entities,
public
relations,
accounting,
non-profit
foundations
and
insurance.
Business
Plan
Development
is an
8-week
class to
complete
a
business
plan and
learn
funding
options.
These
are
working
sessions.
Participants
are
encouraged
to bring
their
laptops
and be
prepared
to
complete
business
plan
sections
while
they
learn.
Financial
Projections
will
help
participants
understand
and
complete
the
financials
forecasts
needed
for
their
business
plan.
There
are
options
to
attend
Jumpstart
Your
Business
during
the
morning
or
evening
hours.
Morning
classes
will run
on
Tuesday,
September
11,
2018,
through
Tuesday,
November
13,
2018,
10:00
a.m.-
1:00
p.m.
Evening
classes
will run
Wednesday,
September
12, 2018
through
Wednesday
November
14,
2018,
6-9:00
p.m.
Business
Plan
Development
classes
will run
during
the
evening
only,
Thursday,
September
13,
2018,
through
Thursday,
November
1, 2018,
6-9:00
p.m.
Orientation
will
occur on
Wednesday,
September
5, 2018,
6:30
p.m.-8:30
p.m.
Visit
GrandInnovation.org
or call
313-965-3155
for more
information
and to
register.
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Grand
Innovation
on
Facebook,
Twitter
and
Instagram.
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