NEI Financial Resources

 

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Here’s a list of NEIdeas financial resource partners who can connect your business to capital or better prepare you to pursue financing.  All presented at the January NEIdeas Financial Resources Reception at the Westin Book Cadillac.

Build Institute (see article in this issue)

April Boyle, executive director

april@buildinstitute.org

 

CEED  (Center for Empowerment and Economic Development) (www.miceed.org)

Todd Van Appledorn, loan officer, Small Business Loan Program

tvanappledorn@miceed.org

 

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses (www.10ksbdetroit.com)

Sean Gray, business support services director

seangray@wayne.edu

 

Invest Detroit (www.investdetroit.com)

Derek Edwards, vice president

Derek.edwards@investdetroit.com

 

PNC (www.pnc.com)

Fred Harris, assistant vice president & branch manager

Fred.harris@pnc.com

 

ProsperUS (www.swsol.org)

Kimberly Faison, director

kfaison@swsol.org

 

SBA (www.sba.gov)

Nancy Grose, economic development specialist, Emerging Leaders Program

Nancy.grose@sba.gov

Catherine Gase, lead economic development specialist, Getting to Yes

Catherine.gase@sba.gov

 

SBDC (Michigan Small Business Development Center) (www.sbdcmichigan.org)

Wendy Thomas, associate regional director

Wthomas1@emich.edu

 

SCORE (www.detroit.score.org)

David Bronner

davidbroner@scorevolunteer.org

Lorne Greenwood

lorne.greenwood@scorevolunteer.org

 

Sidewalk Ventures (www.sidewalk-ventures.com)

Jeff Aronoff, founder & principal

jeff@sidewalk-ventures.com

 

TechTown SWOT City (www.techtowndetroit.org)

Bonnie Fahoome, SWOT City portfolio manager

bonnie@techtowndetroit.org

 

Urban Partnership Bank (www.upbank.com)

Beverley Loyd, senior business banker

bloyd@upbank.com