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Apr 08, 2021

Leveling Up to Support Local Businesses

One Year into the pandemic, small businesses need help more than ever If you ask someone what they love about a[...]

Apr 02, 2021

Small Business of the Week: Rock Your Month

Rock Your Month was founded in 2018 JaBett Glenn, a 15-year military service member and mother of four. With a product[...]

Mar 26, 2021

Small Business of the Week: Cutz Lounge

Cutz Lounge is a modern barbershop with a vintage flair. Their goal is to provide a professional and safe environment[...]

Mar 26, 2021

Hiring U-M undergraduates for Summer 2021

The Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) is hiring U-M undergraduates for the DNEP +Impact Studio for[...]

Mar 19, 2021

Small Business of the Week: Royalty Gardens

Royalty Gardens' handmade soaps give your skin the moisture it needs while you stay protected and detoxed. No chemicals[...]

Mar 12, 2021

Small Business of the Week: CommodiTeas

CommodiTeas Tea Company offers premium quality teas, tea infusions, and gifts for consumers, businesses, and retailers[...]

Mar 05, 2021

Small Business of the Week: The Wise Decision

The Wise Decision’s (TWD) skilled team of credentialed trainers, coaches and wellness experts are committed to[...]

Feb 26, 2021

Founders & Entrepreneurs Discuss FinTech in the African Context

On February 15, the Center on Finance, Law & Policy hosted “Fintech in the African Context” as part of the[...]

Feb 26, 2021

Small Business of the Week: Mature

Mature is founded and managed by brothers Darryl and DeKoven Humes from Detroit, Michigan. Darryl and DeKoven are[...]

Feb 23, 2021

BOOK REVIEW: BANKING ON A REVOLUTION

In Banking on a Revolution: Why Financial Technology Won't Save a Broken System , U-M Professor Terri Friedline calls[...]

Feb 19, 2021

Small Business of the Week: Blck Cocoa Bakes

Blck Cocoa Bakes was founded by Detroit native Bre’Anna Johnston, who has been a lover of food since childhood.[...]

Feb 12, 2021

Small Business of the Week: Three Lyons Creative

Mike Williams, Tony Eggert, and Daniel Wylie-Eggert founded Three Lyons Creative in January 2014. They are cousins who[...]

Feb 04, 2021

Small Business of the Week: Farmacy Food

Farmacy Food is your guide and partner to looking at health holistically. They strive to serve the whole you — Farmacy[...]

Jan 28, 2021

Small Business of the Week: Experience Relish

Experience Relish is a globally inspired, locally sourced pop-up dining experience and catering company founded by[...]

Jan 24, 2021

Ford School Faculty Release New Worldwide Financial Inclusion Dataset About Central Bank Charters

As part of the "Central Bank of the Future" research project undertaken by Primary Investigators Michael S. Barr and[...]

Jan 21, 2021

Small Business of the Week: Live Cycle Delight

Live Cycle Delight (LCD) was founded by Amina Daniels, a high energy fitness professional, who champions her Detroit[...]

Jan 14, 2021

Small Business of the Week: Featherstone

Featherstone is a trilingual, immigrant-owned marketing agency seeking equity for people of color and LGBTQ communities[...]

Dec 17, 2020

Small Business of the Week: Fahrenheit 313

Frederick Paul II founded Fahrenheit 313 after living as a struggling college student who needed cash in order to[...]

Dec 11, 2020

Small Business of the Week: AKOMA

AKOMA is a cooperative for Detroit’s women artists and makers, especially Women Artists and Makers of Color. AKOMA’s[...]

Dec 03, 2020

Small Business of the Week: Platters Chocolatier

Platters Chocolatier is a Detroit-based, full service chocolate confectionery company that specializes in designing,[...]

Nov 19, 2020

Small Business of the Week: PizzaPlex

The PizzaPlex founding team is passionate about pizza, equitable growth, and sustainable cities. Their love for these[...]

Nov 12, 2020

Small Business of the Week: AGI Construction

AGI Construction is a service-disabled veteran, native-american minority-owned general contractor construction company[...]

Nov 05, 2020

Small Business of the Week: The Lab Drawer

The Lab Drawer is an Ed-Tech monthly subscription box full of cross-functional learning experiences for children ages[...]

Oct 22, 2020

Small Business of the Week: The Congregation

The Congregation is a coffee shop, bar, and community event space located in Detroit’s Boston-Edison neighborhood. Co-[...]

Oct 15, 2020

Small Business of the Week: Olive Seed

Founded by Latricia Wright in 2008, Olive Seed was formed around the goal of educating people about the[...]

Oct 08, 2020

Small Business of the Week: ForHerCosmetics

"Chemistry in Cosmetics" Alyssa Space is the founder and CEO of ForHerCosmetics. From an early age, Alyssa's[...]

Oct 01, 2020

Small Business of the Week: Cooking with Que

“Our mission is to teach people to EAT TO LIVE, by introducing more plant based meals into everyday living. With hands[...]

Sep 23, 2020

Small Business of the Week: Detroit Dough

“Detroiters, dreamers and dough lovers – that’s us. Founded by three African American millennials, Detroit Dough offers[...]

Sep 17, 2020

Small Business of the Week: Gaddis Gaming

Gaddis Gaming is dedicated to bringing new and exciting products to the leisure and entertainment industry. They[...]

Sep 10, 2020

Small Business of the Week: Good Cakes and Bakes

In September 2013, April Anderson, along with her wife Michelle, opened their first bakery on Detroit’s Avenue of[...]

Sep 02, 2020

Small Business of the Week: EUMELANIN

EUMELANIN (pronounced: you-mel-a-nin) is manufactured and based in Detroit, MI. The name of the company comes from[...]

Aug 18, 2020

Ross and Ford Students Develop Open Source Resources for Small Businesses

This summer, students from the Ross School of Business and the Ford School of Public Policy participated in the +Impact[...]

Aug 07, 2020

New Paper on Financial Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

The Center on Finance, Law & Policy happily announces a new paper by Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public[...]

Aug 05, 2020

Third Central Bank of the Future Paper released: Building the Payment System of the Future

Advancing payment system technology has made many financial transactions easier and more convenient, but can it also[...]

Jul 15, 2020

Michigan Ross and Ford Students Work with the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project

COVID-19 changed everything for small businesses in Detroit. Now business owners have dozens of new issues to think[...]

Apr 01, 2020

Entrepreneur Resource for COV-ID: Update Your Business Hours

With a statewide shelter in place order in effect in Michigan, small businesses in Michigan are being forced to pivot[...]

Jan 16, 2020

Center on Finance, Law & Policy Releases Its First Progress Report

The University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law & Policy began as only an idea in 2013. Today it is an active[...]

Dec 15, 2019

Welcome Fulbright Fellow Mandira Sarma!

The Center on Finance, Law & Policy is pleased to welcome Fulbright Fellow Mandira Sarma as a Fulbright Visiting[...]

Dec 12, 2019

Central Bank of the Future with Barefoot Innovation Podcast

Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO & Cofounder at Alliance for Innovative Regulation and Cofounder at Hummingbird Regtech, has a[...]

Nov 04, 2019

New Working Paper Released - Consumer Autonomy & Pathways to Portability in Banking and Financial Services

Who owns a customer's financial data? How can improvements to payment systems improve the lives of all American[...]

Oct 30, 2019

Funding Available for FinTech - Deadline Nov. 20

The University of Michigan FinTech Collaboratory, of which the Center on Finance, Law & Policy is part, is[...]

Oct 29, 2019

Senior Fellow Adrienne Harris to Speak at Ross Fintech Pitch Competition

Center on Finance, Law & Policy Gates Foundation Senior Research Fellow and Ford School of Public Policy professor[...]

Oct 25, 2019

Videos Now Posted from Central Bank of the Future Conference

Thanks to all who participated in person or online in the Center on Finance, Law & Policy's Central Bank of the[...]

Oct 18, 2019

Detroit neighborhood businesses blooming after tapping U-M expertise

Nawal Denard knows the quality of the hand-crafted clothing, jewelry and shoes from her native Ghana in West Africa,[...]

Aug 05, 2019

Mary Ellen Iskenderian and Jennifer Tescher Confirmed as Keynote Speakers for Central Bank conference

Women's World Banking President & CEO Mary Ellen Iskenderian and Financial Health Network President & CEO[...]

Jul 19, 2019

Book Review: Private Government

Spotlight on Research: Private Government: How Employers Rule our Lives (And Why We Don’t Talk About It) In U-M[...]

Mar 25, 2019

New Course Starts April 1: Finance for Societal Good

Professor Michael Gordon of the Ross School of Business will be offering a new course beginning April 1, FINANCE FOR[...]

Mar 09, 2019

Summary Paper released from Annual Financial Stability Conference with Office of Financial Research

The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is pleased to announce the release of its summary paper from its fourth annual[...]

Feb 12, 2019

Data Privacy & Data Portability Conference Registration Open

The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is proud to co-sponsor the Data Privacy and Portability in Financial Technology[...]

Feb 08, 2019

Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project Student Teams Present Their Work to Clients, Faculty, and Students

On December 18, Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) interdisciplinary student teams from the Ross School[...]

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