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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[...]

Feb 08, 2019

University of Michigan Establishing new FinTech Collaboratory to Research Cryptocurrency

Five U-M units are working together to create a new FinTech Collaboratory at the University as the result of a new gift[...]

Nov 26, 2018

Wanted: student program coordinator for Free Accounting Fridays

The Ross Accounting Outreach program, also known as “Free Accounting Fridays,” helps students gain experience[...]

Nov 26, 2018

New winter course: intro to financial technology and the future of financial services

New CFLP Senior Research Fellow Adrienne Harris will be teaching the following class in the Winter 2019 Term at the[...]

Oct 12, 2018

We asked Detroit entrepreneurs: What do you hate about accounting?

In a partnership between the University of Michigan's Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project and Business + Impact[...]

Oct 11, 2018

FDIC chairman Jelena McWilliams to address OFR-Michigan financial stability conference

Washington, D.C. - FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams is among the headline speakers who will discuss financial stability[...]

Sep 05, 2018

Research spotlight: testing the financial capability of small business owners

In addition to hosting conferences and monthly “blue bag” lunch talks, the Center conducts research on a wide variety[...]

Aug 01, 2018

We’re hiring again!

The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is seeking 3 graduate or undergraduate students to work in an interdisciplinary[...]

Jul 27, 2018

New Financial Regulation textbook to be released August 6

Faculty Director Michael S. Barr’s textbook, written in conjunction with Howell Jackson and Margaret Tahyar, will be[...]

Jun 11, 2018

The value of accounting to Detroit and local entrepreneurs

Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneur’s Project Research Assistant Aaron Ngo recently published an article on Medium about[...]

May 17, 2018

Behavioral finance symposium summary paper now available

On September 14-15, 2017, the University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and behavioral science[...]

May 17, 2018

Behavioral finance symposium summary paper now available

On September 14-15, 2017, the University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and behavioral science[...]

Apr 18, 2018

Free Accounting Fridays for small business owners

As a result of the successful pilot held March-April 2018, the University of Michigan’s Detroit Neighborhood[...]

Apr 17, 2018

Students: sign up to help Detroit entrepreneurs this fall — and get credit

Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project is thrilled to announce the following opportunities for University of[...]

Apr 04, 2018

Meet one of the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project clients

The University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law, and Policy thanks MCubed for producing this fantastic video[...]

Apr 04, 2018

Summer research assistants wanted

The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is seeking law, MPP, and MBA students as well as PhD students in economics,[...]

Mar 31, 2018

Ross accounting students offer free office hours on Fridays, expand Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project

Solid financials are the backbone of any small business, but getting a business’ books in order is no small task. Since[...]

Mar 20, 2018

The center turns five! (come eat cake with us on May 14th!)

In April of 2013, former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited the University of Michigan Law School for a[...]

Mar 20, 2018

Big data in finance conference paper makes SSRN top 10 download list

On March 17, 2018, the University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law, and Policy's summary paper describing the[...]

Nov 20, 2017

Speaker bios for FinTech conference

The University of Michigan Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and U.S. Office of Financial Research are pleased to host[...]

Nov 08, 2017

Speakers announced for FinTech conference

Sep 05, 2017

Detroit neighborhood entrepreneurs project looking for a few more business students

The Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project , an interdisciplinary clinic that pairs Detroit neighborhood-based[...]

Aug 24, 2017

What is behavioral finance?

Direct link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sfmnXSlSqg Economics meets law, finance, public policy, and[...]

Jul 03, 2017

Amici brief: Barr files on behalf of financial regulation scholars in U.U. supreme court case

Michael Barr joined noted DC appellate attorney Deepak Gupta as co-counsel on a June 27 amicus brief, submitted by[...]

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