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Small Business of the Week: AKOMA

Dec 11, 2020
AKOMA is a cooperative for Detroit’s women artists and makers, especially Women Artists and Makers of Color. AKOMA’s vision is to create a space where like-minded women can be in community with one another, learn from one another, support one...
Akoma
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Small Business of the Week: Platters Chocolatier

Dec 3, 2020
Platters Chocolatier is a Detroit-based, full service chocolate confectionery company that specializes in designing, manufacturing and delivering custom luxury chocolates for events. Platters repertoire ranges from working with corporate clients...
Platters Chocolatier
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Harris joins Ford School colleagues on Biden-Harris transition

Nov 20, 2020
Ford School professor of practice and Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Adrienne Harris has been named to a Biden-Harris transition Agency Review Team, focusing on the Federal Reserve, Banking and Securities Regulators group includes the...
Harris confirmed as NY Superintendent of Financial Services
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Small Business of the Week: PizzaPlex

Nov 19, 2020
The PizzaPlex founding team is passionate about pizza, equitable growth, and sustainable cities. Their love for these things led to the birth of PizzaPlex L3C, a community-centric pizzeria in Detroit. The PizzaPlex team is actively embarking on a...
PizzaPlex
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2020 Central Bank of the Future Conference Papers

Nov 16, 2020 /2020-central-bank-future-conference-papers
"Banking Regulation and Antitrust Towards Financial Inclusion and Access to Credit" by Denis Guimaraes "Central Bank Communication with a Financial Stability Objective" by David M. Arseneau "Developing Country Central Banks of the Future as...
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Small Business of the Week: AGI Construction

Nov 12, 2020
AGI Construction is a service-disabled veteran, native-american minority-owned general contractor construction company based in Southwest Detroit. AGI provides commercial and multi-housing interior remodeling, retrofitting, and building services...
AGI Construction
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Small Business of the Week: The Lab Drawer

Nov 5, 2020
The Lab Drawer is an Ed-Tech monthly subscription box full of cross-functional learning experiences for children ages 10-14. Inspired by the look of a chemistry lab drawer, every box includes materials and instructions for a unique STEM...
The Lab Drawer
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Barr and Harris call for more inclusive payments systems

Oct 26, 2020
Ford School Dean Michael Barr and professor of practice Adrienne Harris say the technologies  of the “payments revolution,” which enable people to make payments and access bank accounts more easily, can also lead to greater financial...
Barr and Harris call for more inclusive payments systems
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Small Business of the Week: The Congregation

Oct 22, 2020
The Congregation is a coffee shop, bar, and community event space located in Detroit’s Boston-Edison neighborhood. Co-founded by Betsy Murdoch, The Congregation is located in a former 1920s-era church. Detroit restaurants, such as Pizza Plex,...
The Congregation
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Small Business of the Week: Olive Seed

Oct 15, 2020
Founded by Latricia Wright in 2008, Olive Seed was formed around the goal of educating people about the transformational power of nutrition. Olive Seed offers a range of integrative services, nutritional assessments and dietary support, workshops...
Olive Seed
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Small Business of the Week: ForHerCosmetics

Oct 8, 2020
"Chemistry in Cosmetics" Alyssa Space is the founder and CEO of ForHerCosmetics. From an early age, Alyssa's involvement in dance, pageants, and science fairs inspired her love for beauty, fashion and science. Alyssa's passions are interwoven...
ForHerCosmetics
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Small Business of the Week: Cooking With Que

Oct 1, 2020
Our mission is to teach people to EAT TO LIVE, by introducing more plant based meals into everyday living. With hands on demonstrations and living recipes, Cooking with Que satisfies every appetite at the table. From meal preps to cooking...
Cooking With Que
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Small Business of the Week: Detroit Dough

Sep 23, 2020
Detroiters, dreamers and dough lovers – that’s us. Founded by three African American millennials, Detroit Dough offers quality ready-to-eat dough. With an assortment of flavors of dough, we promise three things – our dough is always safe,...
Detroit Dough
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Small Business of the Week: Gaddis Gaming

Sep 17, 2020
Gaddis Gaming is dedicated to bringing new and exciting products to the leisure and entertainment industry. They specialize in manufacturing tabletop game related products that will enhance the social game playing experience both at home or in...
Gaddis Gaming
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Barr seeks financial inclusion for underserved communities

Aug 12, 2020
Throughout his career in academia and in government, Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr has sought ways to help low-income people get better access to the financial system, and to change the financial system to work better for low-income...
Barr seeks financial inclusion for underserved communities
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New Paper on Financial Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Aug 7, 2020
The Center on Finance, Law & Policy happily announces a new paper by Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Michael Barr, Harvard Law School professor Howell E. Jackson and Margaret E. Tahyar of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. The Financial...
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Dodd-Frank achievements assessed on its 10th anniversary

Jul 2, 2020
The Center on Finance, Law and Policy co-hosted a day-long conference with the Brookings Institution on June 30 to mark the Dodd-Frank Act 10th Anniversary. Former Senator Chris Dodd and former Representative Barney Frank participated, as did...
Dodd-Frank achievements assessed on its 10th anniversary
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The Central Bank of the Future and Financial Health

Jun 5, 2020
Note: As part of the Central Bank of the Future research project, we asked a few people to help us think big in reimagining the Central Bank of 2070. What underlying assumptions would have to change to foster economic inclusion? This post is the...
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Toward a more fair and inclusive financial system

May 22, 2020
New FinTech collaborations boost Ford School’s financial policy offerings The Ford School is expanding its offerings of financial policy courses with FinTech (financial technology) Policy and FinTech Entrepreneurship classes. Taught by professor of...
Harris confirmed as NY Superintendent of Financial Services