Our Drive to Hire Workshop Series presented by JP Morgan Chase in partnership with The Pllus Group and EverythingHr is a series of three in-depth and interactive workshops which will help business owners improve record keeping practices, critically assess the financial health of their business and prepare them to hire their first employee(s). AUG 14:…
We all scream for ice cream! Join us for a watch-and-learn demo with Retail Boot Camp grad, Christopher Reilly, founder/owner of Reilly Craft Creamery. Learn how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker. You’ll leave with an ice cream base ready for your freezer. Everyone gets a scoop of Reilly’s premium product to…
Join us for our monthly retail pop-up featuring a variety of local goods and services. Check Facebook for details on vendors as they’re announced. Interested in becoming a vendor? Apply online here.
Our Drive to Hire Workshop Series presented by JP Morgan Chase in partnership with The Pllus Group and EverythingHr is a series of three in-depth and interactive workshops which will help business owners improve record keeping practices, critically assess the financial health of their business and prepare them to hire their first employee(s). AUG 21:…
Our partners and legal experts from Howard and Howard Law are back again this year to present key information every entrepreneur and small business needs to know. Class size is intentionally kept small so you can ask the questions you need answers to. H+H attorneys are extremely knowledgeable and highly qualified, but present the topics…
This Intro to Coding workshop is a free workshop designed for folks who are curious about coding, but who have little to no experience. This workshop is the perfect class to learn the programming foundations needed to eventually build a website or mobile app. While you won't leave the workshop a developer, you will leave…
Join us for our Meet the Experts reception. As part of our Ask An Expert series, guests will have the opportunity to meet TechTown’s professional services experts in person. And—for you Experts, get to know each other! Mix and mingle with pros from the finance, health care, legal, marketing, tech and venture capital communities. Learn…
Our Drive to Hire Workshop Series is presented by JP Morgan Chase in partnership with The Pllus Group and EverythingHR. Designed to be taken in succession, this series of three in-depth, interactive workshops will help business owners improve record-keeping practices, critically assess the financial health of their business and prepare them to hire their first employee(s).…
TechTown's 2017 Retail Boot Camp comes to a close with our Showcase Night! Be the first to see the newest small businesses ready to burst onto the retail scene. Check them out in our Showcase Marketplace and find out who will walk away with our Kickstart Awards, which will help five new businesses secure their…
Jeevak Badve, VP Strategic Growth at Sundberg Ferar, presents "Good Design is Good Business." This hands-on talk is geared toward start-ups, inventors and entrepreneurs. Design is everywhere you look—in those everyday objects you touch: a tooth brush, a coffee maker, a lawn mower, a Playstation, your shoes, that bicycle helmet—everything around you. We are surrounded…
Please join Shayne Gleason with Bank of America and Megan Walsh with ADP for an informative session around properly managing payroll taxes, compliance, and Human Resources for new or existing businesses. You will learn about the responsibilities of the employer in regards to payroll taxes, record keeping, and HR processes, and we will cover some…
A celebration of Detroit entrepreneurship. Join us and our 400 guests for a fabulous strolling dinner, signature cocktails and musical entertainment. Our Salute Awards will recognize a few rock stars in our entrepreneurial ecosystem: an Entrepreneur of the Year, a Small Business Champion and up-and-comers from TechTown’s Labs and Blocks programs. Visit our small business Marketplace—yes, you can shop!—and win…
Key Issues in Negotiating and Drafting Operating Agreements Every entity is governed by a particular set of documents. For LLCs, the operating agreement not only dictates the relationship between the business and its owners, but also often times among the owners as well. Come learn some of the key issues that apply to operating agreements…
A strategic approach to your market season can increase both your brand awareness and revenue generation. Please join Mary Aviles of Connect 4 Insight in this interactive workshop covering the “4 P’s of Popping-Up”: price, product, packaging, and promotion. Topics include: - how to create your own pop-up opportunities - how to research and develop…
Join us for our monthly retail pop up. Bring a couple of friends. You never know what you’ll discover! As always, we'll be selecting a variety of local goods and services. This month's vendors are: Sharp Ties And Accessories Ask Jennyfer Scarlet Crane Creations Eartha's Natural, LLC Fancy My Sweets Lotus Essences
Please join Shayne Gleason, Vice President with Bank of America Small Business Banking in an informative session regarding business credit and the importance of planning for future credit requests. In this session you will learn about the various traditional bank financing options you have as a small business owner including the various loans/lines that are…
If you can’t get enough of the indie shopping events around town—we’ve got more! We’re expanding our regular Friday pop-up retail shop for the holidays right here at TechTown! Enjoy a wider selection from a couple of favorites and take a gander at some newcomers. The SHOP runs 11am to 3pm each Friday.
The WINTER ART AND RETAIL MARKET is a fun and festive pop-up holiday marketplace featuring 50 vendors, a family-friendly photo op, and free KIND snacks. The 2nd annual WARM is produced by TechTown and Wayne State University as part of NOEL NIGHT. Stop in and shop—you’ll be supporting local entrepreneurs and WSU students! Participating VENDORS…
If you can’t get enough of the indie shopping events around town—we’ve got more! We’re expanding our regular Friday pop-up retail shop for the holidays right here at TechTown! Enjoy a wider selection from a couple of favorites and take a gander at some newcomers. The SHOP runs 11am to 3pm each Friday.
If you can’t get enough of the indie shopping events around town—we’ve got more! We’re expanding our regular Friday pop-up retail shop for the holidays right here at TechTown! Enjoy a wider selection from a couple of favorites and take a gander at some newcomers. The SHOP runs 11am to 3pm each Friday.
HEY YOU! YES, YOU! What’s better than a summer internship? Getting paid to launch your own tech startup! Sound interesting?! Check out Launch Detroit, an intensive 10-week summer accelerator designed specifically to help college students and recent grads explore their entrepreneurial dreams—complete with a stipend and more! Come to our info session to learn more. We'll…
Retail Boot Camp is an intense, highly customized program that prepares serious entrepreneurs with strong retail concepts for the successful launch of their brick-and-mortar business in a Detroit commercial district. The program enables an entrepreneur’s success not only through training but also through access to critical start-up capital, affordable space and ongoing business support. Register…
Our Ask An Expert program and professional services network have been growing! Help us recap a great year and get 2018 off and running. We'll recognize a few standouts, too. Guests will have the opportunity to meet TechTown’s professional services experts in person. And—for you Experts, get to know each other! Mix and mingle with…
The SHOP is TechTown’s monthly retail pop-up, held in our first-floor community space. The SHOP hosts a variety of fine goods from small businesses in TechTown’s Retail Services and SWOT City programs, as well as other independent local retailers. Lunch pop-up vendor feature and massage services from Beauty and BodyWorks Mini Spa. Celebrate the end…
Retail Boot Camp is an intense, highly customized program that prepares serious entrepreneurs with strong retail concepts for the successful launch of their brick-and-mortar business in a Detroit commercial district. The program enables an entrepreneur’s success not only through training but also through access to critical start-up capital, affordable space and ongoing business support. Register for…
Retail Boot Camp is an intense, highly customized program that prepares serious entrepreneurs with strong retail concepts for the successful launch of their brick-and-mortar business in a Detroit commercial district. The program enables an entrepreneur’s success not only through training but also through access to critical start-up capital, affordable space and ongoing business support. Register for…
Come learn about this hacker weekend and pitch competition in Financial Technology (FinTech)! Discover the Challenge Statements and see how YOUR ideas could be part of the solution for real-world challenges in the financial, payments, banking and insurance sectors.
HEY YOU! YES, YOU! What’s better than a summer internship? Getting paid to launch your own tech startup! Sound interesting?! Check out Launch Detroit, an intensive 10-week summer accelerator designed specifically to help college students and recent grads explore their entrepreneurial dreams—complete with a stipend and more! Come to our info session to learn more. We'll…
Have you started or are you planning to start a community business or organization? Do you want to know how you can comply with the law now and in the future? This workshop provides both an overview of the different legal forms that your organization could take and also information on how to ensure compliance…
Join us as we take a deep dive into data and collected stories on shared experiences in two Detroit's Southwest and North End neighborhoods. Data Driven Detroit has spent the last year and a half gathering and analyzing data and conducting resident interviews and focus groups, representing the realities of neighborhood change in as close…
The SHOP is TechTown’s monthly retail pop-up, held in our first-floor community space. The SHOP hosts a variety of fine goods from small businesses in TechTown’s Retail Services and SWOT City programs, as well as other independent local retailers. Lunch pop-up vendor feature and massage services from Beauty and BodyWorks Mini Spa. Celebrate the end…
FORMING YOUR FOR-PROFIT, NONPROFIT, OR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE & WORKING WITH INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS Do you know the legal difference between independent contractors and employees? Want to start a community organization, small business, or social enterprise? This presentation provides easy to understand explanations of confusing legal topics for people looking to better their community through business. The…
Retail Boot Camp is an intense, highly customized program that prepares serious entrepreneurs with strong retail concepts for the successful launch of their brick-and-mortar business in a Detroit commercial district. The program enables an entrepreneur’s success not only through training but also through access to critical start-up capital, affordable space and ongoing business support. Register for…
Join the Motown Museum as they discuss the history and importance of black family businesses in Detroit. Hear the stories of the Gordy, Cole, Mays and Thomas families and get expert advice from TechTown's Paul Riser Jr.
Networking. We all have to do it at some point. Do you dread small talk? Does the thought of walking into a bustling room make your palms clammy? We’re here to help. We’re pleased to host Colleen Cartwright from Matrix Theatre Company for a workshop-and-networking gathering. Using techniques from the theater world, you’ll learn how…
Lines of code. Live by the code. Crack the code. Candid Conversations & Code aims to tackle it all: technology, diversity, inclusion and entrepreneurship. Up first is one of most famous entrepreneurial ventures in Detroit’s history—Motown! We’ll talk with Robin Terry, Chairwoman and CEO of the Motown Museum. Hear about the history of the company,…
HEY YOU! YES, YOU! What’s better than a summer internship? Getting paid to launch your own tech startup! Sound interesting?! Check out Launch Detroit, an intensive 10-week summer accelerator designed specifically to help college students and recent grads explore their entrepreneurial dreams—complete with a stipend and more! Come to our info session to learn more. We'll…
Pitch club is a unique mentoring and funding program hosted across the state of Michigan in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, and Grand Rapids. Pitch Club has ongoing monthly events that provide entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from seasoned entrepreneurs and investors. The events are meant to educate, network, inspire and provide valuable experiences for being…
The SHOP is TechTown’s monthly retail pop-up, held in our first-floor community space. The SHOP hosts a variety of fine goods from small businesses in TechTown’s Retail Services and SWOT City programs, as well as other independent local retailers. Lunch pop-up vendor feature and massage services from Beauty and BodyWorks Mini Spa. Celebrate the end…
IoT Tech Connect and Kyyba Innovations have partnered to bring the IoT Pitch Competition to IoT Tech Connect, Michigan’s largest conference for IoT (Internet of Things) entrepreneurs. The contest will take place from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, at the Troy Marriott.
The Detroit Fintech Challenge is a competition that unites key players in the Fintech ecosystem to generate enduring solutions to the biggest challenges and major concerns in the financial, payments, banking, and insurance sectors. Through the Fintech Challenge Pitch Competition, early-stage companies will be given a theme/ challenge statement category. Finalists from each "challenge statement…
Pitch club is a unique mentoring and funding program hosted across the state of Michigan in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, and Grand Rapids. Pitch Club has ongoing monthly events that provide entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from seasoned entrepreneurs and investors. The events are meant to educate, network, inspire and provide valuable experiences for being…
MedHealth convenes innovators, providers, payers, funders, health systems, economic developers, and businesses to accelerate innovative solutions that improve quality of care in Southeast Michigan and Southwest Ontario. MedHealth supports activities on both sides of the border that grow the medical device and digital health entrepreneurial ecosystem; contributes to the growth and retention of business, talent,…
Hear from local entrepreneurs on how innovations are disrupting the healthcare market. Learn how experts started, built and grew these innovations and businesses and discuss challenges and opportunities.
Join us as we explore the impact of transit on startups and small businesses--where it's located, how it moves people, where it moves them to. There’s lots of talk about public transit's role in attracting and retaining talent. True in Detroit? We’re about a year into streetcars and bike share—let’s check in. Plenty of time…
The SHOP is TechTown’s monthly retail pop-up, held in our first-floor community space. The SHOP hosts a variety of fine goods from small businesses in TechTown’s Retail Services and SWOT City programs, as well as other independent local retailers. Lunch pop-up vendor feature and massage services from Beauty and BodyWorks Mini Spa. Celebrate the end…
Are you a business owner with a storefront along the East Jefferson corridor, or are you interested in starting a business there? Would you like to get an expert's opinion on your big idea, or could you use some direction on how to secure funding, line up resources or make connections in Detroit's small business…
Are you an entrepreneur with a business idea or a storefront in the Southwest Detroit area? Would you like to get an expert's opinion on your big idea, or could you use some direction on how to secure funding, line up resources or make connections? Sign up for TechTown Detroit’s SWOT City Open Office Hours…
Retail Boot Camp is an intense, highly customized program that prepares serious entrepreneurs with strong retail concepts for the successful launch of their brick-and-mortar business in a Detroit commercial district. The program enables an entrepreneur’s success not only through training but also through access to critical start-up capital, affordable space and ongoing business support. Register for…
