Northern Initiatives helped 10 Kent County businesses receive forgivable loans they otherwise could not get during the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and although the PPP is over, the Michigan-based lender is not done helping under-resourced small businesses.
Mentoring Monday lets women from across Michigan connect, support one another
Updated Feb 23, 2021;
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Women from across Michigan met virtually this week to meet, share ideas and support one other in both career and personal goals.
The virtual Mentoring Monday events, hosted by Advance Local and MLive Media Group, were held Monday, Feb. 22.
Last year’s event, which was held in-person, drew more than 200 attendees and 32 mentors to Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. There, women met others interested in business, entrepreneurship and advancing in their career goals. The event is part of the nationwide mentoring program for women.
Change-Ups: FBA names Burns director
The Family Business Alliance has named Robin Burns its director. Burns will work with the board and staff to develop and implement the strategic plan of the association whose sole mission is to ensure family businesses throughout West Michigan succeed generation to generation. Burns most recently served as the marketing director and management team member at Rhoades McKee. Established in 2006 in partnership with the Grand Rapids Chamber and Grand Valley State University and re-organized in 2018 as a 501(c)(6) within the Grand Rapids Chamber, the FBA has grown to serve over 160 members.
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Your chaos is welcome at virtual women’s Mentoring Monday in Michigan
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
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The networking will continue this year at Mentoring Monday despite the physical distance between women participating from across Michigan.
The second annual Mentoring Monday, hosted by Advance Local and MLive Media Group, will take place virtually this year in February. One mentor hopes to create an environment via the computer where women feel safe to share, offer advice and support each other in their goals, especially amid the pandemic.
Shannon Cohen, the founder and principal of Shannon Cohen, Inc., specializes in developing emotional intelligence, wellness and equity trainings for difference-makers across diverse sectors and industries.