The application deadline for TechTown’s Retail Boot Camp: E-Commerce and Home-based Edition is quickly approaching! 📅🌟 This eight-week program is designed for e-commerce, pop-up and home-based businesses in Wayne County or owned by residents of Wayne County to help build and strengthen your business. 💪 Apply by July 30 and attend our final virtual info session on July 23! ➡️ techtowndetroit.org/rbc
About us
We help tech startups and local businesses launch and grow. We are an incubator and accelerator. We support businesses with coworking and office space, meeting space and event space. We also connect entrepreneurs to resources, and learning and networking events in Detroit.
- Website
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http://www.techtowndetroit.org
External link for TechTown Detroit
- Industry
- Strategic Management Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Detroit, MI
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2000
- Specialties
- entrepreneurship, business acceleration, business incubation, and technical assistance
Locations
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Primary
440 Burroughs St
Detroit, MI 48202, US
Employees at TechTown Detroit
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Ned Staebler
Vice President for Economic Development at Wayne State University and President and CEO of TechTown
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Gary Kendra
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Scott Olson
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Tu Le
Founder @ Sino Auto Insights | EIR - Mobility Innovation | Co-host @ China EVs & More | Author @ SAI Newsletter | Electric | Autonomous | Connected |…
Updates
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Our very own president and CEO Ned Staebler (center) was recently on a segment of CBS News Detroit's Michigan Matters! He discussed TechTown’s 20th anniversary this year and how our organization supports startups and entrepreneurs across the region. 🤝 Staebler appeared alongside W. David Tarver (left), founder and president of Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative, to discuss their efforts to assist entrepreneurs in Detroit and other cities. 🙌 ➡️ Learn more: techtowndet.org/3Wnaflu
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Last month, Google announced 20 Black- and Latinx-led startups who will receive funding thought the Google for Startups Founders Funds. 🌐 This initiative will provide equity-free capital and hands-on support to these companies, all of which are “using AI to innovate responsibly and drive meaningful change.” 🤝 We’re so happy to see TechTown Detroit alum JustAir on this list! 🤩 Co-founded by Darren Riley, the startup equips community leaders with health and environmental insights through air quality monitoring networks. JustAir is the only Michigan-based startup to receive funding in this cohort! ⬇️ Learn more about JustAir and the Google for Startups Founders Fund.
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Don’t miss our upcoming Impulsa workshop, “Define and Refine Your Business Model,” on Thursday, July 23, at the Southwest Detroit Business Association Odd Fellows building! 🙌 Attendees are sure to experience an interactive and enriching session, during which they’ll learn how to break down their business models and identify what works and what needs improvement. 💡 In partnership with SDBA, the Impulsa Hispanic Business Training Series is a suite of workshops for Detroit’s Hispanic founders and small businesses. This workshop will be offered in Spanish with simultaneous interpretation in English. ✅ Register today techtowndet.org/3XTFsxC And be on the lookout for our upcoming Impulsa workshops on Sept. 10 and Dec. 10! 📆
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Don't miss out! 📣 Join us at the HTX Sports Innovation Summit, taking place July 16-18 at Ford Field in Detroit. This is your chance to connect with a large community of sports executives, visionary investors and trailblazing startup founders. Learn more about the summit at htxsportstech.com/summit. 🎟️ Discounted registration is available for the TechTown community: 🔹 Three-day pass: techtowndet.org/3S1riXC 🔹 One-day passes: techtowndet.org/3XYV3fq 🔹 Virtual streaming pass: techtowndet.org/4cExBZo
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We at TechTown Detroit are very familiar with Livy's Sweet Rolls! 😋 Founder and pastry chef Myra Thomas has sold her sweet treats at our monthly pop-up marketplace The SHOP. We’re happy that more of the community can enjoy Livy’s gourmet cinnamon rolls now at Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency’s Mission Café, powered by TechTown! 🙌 👇 Check out this recent VoyageMichigan article on Livy’s Sweet Rolls, and head to Mission Café on Friday mornings from 8:30 – 11 a.m., to try one of Thomas’ Classic Cinnamon Rolls — or for something different, an Apple Streusel Roll or a Loaded Sweet Potato Roll!
Community Highlights: Meet Myra Thomas of Livy's Sweet Rolls - Voyage Michigan Magazine
voyagemichigan.com
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📆 The Black Angel Forum is two weeks away! Join the Milestone Growth Capital Institute July 25-26 at Newlab at Michigan Central for an impactful, two-day event that will bring together the region’s Black angel investors and Black-led organizations. 🙌 TechTown Detroit is a proud partner of the forum! Register today! ⬇️
Black Angel Forum Home - Black Angel Forum
https://blackangelforum.com
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TechTown and VentureWell are looking for energy and mobility startups in Michigan to join the Ascend Energy & Mobility Accelerator! 🤩 Applications close in THREE DAYS on Monday, July 15. This eight-week intensive program prepares startups for the partnerships and investment necessary to launch their venture. 🚀 If you are looking to validate your business model while preparing for investment, this program is for you! Learn more and apply: techtowndet.org/4cUkfrM #AscendEnergyMobility
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With a new month comes another TechTown Training Series! 🙌 Our workshop on Wednesday, July 31, will focus on Disability Inclusion for Mobility Innovation. We’re partnering with Spark Access to share insights about new #mobility through the lens of disability inclusion, accessibility and inclusive design. Join us and our guest speakers Nacsha Ealy and Maureen Marshall. Register ➡️ techtowndet.org/3xyGswq
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