What the last few years have taught Michigan is that we must undergo a cultural change, a significant shift in thinking that moves toward a way of thinking that privileges creativity, risk taking, and various forms of openness. Now is a time of creativity and enterprise, and we are asking you to invest in creating a nurturing environment in which small businesses and big ideas can take root and grow.

That environment is called The Center for New Enterprise Opportunity, and its mission is to  provide high quality space and services for emerging entrepreneurs and their businesses. We must learn to invest in ourselves, in our communities, and in growing local businesses. We must connect investors to the places where they live, creating vital relationships and new sources of capital for new enterprises.

The traditional way to raise capital is to pursue big corporate dollars, but this is fundamentally a project in which we seek to invest in our community in order to change and grow our community. By us, for us.