Entrepreneurship

Coverage of those starting up businesses and community resources to help them thrive.

Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office.

ရ ွှေ့ရ ြောင််းရေထိိုင်သူမိသြော်းစိုမ ြော်းအ ား ပစ်မှတ်ထ ားတ ိုက်ခ ိုက်ခခင်ားသည် ကရ ်းသူငယ်မ ြော်း၏

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Diversity & Equity
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August 5, 2025

2024 ခုနှစ်အတွင်း၊ အနောက်တောင်ပိုင်း ဒက်ထရွိုက်(Southwest Detroit) ရှိ အစောပိုင်း ကလေးသူငယ်ပညာ ရေးဆိုင်ရာ စာပို့ချသူများ၏ လေ့လာတွေ့ရှိချက်အရ လူဝင်မှုကြီးကြပ်ရေး တင်းကြပ်မှုတိုးမြှင့်လုပ်ဆောင်ပြီးနောက် မူကြိုကျောင်းများတွင် ကျောင်းသားစာရင်းသွင်းမှု သိသိသာသာ ကျဆင်းသွားပါသည်။ ကျဆင်းမှုနုန်းကို ထိုအချိန်က တရားဝင် မှတ်တမ်းတင်ထားခြင်းမျိုး မရှိခဲ့သော်လည်း ရက်သက်တစ်ပတ် အနည်းငယ်အတွင်း ကျောင်းသား ၁၅ ရာခိုင်နှုန်းခန့်သည် မူကြိုကျောင်း အစီအစဉ်များမှ နုတ်ထွက်သွားကြကြောင်း ဒေသတွင်းရှိ ရပ်ရွာအခြေပြုအဖွဲ့အစည်း များမှ အစီရင်ခံထားကြပါသည်။ 

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Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office.
Ataques a las familias inmigrantes y lo que eso significa para la educación temprana
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August 5, 2025

En 2024, los educadores de la primera infancia en el suroeste de Detroit observaron una caída significativa en la inscripción preescolar tras el aumento de la actividad de control de inmigración. Aunque el descenso no fue documentado oficialmente en ese momento, las organizaciones comunitarias informan que aproximadamente el 15% de los estudiantes fueron retirados de los programas preescolares del área en cuestión de semanas.  

Monica Smith, Yevgenia Gazman, and Christine Sauvé, MIRC Detroit Office.
Attacks on immigrant families and what that means for early education
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August 5, 2025

Community-based organizations report that approximately 15% of students  withdrew from preschool programs within weeks due to immigration enforcement activity. Advocates and policy researchers attribute these shifts to the growing climate of fear among immigrant families in Michigan.

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SBAM Nurture Benefits program enhances compensation for child care providers
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July 29, 2025

The Small Business Association of Michigan Nurture Benefits will expand access to health insurance, life insurance, and retirement savings for Michigan's child care providers.  

Small Town, Big Market: Wildflower & Wren returns to downtown Clare
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Entrepreneurship
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July 24, 2025

Wildflower & Wren Markets is bringing its “Small Town USA Market” back to downtown Clare for the third year on Sunday, August 10, 2025. Featuring nearly 40 local vendors offering vintage goods, boutique items, handmade products, and farm-fresh favorites, the event draws hundreds of visitors and boosts the local economy. Held at the historic Johnston Elevator, the one-day market will also feature food trucks, live music, and community spirit—all organized by Clare local Lacey Badelt.

Community collaborations help coordinate shelter, food, clothing, and other basic needs alongside behavioral health services. Community Action of Allegan County home-delivered meals drivers.
Mental health agencies strengthen services through community collaborations
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Arts & Culture
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July 15, 2025

Across Michigan, community mental health (CMH) agencies are expanding their reach through partnerships with local organizations that address housing, transportation, and other barriers to care. These collaborations aim to create a more coordinated and accessible mental health system, particularly for individuals with complex needs.  

Fifty years in focus capturing generations and preserving memories
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Arts & Culture
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June 19, 2025

For 50 years, Guys & Dolls Photography has been capturing the milestones, memories, and moments that define life in Mt. Pleasant. From high school seniors and family portraits to weddings and school picture days, the studio is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

All Gods Children Developmental Learning Center plans to be certified by Michigan’s free PreK for All program by fall of 2025.
Detroit early education center preparing littles for “the next phase in life” despite challenges
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Economic Development
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June 17, 2025

All of Gods Children Developmental Learning Center in Detroit exemplifies the need for addressing early education professionals low wages and the need for increased state child care subsidies.

The START Collaborative's first retreat in January 2024.
From tornado to ice storm, collaborative addresses unmet needs in Otsego County
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Arts & Culture
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June 16, 2025

Inspired by a string of recent disasters, the START Collaborative aims to address unmet needs in Otsego County through collaboration between nonprofits, schools, hospitals, government entities, and businesses.

Mt. Pleasant’s The Gaming Cantina brings back the art of face-to-face fun
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Arts & Culture
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June 16, 2025

The Gaming Cantina is bringing people together in Mt. Pleasant through tabletop games, tournaments, and a welcoming space to connect over cards and board games. Celebrating six months of being open downtown, the store’s owner hopes to foster both gaming skills and social confidence while building a growing community around face-to-face play.

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