A small-business incubator set to open Tuesday in Detroit hopes to fill the gap created by widespread auto-sector job losses with local film and video production companies, design firms and other creative-sector employers.
The Creative Ventures Acceleration Program offers local entrepreneurs access to resources, services, strategic counseling, development support and other services that seek to “increase the density of creative-sector businesses in the downtown area,” according to the Detroit Creative Corridor Center, a business accelerator that developed the program.
Backed by $500,000 in funding by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and the U.S. Small Business Administration, among other groups, the program features a 12-month curriculum for “ventures-in-residence” to better identify development goals and best practices.
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Angus Loten
