The Prima Civitas Foundation has awarded nearly $45,000
in mini-grants to several Mid-Michigan organizations to fund local Entrepreneur
and Inventor Days.
Ten organizations received the Mott Foundation-sponsored
grants, including the Michigan Futures Seminar of the James Madison College at
Michigan State University (MSU).
Each institution will use the money to host an
Entrepreneur or Inventor Day, which are designed to spur innovation by
fostering investment in talent development and cultural change.
Proposals received from across the region will
showcase individual and business development efforts during an
Inventors Day, or provide a platform for funding pitches to actual investors
during an Entrepreneur Day.
“These 10 proposals will create significant opportunities
throughout the Mid-Michigan region for entrepreneurs of all walks of life who
will help create the new Michigan economy,” says Prima Civitas president David
Hollister. “An entrepreneurial spirit will be the backbone of our economy, and
these proposals will further the tremendous work that is already being done to
help spur Michigan’s economy.”
Source: Dave Hollister, Prima Civitas
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
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