Opening remarks from DMB President, Dr. Marlo Rencher, Director of Business Network Support Office with Invest Detroit, Paul Jones and United States Senator Gary Peters.

How to start up your business, featuring Charlene Donelson from ProsperUs and Dennis Shaver from the Centrepolis Accelerator. Moderator: Lily Hamburger, New Economy Initiative

How to stabilize your business, featuring Angeline Lawrence, TechTown, Richard Choi, Michigan Small Business Development Center and Rachel Campbell, Accounting Aid Academy. Moderator: Lily Hamburger, New Economy Initiative

SBOA Fellowship, a ten-month program focused on elevating the power and the platform of Detroit's small business owners. The ideal candidate for the SBOA Fellowship is a Detroit-based entrepreneur who has an established, revenue-generating business and can allocate time from their schedule to help improve our business community. This experience will help business owners give back to their business community in a tangible way. Fellow Qualifications Over 18 years old Full time, for-profit, LARA-registered business owner with at least one employee or contractor other than themselves Detroit-based In business for at least three years Revenue-generating, with at least the immediate past two quarters of positive cash flow Fully completed application