About FUND Detroit
One Week Virtual Bootcamp for Detroit, MI Small Businesses
Navigating your financing options as a small business owner can be challenging. Ladies Who Launch is here to help you access capital and scale your business. We are hosting a week-long small business funding bootcamp in Detroit, Michigan from August 21 - 25, 2023! Thirty women and non-binary small business owners across all industries, with gross annual revenue between $25,000 and $199,999, will be selected in the Greater Detroit Metropolitan area to participate in the FUND Bootcamp. The program will help you understand your small business’s financial status and the opportunities available to support you in your local community and beyond.
At the end of the program, FUND Detroit participants will have the opportunity to compete in a pitch competition with the chance to win a $5,000 cash prize to support their small business’s growth!
Applications are now closed.
Want to get involved?
FUND Detroit Session Speakers
Camery Abram
Business Development Officer,
Ascendus
Latifa Bradwell
Lender Relations Specialist,
Michigan District Office
U.S. Small Business Administration
Drusilla Fanning
AVP Banking Office Manager,
The Huntington National Bank
Bianca McGee
Founder & CEO,
Plan Profit Grow
Stephanie Peoples
Vice President, Senior Business Consultant,
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Angelia Sharp
Senior Loan Officer,
Detroit Development Fund (DDF)
Maggie Toole
Business Development Officer,
Michigan Women Forward (formerly Michigan Women’s Foundation)
Rachel Williams
Founder,
ScaleUp Financial Solutions
FUND Detroit Pitch Winners
Finalists
Halla Horn
Founder,
Chantele Jones
Shelly Watts
Founder,
Why FUND?
FUND Bootcamp Benefits
The FUND Bootcamps, which will include two-hour sessions, over five days, will feature small business financing experts, entrepreneurs, and more to help small business owners answer these important questions:
What financing options are available?
Bootstrapping isn’t your only option to grow your business! The FUND Bootcamp will introduce you to various funding options like loans and lines of credit.
What funding is right for my business?
The FUND Bootcamp will help you understand and evaluate your funding options to scale and grow your business. We’ll help you learn how to assess your financing options and understand high-risk vs. low-risk funding opportunities, the terms of the loans, and more. We’ll even discuss the emotions behind finances and how your personal relationship with money can impact your business’s growth.
What resources are available in my community?
Throughout the program, you’ll have the chance to get to know the resources available to you in your city! From your local SBA to grant programs and loans, the FUND Bootcamps will help you find the funding resources your business needs.
How can I find community as a small business owner?
Being a business owner can be lonely. Whether a solo founder or co-founder, navigating challenges and evaluating your financing options is daunting. The FUND Bootcamp is more than an educational program, it’s an opportunity to make this journey less lonely by building a safe community with like-minded small business owners in your city!
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About Ladies Who Launch
The FUND Bootcamps will help you build authentic relationships in Detroit—both with other small business owners who understand the challenges of small business ownership and with local financial institutions who can help you find the resources and funding you need.
Since 2020, Ladies Who Launch has supported 40 women and non-binary small business owners through grants and mentorship with the Launch Program. Participants in the FUND Bootcamps will now be a part of our diverse, accepting community of entrepreneurs! Ladies Who Launch is a place where women and non-binary small business owners can show up as their authentic selves, even on their toughest days.
Not Based in Detroit?
FUND Bootcamp is also visiting these cities:
Atlanta, GA
Program Dates:
October 23 - 27, 2023
Pitch Competition:
November 2, 2023
Baltimore, MD
Program Dates:
September 11 - 15, 2023
Pitch Competition:
September 21, 2023
Denver, CO
Program Dates:
July 31 - August 4, 2023
Pitch Competition:
August 10, 2023