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Marquette-based Northern Initiatives helps rural entrepreneurs build businesses, community

Founded in Marquette and now working throughout the state, Northern Initiatives helps underserved rural entrepreneurs realize their business dreams. The nonprofit lender helped Port Hope Diner in the Thumb. Efforts in the U.P. include the newly opened Red Hen Foods and Goods in Nisula.  

Mari Romero
Community foundations, nonprofit lenders blending strengths

A growing partnership model between community foundations and nonprofit lenders is expanding investment power in Michigan's small businesses.

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