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Creating Content That Attracts Customers
Duaa Digital leads an interactive workshop, hosted by the Medina Labs and Arab Women United, on creating social media content that attracts and engages customers. Small business owners and personal brands learn to create purposeful content, tell stories, choose between video and photos, and build a simple content plan.
Coffee, Connect + Collab for Entrepreneurs + Business Networking
Hello Detroit Connect hosts a monthly morning "mini-mind" at Commune Detroit for entrepreneurs, business owners, creatives and professionals. Attendees introduce their businesses, share an offer or challenge, and give and receive referrals, resources and feedback in a mastermind-style format over coffee and food.
Slow Mornings @ Cafe Boo
A drop-in Monday morning ritual at Bamboo Royal Oak's Cafe Boo with music, self-serve coffee and tea, treats and light coworking from 9:30 to 11:00 AM. It suits anyone who wants an easier start to the week while catching up on email, planning or meeting new people. The morning session is free; a full-day coworking pass is available separately ($15 for non-members).
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Get to the Bag: Digital Tools for the Modern Stylist & Barber 2026
An evening workshop at TechTown Detroit showing beauty, barber and nail professionals how digital tools can help them scale and streamline their businesses. Topics include getting comfortable with trending tools, staying compliant and structured, and marketing and accounting resources that support funding and expansion. Speakers include Deavondre Jones (Applied AI Architect and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at TechTown), Jaclyn Turner (founder of Luxe the Beauty Escape), Katrina Turnbow-Marion (CEO of Kanopi Social Digital Marketing) and Dawn Sanford (owner of Shears and Shaves).
Quarterly Drop In Series: Beyond the Product - Food Business Management
Eastern Market Partnership's free three-week drop-in series helps food entrepreneurs, caterers, restaurateurs, farmers and food brands build front-of-house management skills. The Monday sessions cover managing people and team culture (Nov 2), managing service in real time (Nov 9), and staffing, performance and the bigger business picture (Nov 16). Each session is hybrid, in person at Shed 5 Commons or on Zoom, and dinner is provided.
Grow Your Business with LBN: Tri-Community Business Alliance (TCBA)
A referral-focused breakfast meeting of the Local Business Network's Tri-Community Business Alliance chapter for professionals in Belleville, Van Buren Township, Sumpter Township and nearby areas. Members share business updates, build relationships and practice giving and receiving referrals, with short educational segments. Visitors can attend their first two meetings at no cost.
More Money More Impact Conference
Black Leaders Detroit's More Money More Impact conference is a two-day event (November 3–4) for founders, nonprofits and leaders who want to get funded in 2027. It promises speakers, interactive sessions, direct access to funders, networking and grant giveaways, with breakfast and lunch included; one ticket covers both days. The organizer says it has helped Detroit entrepreneurs secure more than $8 million in funding.
Fish Tank
Fish Tank is Oakland Thrive's morning meetup for entrepreneurs who want honest conversation, fresh ideas and a low-pressure place to share what they are working on and exchange resources. Each session includes time with Oakland Thrive B2B consultants, updates from community partners and a book swap. The series moves to a new Oakland County venue each season.
Get a Grip on Your Business: Part 2 of a 3-Part Workshop
A three-part webinar series in which Professional EOS Implementer Jeremy Lopatin introduces the Entrepreneurial Operating System to business owners frustrated by issues of control, people, profit and growth. Session 1 covers Vision, Session 2 covers People and Session 3 covers Execution, and attendees receive a downloadable workbook of the tools. Pricing ranges from free to $100 depending on SBAM membership.
Food Business Licensing 101
Eastern Market Partnership's free workshop for food entrepreneurs covers licensing and regulations along with commercial kitchen etiquette and best practices. It is part of a recurring Eastern Market series held at 2810 Russell Street in Detroit.
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Event Roundup is a curated calendar of entrepreneurial events across Michigan. We track dozens of sources, from Ann Arbor SPARK and Bamboo to TechTown Detroit and university programs, and hand-pick the events worth your time: pitch nights, workshops, coworking days, founder meetups, and more. Every listing is reviewed before it goes live, so you spend less time searching and more time showing up. New events are added every week, and the best picks land in our free email newsletter.
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