The Ross School of Business offers a variety of programs that allow students to engage with local businesses on topic such as:
Vetting the feasibility of a business growth strategy
Launching a new product
Refining your business...
Read about DNEP's move to Ross's Business+Impact in this article from The Michigan Daily, where they interviewed Christie Baer, managing director of DNEP, Jerry Davis, founding associate dean for Business+Impact, and former DNEP intern Sarah...
Madelyn Woodrow, graduate from Michigan Ross, writes about her experience in Amy Angell's advertising management course, where she worked with Detroit client Rebel...
“The Inflation Reduction Act sounds really boring,” says Michigan Ross professor Jerry Davis, “but it’s actually a big stack of money for green energy businesses. If you read through it, it’s easy to think of dozens of ways that this could benefit a...
In MKT 313: Consumer Behavior, student teams work throughout the entire semester with real clients that are mostly from Detroit, many of whom are sourced by Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project. Student teams gather and analyze data to...
This summer, I am one of 31 interns working in the University of Michigan Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project +Impact Studio for Local Business. The interns come from Michigan Ross and U-M’s Stamps School of Art & Design, the School of...
Partnering with a small business owner to boost her coffee shop business, building a makerspace for students and the Brightmoor community, and working with Eastside city residents to create authentic tours are just a few projects the University of...
Bill Lovejoy began advising the owner of Detroit Sip, a burgeoning coffee shop in Detroit’s Bagley and Fitzgerald neighborhoods, a couple of years ago as part of program that helps entrepreneurs in the...
