April Clobes, President and CEO, MSU Federal Credit Union.Anwar Scott, Paint Specialist, General Motors.One&All program mentors are established professionals with rich life experience who hail from a variety of business types, higher education, entrepreneurship support organizations, state and local economic development and many are entrepreneurs themselves. Mentors prove expert guidance and insight, helping mentees clarify goals, identify best strategies to advance their ideas and navigate tough situations. “In particular, the One&All mentors will play a key role in creating a sustainable support system and community of entrepreneurs the One&All program participants will have lifetime access to,” added Mughal. In addition to the first cohort of participants, One&All is welcoming an inaugural group of program mentors, the mentor-mentee relationship being a crucial component of the program’s success. Timothy Farmer, Farmers Custom Home Repairs.Sonya Sanders, Fancy Lady Boutique, LLC.Michele Leonard, Blisswaves of Sound, LLC.Jacqueline Albarez, Grand Ledge Barbershop.Hem Mangar Lungeli, International Food Mart LLC.One&All August-October 2020 Program Cohort Entrepreneurs From our amazing curriculum partners, Capital Region Small Business Development Center and Piper&Gold Public Relations, to our program partners Refugee Development Center and the Fledge, to program champions Katy Kelly of Power in Passion and Britt Houze of BHouze Designs, to a spectacular team of mentors, we have been very intentional about how the program designed,” said Anum Mughal, LEAP’s manager of new ventures and One&All program leader. “The intention of One&All is to lower the barriers between underrepresented individuals and small-business ownership.
26, 2020, with a unique and intensive 2-month program consisting of immersive business and communication training, coaching and mentoring, access to an extended professional network and ultimately a $2,500 seed investment-all critical resources which are common obstacles to success for entrepreneurs and small-business owners from underrepresented populations, which the One&All program was specifically created to support. The 20 entrepreneurs in LEAP’s first One&All cohort will begin their journeys Aug.
“Leveling the playing field for underserved entrepreneurs and small-business owners across the Lansing region is essential for creating pathways toward economic mobility and is a priority economic development action for LEAP.” “LEAP is beyond thrilled to be joined by the MEDC and the Consumers Energy Foundation in kicking off this first program cohort of LEAP’s One&All initiative,” said Bob Trezise, president and CEO of LEAP.
Twenty entrepreneurs from across Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and Shiawassee counties are taking important next steps toward building or growing their businesses as part of the inaugural cohort of One&All, a new inclusive entrepreneurship initiative created by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the Consumers Energy Foundation. By Victoria Meadows One&All Program Aims to Accelerate Economic Mobility Across Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and Shiawassee Counties