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Marygrove College Hosts Business Lecture on Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Challenges in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan--Alicia Diaz, former executive director of Shorebank Enterprise Detroit, and Douglass Diggs, director of community and economic development with Detroit Renaissance, will talk about entrepreneurial opportunities and challenges in Detroit on Thursday, March 25, at 7:00 p.m. at Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols Rd. in Detroit. The lecture will take place in the Madame Cadillac Building, Main Dining Room.

In 1998, Diaz was named executive director of Shorebank Enterprise Detroit, a startup nonprofit created to work on residential development projects in Detroit. More recently, Diaz has served as senior asset advisor with Mayfield-Gentry. She also serves on the Board of Trustees at Marygrove College. Diggs has been instrumental since 2000 in development of the Detroit Community Loan Fund, a lending initiative targeted at small, minority-owned businesses in the city. He also is developing a technical assistance center for small businesses, utilizing a network of professionals to assist fledgling enterprises with business planning and start-up.

This program is sponsored by the college’s Department of Business and

Computer Information Systems, with the assistance of a generous contribution by Ford Motor Company. Admission is free and open to the public. For additional information, call 313.927.1383.

Marygrove College is a liberal arts college located on 53 park-like acres in one of Detroit’s oldest residential neighborhoods. The College is recognized throughout the region for its teaching, social work, art, music, and dance programs. More than 16,000 of its alumni work, live and contribute to the metropolitan Detroit area. # # #