Our Programs, Workshops, Clinics, & Trainings

Workshops & Trainings

Ignite

Ignite (IEDP clinic)  is a seven-week series of special clinics to assist aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners in getting their ventures off the ground.

This seven week clinic will cover:

  • Refining the business idea
  • Marketing, branding, and customer service
  • Financing your business
  • Strategic planning for your next move
  • Local business resources and partners
  • A resource tour that allows the Entrepreneurs to physically see some of the other local organizations in our network. These organizations present to the Entrepreneur the various resources the offer, that may help them launch & grow their business. 


Training sessions take place one day a week on Thursday from 9am-11am for six weeks at the Arab American National Museum located at 13624 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn.  Business coaching is optional and available immediately following the training from 11am-12:30pm.  Space is limited.  If you are interested in registering for the training please contact Hassan Bazzi at (313) 945-8139 or hbazzi@accesscommunity.org  or contact Lindsey Palar at (313) 945-8128 or lpalar@accesscommunity.org .

HBCC Trainings & Classes

For more information about the HBCC program and workshops and training please contact Haneen Wraikat at Hwraikat@accesscommunity.org  
or
Najwa Dahdah at NDahdah@accesscommunity.org.
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Pictured above: IGNITE: August Clinic (Session 4). Sessions are held at the Arab American National Museum.
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Ignite Flyer for our MAY/AUG Session

Business Coaching

Our business coaches schedule one-on-one consultations with the Entrepreneur. The initial meeting will allow the business coach to determine how exactly the Growth Center can assist each Entrepreneur and meet their specific needs.  From there they will be able to help the client either determine or fine tune their business plans. 

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Business Coaching offered immediately proceeding each IGNITE session. Business coach Ocie, (far right, pink shirt and glasses)
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IGNITE business coach Pat Salo (center), speaking with our Program Developer Lindsey (to left in white), & Faris Alami, our IGNITE Facilitator (on right in black).

Programs

iedp

ACCESS Growth Center’s IEDProgram strives to maximize the capacity of immigrants and those in the various communities living in the surrounding areas, to start and grow businesses. While immigrant entrepreneurs have demonstrated a unique acumen for enterprise, a number of obstacles hamper their success. Through this program, entrepreneurs utilize a wealth of resources to transcend difficulties whether they be language barriers, lack of capital or credit history, cultural disorientation and discrimination.

hOME-bASED cHILD cARE pROGRAM (hbcc) 

The HBCC Program provides refugee women with the skills and tools needed to establish their own home-based childcare enterprises. Refugees receive an individual assessment to determine their needs. Qualified participants receive intensive case management, training, business coaching, mentoring and other services. This program's goal is to empower refugee women, improve the financial circumstances of refugee families and create quality childcare options for other refugee community members.
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Pictured above: Techshop Computer lab where students learned to draft their , during our MAKER Series this past April/May
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Pictured above: Summer Maker Series, Session. Series facilitated by TechShop in Allen Park, MI
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Ignite:March Cohort Graduation hosted by GOOGLE Ann Arbor