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Forums are marketplaces for ideas, and ideas come from good content. Whether it’s our newsletters, events, podcasts, webinars or the many other forms of content we provide, SMSBF is your source for connecting, discovering and learning about triple bottom line (3BL) business in Detroit and SE Michigan.
SMSBF envisions a local, diverse, resilient, just, and democratically led triple bottom line business community and economy in Detroit and SE Michigan.

Our Mission
SMSBF’s mission is to deliver valuable content that locally owned, small businesses and community stakeholders can use to implement strategies and practices that lead to a diverse, resilient, just, democratic and triple bottom line economy in Detroit and the SE Michigan region.
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What is and What Could Be: The Entrepreneurial Spirit
Essay by Mike Shesterkin, Exec. Director SMSBF’s theme for this month is, “Entrepreneurial Spirit”, which is certainly a mouthful. Without going further, let’s take time to define what …
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Essay by Mike Shesterkin, Exec. Director …
Essay by Luke Contos, Principal, Sustainability …