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- EIN 38-2493672
- (517) 788-4455
- One Jackson Square Jackson MI 49201-1457 USA
- www.enterprisegroup.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Microfinance, Small Business Development
Mission: The corporation promotes employment through maintenance and expansion of exisiting jobs and fostering new employment opportunities. The corporation also maintains and facilitates educational and community development programs.
Programs: Educate the business community via an agressive marketing campaign; encourage economic, industrial, and cultural development to create employment; promote sustainable reuse and redevelopment of abandoned, contaminated, or obsolete industrial properties; promote business retention and expansion; provide support to municipal units to achieve the eg cvc's objectives and purposes; and promote art and cultural development within the community.
facilitate the jackson area college and career connection early/middle college program which partners with local colleges, businesses, and high schools to provide tuition and materials for jackson county high school students to get a head start on their college and career experience. The enterprise group was instrumental in securing a grant from the john george foundation to place three career counselors at the college and career access center. This multi-year grant will focus on staff working with high school students to identify career choices that do not require four year college degrees. The counselors will assist students with career identification, career training, internships, summer employment, and available positions in the jackson county area.