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S4 Ep.44 - Ernestine Lyons, Global Entrepreneur In Residence Program Manager, Global Detroit
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Michigan Economic Development Corporation
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Season 4
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Episode 45
Global Detroit: Empowering Communities and Driving Economic Growth
Ernestine Lyons manages Global Detroit’s Global Entrepreneur in Residence (Global EIR) program. Hear her talk about how the Global EIR program works with immigrant tech entrepreneurs to start businesses in Michigan and helps them grow in scale.
Global Detroit is an effort to revitalize Metro Detroit’s economy by pursuing strategies that strengthen Detroit’s connections to the world and making the region more attractive and welcoming to immigrants, internationals, and foreign trade and investment. Since 2010, Global Detroit has helped connect over $6.5 million in philanthropic, corporate, and government investments with over a half dozen ambitious initiatives.