Founders : Woman Owned

Terri McQueen is the founder of Ya Digg Records, a vinyl record start-up based in Dearborn.

Questions with Terri McQueen

Diane Durance is the executive director of Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest, an entrepreneur-advocacy organization based in Ann Arbor.

Questions with Diane Durance

Sarah Lapinski is the founder of WOUND Menswear, a fashion firm based in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood.

Questions with Sarah Lapinski

Monique Sluymers is one of the co-founders of The Brides Project, a social entrepreneurship venture based in downtown Ann Arbor.

Questions with Monique Sluymers

Kalyan Handique is the CEO of DeNovo Sciences, a life sciences start-up based in Plymouth.

Questions with Kalyan Handique

Iris Jones is the founder & CEO of Alchemy Business Strategies, a consulting business based in Detroit.

Questions with Iris Jones

Megan O'Connell is the co-founder of Signal-Return, a boutique letter press shop in Detroit's Eastern Market.

Questions with Megan O'Connell

Jan Muhleman is the founder of re:group, an Internet marketing agency based in Ann Arbor.

Questions with Jan Muhleman

Kathleen Norton-Schock co-founded ardentCause L3C, a software firm based in Ferndale, with Rosemary Bayer.

Questions with Kathleen Norton-Schock

Café con Leche was founded on the basis that strong communities need a central gathering space. Jordi Carbonell, originally from Barcelona, Spain, and wife Melissa Fernandez, a second generation resident of Southwest Detroit,had the vision that this community could benefit from a café that recognized and reflected the diversity of the neighborhood.

Questions with Jordi Carbonell & Mellissa Fernandez

Maria Martinez is the owner of Nueva Imagen, a cozy beauty salon and spa located in the heart of Mexicantown.

Questions with Maria Martinez

Bill Wagner and Dianne Marsh are the co-founders of SRT Solutions, a software firm based in downtown Ann Arbor.

Questions with Bill Wagner Dianne Marsh

Susan Kruger is the CEO of SOAR Study Skills, an education firm based in Lake Orion.

Questions with Susan Kruger

Matt & Rene Greff are the co-founders of Arbor Brewing Company, a microbrewery based in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.

Questions with Matt & Rene Greff

Veronika Scott is the founder of The Empowerment Plan, a clothing start-up based in Detroit.

Questions with Veronika Scott