Calling All Entrepreneurs: Apply Now for Bizdom’s Summer Session

Bizdom, the business accelerator backed by Quicken Loans’ Dan Gilbert with locations in Detroit and Cleveland, is now accepting applications for its summer 2012 session.

The three-month program mentors and funds entrepreneurs who want to launch tech-based startups in Detroit or Cleveland. Successful applicants will receive up to $25,000 in seed funding in exchange for 8 percent equity in their companies. Participants also have access to collaborative workspace and intensive mentorship from the network of professionals in the Quicken Loans family of companies. At the end of the three-month program, participants will have the opportunity to pitch investors for additional funding.

The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. on June 17, 2012. To apply, click here.

Author: Sarah Schmid Stevenson

Sarah is a former Xconomy editor. Prior to joining Xconomy in 2011, she did communications work for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Michigan House of Representatives. She has also worked as a reporter and copy editor at the Missoula Independent and the Lansing State Journal. She holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Native American Studies from the University of Montana and proudly calls Detroit "the most fascinating city I've ever lived in."