216: Michelle Richards—Want To Start A Business But Not Sure How?

<p style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-size: 24px;"><strong>Hear how one woman is opening the door for hundreds of others</strong></span></p> <p>Michelle Richards has been working with women in Michigan and throughout the US since she completed college. Her passion is in helping women start and grow their own businesses. As funding is often the biggest challenge, you will learn in our podcast how she helps women and minorities find the funding they need and rethink their businesses for these fast-changing times. She is truly an in-the-trenches warrior, advocating for level playing fields for those who too often are overlooked, ignored or left behind. I find her story incredibly inspiring and I know you will too. <img class= "mce-hs-more" style="height: 20px !important;" src= "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-mce-placeholder="" /></p> <p>You can watch my interview with Michelle here:</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCpJQYuy1AE" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><img style= "width: 554px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/398462/MRichards%20card.jpg" alt="MRichards card" width="554" /></a></p> <p style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>More about Michelle Richards</strong></p> <p><img style= "width: 107px; float: left; margin: 7px 18px 0px 0px;" src= "https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/398462/Michelle%20Richards-1.jpg" alt="Michelle Richards-1" width="107" />A founding board member of the <a href="https://www.greatlakeswbc.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Great Lakes Women’s Business Council</a>, Michelle has served as its Executive Director since its inception in 1984. A Michigan-based nonprofit organization, Great Lakes WBC is committed to empowering women and minorities economically through access to capital assistance programs, business development training, vendor certification and business-to-business networking. </p> <p>Undeniably, access to microcredit is one