The Detroit Creative Corridor Center is part resource center, part collaborative work space and part innovation studio. The space is intentionally designed to encourage informal exchange, dialogue, and intersecting ideas. The space is shared between DC3 staff, our Creative Ventures, and leadership from Detroit’s design and creative professional organizations. The space features complimentary wifi access, guest parking, design & business library, meeting room, dining area, and if you request it, complimentary Great Lakes Coffee and healthy snacks.
Cost: $600.00 (for 12 month program)
Make the DC3 your professional home base and become one of our Creative Ventures, where you will benefit from extensive business acceleration services. At this level, you and your team will participate in a rigorous business acceleration program which will analyze various aspects of your business and connect you to a global community of world-class business mentors. Due to high demand, membership at this level is by application only. We will be accepting applications for our 2012-2013 program in April 2012. Please see our Creative Ventures Program page for details.
Benefits include:
- Professional consulting, seminars, and workshops with visiting experts in fields such as legal, financial, accounting, marketing, PR, and more.
- Customized coaching and mentoring for business strategy.
- Space use for business operations.
- Daily work and collaboration space.
- Access to meeting space.
- Equipment rental such as digital projector, etc.
- Access to Imaging Center at the College for Creative Studies.
- DC3 Design & Business Library.
- Business address, mailbox, storage, and general reception.
Cost: Free to board members of creative sector trade organizations
We believe that a physical hub of professional creative industry trade organizations in Detroit is important to achieving our vision of creative density in Southeast Michigan. We want to encourage you to get to know our members. If you work for one of these organizations, you will have direct access to some of the best creative talent in the city, while also being able to utilize the DC3 meeting space and other amenities. If you represent such an organization and would like more information, please email info@detroitcreativecorridorcenter.com.
Staff of selected professional trade organizations will receive the following benefits:
- Access to 2 hours complimentary meeting space per month (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm).
- Access to the DC3 Design & Business Library.
- Selected organizations include: AIGA, AIA, Adcraft, IIDA, ASID, AMA, and IDSA. If your organization isn’t listed here and you would like it to be, please contact Bethany Betzler at bbetzler@detroitcreativecorridorcenter.com.
Cost: Free after application process
As a student at College for Creative Studies, you already have access to some of the finest mentors, facilities and design resources in the country. But if you have an interesting concept for a new product or service and think you might want to start your own business, we’ll provide you with some complimentary advice sessions and resources so that you can go ahead and do it in Detroit. To get started, please email info@detroitcreativecorridorcenter.com.
Current CCS students in an undergraduate or graduate level program receive the following benefits:
- Advice sessions, seminars, and workshops with visiting experts in various professional fields.
- Access to the DC3 professionally curated Design & Business Library.
- 1 hour of business start-up training per month from DC3 staff.
