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38Our NetworkWE Global Network asked local organizationsacross the region to assist in promoting thecontest to their local networks, collectingthe entries, and choosing the winners.These organizations are listed here:ILLINOISChicago Council on Global AffairsThe Chicago Council on Global Affairs is anindependent, non-partisan organizationcommitted to educating the public—andinfluencing the public discourse—on globalissues of the day. The Council providesa forum in Chicago for world leaders,policymakers, and other experts to speak toits members and the public on these issues.thechicagocouncil.orgMICHIGANGlobal DetroitGlobal Detroit is an effort to revitalize MetroDetroit’s economy by pursuing strategies thatstrengthen Detroit’s connections to the worldby making the region more attractive andwelcoming to immigrants, internationals, andforeign trade and investment.globaldetroit.comGlobal LansingGlobal Lansing is a group of individuals in thegreater Lansing region working to educate,engage and empower the community toconnect, support and leverage more than7,000 international students currentlyattending Michigan State University, aswell as the refugees living in the area andthe foreign-born entrepreneurs looking tobecome business owners.globallansing.comMINNESOTANeighborhood Development CenterMinneapolis-St. PaulFor 21 years, in eight ethnic communitiesand 25 low-income neighborhoods aroundthe Twin Cities, Neighborhood DevelopmentCenter has been providing business training,loans, technical assistance and incubators toimmigrant and minority entrepreneurs drivento improve their lives.ndc-mn.orgMISSOURISt. Louis Mosaic ProjectThe Mosaic Project is a regional initiativewith the goal to transform St. Louis intothe fastest growing metropolitan area forimmigration by 2020 and promote regionalprosperity through immigrationand innovation.stlmosaicproject.orgA DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEUR