DEEN creates jobs in Detroit’s TechTown
Tekisha Lee used to work in advertising for one of the big agencies, handling ads for a major branch of the military. “I saw an economic opportunity because of the minority market,” Lee says. “A lot of the corporations don’t pick up the minority brands but I know there are a lot of opportunities there.”That led to the creation of the Diversity Emploment & Education Network Management a year ago. It specializes in multicultural employee candidates and has found a home in Detroit’s TechTown business incubator. It now employs five people and 2-3 independent contractors. It hopes to add 15 more next year.One of its products in development is DiverseNote, which is similar to a combination of Monster.com and LinkedIn for minorities. It is also creating a version of that website, DiverseNote Green, that centers around sustainability-based jobs. “We want to add a lot of engineering individuals in the alternative energy industry,” Lee says.Source: Tekisha Lee, founder and CEO of Diversity Emploment & Education Network Writer: Jon Zemke
Tekisha Lee used to work in advertising for one of the big agencies, handling ads for a major branch of the military.
“I saw an economic opportunity because of the minority market,” Lee says. “A lot of the corporations don’t pick up the minority brands but I know there are a lot of opportunities there.”
That led to the creation of the Diversity Emploment & Education Network Management (DEEN) a year ago. It specializes in multicultural employee candidates and has found a home in Detroit’s TechTown business incubator. It now employs five people and 2-3 independent contractors. It hopes to add 15 more next year.
One of its products in development is DiverseNote, which is similar to a combination of Monster.com and LinkedIn for minorities. It is also creating a version of that website, DiverseNote Green, that centers around sustainability-based jobs.
“We want to add a lot of engineering individuals in the alternative energy industry,” Lee says.
Source: Tekisha Lee, founder and CEO of Diversity Emploment & Education Network
Writer: Jon Zemke
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