Northern Initiatives is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) which is funded through the United States Department of the Treasury CDFI Fund. The CDFI Fund's mission is to expand the capacity of financial institutions to provide credit, capital, and financial services to underserved populations and communities in the United States.

The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC) is a NIST-Manufacturing Technology Center and Manufacturing Extension Partner (MEP) that serves Michigan’s small and midsize manufacturers. It offers services specifically designed for manufacturers with less than 1000 employees. Northern Initiatives serves as the regional MMTC office for the Upper Peninsula.

Opportunity Finance Network is the leading network of private financial intermediaries identifying and investing in opportunities to benefit low-income and low-wealth people in the U.S. Our financing delivers both sound financial returns and real changes for people and communities. Opportunity Finance Network originated more than $11 billion in financing in non-conforming urban, rural, and reservation-based markets through 2005. This has generated or maintained 170,693 jobs; 35,441 businesses; 484,943 housing units; and, 5,153 community facility projects. With cumulative net charge-off rates of less than 1%, we have demonstrated our ability to lend prudently and productively in unconventional markets often overlooked by conventional financial institutions.