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Published August 3rd, 2026, 09:47 pm

BasBlue, an organization of women and non-binary individuals, celebrated a five year anniversary by focusing on their Future Founders and Future Leaders program.

Ellen Gilchrist is the CEO of BasBlue. Fatoumata Sacko is an entrepreneur of Katii Café, a Malian inspired tea cart and a BasBlue Future Leaders member. They join The Metro to discuss how the business ideas and professional networks of people should be nourished early on to better their chances of success. 

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BasBlue encourages women to pursue entrepreneurship in Detroit

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