The CRA Connector Room, a free AI-driven business matchmaking event, will launch in Flint, Michigan on October 22, 2025, offering businesses targeted professional connections designed to accelerate growth. Organized by Free Spirit Capital Ventures and Social Solace in partnership with the Michigan CRA Association, this innovative approach replaces traditional networking with precision-matched, one-on-one sessions between business owners and vetted experts. The event utilizes a four-step matching process that begins with a brief assessment to understand each business's specific needs.
Participants complete a business interest form available at https://forms.gle/exampleform123 to create a customized profile summarizing their goals and challenges. An AI algorithm then matches attendees with the most relevant professionals across critical business areas including lending, marketing, AI technology, and general consulting. During the event, participants engage in 15-minute speed sessions with their matched experts, ensuring focused, solution-driven conversations.
This strategic approach aims to deliver actionable insights tailored to specific business challenges, direct connections to lenders and service providers ready to support growth, and clear implementation steps that can be applied immediately. The event will take place at the Wyndham Garden Hotel & Conference Center in Flint from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with a break for lunch and awards between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM. Space for the Connector Room is limited and registration operates on a first-come, first-served basis.
Businesses can also schedule a 15-minute business interest or sponsorship call through https://calendly.com/examplecall. For additional conference updates or information about the Michigan CRA Association, visit https://www.micraassn.com. Social Solace, one of the organizing partners, focuses on fueling scalable business growth and community revitalization through strategic investment and program management, with more details available at http://www.socialsolacex.com.
Free Spirit Capital Ventures, the other primary organizer, specializes in strategic investments across key U.S. regions with a focus on revitalizing industrial sectors while promoting sustainability and community empowerment. The Connector Room represents a practical application of their mission to bridge supply chain gaps in defense, infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and essential resources while fostering economic resilience and job creation in the Flint community and surrounding regions.
