Give people a meaningful reason to enter your space—and return.
MOXAIC™ connects independent Southeast Michigan businesses with local creators to host thoughtfully matched pop-ups, workshops, demonstrations, tastings, performances, and other experiences.
We help shape the idea, make the introduction, and support the planning so the experience fits your space, audience, and goals.
The introduction form takes about two minutes. Every introduction is read by a member of the MOXAIC™ team.
- Creator sourcing and thoughtful matching
- You approve the concept and date
- MOXAIC™ coordinates registration and reminders
- Responsibilities agreed before anything is confirmed
Measurable community impact
Turn marketing into measurable community impact.
Independent businesses already invest in marketing.
MOXAIC™ helps redirect part of that investment toward hosting experiences that bring people through the door.
Instead of simply impressions.
Traditional marketing
Ad spend
Impressions
MOXAIC™
Hosted experience
Attendance
Sales
Feedback
Relationships
What a MOXAIC™ experience can help your business do.
Introduce new people to your business
Create a reason for existing customers to return
Bring energy to slower hours or underused space
Build stronger community recognition
Support local creators in a visible way
Test new programming without designing it alone
Gather attendance and participant feedback
Create memorable content and stories from your space
Who we're building with.
MOXAIC™ is designed for independent businesses and locally rooted spaces. There is no required business category or perfect venue size.
You care how your space feels.
The details matter to you — the music, the light, the pace, the welcome.
You're open to experimentation.
A tasting, a small workshop, an evening with a local creator — you're up for trying something new.
You're rooted in Southeast Michigan.
Detroit, Ann Arbor, the suburbs in between — anywhere you're part of the local fabric.
You value local relationships.
You're interested in meaningful community connection and helping local creators find an audience.
For example
- Cafés
- Restaurants
- Shops
- Galleries
- Bookstores
- Studios
- Salons
- Wellness spaces
- Garden centers
- Breweries or tasting rooms
- Professional spaces with gathering capacity
- Other independent venues
Founding Businesses receive.
- Founding Business recognition
- Priority consideration for founding-season creator matches
- Direct input into the program
- Creator sourcing and introductions
- Experience concept development
- Listing and registration support
- Guest reminders and check-in tools, when applicable
- Promotion support
- Photos from the experience, where arranged
- Attendance and participant-feedback summary
- A direct relationship with the MOXAIC™ team
Founding Season Commitment.
Businesses selected for the Fall 2026 Founding Season make a $200 Founding Season Contribution after being matched with a creator and choosing to move forward with an experience.
This contribution may be provided as:
- A $200 monetary contribution
- Merchandise
- Gift cards
- Products
- Another approved community giveaway
These contributions help create memorable community experiences by supporting attendance incentives, participant giveaways, and other experience-related needs.
There is no obligation to contribute until your business has been matched with a creator and chooses to move forward.
What the business provides
- An appropriate space and agreed date
- A designated point person
- On-site operational readiness
- Required licenses, permissions, and safe conditions
- Promotion to its existing audience
- Agreed creator compensation, materials support, or other contribution when applicable
- Clear communication before the experience
- Feedback afterward
What MOXAIC™ provides
- Creator sourcing and thoughtful matching
- Experience concept development
- Planning support
- Listing and registration
- Guest communications and reminders
- Check-in support
- Promotion support
- Photos when included in the agreed plan
- Attendance and feedback summary
- Founding Business recognition
How it works.
MOXAIC™ supports and coordinates, but the business and creator remain active partners.
- 1
You introduce your business.
Share the basics about your space, audience, and goals.
- 2
A member of the MOXAIC™ team reviews it.
Every introduction is read personally.
- 3
We schedule a conversation or visit.
We learn about the rhythm of your space and what you would like to accomplish.
- 4
We explore creator matches.
When a strong fit is available, MOXAIC™ makes an introduction.
- 5
The experience is shaped together.
Format, timing, capacity, responsibilities, compensation, costs, and promotion are agreed upon before launch.
- 6
The experience is published and hosted.
MOXAIC™ supports registration, communication, check-in, and follow-up as agreed.
- 7
We review what happened.
Attendance and participant feedback help all parties improve future experiences.
Questions businesses usually ask.
Tell us about your space.
Share the basics about your business, your space, and what you would like MOXAIC™ to help you create. This is an introduction, not a commitment.