What does it take to succeed as a business in Detroit? How do newcomers become integrated with long-time companies? How do you grow if you’ve stalled or have an idea to expand? Those are the questions that small-business owners like Regina Gaines of the House of Pure Vin asks herself on the regular. They are […]
This will change your impression of a diva. The 500 young women coming to Eastern Michigan University’s campus on April 22 to attend the Digital Divas conference are anything, but prima donnas but they are there to learn how to have a distinguished and successful STEM career. These young women will learn concepts that could give […]
They are the places where you grab a cup of coffee, a bite to eat, your dry cleaning. Maybe it’s your favorite spot to listen to music, pick up a fine chapeau or even a donut. Whatever the goods or service it provides, you are likely to have a favorite Detroit business. How often do […]
by Marge Sorge and M. Lapham Inside the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) headquarters in Lansing there’s a room with four 8-foot walls filled from floor to ceiling with thank you notes and family pictures from people the agency has helped avoid foreclosure or pay outstanding property taxes or condo fees. “It is a […]