A shop, whose proprietors are every bit as charming as its unique hand-embroidered goods, sits tucked-away a small corner in Southwest Detroit. But it won’t go unnoticed long, thanks to the effervescent mother-daughter duo behind the Ropa Tipica Artesano 7 Regiones shop (Typical Artisan Clothing 7 Regions). This multi-generational business imports handmade or embroidered goods […]
To Larissa Carr, Detroiters have a different kind of hustle and grind no other city possesses. Carr said local neighborhoods have found ways to revitalize themselves through beautification or foreclosure prevention, butCarr thinks residents can also see that hustle through entrepreneurship especially in the Grandmont Rosedale community. Carr is manager of Grand River WorkPlace,19120 Grand […]
For a city on the rise, it seems appropriate that alongside retail, restaurants and commercial renovation, coffeehouses are among the top hot spots around Detroit’s neighborhoods. These caffeine-fueled developments are new and old – longstanding and still in the development stages. Lots of sites are popping up across our city, building new spaces as well […]
As a neighborhood pharmacist, Marilyn Nash Yazbeck has primarily served the same residents since she opened Nottingham Pharmacy on East Warren nearly a quarter of a century ago. She has what all successful businesses must have – customer loyalty. That’s a bonus of operating independently, she says. Within the area of Nottingham Pharmacy are several […]
Sure, you can buy a pastry, cup of Joe or breakfast sandwich almost anywhere these days, but where can you walk in and have the owner (or staff) greet you by name? In the Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhood a family-owned business prides itself on offering the same variety of products as larger chain stores and something different […]
How many times have you gotten excited to buy something from a local business when the story behind the Detroit-made product was priceless? There is great energy bubbling around a robust and supportive ecosystem for small manufacturers and producers here in the city. The Urban Manufacturing Alliance (UMA) launched an exchange here at TechTown in […]
As new local Detroit businesses open and local neighborhood staples expand, the city aims to promote more than 600 retailers and services and is part of a team creating a directory to help. Spearheaded by Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp. and Councilman James Tate, the DI$COVER D1 initiative, designed to support District 1 businesses, is the […]
For the last 42 years, Mini Mart Specialty Meats has been one of the freshest businesses in Detroit. The second-generation specialty market is run by the sons of the founder of Mini Mart, known to have been cutting meat for more than 50 years. One of the founder’s three sons is John Sorisho, co-owner of […]
Sterling Howard is betting big on Detroit – and it’s a gamble this real estate expert expects to win. Howard is the managing director of Silver Capital Group in Farmington Hills. Its role in Detroit over the past few years has been to acquire properties with huge potential, get them ready for the market and […]
You’ve got to start somewhere. In Detroit, far too many of our small neighborhood business start-ups launch their business operations with less capital and support than is needed to survive. They are not alone according to Bloomberg, which reports that 8 out of 10 U.S. entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first 18 months. Tech Town Detroit is attempting […]