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 […]
From tiny acorns, mighty oaks can grow. And from the beginning, the people behind Detroit’s successful Build Institute knew the same would happen to its early graduates. Now celebrating its five-year anniversary and 1,000th graduate, Build has been able to provide access to Detroit’s small business owners, most of whom are women and minorities, with […]
Dr. Paul Thomas is on a mission – he wants to not only increase the health of his patients, but he wants to improve the health and lives of all of the city of Detroit. Dr. Thomas is the head physician at Detroit’s Plum Health, a family medical practice. His goal is to be an […]
Talk about an accomplishment – in less than five years, ProsperUS Detroit’s Micro-Loan Program has hit the $500,000 mark in low-interest loans to more than 25 small businesses in the city’s neighborhoods. The ProsperUS Detroit Micro-Loan Program, which focuses on aspiring minority and immigrant entrepreneurs, has helped these businesses get the resources they need to […]
Long before smokestacks from Detroit’s factories became part of the city’s landscape, it was lush with plants and trees. The city was so fertile the French, who settled on the city’s east side and developed ribbon farms, didn’t have to do much to cultivate the land. Now many of the factories have shuttered their doors […]
While there typically is huge excitement when starting a new business – sending out press releases, hosting grand-opening celebrations, welcoming waves of new customers – that passion can fade and even be extinguished when the reality of operating day-to-day hits. Sustaining a business beyond the first year, maintaining and growing a business customer base as […]
Small shops are the mainstay of our neighborhoods. Open the door and look inside and you will discover dreamers and doers who embody the spirit and energy of Detroit’s entrepreneurial class. Last October, during minority business month, we invited our readers to meet them inside our Small Shops series sponsored by Comcast Business. We were proud to shine an oft-needed […]
Storyteller Queen Eliza LAE knows there’s something special about Detroit’s poetry scene and Detroit in general. She believes people visiting the city want to see more than the development happening in neighborhoods. They want to be entertained and feel the city’s energy. Some of the best entertainment she knows is listening to Detroit storytellers, and […]
In Gratiot Central Market giant portions of beef, pork, fish and poultry are displayed like fine jewelry in glass cases by eight different vendors. Chef Phil Jones hopes the layout will lure customers to vegetables and fruit purchases that augment their daily diet. The St. Croix-born chef and nutrition activist manages Red Truck Fresh Produce, […]