Nana Dansoa wasn’t planning on a marketing career. She didn’t initially try to earn a degree in marketing or set out to help other small business owners, but Dansoa says there was a demand for her services in the community. She felt a need to offer professional assistance. The owner of Dansoa Marketing, 19120 Grand […]
Dan Gilbert has spent well over $3 billion on buildings in the Motor City the past several years, with bigger plans ahead. That from Matt Cullen principal of Gilbert’s Rock Ventures who appeared with Carol Cain, senior producer and host of CBS Channel 62’s “Michigan Matters,” who talked about the game plan. Matt Cullen, principal […]
There might be only one location in the city that offers a variety of ice cream and sells fried okra inside a former (renovated) gas station. River Breeze Dairy Freeze opened as a seasonal business on Good Friday in 1980 at 10800 E. Jefferson Ave. Owner Clausel Maxwell, though originally from Alabama, moved in with […]
Neighbors helping neighbors—that’s what it’s all about. District 1 Councilman James Tate knows this more than anyone. To serve his constituents and to increase economic activity in the district, Tate created Cash Flash, part of his DI$COVER D1 Initiative. If flash mob comes to mind, you’re not too far off. Cash Flashes are designed for […]
Clyde Walker had the credentials, but he didn’t have the experience. A graduate of the former Detroit Engineering Institute in the mid-1980’s, he sought jobs, but found rejection. “They said, ‘You sound like you know what you’re talking about, but you’re not quite ready,’” recalls Walker. Still, with determination, he not only found work, he […]
It’s one of the biggest issues facing families today: Caring for loved ones at home. Particularly when it comes to caring for aging parents, many find balancing the loads of work, household, mealtime, and everything else life presents to be a heavy burden. Stepping in to help: CarePRN, a startup based at TechTown Detroit that […]
Women are accustomed to solving problems, particularly in the workplace. Whether that problem solving occurs inside or outside the home, we are always prepared to listen, suggest, help friends, families, and the causes we care about. Ford Motor Company Fund and Michigan Women’s Foundation recognize women’s strengths and their value in and out of the […]
For brothers Aaron and Eric McCloud, owning businesses became a common goal as they entered adulthood. Years later, they see the tools they developed while traveling the road to entrepreneurship as some of the same lessons they’ve begun using to help Detroit youth excel. The McClouds co-founded the Dream Deferred Project, a company created to […]
There is no doubt about it. Small shops in Detroit are cool, and thriving. What so many don’t know is many of these small shops have been operating in our city’s neighborhoods for years. Others are quietly opening new businesses that will make a difference to residents. Many of those small shops are invisible, never […]
Businesses are launching in Detroit left and right, much to the delight of citizens as well as entrepreneurs hungry for the city’s resurgence. Hatch Detroit, the non-profit that champions independent retail in Detroit, announced four finalists on Friday in the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest. After community voting, finalists advance to a final round competing for $50,000 from Comerica Bank and […]