Small businesses can mean big business for Detroit. The city has increasingly proven fertile ground for entrepreneurs to pursue their visions in everything from restaurant and boutique ownership to opening bookstores and repair shops. Presented by Fifth Third Bank, the Small Business Workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 3 at […]
A good pitch will win 12 local women a share of $50,000 to use to support the startups they’ve created that will make their communities better places to live. You can see how they do at the inaugural Ford Empower-HER pitch competition on Feb. 7 at Ford headquarters in Dearborn. You can register for the […]
Where do women of many hues and many sizes go to shop to look smashing? The first answer from a fashionista is “The Peacock Room,” owned and delightfully stocked by Rachel Lutz. Lutz delivers on price, fashion-forward style and ambiance in her store inside the Park Shelton, next door to the Detroit Institute of Arts. […]
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 […]
All Jevona Watson really wanted was to see a new coffee shop open its doors in her neighborhood. A resident of the Bagley community near Livernois Avenue and McNichols she could’ve started an online petition and invited any of the well-known java chains to the area. She might even have looked into becoming a store […]
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 […]
Women-owned businesses are driving small business growth in the U.S., but they are often going at it alone and with fewer resources than their counterparts, according to small business experts at Walsh College. That’s why the college joins forces with the Michigan Women’s Foundation, Inforum Michigan and sponsor Fifth Third Bank to host its annual […]
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Figure skating builds confidence and self-esteem in participants. They fall. They get up. And they learn the importance of never giving up. The process is reminiscent of our city’s story and resounding resilience. So it’s little wonder that Figure Skating Harlem (FSH) chose Detroit as the first city to expand its academic, figure skating and […]