On a hot August day in the heart of the East Side, eager business owners, city officials, and members of the press alike gathered on Kercheval Avenue to witness the next round of businesses in the Motor City Match see their dreams come to life. The two-year-old program is a signature small business initiative of […]
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 […]
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 […]
There is no reason to just dream of opening or expanding a business in Detroit when there are proactive groups such as Motor City Match around. Motor City Match, a small-business support program – awards $500,000 every three months in grants to entrepreneurs in Detroit. Its other goal is to connect business owners with quality […]
One of Jill Ford’s many hats for the city of Detroit is to help local entrepreneurs go from having an idea for a new business to opening their doors to customers. It is a job she took on with Mayor Mike Duggan more than two years ago, and she is impressed and encouraged by the […]
Adriana Enriquez never expected to become a butcher like her dad, Salvador, but his passion for the business had an impact on her. Together they run the thriving family-owned Carniceria Guadalajara butcher shop in the Springwells neighborhood of Southwest Detroit. “My dad is an expert in every type of meat. That’s one of the things […]
For Detroit foodies, finding unique and interesting tastes can be an adventure worth taking. So much to enjoy. Only so many hours in a day. To kick things up a bit and get the spicy flavor of the Bayou at the same time, there is a spot that’s been around for more than 47 years […]
Larissa Carr sees the value of neighborhood job creation through a special lens. In December she’ll celebrate one year as a resident of Detroit’s Grandmont Rosedale community, where she also works full-time promoting business opportunities, as manager of Grand River WorkPlace, through the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp. (GRDC). Carr supervises the popular “pop-up” storefronts that […]
In Metro-Detroit what was odd to most, has always been familiar to me. Small business is in my blood and a part of my family heritage. Growing up I witnessed the success, challenges, growth, and budgeting of entrepreneurial capital (time, money, network, and differentiation). My father has run Greg Frazier CPA/PC, a firm specializing in specific […]