New Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, Ponyride partnership to increase support for Detroit entrepreneurs

New Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, Ponyride partnership to increase support for Detroit entrepreneurs

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan (BGCSM) and small business incubator Ponyride have joined forces to help boost entrepreneurship in Detroit’s neighborhoods. The partnership will offer approximately 20,000 square feet of co-working and manufacturing space across three locations in Detroit and Highland Park. “Collaborating with Ponyride allows us to create a multigenerational pathway to […]

Small shops work with city, state to keep afloat and social distancing from becoming social disaster

Small shops work with city, state to keep afloat and social distancing from becoming social disaster

With entertainment and restaurants shutdown, downtown Detroit is almost empty. Auto plants have come to a halt. Throughout the region residents are bouncing off the walls from social distancing. The coronavirus has left its mark on Detroit, and small businesses across the region are nervous. Calling on their Motor City determination. small businesses are working […]

Small-scale makers can build big business in Detroit

Small-scale makers can build big business in Detroit

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 […]