For almost a decade, Hatch Detroit and Comerica Bank have helped start-ups grow strong. Now that the predator COVID has shown up, it is time the protect their hatchlings in the nest. This year, instead of funding new business, they will give aid to alumni of the program who need a little help in these hard times. The […]
If you have a retail business that can help redevelop a neighborhood in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park check out the 2019 Comerica Hatch Detroit contest. You would win $100,000 in startup funds. The record amount, donated by Comerica Bank, will go toward opening a brick-and-mortar business in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park. In addition […]
Close your eyes and think of the store you recently visited. For many of us, it was probably some kind of chain. The truth is the big stores have more marketing power to attract your dollars. That is why small businesses need to get creative with design and grab attention away from the uniform look […]
Metropolis Cycles bike shop has used pop-up stores to build a name for itself as it waits for a permanent home. A permanent site is expected to be up and running on Kercheval by the end of the biking season. For now, it is in a pop-up at 1811 Parker Street next to Sister Pie […]
For a city on the rise, it seems appropriate that alongside retail, restaurants and commercial renovation, coffeehouses are among the top hot spots around Detroit’s neighborhoods. These caffeine-fueled developments are new and old – longstanding and still in the development stages. Lots of sites are popping up across our city, building new spaces as well […]
For a city on the rise, it seems appropriate that alongside retail, restaurants and commercial renovation, coffeehouses are among the top hot spots around Detroit’s neighborhoods. These caffeine-fueled developments are new and old – longstanding and still in the development stages. Lots of sites are popping up across our city, building new spaces as well […]