For the last 42 years, Mini Mart Specialty Meats has been one of the freshest businesses in Detroit. The second-generation specialty market is run by the sons of the founder of Mini Mart, known to have been cutting meat for more than 50 years. One of the founder’s three sons is John Sorisho, co-owner of […]
From tiny acorns, mighty oaks can grow. And from the beginning, the people behind Detroit’s successful Build Institute knew the same would happen to its early graduates. Now celebrating its five-year anniversary and 1,000th graduate, Build has been able to provide access to Detroit’s small business owners, most of whom are women and minorities, with […]
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 […]
Talk about an accomplishment – in less than five years, ProsperUS Detroit’s Micro-Loan Program has hit the $500,000 mark in low-interest loans to more than 25 small businesses in the city’s neighborhoods. The ProsperUS Detroit Micro-Loan Program, which focuses on aspiring minority and immigrant entrepreneurs, has helped these businesses get the resources they need to […]
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 […]
Priscilla Archangel was enjoying a decades-long career in human resources and organizational development, but the pull of entrepreneurship wouldn’t let up. Having formed an LLC long before she ever used it, she eventually fulfilled her vision to create Archangel & Associates, a coaching and consulting firm. “Ever since then I’ve been really, really ecstatic about […]
Entrepreneurs have long been the backbone of strong communities, neighborhoods and our economy. They provide jobs, goods and services, and economic reinvestment into sometimes overlooked areas. More importantly, they serve as examples of success that others can use as inspiration and a template for their professional paths. For minorities, it is often an unspoken option […]
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 […]
Browse the isles of various specialty stores in and around Detroit and you’ll find Mason jars bearing a brand new, made in Detroit product, Mrs. Pruitt’s Cha Cha Gourmet Salsa. On testing days you’ll meet the purveyor, Linda K. Williams. As CEO of Fall Harvest Urban Farms LLC, she coordinates the purchase, manufacturing and distribution […]
Building bridges is a great thing. They connect people and cultures, break down separation, and bring businesses to jobs and jobs to businesses. In short, they fill gaps. There’s a new bridge being built between Michigan and Israel. It’s part of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s (MEDC) Pure Michigan Business Connect program and is created […]