Street food like hotdogs, lamb sliders, and fried cod sandwiches may sound good, but being serving them in concert with healthy juice bar seems odd. These two restaurants, Street Cuisine and Ocean’s Fresh Juice Bar, which opened next to each other on the same day, are owned by Ari Shah. The two restaurants are located […]
It’s one of the biggest issues facing families today: Caring for loved ones at home. Particularly when it comes to caring for aging parents, many find balancing the loads of work, household, mealtime, and everything else life presents to be a heavy burden. Stepping in to help: CarePRN, a startup based at TechTown Detroit that […]
Mayor Mike Duggan made a commitment to not only make Detroit a small business destination, but ensure long-term entrepreneurial success. The mayor’s programs, in conjunction with the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, such as Motor City Match and the Motor City Re-Store, are examples of providing grants focused on supporting and investing in businesses long term. […]
You might call it “Shark Tank,” tech-style. Not unlike that barely contained enthusiasm of contestants in the popular ABC reality series, the eager excitement of local entrepreneurs will be on display at TechTown Detroit, 440 Burroughs St., Aug. 10. DTX Launch Detroit’s 2017 Showcase welcomes tech entrepreneurs to pitch their savvy ideas or innovative products, […]
To Larissa Carr, Detroiters have a different kind of hustle and grind no other city possesses. Carr said local neighborhoods have found ways to revitalize themselves through beautification or foreclosure prevention, butCarr thinks residents can also see that hustle through entrepreneurship especially in the Grandmont Rosedale community. Carr is manager of Grand River WorkPlace,19120 Grand […]
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 […]