12 Small Businesses In Detroit Score $500,000 Through Motor City Match

Small businesses are getting a boost up in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park.

The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation announced the winners of the 11th round of the Motor City Match on Thursday. The awards ceremony was held at Michigan Farm to Freezer in Eastern Market.

Motor City Match is a program that helps new businesses open in the neighborhoods around the city by providing grants and resources to get business owners started.

The program is ran by the City of Detroit, the DEGC, the Economic Development Corporation of the City of Detroit and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The twelve winners received cash grants between $15,000 and $65,000 dollars. That’s $500,000 dollars in total for this round.

Motor City Match Round 11 Cash Awardees

• Dymond Design Beauty School – $65,000
  • 3300 E. Jefferson Ave., Ste. 400
  • Past Space and Design Award winner
• Elite Detroit Leadership – $40,000
  • 11840 E McNichols Rd.
• Ochre Bakery –  $30,000
  • 4884 Grand River Ave., Unit 1A
• Paramita Sound – $15,000
  • 1515 Broadway St.

• The Upperow – $40,000
  • 5734 Woodward Ave.
  • Past Space Award winner

• The Millionairess LLC – $30,000
  • 19434 Livernois Ave.
  • Past Design Winner
• Hustlers Wife –  $30,000
  • 15715 Warren Ave.
  • Past Plan and Design awardee winner
• Spot Lite –  $40,000
  • 2905 Beaufait St.
• Petty Cash Kitchen + Cocktail Bar – $50,000
  • 20050 Livernois Ave.

• Brewery Faisan – $60,000
  • 1087 Beaufait St.
  • Past Space and Design Award winner
• Chene Street Grocers – $50,000
  • 5200 Chene St.
  • Past Design Award winner
• Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation – $50,000
  • 19566, Grand River Ave.

Since 2015 Motor City Match has awarded grants to 125 small businesses from around Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park.

It is more than just money though, the program has helped more than 1,000 entrepreneurs with resources to help get their business started since it started.

Applications for  Round 12 of the Motor City Match will be open on June 1. You can find more information about Motor City Match here.