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41 Ways To #ShopSmall This Small Business Saturday Around Metro Detroit

I’m personally not a fan of shopping on Black Friday. Sure there are some O.K. sales, but I don’t really like crowds. That is why I love shopping on Small Business Saturday. There are also more benefits to shopping small, like keeping your money in the community. While this list is focused on stores and boutiques don’t forget all of the restaurants and other service driven small businesses that are also participating in Small Business Saturday. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #shopsmall th...

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PODCAST: A Real Conversation About Entrepreneurship In Detroit With Ned Staebler, CEO Of Techtown

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/dailydetroithappyhour/DD-20-Happy_hour_Stabler_mixdown.mp3″ download=”true” social_gplus=”false” social_linkedin=”true” social_email=”true” twitter_username=”TheDailyDetroit” ] Ned Staebler is the kind of guy who will tell it to you how it sees it and has experience in the trenches to back it up. In this episode of the Daily Detroit Happy Hour Podcast, Sven Gustafson met up with him at Techtown where he is CEO to get a beat on what’s actuall...

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Motor City Match Grant Program Distributes $500,000 to First Round of Applicants

On Tuesday, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced the first round of winners who will share a $500,000 grant to help start or grow their businesses in Detroit. The Motor City Match Program connects connects new and expanding businesses with Detroit’s quality real estate opportunities, and provides them with the funding and technical assistance to help them open or grow. Funding for winning businesses ranged from $10,000 to $100,000 and is intended to fill gaps in capital needed for the build o...

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Made In Detroit: Strategic Staffing Solutions Paints The Town Green For Their 25th Anniversary

In these days of Detroit’s current renaissance, or “new Detroit” as some call it, it’s important to remember that there are companies have actually enjoyed a rather long tenure in the city. The few and proud that wear that badge have see the worst of times, and now, the best – or at least “bettering” – of times, and their commitment to the community is one of the key reasons that the city managed to persevere through challenges. One such company is Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3) – a Detro...

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City Of Detroit To Hold #DetGovChat Thursday On Twitter

The city of Detroit has been working to embrace various technologies and channels of social media since the Duggan administration took over. Previously, we brought you the story of how Detroit’s using data to improve the city’s transparency with the public. But Thursday is a chance for you, the public, to weigh in and ask questions. From 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., there will be two leaders available to chat about Motor City Match and business development in Detroit. Michael Forsyth is the Busi...

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Green Sky Sees Blue Skies Downtown, Makes Move To Detroit

Local video production and photography studio Green Sky is the next suburban-based company to move their business to the rapidly expanding downtown district.  The company, known for impressive work with brands like Cadillac and Toshiba – as well as this awesome video – moved from their small studio in downtown Royal Oak to the newly renovated 607 Building located at the intersection of Congress and Shelby. The new 2600 square foot space is a fully customized design built in a 9-story 1920...

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What Do Entrepreneurs Want From (The Rest Of) The Business Community?

In the year since I started my gig at the Detroit Regional Chamber I’ve been working to answer that question; diving into Detroit’s vast, sometimes fragmented, and always exciting entrepreneurial community to see where we as an organization could be more collaborative and supportive. Trips to places like TechTown, Bamboo Detroit, Ponyride, and Build Institute have taken me to the connecting points to further one goal: Understanding what the Detroit Regional Chamber and the larger business...

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There Are Just A Few Days Left To Apply For $10k For Your Detroit Based Business

If you’re looking to get a big boost for your Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park based business, the window on getting your ticket to $10,000 is closing. NEIdeas, a program of the New Economy Initiative, is accepting applications for its $10k Challenge for businesses that gross under $750,000 as well as a $100k Challenge for business that gross between $750,000 and $5 million now. But we’re going to focus on what’s due Thursday (the $100k challenge isn’t due until the 25th of this month). N...