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Inside designer Tracy Reese’s quest to transform Detroit into an ethical fashion manufacturing hub
Designer Tracy Reese envisions Detroit as America's next Garment District.


District Business Liaisons: Help for Detroit's small business owners
District Business Liaisons (DBLs) can help connect business owners with resources and navigate various processes.


Detroit Farm & Cider – A First for the City
Leandra King has launched Detroit Farm & Cider's first full season.


Small business owners rise to the challenge in Michigan Women Forward pitch competition
Among the winners is Celeste Belanger, owner of The Mustard House in Detroit.


Mother of four opens first Black-owned vegan dessert boutique in Detroit
Vegan bakery, Estellas's Vegan Cuisine and Desserts has opened with the help of pitch competitions.


Starting a Business in Detroit, MI: What Makes this City Perfect for Entrepreneurs
Incfile interviewed seven Detroit startup founders about their journeys.


Grants Available To Help Small Businesses With Workplace Safety
MIOSHA offers small businesses funds to help improve workplace safety and health.


Five new restaurants coming to Detroit's Avenue of Fashion
Detroit's Avenue of Fashion will soon be welcoming a handful of new businesses.


Equity Pathways: The business case for investing in diversity and inclusion
DMB's Pierre Batton joined a roundtable panel where he spoke about the pathway to equity in Detroit.


Detroit Means Business’ Pierre Batton talks to Crain’s Detroit on balancing the new and the old
DMB Executive Director Pierre Batton weighs in on the challenges Detroit businesses face.


Michigan Chronicle Podcast: DEGC President and CEO, Kevin Johnson and DMB President
DEGC and DMB are working together to rebuild Detroit’s small business community and recapture lost revenue from the pandemic.
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