Tiffany Cartwright believes that in Metro Detroit "we do need jobs, but we need job creators." That's exactly what she hopes to become as she establishes a manufacturing base for her popular G.L.A.M. beauty products in her hometown.
Chelsie and Jono Brymer opened the French-inspired restaurant in 2016 to create a space where they could connect with people and build something to sustain their family.
Ruth Bell has been constantly told by the people in her life — from family members to business moguls to postal workers — that she needs to be baking. Now, she's finally listening.
COVID-19 isn't the first crisis Felicia Williams-Patrick has seen her business through. The Detroit boutique owner has weathered the city's ups and downs, and knows a thing or two about what it takes for a retail store to survive.
Among the lessons learned were how to trim costs without sacrificing quality, ways to reinvent menus for carryout, and the willingness of customers to dine outdoors — a trend that’s likely to stick around.
As part of the Southwest Detroit Business Association’s Phase 1 rollout of the luminarias, local restaurants Armando’s and El Asador Steakhouse recently opened their luminarias to customers, with a total of 15 luminarias planned to debut in the coming weeks and an average of three luminarias at each restaurant.
You've likely seen Tytiana "Ty" Steele's work without realizing it. The set designer and director is behind sumptuous scenes in TV shows like "Queen of the South" and brand campaigns like Barefoot Wine's We Stan with Her, but now the Detroit artist is bringing her talent back to her hometown, starting her own company to help build equity in her industry.
“We want to be involved in the communities our businesses are in,” says Shalyn Getz, president of Eastern Market Brewing Company and the Ferndale Project. “It’s super important to give back to the communities where we work.”
The pandemic, the reckoning on systemic racism, and the intersection of equity and solar energy are just a few things on our minds in 2021.
Local entrepreneur who started the independent toy store Toyology Toys with a location in West Bloomfield expands his retail portfolio to include Quality Roots, a chain of recreational and medicinal cannabis dispensaries.
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