So what happens to startups and other small enterprises after they're fully baked in an entrepreneurial incubator? That's what we set out to find in this special report from three Michigan cities - Detroit, Lansing and Kalamazoo.
The founders of Gravity Works started with two key ingredients: passion and talent. Next came a physical home in Lansing's Old Town and a business plan that included plenty of community engagement.
Are You a Human started as a student project in an Ann Arbor incubator before joining a cluster of innovative small businesses in downtown Detroit's suddenly thriving M@dison Building.
The bad news is that we've lost buildings to neglect and disinvestment. The good news is that we're not going to take it anymore. There are new strategies to repurpose Detroit properties. Matthew Piper hunts down some more sustainable solutions.
At Thursday's Model D Speaker Series, representatives of the small business community, local anchor institutions, economic development experts, and transit advocates will lead the discussion on transportation. Register now.
A neighborhood that created its own natural playbook for revitalization, Southwest Detroit is cool because it is what it is, nothing more, nothing less. Its sustainability is born out of real human spirit, writes Jay Walljasper.
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