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Video: Detroit leaders launch grant program for small businesses in Detroit, 2 cities it surrounds

Detroit government, development and philanthropic leaders have launched a grant program intended to help boost small businesses in the city and the two communities it surrounds. Mayor Mike Duggan Read more...

Tom Walsh: $500K contest gives real jolt, not just lip service, to Detroit small-business owners

What would you do, as proprietor of a very small business, if somebody dropped $10,000 on you that you wouldn’t have to pay back? Alicia George, co-owner of Motor City Java & Tea House with Read more...

Crain’s: Small-business program to award $500,000 in Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck

And they say there’s no such thing as free money. This morning, the New Economy Initiative announced it will be giving out $500,000 worth of grants to existing small businesses in Detroit, Read more...

Craig Fahle: $500K to 32 Existing Greater Detroit Small Businesses

The Duggan Administration, The Detroit Economic Growth Association, and the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced this morning the launch of a two-tiered challenge awarding $500,000 to Read more...