“Send these, your homeless, and tempest-tost to me.” This verse written on the Statue of Liberty are words the Samaritas Refugee Foster Care lives by. As the largest refugee resettlement agency in Michigan and fourth largest in the nation, it has resettled thousands of people from dozens of countries, many of them children without parents. […]
Over the last decade, small businesses have risen to become the face of Detroit’s comeback. Then in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the region, their very foundation and futures collectively became uncertain. The Inter-Faith Small Business Alliance (IFSBA), which works to foster a culture of small business, is working to help them get back […]
Money. On main streets accross America, it’s in short supply. Ask any small busines owner. Our once heralded boot-strapped businesses, start-ups and yes, even our so-called ‘stay-ups'(existing, longer term businesss operations) are in trouble. Too frequently the last to take part in our ecosystem come in first in regard to our small business failures. And that’s what Wayne County officials […]
She picks up a paycheck and sleeps on a park bench. Those are the days she counts herself among the lucky. There are other days when she makes her bed on ground on the east side of Detroit. “Those days are the worst,” according to the female worker, who despite having a job is homeless. […]
Part trendsetter, social media expert and influencer, teens bring innate abilities and energy. It’s ingrained in their DNA. And now, thanks to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeasern Michigan (BGCSM) and its partners, talented teens will have the opporunity to marry their natural abilities with business opportuntieis in an effort aimed at building Detroit’s […]
The impact of COVID-19 has left many business owners across America in a state of uncertainty as they try to figure out how to adjust to our economy’s new normal. For Oaklin J. Mixon, founder of GoodBoy Clothing, he’s choosing to move forward and break new ground with a second store location. In conjunction with […]
Dolly Parton knows how important reading is for young minds and in 1995 she did something about it. Inspired by her father, she created the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which mails free books to children from birth to age five in participating communities. Now the program will be available to children in the 48201 and […]
Small businesses are beginning to ramp back up and adjust to new business requirements. Maintaining recommended safety requirements and social distancing are key to Detroit small shop owners’ respective ability to re-engage customers and restore consumer confidence, particularly in bricks and mortar shops, according to Mark S. Lee, the founder of The LEE Group. Lee […]
We are currently experiencing a double pandemic of a deadly virus and the disease of racism on Black communities across our nation. Trayvon Martin. Eric Garner. Mike Brown. Sandra Bland. Philando Castile. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. These are a few names of Black Americans that have died by the hands of law enforcement […]
Everyone is ready to emerge from COVID-19, particularly Detroiters who have been among the nation’s hardest hit by the pandemic. The immediate and heightened need for products, services and employment is overwhelming, but the reality is that a growing number of the city’s small businesses may not be there to provide it. According to published […]