Detroit Development Continues
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SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT Services
Contact the Small Business Call Center for resource information and help with your business.
SEED RFP for Real Estate Development Projects
Developers with catalytic projects that support affordable housing and minority/women-owned business participation are encouraged to apply for ARPA-funded SEED grants. Up to 4 grants are expected to be awarded from a pool of $1.7 million.
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Motor City Match awards $1.1M to Detroit entrepreneurs, expands with new Community Violence Intervention track
Over $1 million in grants awarded to 16 new businesses at the Round 27 awards ceremony. New Community Violence Intervention (CVI) track introduced, awarding $70,000 to four businesses led by individuals committed to positive community change. CVI track, developed with...
Motor City Match winner Medicina Scarlett opens in southwest Detroit, boosting local healthcare access for residents
Medicina Scarlett, a bilingual medical service provider, celebrates its grand opening as the 168th Motor City Match business Founded by Scarlett Idema, a native Spanish speaker, Medicina Scarlett was created to help Idema bridge the gap between language barriers and...
City of Detroit and Detroit Economic Growth Corporation announce Request for Proposals for redevelopment of former Packard Plant site
DETROIT – May 30, 2024 - The City of Detroit, in partnership with the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC), is seeking proposals from qualified developers for the redevelopment of several parcels that represent the majority of the former Packard Plant. The...
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Motor City Match awards $1.1M to Detroit entrepreneurs, expands with new Community Violence Intervention track
Over $1 million in grants awarded to 16 new businesses at the Round 27 awards ceremony. New Community Violence Intervention (CVI) track introduced, awarding $70,000 to four businesses led by individuals committed to positive community change. CVI track, developed with...
Motor City Match winner Medicina Scarlett opens in southwest Detroit, boosting local healthcare access for residents
Medicina Scarlett, a bilingual medical service provider, celebrates its grand opening as the 168th Motor City Match business Founded by Scarlett Idema, a native Spanish speaker, Medicina Scarlett was created to help Idema bridge the gap between language barriers and...
News
Motor City Match awards $1.1M to Detroit entrepreneurs, expands with new Community Violence Intervention track
Over $1 million in grants awarded to 16 new businesses at the Round 27 awards ceremony. New Community Violence Intervention (CVI) track introduced, awarding $70,000 to four businesses led by individuals committed to positive community change. CVI track, developed with...
Program Highlights
Motor City Match awards first-ever $1 million round of grants
Mayor Mike Duggan and Motor City Match celebrated the program’s Round 20 awards, which includes 20 grants totaling $1 million dollars to entrepreneurs looking to bring their dream of opening a business in Detroit a reality.
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