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Mark Lee, president and CEO of The Lee Group, on The Metro at WDET Studios, May 13, 2025.
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  • The Metro

The Metro: Detroit workshop aims to help small businesses thrive amid economic uncertainty

Lauren Myers, Sam Corey, The Metro May 13, 2025

Uncertainty. That’s the word that economists are using to describe the U.S. economy lately. It’s also the theme of an...

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With two locations, in Midtown’s Park Shelton and at the flagship Fisher Building store, The Peacock Room offers dresses and clothing in sizes 0 to 22.
  • Community & Quality of Life
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  • The Metro

The Metro: The importance of shopping small and supporting local economies

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Robyn Vincent, Cary Junior II March 6, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. You’ve probably heard the saying “small businesses are the backbone of...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer announces $79.3M in capital for small businesses

Nargis Rahman January 27, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover a nearly $80 million expansion of funding for small businesses and entrepreneurs in...

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Shoppers peruse the racks at the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation's Shop Small event in 2023.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News

Local businesses get ready for Small Business Saturday with special events, offers

Sascha Raiyn, Maleia Brown November 28, 2024

Sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday aims to divert some of the attention away from Amazon...

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Hexagon Records owner Mike Griggs stands in front of the racks at his store on Howard Street in Petoskey.
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Hexagon Records opens as the only devoted vinyl shop in Petoskey

Tyler Thompson September 6, 2024

There’s a new record store in downtown Petoskey. It’s called Hexagon Records and it’s one of the few places in...

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Public voting for Amarra Beauty Products/G.L.A.M. Body Scrubs, Harry Rich Clothier, Khana, or Roller Skate Detroit to win $100,000 in startup funding from Comerica Bank continues May 1-9, 2024.
  • Community & Quality of Life
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  • The Metro

The Metro: Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest reveals top 4 finalists for $100K grand prize

The Metro April 30, 2024

For over a decade, the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown has positioned itself as a small business incubator in...

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A hand pulls a $20 bill out of a wallet
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: Should Detroit require businesses to accept cash payments?

Detroit Today June 15, 2023

This week, Detroit City Council passed a new law requiring retail and food service businesses to accept cash payments for...

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Blue and yellow mural that reads "Fitzgerald, Detroit"
  • Crossing the Lines
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • Morning Edition

Crossing the Lines: Live6 planners play the long game

Pat Batcheller June 14, 2023

This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Live6 series, exploring the neighborhoods around the intersection of Six Mile...

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Brenna Lane sews a pair of Detroit Denim jeans
  • CultureShift
  • Environment

Detroit Denim brings sustainable clothing to Midtown

Ryan Patrick Hooper November 16, 2022

Like many small businesses, Detroit Denim had to make a massive pivot at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. After...

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Jason McGuire on a boat at the Riverside Marina
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CultureShift

Black-operated marina welcomes Detroiters to the water

Tia Graham August 5, 2022

The City of Detroit sits on a major waterway connected to a whole other country. Not just that, but the...

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Central Kitchen & Bar
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Detroit’s Restaurant Scene is Getting a New Addition with Central Kitchen & Bar

Martina Guzman April 1, 2015

Detroit’s restaurant scene is getting a new addition. Central Kitchen & Bar will be opening this summer at the historic First...

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