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Bars and restaurants reliant on outdoor space for social distancing worry over winter weather

Bars and restaurants reliant on outdoor space for social distancing worry over winter weather

As temperatures approach near 80 degrees on the first full day of fall Wednesday, restaurant owners know using outdoor spaces to increase their footprint could soon face another challenge - winter snow and frigid temperatures. 

September 23, 2020 10:09pm EDT
25 percent of all Oakland County businesses close for good due to pandemic

25 percent of all Oakland County businesses close for good due to pandemic

The pandemic forced restrictions on businesses and several couldn't survive. Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter announced this week -  25 percent of small businesses there closed for good and 156,000 jobs went with it, mainly because of COVID-19. 

September 23, 2020 12:05am EDT
Motor City Match winner starts second business of cigar and hookah lounge with own money

Motor City Match winner starts second business of cigar and hookah lounge with own money

Fast forward two years later and McGhee is launching his second business - Storm Cigar and Hookah Lounge but this time he is opening it with his own funding. 

September 7, 2020 11:24pm EDT
This small Detroit area gym is keeping doors closed - but hosting classes outdoors

This small Detroit area gym is keeping doors closed - but hosting classes outdoors

On  Sept. 9 gyms can reopen at a limited capacity, but Fuse 45 will instead be conducting outdoor classes.

September 4, 2020 8:58pm EDT
Michigan's movie theater industry still waiting to reopen despite adopting safety guidelines

Michigan's movie theater industry still waiting to reopen despite adopting safety guidelines

The industry has been at a standstill due to the COVID-19 shutdown which began in March.  

September 4, 2020 8:20pm EDT
Huntington Bank announces $5B plan to help businesses emphasizing those owned by minorities, vets

Huntington Bank announces $5B plan to help businesses emphasizing those owned by minorities, vets

And looking forward, Huntington is investing in Michigan's community efforts related to entrepreneurship, job training and financial education.

September 3, 2020 6:54am EDT
Whitmer keeps theaters, gyms and bowling alleys in holding pattern with no reopening announcement

Whitmer keeps theaters, gyms and bowling alleys in holding pattern with no reopening announcement

It wasn't the announcement workers in those struggling shuttered industries were expecting to hear after being shut down for months to fight COVID-19

September 2, 2020 9:47pm EDT
Vending machine selling beauty supplies for women of color started by Wayne State student

Vending machine selling beauty supplies for women of color started by Wayne State student

"I went to hair school," said Leslie Williams. "I've been in the beauty industry all my life, my grandmother was a hairstylist and I have a lot of women in my family who are hairstylists."

September 2, 2020 9:35pm EDT
Service industry workers demonstrate urge for more help to ease pandemic's toll

Service industry workers demonstrate urge for more help to ease pandemic's toll

These activists believe the longer the wait, the number of people who will suffer increases.

September 1, 2020 7:40pm EDT
Lansing rumblings hint that theaters, gyms and bowling alleys could be reopened soon

Lansing rumblings hint that theaters, gyms and bowling alleys could be reopened soon

There are rumblings in Lansing that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will announce that movie theaters, gyms, bowling alleys, and the like can reopen after Labor Day. Most have been closed since mid-March.

September 1, 2020 12:45am EDT
Closed since March, bowling alley owners file lawsuit against Whitmer to re-open

Closed since March, bowling alley owners file lawsuit against Whitmer to re-open

Bowling alleys have been closed since March as part of the statewide COVID-19 shutdown. Now with other businesses reopening, a lawsuit has been filed asking a judge to order the state to allow bowling alleys to re-open.

August 8, 2020 1:00am EDT
Herbal Healing marijuana store offers drive-thru service in River Rouge

Herbal Healing marijuana store offers drive-thru service in River Rouge

But as of Friday, he was able to offer his customers something convenient that other pot businesses can't - a first of its kind drive-thru service.

August 7, 2020 11:37pm EDT
TechTown still holds Retail Boot Camp for brick and mortar store owners but virtually

TechTown still holds Retail Boot Camp for brick and mortar store owners but virtually

The training covers topics that include identifying startup expenses to funding sources. But it does not stop there.

August 4, 2020 7:03pm EDT
Traverse City BoxPop shipping containers help bars expand outdoors

Traverse City BoxPop shipping containers help bars expand outdoors

BoxPop is a new custom shipping container company based in Traverse City called BoxPop. Matt Egan says BoxPop’s parent company - Britten, had been importing a lot of print material that would show up in large shipping containers.

July 27, 2020 7:51pm EDT
Detroit woman's Jamaican tea company tastes sweet success, gets Kevin Hart to invest

Detroit woman's Jamaican tea company tastes sweet success, gets Kevin Hart to invest

Meet Nailah Ellis, the CEO of Ellis Island Tea. It is the largest black female beverage manufacturer in the country, but despite that accolade, her company represents less than 1 percent market share. She is determined to continue to grow her company.

July 24, 2020 11:54pm EDT
TCF Bank pledges $1 billion in loans to small businesses owned by women and minorities

TCF Bank pledges $1 billion in loans to small businesses owned by women and minorities

TCF Bank is pledging $1 billion in loans to help minority- and women-owned businesses in Detroit and other cities, as part of its investment to uplift communities of color.

July 23, 2020 9:30am EDT
Aiding artists and crafters with a new community-building plan called Makers United
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Aiding artists and crafters with a new community-building plan called Makers United

COVID-19 has hurt many financially and small businesses appear to be among the groups hit more acutely than ever before. A new program from the Nest Makers United Program is looking to ease some of the burdens by pairing the small grants program for the businesses. Go to Buildanest.org to learn more.

July 21, 2020 9:36am EDT
Meet the Mack brothers: Teens succeeding in business, music and championing social justice

Meet the Mack brothers: Teens succeeding in business, music and championing social justice

If Undra Mack sounds like a businessman. He is. He's 14 and his brother Austin, is 13. They started their own lawn care company before they were even in the double digits. 

June 25, 2020 10:10pm EDT
'Count Me In' grants worth thousands are available for women business owners

'Count Me In' grants worth thousands are available for women business owners

Merlino says right now hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money is available for women business owners who've been in business at least three years.

June 25, 2020 8:02pm EDT
Federal money available for small businesses in Macomb County, but deadline looms

Federal money available for small businesses in Macomb County, but deadline looms

The only criteria are you've got to have a physical location in Macomb County and less than 49 employees. There is about $20 million available.

June 23, 2020 9:12pm EDT
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