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Does Your Business Qualify for the ERC Federal Assistance Program?
(StatePoint) The strength of the country relies on its estimated 33.2 million small businesses, which comprise 99.9 percent of all American businesses. COVID threatened, and in some cases forced, the...
Biden-Harris Tout Record Small Business Growth; President Says 'Best Days Ahead'
Recent Census numbers show that the Biden-Harris administration set a new high for the number of new small businesses created. The U.S. SBA administrator, Isabella Guzman, stated that the rate of new...
Are you shopping in your community?
There is always so much hype during this time of year as people prepare for Christmas Day. I do not get into the big commercialization of Christmas Day celebration. Christmas Day is to celebrate the b...
Welcome To The Neighborhood: Yoshi Hibachi
Downriver is in the process of upgrading its infrastructure. Small business are emerging every month. Each one serves the community in its own unique purpose. Yoshi Hibachi is bringing the experience...
Women Business Owners are Optimistic About the Future
(StatePoint) Even as they ride out inflationary pressures, supply chain disruptions and economic uncertainty, women owners and executives of small and mid-size majority-women-owned businesses have an...
How Mentoring Can Help Women-Led Businesses Thrive
(StatePoint) The financial disparities between male and female entrepreneurs are far-reaching. Women-led businesses receive lower valuations, less capital and fewer conventional small business loans t...
National Black Business Month has rewards for the entire community
Every year, Black Business Month is celebrated and recognized across the country in the month of August. Thanks to two gentlemen, it is now considered to be nationally recognized. It all started in...
Tips for Small Businesses to Not Only Survive, But Thrive
(StatePoint) Small businesses are the heartbeat of communities. They pump life into neighborhoods, making them vibrant places to live, work and raise families, and are key to millions of local jobs....
DDOT bus drivers an earn up to $4,000 per year in bonuses
Drivers can earn $1,000 per quarter if they meet minimum job attendance milestones Proposal to be considered this week by City Council for approval Bus driver incentives also was strongly supported...
Michigan Works! Association Recognizes Taylor Box, The Armored Group and SEMCA Michigan Works!
Metro Detroit talent development and employment successes were among those celebrated by state leaders at the Michigan Works! Association Impact Awards. Lansing, Mich. – Local lawmakers and...
Closing the Wealth Gap, One Woman Entrepreneur at a Time
(StatePoint) Women represent the majority of all entrepreneurs today. In 2020 alone, women started 2,000 small businesses nationwide and of those, 64% were founded by women from diverse backgrounds,...
What Every Small Business Owner Should Know Today
(StatePoint) Given how much has changed about the way people do business over the last few years, experts say it may be time for entrepreneurs to rethink how they store and protect company data, and...
A Sweet Return: Peoples Bakery and Restaurant
It is the first African American owned and operated bakery in the Downriver Area and the community welcomes its return. Like many other businesses affected by COVID19, the beloved bakery had to pause...
Willie Brake and All About Technology address the Digital Divide in Detroit
A diverse, knowledgeable, resourceful, and social human being lives among us. Willie Brake, legend in the making, having uniquely made technology affordable, while reducing electronic waste at the...
Greater Romulus Chamber Holding Black-Owned Business Showcase February 26th 2 - 6pm
ROMULUS – The Greater Romulus Chamber of Commerce (GRCC) is holding a new event they're calling the "Black-Owned Business and Vendor Showcase" on February 26, 2022. The Showcase is free to attend an...
SBA, Black Chambers Back President Biden's Push for Federal Contracting with Minority Businesses
When President Joe Biden directed federal agencies to increase contracting spending with small, disadvantaged businesses by 50 percent over the next five years, Bibi Hidalgo, the associate...
Funerals are a Necessary Yet Often Overlooked Part of Life Says Westland Funeral Director
Sorting through the tasks involving the end of a life has been his life's calling for Gregory McClary, owner and manager of Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home in Westland. At the age of nine, McClary...
What Every Small Business Owner Should Know Today
(StatePoint) Given how much has changed about the way people do business over the last few years, experts say it may be time for entrepreneurs to rethink how they store and protect company data, and...
Local Business Puts the Emphasis on Men and Beard Grooming
Most of us encounter one each and every day without giving it much thought: a man with a beard. In fact, it is estimated that about 55 percent of men around the world have some type of facial hair....
Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rainbow PUSH convene the 22nd Global Automotive Summit in Detroit
This year's Summit attracted over 400 automotive executives, entrepreneurs, suppliers, dealers, manufacturers, consumers, government, and elected officials to the Motor City Casino Hotel and...
Inkster Native has coffee in Meijers Rivertown Market
Sometimes, the statement, 'listen to your grandmother' is all you need to get the ball rolling. That is how Birlon Harvest got it's start. Gina Allen loved her grandmother, Ola Ree Williams, better...
Wayne County Businesses Have a Partner in Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber (SWCRC) serves the western Wayne County and Downriver business communities by supporting local businesses, providing resources, and promoting engagement...
Faith Based Organization Launches Buy Black Challenge
Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas is challenging everyone to use Black-owned businesses for their service and product needs for 100 days nationwide. Led by senior pastor and social justice...
NBA Foundation Sends Millions in Grants to Black-owned Businesses
The NBA Foundation today announced 22 new grants totaling $6 million to help create employment opportunities, further career advancement and drive greater economic empowerment for Black youth. The gra...
Crab Kitchen Offering Cajun-Style Seafood in Westland
This past winter, Westland neighbors received a new option for dining: Cajun seafood. In January 2021, Crab Kitchen Cajun Seafood opened on Wayne Road, across from the Westland Shopping Center. Restau...
