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Detroit Means Business está ayudando a hacer de Detroit el lugar para que prosperen los propietarios de pequeñas empresas. DMB es la puerta de entrada de Detroit al éxito empresarial y el único lugar dedicado a impulsar una comunidad sólida de pequeñas empresas. Encuentre soluciones, haga conexiones y deje que DMB ayude a su pequeña empresa a crecer.

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Carta del Director Ejecutivo

Los propietarios de pequeñas empresas de Detroit merecen algo mejor: igualdad de condiciones, acceso a capital, legislación de apoyo, ayuda para navegar los servicios de la ciudad, una forma de conectarse con sus pares y mucho más. Necesitan un defensor. Ingrese a Detroit Means Business (DMB), una organización completamente dedicada a ayudar a las pequeñas empresas a operar de manera segura y exitosa.

  • What is Detroit Means Business?
    Detroit Means Business is a coalition of small business owners, support organizations, large corporations and public entities in Detroit coming together to support the evolution of an equitable, best in class small business environment that allows Detroit to thrive. Now positioned within the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC), in partnership with key stakeholders, the coalition will exponentially increase the impact of the existing small business support ecosystem. Informed by Detroit small business owners and designed specifically to identify and remove systemic barriers to their success, DMB represents an important new mechanism for addressing the need for shared prosperity. The DMB coalition aspires to help small business owners quickly adapt to the rapidly changing COVID-driven reality and become the primary go to hub to help Detroit small businesses stabilize, grow, and thrive.
  • Why is a program like this needed at this time?
    Small businesses are the primary drivers of our city’s job creation and productivity growth. Those under 50 employees located in cities like Detroit often do not have access to traditional capital or resources and often are overwhelmed by the number of resources found online. Providing trusted and vetted resources through an accessible site will accelerate their ability to operate safely and save business owners’ time.
  • Which businesses are eligible for this program?
    Small businesses that are operating in the city of Detroit with under 50 employees that are currently serving customers or in the process of reopening according to the Governor’s Michigan Safe Start Plan.
  • Are there any resources available to small businesses operating outside of the city of Detroit?
    The partners and funders behind the Detroit Means Business program intend to serve Detroit-based small businesses, but some of the resources compiled and created for this program are accessible to all businesses regardless of geography, including webinars, reopening playbooks, and online informational resources.
  • How are businesses learning about the program?
    There are 34 partners helping to spread the word of this program. They include business support organizations, chambers, and member associations with Detroit-based clients and members. In addition, the program is promoted through social media and radio ads.
  • What partners are involved in outreach?
    There are 34 nonprofit business service organizations, chambers of commerce and membership associations that have trusted relationships with small businesses, particularly those owned by women and people of color.
  • What organizations are providing resources and support?
    A collaboration of experienced nonprofit organizations, Community Development Finance Institutions, microfinance programs, and corporate partners is providing financial and technical assistance support.
  • Who is managing this program?
    This program is being led by the Small Business Services team at the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC). It was conceived by a collaboration of the City of Detroit, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and private, philanthropic and nonprofit sector leaders.

Declaración de Acceso e Inclusión

DMB se compromete a proporcionar un camino hacia la propiedad empresarial, la estabilidad del vecindario, el empleo inclusivo y la movilidad ascendente para todos los habitantes de Detroit. Lo hacemos apoyando iniciativas comerciales que eliminan las barreras económicas basadas en la injusticia social, la discriminación y las prácticas raciales. Con un equipo diverso y representativo de las comunidades a las que servimos, DMB está trabajando para eliminar la inequidad que puede bloquear las oportunidades económicas. Este es un paso importante hacia la eliminación de la pobreza, la creación de igualdad de acceso a la riqueza generacional y la creación de un ecosistema de pequeñas empresas centrado en el éxito empresarial.

Goles de la estrella del norte

Detroit Means Business se dedica a la búsqueda incesante de una economía robusta basada en el vecindario. La coalición DMB ha establecido un ambicioso conjunto de indicadores clave de rendimiento para alcanzar en 2025:

  • What is Detroit Means Business?
    Detroit Means Business is a coalition of small business owners, support organizations, large corporations and public entities in Detroit coming together to support the evolution of an equitable, best in class small business environment that allows Detroit to thrive. Now positioned within the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC), in partnership with key stakeholders, the coalition will exponentially increase the impact of the existing small business support ecosystem. Informed by Detroit small business owners and designed specifically to identify and remove systemic barriers to their success, DMB represents an important new mechanism for addressing the need for shared prosperity. The DMB coalition aspires to help small business owners quickly adapt to the rapidly changing COVID-driven reality and become the primary go to hub to help Detroit small businesses stabilize, grow, and thrive.
  • Why is a program like this needed at this time?
    Small businesses are the primary drivers of our city’s job creation and productivity growth. Those under 50 employees located in cities like Detroit often do not have access to traditional capital or resources and often are overwhelmed by the number of resources found online. Providing trusted and vetted resources through an accessible site will accelerate their ability to operate safely and save business owners’ time.
  • Which businesses are eligible for this program?
    Small businesses that are operating in the city of Detroit with under 50 employees that are currently serving customers or in the process of reopening according to the Governor’s Michigan Safe Start Plan.
  • Are there any resources available to small businesses operating outside of the city of Detroit?
    The partners and funders behind the Detroit Means Business program intend to serve Detroit-based small businesses, but some of the resources compiled and created for this program are accessible to all businesses regardless of geography, including webinars, reopening playbooks, and online informational resources.
  • How are businesses learning about the program?
    There are 34 partners helping to spread the word of this program. They include business support organizations, chambers, and member associations with Detroit-based clients and members. In addition, the program is promoted through social media and radio ads.
  • What partners are involved in outreach?
    There are 34 nonprofit business service organizations, chambers of commerce and membership associations that have trusted relationships with small businesses, particularly those owned by women and people of color.
  • What organizations are providing resources and support?
    A collaboration of experienced nonprofit organizations, Community Development Finance Institutions, microfinance programs, and corporate partners is providing financial and technical assistance support.
  • Who is managing this program?
    This program is being led by the Small Business Services team at the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC). It was conceived by a collaboration of the City of Detroit, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and private, philanthropic and nonprofit sector leaders.

Impacto

DMB ha entregado recursos tangibles a miles de pequeñas empresas de Detroit y ha brindado un salvavidas durante la pandemia.

  • What is Detroit Means Business?
    Detroit Means Business is a coalition of small business owners, support organizations, large corporations and public entities in Detroit coming together to support the evolution of an equitable, best in class small business environment that allows Detroit to thrive. Now positioned within the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC), in partnership with key stakeholders, the coalition will exponentially increase the impact of the existing small business support ecosystem. Informed by Detroit small business owners and designed specifically to identify and remove systemic barriers to their success, DMB represents an important new mechanism for addressing the need for shared prosperity. The DMB coalition aspires to help small business owners quickly adapt to the rapidly changing COVID-driven reality and become the primary go to hub to help Detroit small businesses stabilize, grow, and thrive.
  • Why is a program like this needed at this time?
    Small businesses are the primary drivers of our city’s job creation and productivity growth. Those under 50 employees located in cities like Detroit often do not have access to traditional capital or resources and often are overwhelmed by the number of resources found online. Providing trusted and vetted resources through an accessible site will accelerate their ability to operate safely and save business owners’ time.
  • Which businesses are eligible for this program?
    Small businesses that are operating in the city of Detroit with under 50 employees that are currently serving customers or in the process of reopening according to the Governor’s Michigan Safe Start Plan.
  • Are there any resources available to small businesses operating outside of the city of Detroit?
    The partners and funders behind the Detroit Means Business program intend to serve Detroit-based small businesses, but some of the resources compiled and created for this program are accessible to all businesses regardless of geography, including webinars, reopening playbooks, and online informational resources.
  • How are businesses learning about the program?
    There are 34 partners helping to spread the word of this program. They include business support organizations, chambers, and member associations with Detroit-based clients and members. In addition, the program is promoted through social media and radio ads.
  • What partners are involved in outreach?
    There are 34 nonprofit business service organizations, chambers of commerce and membership associations that have trusted relationships with small businesses, particularly those owned by women and people of color.
  • What organizations are providing resources and support?
    A collaboration of experienced nonprofit organizations, Community Development Finance Institutions, microfinance programs, and corporate partners is providing financial and technical assistance support.
  • Who is managing this program?
    This program is being led by the Small Business Services team at the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC). It was conceived by a collaboration of the City of Detroit, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and private, philanthropic and nonprofit sector leaders.
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