BIZ Business Spotlights
Small businesses are critical to the growth and economic health of a Downtown. The BIZ works to support this community and step in when a need arises. Small Business Spotlights take a snapshot in time of a business in Downtown and tells a story that not everyone may know right away.
BIZ Business Spotlights
Let The Spirit Card Guide You Around Downtown Detroit
February 28, 2024
The Spirit Card is a digital community gift card that was developed and managed by the Downtown Detroit Partnership. The program was created to support businesses in Downtown Detroit and . . .
BIZ Business Spotlights
BIZ Small Business Spotlight – House of Pure Vin
November 16, 2023
BIZ Small Business Spotlight – House of Pure Vin Owner, Regina Gaines November 2023 BIZ Small Business Spotlight features Regina Gaines, owner of House of Pure Vin, which has been . . .
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Spectacles in Downtown Detroit, the Place to Be!
July 28, 2023
Zana Smith opened Spectacles in Downtown Detroit and believes this is just the beginning. She loves being Downtown because the community has so much to offer and it is the . . .
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BESA, Where Customers Come First
May 19, 2023
The word “Besa” is Albanian, which means “our guest before ourself.” Learn about this restaurant that provides a taste of the Adriatic Sea and how they aim to live up . . .
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100+ Years of Experience, Invaluable Advice
February 28, 2023
Hot Sam’s has been in business in Downtown Detroit for more than 100 years. Cliff Green and his business partner, Tony Stovall became owners of the staple men’s clothier in . . .
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Continuing the Legacy
September 30, 2022
By Kitty Whitfield, Small Business Engagement Manager The Atheneum Suite Hotel opened 30 years ago at a time when there was only two upscale hotels in Downtown Detroit. While the hotel . . .