Small 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.
Small Business Spotlights
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 . . .
Small Business Spotlights
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 . . .
Small Business Spotlights
Calexico, Freshii, Lunchtime Global, What’s Next?
May 30, 2022
By Kitty Whitfield, Small Business Engagement Manager Randy Dickow, owner of three Downtown eateries and son of a successful Detroit businessman, grew up familiar with the city. He knew where . . .
Small Business Spotlights
City Market: Generations of Hospitality
November 23, 2021
By Kitty Whitfield, Small Business Engagement Manager Have you ever craved caviar at midnight and wondered where you could buy it in Downtown Detroit? Only at City Market located at . . .
Small Business Spotlights
Threads and Legs: A Truly Detroit Shopping Experience
July 23, 2021
Threads and Legs offers a truly Detroit shopping experience. Located in the First National Building, the unique and inexpensive boutique opened eight years ago by owner and creative powerhouse Pam . . .
Small Business Spotlights
Simmons and Clark Jewelers, Classic Detroit, Classic Customer Service
April 23, 2021
By Kitty Whitfield, Small Business Engagement Manager To walk into Simmons and Clark Jewelers is like opening a door to the past. That feeling does not just refer to the . . .