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
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 . . .
Small Business Spotlights
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 . . .
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 . . .