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Sometimes being impatient pays off. For Lateshia Dowell, 31, that feeling spawned an idea that has grown into a full-fledged online small business .Dowell is the owner of pastry company, Flaky…
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Entrepreneur Trades Brooklyn For Detroit
Meghan Navoy, 23, quit her job in the fast fashion industry in Brooklyn and moved to Detroit in August looking for opportunity. She’s aiming to grow her small business, A Wool Story, in the…
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Potluck and Pitches
‘It was a broken city, and I was pretty broken myself.’ Amy Kaherl, 34, found herself back home in Michigan in 2008, the year her mother passed away after battling cancer for 14 years.…
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Daily Motivations at Your Fingertips
From the death of multiple family members to falling extremely ill, Shelby Tinsley faced a trying time last year. The now 26-year-old also was unable to find employment after receiving her…
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Treasure Hunting in Corktown
Erin Gavle left behind the corporate world and the Big Apple to open Eldorado General Store — a vintage shop in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. The store, which opened in July, occupies the…
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Entrepreneur Says, ‘I do,’ to CEO Role
Wedit is a do-it-yourself wedding video company founded in Detroit in 2010. Sarah Brithinee, 27, who now heads the startup, discusses how she became CEO and how she turned around the company…
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Detroit’s Own Willy Wonka
Alexandra Clark, 26, invested her own money to open Bon Bon Bon in Hamtramck, Mich. in July of last year. “Bon Bon Bon” loosely translates from a couple languages to meaning, “good goodies,”…
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Human Connection With Strangers
“Everyone’s scars and bruises are manifested in their childhood.” Those words are from Alyonka Larionov, 31, who speaks candidly about her experience. Indeed, to understand Larionov’s story…
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The Next Chobani Yogurt?
Two college students, Miranda Scott, 19, and Serena Bian, 19, embark on a business venture selling waffle cookies to fund local hunger initiatives. Their goal one day? To become the next…
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Tiny Dancers, Big Goals
Developing and empowering young people to be active and productive citizens. That’s the mission of DANCE Inc, a nonprofit peforming arts and athletics organization co-founded by Roslyn…
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