Motor City Match

Motor City Match Motor City Match pairs new and expanding businesses with the spaces that will help them grow in Detroit.

Detroit earned an 'A' credit rating in May. The stories behind that grade are right here.ㅤA $450M convention hotel. A mi...
06/04/2026

Detroit earned an 'A' credit rating in May. The stories behind that grade are right here.
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A $450M convention hotel. A mixed-income housing groundbreaking. Michigan's largest credit union opening its first Detroit branch. A robotic 3D printing company bringing 162 jobs to the city. Small grocery stores quietly solving food insecurity block by block.
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The numbers are moving because the work is moving. Here's what happened in May.
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Read every story 👉 bit.ly/m/News-Roundup

In two weeks, Detroit's entrepreneurs will be in one room, swapping ideas, making connections, solving problems and gett...
06/01/2026

In two weeks, Detroit's entrepreneurs will be in one room, swapping ideas, making connections, solving problems and getting the tools they need to take the next step in their business journey.

The Small Business Growth Summit is designed for people who are ready to stop saying "one day" and start building what's next. From expert-led sessions to valuable networking opportunities, you'll spend the day learning, connecting and putting together a game plan for growth.

Bring your laptop. Bring your business cards. Bring that idea you've been sitting on.

📅 June 15, 2026
⏰ 9 AM - 2 PM
📍 Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church

Register now: bit.ly/SmallBizSummit26

Something new is on the way.The Motor City Match Alumni Track is in development and aims to keep alumni connected, suppo...
06/01/2026

Something new is on the way.

The Motor City Match Alumni Track is in development and aims to keep alumni connected, supported and growing long after their initial award.

If you’ve been part of Motor City Match, this next chapter is for you!

3 days. That is how long Motor City Match applications are still open.If you have been thinking about it, stop thinking ...
05/29/2026

3 days. That is how long Motor City Match applications are still open.

If you have been thinking about it, stop thinking and start applying.

If you know a Detroit entrepreneur who should know about this, send it to them right now. Funding and support for brick-and-mortar businesses in Detroit does not come around like this every day.

June 1st. Do not miss it.

Apply at motorcitymatch.com/apply

After 22 great years in the Guardian Building, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation is moving to a new home.Starting ...
05/29/2026

After 22 great years in the Guardian Building, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation is moving to a new home.

Starting June 1, 2026, you can find us at:
📍 150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 1700
Detroit, MI 48226

Same mission. Same commitment to Detroit’s growth. Just a new view from inside the city.

Trying to figure out where your business fits in Motor City Match? The MCM Track Quiz helps you pinpoint your stage, fro...
05/27/2026

Trying to figure out where your business fits in Motor City Match? The MCM Track Quiz helps you pinpoint your stage, from early ideas to opening your doors. It only takes a few minutes and connects you to the track designed to support what you need next.

Round 32 applications are open for awards offering technical assistance, design support, and cash grants.

📅 Apply: May 1 - June 1, 2026
📊 Award selection: June 1 - August 31
📣 Applicants notified by: August 31, 2026

Start with the quiz: bit.ly/MCMtrackquiz
👉 Apply at motorcitymatch.com

05/26/2026

Ameneh Marhaba always said food was never just food. It was comfort, survival, hospitality, storytelling, and love. She carried that belief from Liberia and Lebanon all the way to East Warren, and Little Liberia is the result.

Motor City Match just celebrated its 205th ribbon cutting with Ameneh's restaurant, a journey that began with pop-ups in 2016 and grew into a full brick-and-mortar with 17 employees and an $80,000 grant behind it. She completed every track in the program and built something genuinely worth visiting. Go show her some love at 16530 E. Warren Ave.

And if you have been sitting on a business idea, Motor City Match Round 32 applications are open through June 1st.

Apply at motorcitymatch.com/apply

Today, we pause to honor those who gave everything so we could be here building, creating and growing together.In Detroi...
05/25/2026

Today, we pause to honor those who gave everything so we could be here building, creating and growing together.

In Detroit, that legacy lives in us. In every block we revitalize, every business we open, every neighborhood we invest in. We carry their sacrifice forward with purpose.

This Memorial Day, we remember with gratitude, and we honor them through the work we do every day.

Rest in power.

05/22/2026

We're taking you inside the Small Business Growth Summit before June 15th gets here.

Here's what the day looks like:
🔹Continental breakfast + registration starting at 8:30 AM
🔹Fireside chat honoring the blueprint of Detroit Means Business

Four breakout sessions:
🔹Winning New Customers
🔹Business Health Check
🔹Tech Founders: Pitching + Portfolio
🔹Acquiring a Business

This is a working session. Come ready to engage.

📍 Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church
📅 June 15, 2026
⏰ 8:30 AM - 2 PM

Register now: bit.ly/SmallBizSummit26

Running a business comes with enough moving parts already. Hunting down answers across multiple departments shouldn’t sl...
05/22/2026

Running a business comes with enough moving parts already. Hunting down answers across multiple departments shouldn’t slow you down too.

This session is designed to help business owners get clarity on the requirements, processes, and city resources tied to operating in Detroit. Bring your questions, hear directly from City partners, and leave with information you can actually use.

📍 The Matrix Center
🗓 June 9
⏰ 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

🔗 Register: bit.ly/D3ComplianceJune9

Address

500 Griswold Street
Detroit, MI
48226

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

(844) 338-4626

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