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Just when people on social media and other websites started saying libraries, reading and books were in trouble, there’s a new story to share: An independent bookstore beat out nearly 450 submissions to receive a record grant from Comerica Bank to open a storefront in Detroit. Thursday night, 27th Letter...
Then there were five. For the first time in Hatch Detroit history, five businesses have been named as finalists for the $100,000 startup prize. The final five for the 2019 contest are: 27th Letter Books, Brix Wine and Charcuterie, ILERA Apothecary, Street Beet and The French Cow. All of these...
What do books, small plates, coffee and vegan tech have in common? They’re all part of a group of up-and-coming businesses that hope to win money and support to jump start their entrepreneurial process in the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest. Ten of Detroit’s next big business ideas have been...
Hatch Detroit, the contest that seeks to help a new startup business in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park get off the ground, is back for another year and this time, it has an even bigger offer to entrepreneurs. Comerica Bank, the longest-serving bank in Michigan, is providing a $100,000...
  Thanks to the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest, Metro Detroit soon will have a new tasting room featuring hand-crafted Tequila and Mezcal via Toma Detroit. Toma Detroit in August won the $50,000 top prize in the 2018 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest presented by Bedrock. The annual contest supports brick and mortar...
  What happens when  you take 10 great ideas for a new business, bring in the public to help select the best of the best and hand over $50,000 in cash to the winner? It becomes known as a small-business contest called Hatch Detroit. Ten of the next big ideas in...
For people looking to open a new business, the name “Hatch Detroit” has significant meaning. It means a chance to put money, expert advice and resources behind an entrepreneur’s dream. The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest presented by Bedrock is returning for an eighth year with a $50,000 prize courtesy of...
When Hamissi Mamba got up to speak at Hatch Detroit, defending his idea for a Detroit-based business and hoping to win $50,000 toward his entrepreneurial dreams, he spoke about food, family and freedom. Those are the three things that inspired his family’s desire to move to the United States, to...
The 2017 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest presented by Bedrock has a new crop of sem-finalists competing to open the latest and greatest retail concept in the city. The Top 10, revealed in a special event Thursday, are competing for $50,000 from Comerica Bank and more than $200,000 in pro bono...
If you’ve eaten tapas at La Feria, checked out the latest trends at Hugh or enjoyed a slice at Sister Pie, then you’ve enjoyed a bit of the Comerica Hatch Detroit experience. Hatch Detroit is now looking for the next retail idea to join those popular other winners. If you...
It started with hundreds of candidates, thousands of votes and a grueling pitch sessions in front of Detroit business glitterati. But Hatch Detroit ended Friday night with Jenaveve Biernat winning $50,000 toward expanding her business, Meta Physica Massage & Sauna, in the 2016 competition. Biernat was among great contestants in the...
The Final Four are here. Nope, it’s not the basketball season. It’s the four competitors who are in the running to win the $50,000 Hatch Detroit prize. Hatch Detroit gives its final winner a $50,000 grand prize to open a business in the Detroit area. They also receive in-kind support...
Imagine being a young, hungry entrepreneur again. You’re looking around for help, hoping that someone else sees the potential in your idea like you do. That is one of the many reasons why Hatch Detroit, sponsored by Comerica Bank and Opportunity Detroit, is such an essential competition. The competition, which...
Amina Daniels left the glitz and glamour of New York City when she felt Detroit and its Midwest honesty, pride and raw beauty calling to her. The former expert in retail management and client services is taking her expertise at operating high-end stores and opening her own place in...
Helping Detroit retailers open up their businesses has been one of the most public parts of Hatch Detroit. But helping longtime city-based companies improve their existing storefronts and gain public attention for their goods and services is an important part of Hatch's work in and around Detroit. The Hatch Detroit...
When Amina Daniels hurt her knee years ago, she started cycling as a way to exercise while respecting her body’s new limits. This former New Yorker knew that she had to keep moving to achieve her goals. Daniels and her business partner Jackie Palmer have moved that passion for fitness...
With thousands of votes pouring in over the last week, it's clear Detroit is eager for new business growth and for these retail concepts to open shop. Hatch Comerica Detroit, sponsored by Opportunity Detroit, announced Friday its Top 4 Finalists in the 2015 Contest: •    The Royce Detroit is based on...
What happens when you take 10 committed business people, add in a dose of competition and sweeten the pot with a $50,000 prize? The answer, if you’re a fan of high-energy business competition, is the the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest presented by Opportunity Detroit. Now in its fifth year, the...
Feeling like you’ve got a mid-year slump and could use a pick-me-up project that also involves new financing? Then the Entrepreneur You Business Plan and Pitch Competition, an annual contest for Michigan-based female entrepreneurs is for you. Presented by Michigan Women’s Foundation (MWF), the Entrepreneur You Business Plan and Pitch...
Beyond funding, finding support for your idea to start a business may be the most difficult part of the process. That support could be family, friends or even strangers, who because of their dedication to your brainchild soon become part of your inner circle. Money as well as help with...

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