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 Comerica Bank. Entrepreneurs with a […]
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 work with Freedom House 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 support from Hatch Detroit and […]
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 want to join in and […]
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 Hatch Detroit competition. All […]
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 from Comerica and lots of […]
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 recently announced its Top 10 […]
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 Detroit’s West Villages this fall. Daniels’ […]
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 Neighborhood Initiative focuses on improving […]
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 into another direction – they […]
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 tradition, good design and […]
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 contest will begin its public […]
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 Competition is currently accepting applications. […]
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 key aspects of the day-to-day […]
Thanks to a lot of social-media hustle, a lot of votes and a dynamite presentation, Sister Pie is the winner of the 2014 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest, presented by The Detroit Lions. According to its description, Sister Pie “aims to celebrate the seasons through pie and will use seasonal, locally sourced ingredients to create sweet […]
Small-business development, it could be argued, is going to be the difference between “old” Detroit and the new city that is emerging. That is one reason why we love the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest. This week, the Top 10 semi-finalists ere announced today at Ford Field in Detroit. And the list has some exciting opportunities […]
Get your business plans ready – the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest is back for its fourth year of creating great Detroit entrepreneurs. Applications are available starting June 1, contest organizers said, and the prizes are even more substantial this year for all those who make the “Final 10” as well as the ultimate winner. That […]
