Amy Haimerl
Knight Foundation
Detroit, MI, United States
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2016 Knight Arts Challenge looks for the best ideas for the arts
Apply Now Deadline: May 2, 2016 St. Paul Miami Akron Detroit Photo: NorthernLights.MN, a St. Paul Knight Arts Challenge winner ... → Read More
The youth poets of Michigan have something to say
Photos by Justin Milhouse/Courtesy Louder Than a Bomb: The Michigan Youth Poetry Festival. The youth poets of Michigan have something ... → Read More
Detroit youth explore culture and history of West Africa on trip funded by Knight Arts Challenge award
Above: Heritage Works took 10 current or recent ensemble members to Dakar, Senegal, with funding from the Knight Arts Challenge ... → Read More
When family support is key for a woman CEO
Leslie Lynn Smith was offered her dream job. In February, the Entrepreneurship-Powered Innovation Center in Memphis asked her to be its president and lead an initiative to create 500 new companies ... → Read More
What happens when the town’s biggest employer gets sold?
The country’s top distributor of fresh salsa isn’t in California—it’s hidden in the suburbs of Detroit. The warehouse and production facilities for Garden Fresh Gourmet hum with the act... → Read More
Entrepreneurs must first buy, bargain, finesse their way to the negotiating table
Detroit-based founder Carla Walker-Miller discusses how she built a successful business from the ground up and the challenges of being an African American female entrepreneur. → Read More
The fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in America
The number of businesses owned by African American women grew 322% since 1997, making black females the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Overall, the number of women-owned busines... → Read More
The fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in America
The number of businesses owned by African American women grew 322% since 1997, making black females the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Overall, the number of women-owned busines... → Read More
Business owners can apply for loans, tech help through Motor City Match starting today
Applications to participate in the city of Detroit's new small-business development program open today. → Read More
NEI grants deadline near for small biz
Small-business owners based in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park have until June 4 to apply for grants of $10,000 from the Detroit-based New Economy Initiative. → Read More
Adam Hollier, 29
Adam has held high-profile political positions, including Mayor Dave Bing's liaison to Detroit City Council, is now leading the Hantz Farms project. → Read More
Garret Koehler, 28
He tried to bring the X Games to Detroit, and is now building a co-working studio for Detroit musicians. → Read More
Number of women-owned businesses in Detroit climbs 32.9% since 1997
“Women-owned firms ... are growing faster in number and employment than most other firms,” according to the State of Women-Owned Businesses Report. “Despite this fact, women-owned firms employ only 6 percent of the country's workforce and contribute just under 4 percent of … → Read More
'Beginning of a wave': More women become own biz boss
Thirty years after Crain's reported on the rise of women as entrepreneurs, the number of women-owned firms continues to surpass the national average, but their struggles to create and sustain businesses continue. → Read More
How former 20 in their 20s winner restructured – and why it paid off
When Alex Riley was inducted into the Crain's 20 in their 20s class of 2013, his company, MeritHall Staffing, was booming, and Riley projected $4 million in revenue. But initially, he planned to build a tech company that would connect contractors with skilled tradespeople. "But I realized I wasn't … → Read More
Zero down, no fees: New mortgage program will help homebuyers rehabilitate Detroit homes
Under the Detroit Neighborhood Initiative, unveiled by Mayor Mike Duggan on Thursday, mortgages will be written for up to 150 percent of the home's value. → Read More
Asian-fusion restaurant to open in Detroit's old Chinatown
The Peterboro will open in the fall, serving a Chinese-inspired menu with items such as Spam fried rice and General Tso's sweet breads. → Read More
Building tech is about more than just making apps
Detroit can build a strong tech industry if it focuses on what the essence of what makes it great rather that just trying to be the next great home of app makers, writes Amy Haimerl. That's about emulation rather than innovation, she says. → Read More
Go Comedy! brings pop-up nights to Detroit
Ferndale-based Go Comedy! will host two improv nights downtown at the Elizabeth Theater above the Park Bar. → Read More
On Opening Day, #RememberTheCorner
Today is also a good day to remember old Tiger Stadium, their home of yore, the place of so many memories. The 9.5-acre site is currently being redeveloped by Larson Realty Group and the Police Athletic League -- and Eric Larson is asking everyone to share their stories. → Read More