One year and 500 food giveaways later, Motor City Match awardee opens new space
Supreme Café, a Detroit restaurant, bakery and catering service in the Bagley neighborhood, specializes in making food that is organic, gourmet and halal-friendly The establishment has hosted more than 500 free food giveaways for the elderly, homeless and youth Motor...
Putting local first: Motor City Match winner is a farm-to-table soul food restaurant that sources locally and hires from the community
Detroit Soul is a black-owned farm-to-table restaurant putting a healthier spin on soul food without sacrificing taste Restaurant founders Jerome Brown and Samuel Van Buren launched Detroit Soul to fill a void in the community, which expressed a need for more...
Motor City Match now accepting Round 22 applications
Motor City Match, a program helping Detroiters bring their dreams of entrepreneurship to reality, is accepting applications for its Round 22 grant awards. The program will award a total of $1.25 million to up to 40 Detroit-based entrepreneurs interested in opening a...
Motor City Match winner aims to revive the lost art of quilting
Umi’s Comfort is a black woman-owned small business offering handmade, custom quilts, pillows and quilting classes Motor City Match has awarded $10.1M in cash grants, 85% of overall winners are minority-owned businesses and 74% women-owned Umi’s Comfort is the 141st...
Motor City Match winner creates inclusive space for underrepresented communities to practice yoga and healthy living
Welcome Home Yoga & Wellness is a woman-owned and LGTBQ+ studio that offers yoga and meditation classes and other self-care practices Motor City Match has awarded $10.1M in cash grants, 85% of overall winners are minority-owned businesses and 74% women-owned...
Newest Motor City Match business, Lab Drawer, opens in Detroit to provide children STEAM educational kits
The Lab Drawer offers STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts & Mathematics) experiences and learning to aspiring young children ages 10-14. Motor City Match has awarded $10.1M in cash grants, 85% of overall winners are minority-owned businesses and 74%...
Motor City Match awards first-ever $1 million round of grants
Twenty Round 20 entrepreneurs awarded grants to help bring their dreams of opening a business to reality Recently-approved ARPA funding doubles grants provided by program that already has helped 138 entrepreneurs open their brick-and-mortar businesses Round...
Round 18 Motor City Match awardee Detroit Dance Center, LLC celebrates ribbon cutting event with Mayor Duggan
Detroit Dance Center is a Black-owned, woman-owned dance studio specializing in dance classes for ages 2 to teen with additional offerings for adults. Motor City Match has awarded $9.1M in cash grants, 82% of overall winners are minority-owned businesses and 71%...