Small Business Programming
What Is the Role of the Small Business Programming Team?
At the center of Detroit’s economic revitalization is our robust small-business community. Home-grown restaurants, retailers and service providers bring needed goods and services to residents. Small businesses provide local jobs, stabilize neighborhoods and create a sense of community. Black-owned businesses are especially important to an inclusive and accessible economy. DEGC provides a host of programming to help startups and established businesses flourish.
How Can the Small Business Programming Team Help You?
- Motor City Match
- Motor City Re-store
- Detroit Means Business
- Neighborhood Retail Study
- Minority Procurement Program (under construction)
- Small Business Resources and Special Events
Small Business Programming Team
Pierre Batton
Vice President Small Business Services
Lily Hamburger
Director Small Business Retention & Attraction
Mariangela Pledl
Director Small Business Programs
Helen Broughton
Small Business Development Manager
Keyra Cokley
Associate Technical Assistance Manager
Denise Colona
Small Business Services Development Manager
Gregoire Eugene-Louis
Motor City Re-Store Program Manager
LaTosha Franklin
Small Business Services Compliance Associate
Andrew Lucco
Senior Small Business Development Manager
Michelle Matthews
Small Business Development Manager
Ja Lisia Melendez
Small Business Services Coordinator
Kristen Morris
Executive AssistantLet Us Help You Launch and Grow Your Detroit Small Business
Our Small Business Call Center is open Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 844-333-8249.
The DEGC is bound to serve only those businesses within the city limits of Detroit. Businesses in Wayne County can visit Wayne County Technical Assistance & Financial Resources for more info.