Detroit Means Business
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Detroit, Michigan
Program Description: Detroit Means Business is a DEGC-led initiative focused on business assistance and support for Detroit small businesses. The program emphasizes collaboration among ecosystem partners to better serve local businesses.
Focus Areas:
- Small business assistance
- Business development
- Entrepreneur support
- Ecosystem collaboration
- Economic growth for Detroit small businesses
Key Features:
- Annual Detroit Means Business Summit (themed "Return to Collaboration")
- Network of nearly 200 Detroit entrepreneurs
- Partnership with ecosystem organizations
- Focus on collaborative approaches to small business support
What Detroit Economic Growth Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 20
- Total given
- $1.95M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $6,586–$948K
- By dollars: Michigan 100%. Top recipient cities: Detroit, MI; Ann Arbor, MI; West Bloomfield, MI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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Fields of Work
- Small businesses
- Community development
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