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Local entrepreneurs Jean Henry, Lisa Waud and Helen Harding on what it means to be “Small and Mighty”

By Mark | February 19, 2013

We didn’t announce it until this evening, but the October recipient of the Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation’s monthly $1,000 cash grant was Small & Mighty, the scrappy, little entrepreneurial support network created in the fall of 2012 by brilliant local shit-stirrers Jean Henry, Helen Harding and the cheese-loving Lisa Waud. What follows is a transcript [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, entrepreneurism, Local Business, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged A2Awesome, Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce, Blake Reetz, business ethics, business owners who get it, capitalization, Cliff Bell’s, EAT, Helen Harding, Jean Henry, Jefferson Market, Lisa Waud, Michael Shuman, networking, Pot and Box, Small and Mighty, small business, Sweet Heather Anne, The Wedding Party, Think Local First, Young Entrepreneurial People | 25 Comments

Joe Posch, owner of Detroit’s Hugh, on the realities of retail

By Mark | December 10, 2009

A few days ago, the family and I ventured into Detroit, and, not only didn’t we die – we had a great time. And, while there, we dropped by our friend Joe Posch’s lovely new store, Hugh. What follows is a brief conversation between Joe and I on the idea behind the store, the challenges [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, entrepreneurism, Local Business, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti | Also tagged bachelor style, Bureau of Urban Living, Canine to Five, Christmas gifts, City Bird, Claire Nelson, demolition, Design 99, Design Within Reach, destination shoppers, Detroit, Detroit Opera House, DIA, Eastern Market, entrepreneurism, getting press, gift ideas, good design, Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes, Hamtramck, Have an Inter-NOT Holiday - shop in Detroit, Hugh, indy retail, Joe Posch, Leopold's Books, Liz Blondy, mall shoppers, Mark offends a friend, mass transit, Mezzanine, Nutcracker, Park Avenue, Park Shelton, Playboy, pop-up retail, recruiting entrepreneurs, Retail, retail happening, retail in Ann Arbor, retail in Detroit, retail in Ypsilanti, ruin porn, small business, Supino's Pizzeria, Target, tax credits, Team Detroit, the donut of Novi, titanium crystal, Toby Barlow, University Cultural Center Association, VG Kids, whisky stones, Woodbridge Pub, Woodward | 25 Comments

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