Program Awardees

Joyola Mei Hair
$25,000 Grant

Council District: 6
Location: 1432 Michigan Ave
Neighborhood (District): Corktown

Description: Joyola Mei Salon provides customers with a novel holistic and eco-luxury salon experience by offering services that align with their needs and values. Operating in Corktown, the salon will appeal toa bright, busy, professional, eco-conscious women and male-identifying clientele who seek sustainable practices for the good of people and the planet.

Past MCM Awards: Business Plan Awardee, Space Awardee
Existing Business opening in its first permanent location

Fork in Nigeria
$30,000 Grant

Council District: 6
Location: 4219 Woodward
Neighborhood (District): Cultural Center

Description: Fork in Nigeria began as a food truck serving Detroiters with authentic Nigerian cuisine. After expanding to two food trucks serving metro Detroit and Chrysler plants, Motor City Match will help Prej open his first brick & mortar location on Woodward in Midtown Detroit.

Mobile Business opening in its first permanent location

Past MCM Awards: no previous awards

Mature
$30,000 Grant

Council District: 5
Location: 3011 W Grand Blvd
Neighborhood (District): New Center
Description: Mature is premier menswear clothier based in Detroit that provides a balanced wardrobe for the elevated lifestyle. The store offers a unique blend of contemporary casual and modern upscale attire speaks confidence and distinguished style. Positivity, style and attractive character is the foundation of Mature. Owners Darryl& Dekoven Humes help provide strategy to enhance your shopping experience; to build wardrobe with an affordable investment.

Existing business moving from pop-up to permanent location

Past MCM Awards: Design Awardee

Detroit Dance Center
$35,000 Grant

Council District: 6
Location: 831 Selden St
Neighborhood (District): Midtown

Description: Detroit Dance Center’s (DDC) mission is to bring the spotlight back to the immense talent that Detroit has to offer through dance education. Partners Linda, Jasmine, & Dominique’s focus is to provide a state-of-the-art dance facility that encompasses all dance genres, allowing students to have the proper training to have a professional career in dance, and cater to the underserved communities in Metro Detroit.

Past MCM Awards: no previous awards

Existing Business open for over 5 years

RAMP Detroit
$35,000 Grant

Council District: 4
Location: 4849 Canyon Street
Neighborhood (District): Cornerstone Village

Description: RAMP Detroit is a sport performance center helping individuals live a pain free life and getting them back in the game, whether they are recovering from injury or trying to reach their full potential. Owner Erin Johnson focuses on providing a wellness/recovery lab that offers manual therapy using innovative technology and studio space for performance training

Past MCM Awards: Design Awardee, Space Awardee

Existing business moving to new permanent location

The Sandwich Lobby
$35,000 Grant

Counncil District: 4
Location: 10630 Morang
Neighborhood (District): Moross-Morang

Description: The Sandwich Lobby is a family-based company that will sell a variety of soups, sandwiches and baked potatoes on Detrot’s Eastside. The company will promote healthy, wholesome menu options, including vegan sandwiches, fresh vegetables and low sodium fresh deli meats. The Sandwich Lobby will offer fast, convenient, healthy food options for their neighborhood.

Past MCM Awards: no previous awards

Dulce Café and Bakery
$40,000 Grant

Council District: 4
Location: 17233 Mack Ave
Neighborhood (District): Cornerstone Village

Description: Dulce Café and Bakery is upscale café and bakery serving gourmet sandwiches, custom salads, custom cakes and pastries. Currently, Dulce operates a thriving catering operation and sells wholesale to local businesses and direct to customers through online orders. Opening this location on Mack Avenue will allow owner LaNesha Matthews to scale up existing operations and add new revenue streams.

Past MCM Awards: no previous awards

Home-based and mobile Business opening in its first permanent location

Supreme Cafe
$35,000 Grant

Location: 18111 Wyoming St
Neighborhood (District): Schulze (2)

Description: Supreme Cafe serves all natural, organic, gourmet food. Owner Jamaal Muhammad focuses on ensuring all products are 100% made with quality care and the very best ingredients. Supreme Café prioritizes giving back to the community through food giveaways, inspiring the youth, helping the elderly, and teaching and training Detroiters.

Past MCM Awards: no previous awards
Existing Business opening in its first permanent location

Detroit Soul
$60,000 Grant

Council District: 4
Location: 14300 E. Jefferson
Neighborhood (District): Jefferson Chalmers

Description: Detroit Soul is a family-based restaurant talented in a healthier approach to soul food preparation and catering services. The same care placed in the cooking process is also invested into the customer service experience. We enrich the economic conditions within the neighborhood by providing employment and community support.

Past MCM Awards: no previous awards

Existing business opening second location

Breadless Corporation
$50,000 Grant

Council District: 5
Location: 2761 East Jefferson Avenue Unit A
Neighborhood (District): Rivertown

Description: Breadless is a Detroit-based and Black-owned sandwich shop for breadless eaters. Breadless offers savory on-the-go sandwiches made with leafy super greens that empower a health-conscious lifestyle and aims to be a home for those who are used to ordering off of the menu.

Past MCM Awards: Space Awardee

Pop-up and mobile business opening in its first permanent Total Expected

Lily’s & Elise, LLC
$45,000 Grant

Council District: 2
Location: 19037 Livernois
Neighborhood (District): Bagley

Description: Lily’s & Elise is a Tea Cafe specializing in small bites, pastries, and craft cocktails. Their brand also offers floral and event services, catering, three mobile units, and lifestyle goods. As tea is the second most consumed drink, Lily’s & Elise will serve the neighborhood and attract customers from all over metro-Detroit, including every race, status, and gender.

Past MCM Awards: Design Awardee

Pop-up and mobile business opening in its first permanent location

Welcome Home Yoga & Wellness
$40,000 Grant

Council District: 2
Location: 6375 West Seven Mile Road, Suite 103
Neighborhood (District): Bagley

Description: Welcome Home Yoga & Wellness is a neighborhood yoga, meditation, and community gathering space, offering stress relief and wellness services. Mind/body integrative practices, such as yoga and meditation, have been shown to relieve stress, anxiety and other physical ailments. Welcome Home will provide a foundation for exploring healing, recovery, balance and transformation for Detroiters.

Past MCM Awards: no previous awards

Existing business moving from pop-up to permanent location

Hooked on Books Childcare
$40,000 Grant

Council District: 1
Location: 24532 West Mcnichols
Neighborhood (District): The Eye

Description: Hooked on Books Childcare is an existing in-home childcare service open since 2015. Hooked on Books focuses on social and emotional development and offers care for children ranging from 6 weeks of age to 8 years old. Services include before and after school care, along with on-day drop-in service and part time or full-time care

Past MCM Awards: Design Awardee

Home-based business opening in its first permanent location