Jul 2, 2025 | Corporations, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Inclusive Institutions, Neighborhoods, Our Impact, Small Business, Talent, Welcoming and Inclusion
BY SLOAN HERRICK Fifteen years ago, a ragtag team of dreamers in Detroit laid the foundation for what would become Global Detroit, aiming to shift the conversation about immigration and its essential role in creating vibrant, resilient communities. Back then, we...
Jun 12, 2025 | Inclusive Institutions, Neighborhoods, Small Business, Welcoming and Inclusion
BY ELIZAVETA DOROFEEVA Earlier this year in Southwest Detroit, numerous restaurants and local businesses that would typically be bustling remained unexpectedly closed. Business owners in the area later explained that many employees hadn’t shown up to work that week,...
Jun 13, 2024 | Inclusive Institutions, Neighborhoods, Welcoming and Inclusion
BY DESTINE BROWN As a child, I always wondered why movie characters would bring food as a gift when meeting their new neighbors – casserole, cakes, pies, lasagna. While the food seemed to change, the gesture remained the same. An exchange of a dish can represent...
Jan 4, 2024 | Economic Development, Government, Inclusive Institutions, Neighborhoods, Small Business, Talent, Welcoming and Inclusion
BY TARIQ FANEK As we move into 2024, we are celebrating significant advancements in the realm of economic development and, crucially, in the development and implementation of inclusive strategies designed to expand economic opportunity to historically marginalized...
May 19, 2022 | Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Neighborhoods, Our Impact, Small Business
Rezaul Chowdhury As Global Detroit’s community engagement specialist in Banglatown, Rezaul Chowdhury is a liaison and a problem solver — or what we call a “trusted connector.” What does that mean? That means every day, he is out in the community helping small business...
Mar 24, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Neighborhoods
When Fardusee Jaigirdar, Tahira Lasker and Farjana Dalia joined Global Detroit’s Common Bond program, they were hoping to connect with other women and claim some time for themselves outside their busy families. They did these things, but they also did something they...
