Entrepreneurship Features

Freight forwarder company 'Seastar' implements unique business model

Samer Hijazi Monday, March 19, 2012

Fida Mourtada and his wife Zainab have been married almost as long as they have been in the transportation business together. Today, Mourtada and his wife run Seastar, a freight forwarding company that specializes in ocean, inland & air transportation. While the couple has been able to successfully manage their own business, the road to this point in their success was a long one.

Detroit�s upscale cigar lounge offers patrons just what they need

Nick Meyer Monday, March 12, 2012

From restaurants to casinos, downtown Detroit offers plenty of entertainment options. But for a long time, the city had lacked an upscale cigar bar where some of its 160,000 or so workers could relax at the end of the day. The new La Casa De La Habana lounge changed all that roughly two and a half years ago when it opened its doors for the first time in historic Harmonie Park.

Boutique provides trendy, modest Islamic wear

Natasha Dado Sunday, March 11, 2012

While metro Detroit is home to several Muslim clothing stores that cater to the region's high concentration of American Muslims, it's hard to imagine there could be one trendier than Hija.Bee of Dearborn Heights.

Coffee, customer service a way of life for Qazzaz family

Nick Meyer Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Grabbing a cup of coffee in the morning is a normal part of the day for millions of people, but for one Dearborn, Michigan father-son duo, coffee has been a way of life. It's been that way for over 46 years for Abu Dawood Qazzaz, who founded the Qazzaz Coffee Company in Kuwait before moving to Dearborn, Michigan in 1994.

Entrepreneurs use business to provide free footwear and accessories to needy people locally and over

Natasha Dado Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Both men are the owners of Mid America Shoes and Accessories, a worldwide footwear distributor founded in 2001. Their philanthropy extends beyond Africa, into Detroit, other states and various continents where free shoes are shipped out to assist those living under poor conditions.

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Rodrigo Padilla

City: Detroit

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Daniel Milstein

City: Ann Arbor

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Hapreet Singh

City: Plymouth

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City: Detroit

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Jordi Carbonell & Mellissa Fernandez

City: Detroit

Café con Leche was founded on the basis that strong communities need a central gathering space. Jordi Carbonell, originally from Barcelona, Spain, and wife Melissa Fernandez, a second generation resident of Southwest Detroit,had the vision that this community could benefit from a café that recognized and reflected the diversity of the neighborhood.

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