November 11, 2025
Growth-Stage Businesses in the Detroit Region: Insights and Solutions to Fuel Economic Impact is the latest collaboration between the New Economy Initiative (NEI) and Detroit Future City (DFC). Through a series of focus groups and interviews conducted during the Summer of 2025, the report underlines the importance these businesses have to the Detroit region and examines some of the key challenges that they face. The research outlines strategies to close the support gaps that limits growth for these businesses across five key areas—capital, the business support network, technology, talent, and policy—and shows how collaboration can strengthen the region’s economic core.
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