Invest Detroit, ProsperUs help new businesses carry on Fashion Avenue’s legacy, small biz ecosystem of Livernois McNichols corridor – Model D

Invest Detroit, ProsperUs help new businesses carry on Fashion Avenue’s legacy, small biz ecosystem of Livernois McNichols corridor – Model D

Toss & Sauce is a Detroit family business, co-owned by Ashley Guynes and her aunt, Cher Slater. Photo by Doug Coombe. Clement Brown was born in New York, but considers himself raised by Detroit. He is the owner of Three Thirteen, carrying on the Fashion Avenue legacy, with his brick and mortar. Photo by Doug…

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L.A. cookie shop owner sees profits crumble under tariff burden: "I have to find a way to persevere"

L.A. cookie shop owner sees profits crumble under tariff burden: “I have to find a way to persevere”

Los Angeles — Cookie connoisseur Lara Adekoya started her baking business during the pandemic, selling cookies to masked customers out of her Los Angeles home.  Now, customers flock to her L.A. bakery, Fleurs et Sel, to get their hands on flavors like oatmeal chocolate chip walnut, peanut butter and Nutella, and matcha dark chocolate. Adekoya…

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Alikaleo Park: A Family’s Creative Legacy in Hawai‘i Fashion | Top Stories

Alikaleo Park: A Family’s Creative Legacy in Hawai‘i Fashion | Top Stories

Courtesy of: Alikaleo Park HONOLULU (Island News) — For Alex and Sarah Kawakami, raising children and raising a business have gone hand in hand. Out of the day-to-day rhythm of parenthood—bedtime routines, family play, and moments of inspiration—came the idea for Alikaleo Park, a children’s clothing brand rooted in creativity, culture, and family legacy. The…

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