Hatch Detroit contest offers $100K prize to help small businesses launch storefronts

If you own a small pop-up business here in the city or you’re coming up with one, you have an opportunity to supercharge it with the return of the Hatch Detroit contest. “It takes a village to create a small business here in Detroit,” Christianne Malone, the chief program officer for TechTown Detroit, said on Sunday. “Seeing what businesses are able to do and seeing those ideas…I’m an idea person. So, I get excited by what our businesses are doing and finding new ways to help them.” This is the 15th year for Hatch Detroit, which has become a joint effort between TechTown Detroit, Wayne State University, and Comerica Bank.