The CEM Business Assocation (CEMBA) formerly East Warren Avenue Business Association along with the community, has been making positive strides in the revitalization of the East Warren Avenue Business District by creating and promoting a clean, safe and sustainable district that has options for a socially, economically and racially diverse community. Read the ModelD overview of CEMBA here.
November 24, 2009
Get Up to $1500 in Rebates for Energy-Saving Installations
DTE Energy has launched a new program called “Your Energy Savings” to help consumers save money on their utility bills while helping the state of Michigan become more energy efficient.
DTE Energy Homeowners can get up to $1,500 in rebates for the installation of certain kinds of energy-saving home improvements. Rebates are also available if the homeowner completes an energy survey or a comprehensive audit.
Energy surveys are only $25, which includes an energy-saving kit, including such items as compact fluorescent light bulbs and programmable thermostats valued at $50.
For more information on these programs, click on the link below or call 1.866.796.0512 or 313.255.1020.
Visit www.yourenergysavings.com for more information on saving energy.
November 24, 2009
Lobster Pot – Business in Focus
Jim and Connie Burdine run the retail operations and have been EEV residents on Grayton since 1967. Jim has been with the business for forty-seven “blissful years” and Connie has joined him for the past twenty seven. The family business originally opened in 1953 on Harper at Yorkshire and moved to the current location on Harper at Grayton in 1966 taking the current name, The Lobster Pot.
Up to twenty varieties of fish and shellfish will be available behind the counter on any given day, with an additional fifty in the display freezer. The wholesale business keeps 250 frozen items available, so retail customers should always ask if they are looking for something in particular. A call in advance can take care of special orders like swordfish steaks, shrimp platters or large quantities.
Hours of Operation: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturdays 9am to 4pm
16901 Harper Ave
Detroit MI 48224
313-882-7779
November 24, 2009
Removing Abandoned Pay Phones
Next Detroit Neighborhood Initiative has been working diligently with AT&T to get various abandoned pay phones removed along E. Warren and Harper Ave. AT&T will be removing the abandoned pay phone equipment at the addresses below:
* 16661 Harper Detroit, Mi. (in front of Louie’s Ham & Corned Beef)
* 17100 Harper Detroit, Mi. (parking lot of Sunoco – on Cadiuex side of lot)
* 17101 East Warren Detroit, Mi. (on Cadieux side of bldg by bus stop
If you have any abandoned pay phone equipment that you would like to be removed near your business please contact Bill Swanson from the CEM Business Association at bswanson@usnapbac.org or Helen Broughton from Next Detroit Neighborhood Initiative at 313-394-1034 or by e-mail at helenb@next-detroit.org
October 13, 2009
Volunteers Continue to Beautify E. Warren
Terri Shaw and her volunteers from Educational Data Systems continue in their efforts to beautify the East Warren Avenue Business District by painting over graffiti and boarded up buildings along E. Warren.
Pictured here are Terri and her volunteers actively putting their creativity and dedication to serving the community together to make this vacant building less of an eyesore and attract more business to E. Warren Ave.
Pictured here, Scott Hayes, is hard at work painting 16701 E. Warren. Be sure to take a look at the beautiful completed jobs the next time you drive by. The CEM Business Association thanks both of them for all of their hard work!
These projects were made possible through Community Legal Resources (CLR) Vacant Property Campaign funding.
October 13, 2009
CEED Business Planning Tools Class
Henry Ford Community College – M-Tec is hosting the CEED Business Planning Tools class this month.
This is a 4-week class; every Tuesday evening from October 6-27, 2009 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. The cost is $99.00 – Textbook included.
You will learn how to do an industry analysis, how to manage, how to market, and how to understand your financial statements. If you have a need for this information or know anyone who does, please direct them to the class.
Henry Ford Community College – M-Tec
3601 Schaefer Road, Dearborn, MI
To register call 313.317.1500 TODAY!
July 14, 2009
Simple Ways to Make Your Neighborhood a Better Place
The Project for Public Spaces has created the Neighbors Project to promote ‘neighborliness’ in communities across America. The suggestions range from simple things like shopping locally and speaking at neighborhood meetings to reporting any building violations you see and volunteering. Take a look at the list and start with a few of the easier ‘low-hanging fruit’ and work your way up to something big. Everyone can make a difference and every bit helps.
July 14, 2009
EDSI Inc. – Business in Focus
Educational Data Systems Inc. located at 16745 East Waren has been doing business in the community for 30 years and is a current member of the CEM Business Association. Like many other businesses they recognize the importance of an active business association on East Warren Avenue. Keep reading →
July 14, 2009
Summer in the City Mural Update
Summer in the City has been busy painting murals along East Warren Avenue. Volunteers have finished painting a transportation theme mural at the Cadieux East Warren Bus Stop. The Mural featuring the D-Dot route 32 bus is prominently located on the west wall of the In ‘n’ Out at Cadieux and E. Warren Avenue.
July 7, 2009
Small Business Detroit MicroLoan Program
The Small Business Detroit MicroLoan Program is a partnership between the Detroit Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood and Commercial Revitalization and the Center for Empowerment and Economic Development. The program offers loans to small businesses that can’t obtain funding from traditional sources like banks. Microloans look beyond credit score to give entrepreneurs with little to no capital the chance to start a business. In addition, microloan programs offer business counseling and mentoring.
Click here to view an article featuring the Small Business Detroit MicroLoan Program and some of its success stories.
For the offical program website go here.
For a listing of this and other resources please visit the ‘resources‘ section of our website.
June 17, 2009
Commerce Department to Open Local Office in Detroit
US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced at the Detroit Economic Club’s National Summit plans to open an office in Detroit. The office will assist businesses in navigating the various programs and grants available from the Department of Commerce. The Free Press reports, “The idea is to create a single point of contact for business people and entrepreneurs seeking help, rather than forcing them to hire help to figure out which programs apply to them.”
Read the full story at freep.com, Michigan Radio, or detnews.com.
