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Mayor
Duggan
and City
Council
leaders
unveiled
plan to
make
small
businesses
operate
easier
HB
Meeks/Editor-in-Chief
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Detroit
DETROIT
- The
new plan
to
support
small
businesses
is
focused
on
cutting
unnecessary
bureaucracy
while
maintaining
strong
health
and
safety
standards.
The
initiative
aims to
streamline
the
city's
permitting
and
licensing
processes,
making
it
easier
for
entrepreneurs
to start
and
sustain
businesses.
“The
amount
of red
tape and
bureaucracy
business
owners
deal
with in
this
City
drives
me
crazy,”
said
Mayor
Duggan.
“To help
small
businesses
thrive,
we have
to be
both
aggressive
and
smart to
cut back
on
unnecessary
red tape
while
maintaining
the
highest
health
and
safety
standards.”
“Our
small
businesses
have
always
been the
heart of
Detroit’s
economy
and the
soul of
our
neighborhoods,”
said
Council
President
Mary
Sheffield.
“For
those
reasons,
it was
important
for me
to
sponsor
this
legislation
which
creates
a new
business
concierge
service,
cuts red
tape,
streamlines
processes,
and
sends a
clear
message
that
Detroit
is open
for
business
— and
we’re
here to
help you
succeed."
Key
reforms
include:
-
Eliminating
unnecessary
licensing
–
Restaurants
previously
needed
two
separate
licenses
from
different
departments.
The city
will
remove
one of
these
requirements,
reducing
the time
and
paperwork
needed
to open
a new
restaurant.
-
Extending
business
license
durations
–
Instead
of
renewing
their
license
annually,
business
owners
will now
be able
to renew
every
two
years,
aligning
with the
timing
of other
inspections
and
making
the
process
more
efficient.
-
Upgrading
technology
–
Improvements
to the
city’s
systems
will
speed up
approvals,
create
clearer
expectations
for
turnaround
times,
and make
applications
more
user-friendly.
-
Launching
a
concierge
team – A
newly
funded,
dedicated
team
will
assist
small
business
owners
through
the
permitting
and
licensing
process,
providing
a
personal
point of
contact
to
simplify
interactions
with
city
departments.
These
changes
were
developed
over a
six-month
study
involving
interviews
with
business
owners,
process
mapping,
and
comparisons
to best
practices
in other
cities.
Mayor
Duggan
and City
Council
leaders
believe
this
will
make
Detroit
a more
business-friendly
city,
ensuring
entrepreneurs
face
fewer
delays
and
greater
support
as they
work to
grow
their
businesses.
Pending
approval
from the
City
Council,
the
reforms
are
expected
to be in
place by
late
summer
2025.
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