The Metro: Detroit’s ‘bold plan to cut red tape’ for small businesses
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Hassan Beydoun, group executive of Economic Development for the city of Detroit, joined The Metro on July 15, 2025.
Detroit City Council recently approved changes to city ordinances to make the licensing process easier and less cumbersome for small businesses.
The changes, which were unanimously approved by the council, will reduce administrative burdens by cutting redundant licensing requirements that “do not protect health and safety”; allow businesses to renew their business licenses every two years instead of annually; improve the city’s permitting and licensing processes and more.
Hassan Beydoun, group executive of Economic Development for the city of Detroit, joined The Metro on Tuesday to elaborate on what these new resolutions mean for small businesses in Detroit.
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