Amanda Lewan

For entrepreneur Cindy Pasky, growing her company boiled down to one simple word: perspective.

Sneakers are just the start for StockX and its commodity-goods market.

Following a successful tech career, Flint native David Tarver returned home with a zeal for solving social problems.

Gwen Jimmere created the Moroccan Rhassoul 5-in-1 Clay Treatment out of necessity -- and has now hit the seven-figure mark.

Jay Adelson of Center Electric believes Midwestern work ethic and manufacturing prowess are advantages Silicon Valley can't match.

The Motor City isn't waiting for a savior to move to town. It's banking on the energy of the people who call it home.

The hereditary leader of Ford Motor Co. sees cars dominating the suburbs for a long time but crowded cities will drive innovation in how we get around.

The Motor City offers a trained workforce and, soon, gigabit speed Internet along with very affordable real estate.

The upside of the Motor City's epic struggle with abandonment is a vast supply of materials for high-end goods made by ambitious startups.

Farmers, the original entrepreneurs, are finding a profitable niche in the vast amount of abandoned land in the Motor City.

The city has enormous woes but also substantial resources. Building a business here serves the greater good more than perhaps anywhere else in America.