Eric K. Martin knows a thing or two about doing business in Detroit. The 48-year-old life-long Detroiter owns and operates Myriad Concepts, an IT firm he runs out of his Boston Edison-area home.
He has used his many years of IT experience working for someone else to move his business forward. He can be contacted at (313) 657-3393 or
[email protected].
Describe your business in two sentences or less?Myriad Concepts is an IT company providing Network solution, PC support and project management to small businesses.
Why did you decide to set up shop in Detroit? Because, as born and raised citizen of Detroit, familiarity with the area is an asset that would create greater opportunities
What are some of the advantages to doing business here?Having a network of people, in terms of being able to reach out to some other small business owners and those with an entrepreneurial spirit.
What do you see in Detroit that other people who live outside the city don't?
That along with the well-established identity of what is wrong with Detroit, there are great opportunities and great people. It's an area where great things can and do happen.
What advice would you give to someone who was thinking about opening a business in the Motor City? Make sure that your desire to run a business outweighs the challenges you will face. Keep focusing on the big picture.
If you could change one thing about Detroit, what would it be? The way we do things -- political, economics, society -- needs to reflect the new century.
Source: Eric K. Martin, owner of Myriad Concepts
Writer: Jon Zemke
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