Events business owner wins $100,000 Hatch Detroit prize

 e Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown has served as a springboard for what are now some of Detroit’s most popular and notable businesses. In winning the 2023 competition, Cathryn Coleman hopes to be next on that list.

Coleman, owner of events business Bouncing Around the Motor City, bested three other nalists in the annual “Shark Tank”-style Hatch O event Wednesday night, winning $100,000 and other assistance toward that goal.

e other three nalists will also receive technical assistance, business coaching and other services designed to help their businesses succeed from TechTown Detroit and partners including IT company Accenture and business management consultant Ernst & Young. Hatch winners commit to opening a brick-and-mortar business in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park.

e entrepreneur has a storefront at 13238 Fenkell Ave. in Detroit’s Bethune community. e property, which had been vacant for 26 years, was set to be demolished before Coleman purchased the 4,000-square-foot building for $1,100 from the city. e storefront will open in three months with retail and event space.

Bouncing Around The Motor City events business owner Cathryn Coleman (center) celebrates her $100,000 Hatch Detroit win with her family Wednesday night at the Wayne State University Industry Innovation Center.