Detroit natives Nia Batts and Katy Cockrel opened the Detroit Blows hair blow-drying salon in downtown Detroit last fall in response to a need for the specialty service that could previously only be found in the suburbs.Their business model aims to fill one of the many voids Detroit still has in the service industry that causes both Detroiters and suburban residents who work in the city to head to the suburbs for services every day. They also have a social entrepreneurship mission built into their business model.