The Brief Small businesses will be receiving a boost if a new proposal by Mayor Mike Duggan is adopted. The plan removes red tape that entrepreneurs say plague both established and new businesses alike. A proposed plan by the Duggan administration is working to make it easier for small businesses in a plan presented before city council. "Let's send you two ordinances, one of which will eliminate the business license fee for restaurants altogether, and rely on the state process," said Mayor Mike Duggan. "Making Detroit the best city in America to grow and start a small business," she said.