When business gets overwhelming, simple yet important tasks such as community engagement, volunteering and participation often fall to the side. Participating and being active in the community allows for advertising, networking as well as overall business growth. Here are seven reasons to reorganize your priorities in the community and embrace leadership for business growth. Photo: […]
Sometimes a cause is so compelling, so basic, that we are forced to share it with the community. Here is your monthly nonprofit discovery post in the series of Cause We Love. A few years ago I got involved on the ground floor of an organization through WGVU called Engage. WGVU has a long tradition of […]
Today’s show was amazing, wasn’t it? If nothing else, we are a humble lot. We enjoyed welcoming Paramount Realty Partners, Center for Women in Transition and GVSU’s Women’s Center to chat with Shelley and I about all of the great services, programs and resources that are available in our community. Paramount Realty Partners is a residential […]
Wounded Warrior Project provides critical services to veterans. Sometimes a cause is so compelling, so basic, that we are forced to share it with the community. Here is your monthly nonprofit discovery post in the series of Cause We Love. This past weekend, I was watching 60 Minutes and a story came on about a […]
Thanks to the Social Entrepreneur Club at Aquinas College for inviting us to chat about Going Social – using social media to market your business. As part of the presentation we used examples from campaigns we have run on behalf of our clients, such as Lights in the Night GR. Social media is an essential […]
So we are a little behind on our posting of this month’s Your Biz, Your Town…luckily we can not include a link to the entire podcast, so you won’t miss a thing! As always we had some phenomenal guests on this month’s show. It always warms my heart to hear about all the amazing neighborhood […]
We hope you all enjoyed a relaxing, food-filled holiday with family. For us, it is time to get back to work and we can’t think of a better group of people and organizations to spend our post-Thanksgiving holiday with. For those of you that need a reminder, Your Biz, Your Town is a monthly radio […]
Whether you are creating or maintaining your brand image there are certain “rules” to follow to ensure the success of your brand. Patience: Consumers do not recognize brands overnight. Unless your brand has been around for years, it will take time to develop. Focus: Focus your brand and know your limits. Do not try to […]
Today’s Your Biz, Your Town segment on WGVU’s Morning Show with Shelley Irwin was focused on small businesses and the importance of building and maintaining relationships. Shelley and I had the pleasure of chatting with 2 very interesting local entrepreneurs and small business owners. Fettig, formerly Ameritemp Staffing has existed in our community since 199 […]
I have to take a moment to shamelessly plug the 834 team. We have had a VERY busy couple of weeks and though it is a young team, they pulled together, stepped up and I heard not one word of complaint. We have conquered Lights in the Night, events, street team outreach, blog writing, social […]
