19 years as a woman-owned business gives us some serious street cred when it comes to building and leading programs for women-owned businesses. We built what we needed before we aggressively grew and what we needed after the growth. Women own around 40% of U.S. businesses and receive around 10% of the funding they need […]
Maybe you’ve noticed we like to push our community, clients, and everyone else out of their comfort zones. We’re kind of a broken record when it comes to finding comfort in the uncomfortable. Our CEO has it tattooed on her arm; we are nothing if not really, really consistent. Our commitment to uncomfortable is why […]
Michigan has no shortage of resources for people starting a business, but it has almost nothing for women who have already built one. That’s the gap the Women’s Entrepreneurial Fellowship was designed to fill, and after two cohorts, the results are making the case louder than any program description could. What It Is The fellowship […]
Nobody warns you business ownership will ask more of you than you ever planned to give. Knowing when to walk away requires just as much courage as starting in the first place. On a recent episode of Happy Hour Hustle, Kim sat down with Monica Gauthier, former owner of the award-winning Groovy Donuts and a […]
Growth is uncomfortable, but it’s necessary. Kim was recently quoted in an Inc. Magazine article about how many small business owners struggle to choose between growth and profitability. It’s a much harder decision than most want to admit. Here’s what she said: “When you invest in growth, your profitability will take a hit. You can’t […]
Soft is a terrible word, right up there with moist, and when you couple it with skills, it becomes even more gag-worthy. If the title to this article wasn’t so catchy, I’d start a petition to rebrand “soft skills,” cause there is nothing soft about the cost to small businesses. The term, that I shall […]
