Q&A: Tara Jones- Williamson on Financial Success for Solopreneurs Tara Jones-Williamson is the feminine Financial Success Coach and Lifestyle Designer behind Your Pretty Pennies, an online financial lifestyle brand dedicated to helping women pay off all of their debt in two years or less. She spoke with us about the philosophy behind her strategies, how … Read more
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What You Need to Know to Start a Food Business Are you dreaming of starting a food truck? Do your friends tell you that your salsa is delicious enough to sell? Do you want to open a restaurant? A bakery? A popcorn shop? A coffee shop? A catering business? We talked to Kendra Wills, a … Read more
No Limit Fitness Offers Family, Friends and Fitness When Chris Woods’ father died of a heart attack at age 48, Woods resolved to make a change in his life. “The direction of what I was doing had to change. I had to get healthy, look into myself and understand who I was,” Woods said. “…and … Read more
Q&A: Attorney Brent Greers on Legal Rules Every New Business Needs to Understand What steps can someone take to determine what kind of entity they need to be? Your primary questions to ask yourself should be about taxes and liability. So, depending on your answers to those two questions will determine what the most appropriate … Read more
Zeal Aerial Fitness gives Grand Rapids a Place to Fly In 2018, Christina VanDam started Zeal Aerial Fitness to give people a place to fly in Grand Rapids. The unique fitness studio houses all of the aerial arts –aerial hoop, aerial silks and pole– under one roof and welcomes anyone and everyone who wants to … Read more
Christina VanDam on being a business owner and a mother Christina VanDam is a the owner of Zeal Aerial Fitness and a GROW client. How old were your children when you started your business? My son was actually the reason I started to pursue my business. I was laid off while on maternity leave. I … Read more
What does it mean to be a coaching leader? It is critical for leaders to be a coach, and that is the wave of the future, as opposed to the top-down mentality. We want leaders to promote self-reliant problem solvers. What is happening when we aren’t doing that is getting passive employees who don’t take … Read more
Business Partners Alita Kelly and Khara DeWit Discuss Motherhood Alita Kelly and Khara DeWit are the co-founders of South East Market, a grocery market with a mission to increase access to healthy food options through dignified means. How old were your children when you started your business? A: My daughter was 9 when South East Market … Read more
Get to Know GROW’s New CEO, Milinda Ysasi What was your first job and what did you learn from it? Scooping ice cream at the iconic Jersey Junction…I was 14 years old, my sister and other friends ended up working with me. I learned the importance of customer service, selling and diffusing conflict with a … Read more
7 Ways to Go Green with Your Business Small businesses can have a big impact on the environment by adopting eco-friendly practices. And, going green is likely to have a big impact on your business. Consumers are increasingly favoring sustainable businesses. A recent study conducted by the National Retail Federation showed that 70% of … Read more