With the help of 100K Ideas, you could be Flint’s newest inventor and entrepreneur. Even the space that houses the nonprofit 100K Ideas, the Ferris Wheel in downtown Flint, is inventive as a co-working space. Both have received national recognition for their ingenuity. Over at C3 3D LLC in Flint, an additive manufacturing or industrial Continue Reading
Jan Barlow has reinvented her Clio laundry and dry cleaning business several times over since she opened in the midst of a recession in February 1982. Barlow started with just a small coin laundry, added dry cleaning about six months later and followed shortly with an addition. The former teacher has been ahead of industry Continue Reading
A group of community-minded businessmen emerged from a meeting nearly 20 years ago, committed to help their struggling city make a comeback. Each put up a significant amount of their own cash to try to redevelop a sleepy downtown with numerous shuttered storefronts and buildings. The investors formed Uptown Six LLC in 2001 and Uptown Continue Reading
For small businesses, entering the federal government marketplace can be a daunting proposition. All that red tape! All those acronyms! How can a new entrant hope to succeed? Well, what if you had a larger, more experienced contractor to help guide the way – and perhaps back your proposals? That’s the intent behind the SBA’s Continue Reading
Congratulations to our members on the move featuring FGCC members’ grand openings, promotions, new hires, recognition and milestones (Featured) Flint & Genesee Chamber Ambassadors honored at the Feb. 14 Chamber Luncheon: (From L-R) Sherry Sanford, Medical Billing Revenue Mgmt.; Marcie Cardinal, AFLAC; Amber Taylor, Taylor Health & Wellness; Nicholas Wambach, Teachout Security; Melanie Cieslinski, Holiday Inn Continue Reading
