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- Skoop | SmartZone Best Small BusinessIn a lead-up to the 2020 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. Due to the COVID-19, this year’s gala will take place online July 28th! Please visit https://michigancelebrates.org/Here, he speaks with Josh Cooper who is the Founder/CEO of Skoop. Skoop was nominated as a Michigan SmartZone Best Small Business for 2020.» Subscribe for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...» Visit MBN website: https://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/MBN ON SOCIAL:MBN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...Like MBN: https://www.facebook.com/mibiznetworFollow MBN: https://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/MBN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/16 min
- Workit Health | Michigan 50 Companies to WatchIn a lead-up to the 2020 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. Due to the COVID-19, this year’s gala will take place online July 28th! Please visit https://michigancelebrates.org/Here, he speaks with Lisa McLaughlin who is Co-Founder of Workit Health. Workit Health was nominated as a Michigan 50 Companies to Watch of 2020.About Workit HealthAdvanced Interactive Response Systems (AIRS) was founded in Newaygo, Michigan by a registered respiratory therapist to bring needed oxygen solutions to the market. AIRS produces high-quality safety and monitoring products that improve patient health and care-giver performance.Oxygen system irregularities can lead to patient respiratory distress, hypoxia and damage to vital organs. AIRS is focused on respiratory innovations that bring peace of mind and solve the current oxygen issues.» Subscribe for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...» Visit MBN website: https://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/MBN ON SOCIAL:MBN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...Like MBN: https://www.facebook.com/mibiznetworFollow MBN: https://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/MBN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/7 min
- Advanced Interactive Response Systems (AIRS) | SBDC Best Small BusinessIn a lead-up to the 2020 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. Due to the COVID-19, this year’s gala will take place online July 28th! Please visit https://michigancelebrates.org/Here, he speaks with Valerie Obenchain who is Founder and AIRS. AIRS was nominated as a SBDC Best Small Business of 2020.About AIRSAdvanced Interactive Response Systems (AIRS) was founded in Newaygo, Michigan by a registered respiratory therapist to bring needed oxygen solutions to the market. AIRS produces high-quality safety and monitoring products that improve patient health and care-giver performance.Oxygen system irregularities can lead to patient respiratory distress, hypoxia and damage to vital organs. AIRS is focused on respiratory innovations that bring peace of mind and solve the current oxygen issues.» Subscribe for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...» Visit MBN website: https://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/MBN ON SOCIAL:MBN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...Like MBN: https://www.facebook.com/mibiznetworFollow MBN: https://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/MBN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/6 min
- Morgan Composting | Michigan 50 Companies to WatchIn a lead-up to the 2020 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. Due to the COVID-19, this year’s gala will take place online July 28th! Please visit https://michigancelebrates.org/Here, he speaks with Brad Morgan who is President and CEO of Morgan Composting, Inc.. Morgan Composting was nominated as a Michigan 50 Companies to Watch for 2020.About Morgan Composting, Inc.Morgan Composting is a family business that was started in 1996, by Brad Morgan and his father Dale. The Morgan’s began composting as a solution to a manure management problem on their 200-head dairy operation. Now the cows have been sold and just a composting operation remains. Morgan Composting strives to be a driving force in Agribusiness that promotes sustainable practices, and to be an innovative provider of economical & healthy soil products. Our mission, what MCI is about…is to strive for excellence in our service to customers, our community, and the environment.» Subscribe for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...» Visit MBN website: https://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/MBN ON SOCIAL:MBN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...Like MBN: https://www.facebook.com/mibiznetworFollow MBN: https://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/MBN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/10 min
- Pivot Materials | SmartZone Best Small BusinessIn a lead-up to the 2020 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. Due to the COVID-19, this year’s gala will take place online July 28th! Please visit https://michigancelebrates.org/Here, he speaks with Kylee Guenther who is CEO of Pivot Materials. Pivot Materials was nominated as a SmartZone Small Business for 2020!About Pivot MaterialsPivot Materials is a millennial-woman owned Detroit based social impact business that is reforming the plastics industry. The name Pivot comes from their goal to change or pivot the plastics industry. Plastics are used in almost everything we do, from safe toys for kids to disposable medical devices. Unfortunately, some of these products eventually end up in our waterways, but most goes to landfills. Pivot Materials reduces waste, reuses waste, and educates consumers through their products.They specialize in manufacturing composite plastics using natural fiber bamboo or rice hull fiber. Pivot’s products are light-weight, sustainable, durable, and cost competitive and do not require changes in the current manufacturing setup or special tooling. Through our products, we reduce waste, reuse waste, and educate consumers.Kylee Guenther was one of the 13 Sephora Accelerate Cohort members, where she looked to create an eco-friendly plastic alternative for beauty/retail rigid packaging. The company is currently working with Plug and Play Tech Center, which is a tech startup accelerator. In 2019, Pivot Materials will be expanding to other natural, biodegradable fibers like rice waste and hemp. In addition, they are also launching a line of home and houseware products made from its bamboo composite.» Subscribe for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...» Visit MBN website: https://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/MBN ON SOCIAL:MBN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...Like MBN: https://www.facebook.com/mibiznetworFollow MBN: https://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/MBN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/9 min
- Peak Performance Physical Therapy | SBDC Best Small BusinessIn a lead-up to the 2020 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. Due to the COVID-19, this year’s gala will take place online July 28th! Please visit https://michigancelebrates.org/Here, he speaks with Jill Marlan who is CEO and Founder of Peak Performance Physical Therapy. PPPT was nominated as a SBDC Best Small Business for 2020!About Peak Performance Physical TherapyThrough an advanced integrated approach to minimize or eliminate your pain, Peak Performance Physical Therapy works with you to restore your mobility, strength, flexibility and balance. We know the difficulties that come with minimal function and mobility, so we aim to getour patients back to the things they enjoy in life. From daily movement to activities, work and recreation, we will help you reach your peak!Peak Performance Physical Therapy is dedicated to offering the best in physical therapyservices at all three conventionally located clinics around the mid-Michigan area.» Subscribe for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...» Visit MBN website: https://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/MBN ON SOCIAL:MBN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...Like MBN: https://www.facebook.com/mibiznetworkFollow MBN: https://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/MBN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/10 min
- IonTox | SmartZone Best Small BusinessIn a lead-up to the 2020 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. Due to the COVID-19, this year’s gala will take place online July 28th! Please visit https://michigancelebrates.org/Here, he speaks with James McKin who is President and Founder of IonTox. IonTox was nominated as a MEDC SmartZone Best Small Business.About IonToxIONTOX is a biotechnology company founded in 2014 dedicated to providing expertise to the area of in vitro toxicology, with a mission to build improved methods for predicting human adverse effects from chemical exposure.From laboratories located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, IONTOX serves a global client base in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical, tobacco, and food additive industries. Through, consulting, product development, and laboratory services the company contributes to the development, application, and interpretation of alternative testing methods. IONTOX aims to advance current alternative toxicology methods through continuous efforts in the research and development of new in vitro technology. Through the company’s contract research laboratories IONTOX offers Advanced in vitro solutions that promise to increase the reliability of in vitro toxicology.» Subscribe for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...» Visit MBN website: https://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/MBN ON SOCIAL:MBN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...Like MBN: https://www.facebook.com/mibiznetworkFollow MBN: https://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/MBN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/10 min
- GS3 Global | Michigan 50 Companies to WatchIn a lead-up to the 2020 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. Due to the COVID-19, this year’s gala will take place online July 28th! Please visit https://michigancelebrates.org/Here, he speaks with Lisa Lunsford who is CEO and Founder of GS3 Global. GS3 Global was nominated as a Michigan 50 Companies to Watch for 2020.About GS3 GlobalGS3 is an integrator of manufactured parts and global freight management. The company was founded on the ideal to challenge the status quo by acting on our value propositions: employees, performance, collaboration, value and results.At GS3, whether our customers request manufacturing, assembly, shipping or a seamless combination of all three, we provide efficient, responsive management of your goods, from beginning to end of the supply chain — and for every point in between.» Subscribe for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...» Visit MBN website: https://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/MBN ON SOCIAL:MBN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...Like MBN: https://www.facebook.com/mibiznetworkFollow MBN: https://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/MBN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/10 min
- 58 Early-Stage Tech Companies Receive $3 Million in Support from the MEDCJeffrey Mosher spoke with Fred Molnar, Vice President, MEDC Entrepreneurship & Innovation initiative and Martin Dober, Senior Vice President, Invest Detroit and Managing Director, ID Ventures to find out about Tech Startup Stabilization Fund.A total of 58 early-stage tech companies are receiving direct investments or loans from the Tech Startup Stabilization Fund, funded by the MEDC and administered by ID Ventures.The funding will support early-stage tech companies in Michigan with fewer than 50 employees and a demonstrated need for support due to the economic impacts of COVID-19.Support ranges from $10,000 to $150,000 and will allow recipients to retain their workforce, advance vital high-tech research initiatives and support operating costs, in addition to meeting other critical needsAmong the 58 high-tech companies to receive support through the fund, many represent regionally diverse areas in the state, including the Upper Peninsula, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Troy, and Ann Arbor.The Tech Startup Stabilization Fund builds off MEDC’s support for small businesses and entrepreneurs around the state during COVID-19, including the Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund, the Business Accelerator Fund and the Pre-Seed III Fund9 min
- LaFleur Marketing | Michigan 50 Companies to WatchIn a lead-up to the 2020 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. Due to the COVID-19, this year’s gala will take place online July 28th! Please visit https://michigancelebrates.org/Here, he speaks with Chip LaFleur who is President of LaFleur Marketing. LaFleur Marketing was nominated as a Michigan 50 Companies to Watch for 2020.About LaFleur MarketingBack in 2014, founder and president Chip LaFleur had a vision in which businesses worked in partnerships and employees were treated like friends. So, he politely exited his current agency position and took the exhilarating first steps toward his dream. Today, that dream is our reality.What began as a small startup to help small- and medium-sized law firms with their basic marketing needs has since blossomed into an ever-growing group of experienced, skilled, and creative marketing professionals working together to exceed expectations for a wide range of clients located throughout the country, including law firms, healthcare organizations, and even other startups and entrepreneurs. Together, they work with determination and compassion to help our clients reach more customers and provide those clients with great service.» Subscribe for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...» Visit MBN website: https://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/MBN ON SOCIAL:MBN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX...Like MBN: https://www.facebook.com/mibiznetworkFollow MBN: https://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/MBN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/10 min
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