On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses Orbion Space Technologies, a Michigan-based company that's working on developing an aurora plasma thruster. Its system is now being met with widespread market acceptance, and it just secured $20 million in Series B funding.

On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses strategies on how to create customer loyalty, which starts with putting your brand above everything else.

On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses purchase order financing, which helps companies fill orders they couldn't otherwise without having the funding to pay for production costs.

On today's Business Beat, Jeff talks to Amy Peterson, the CEO and co-founder of Rebel Nell, a Detroit-based jewelry business that seeks to employ women with barriers to employment.

On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses a new report from Jungle Scout, which found that during the second quarter of 2021, 80% of online shoppers expect free shipping when ordering over a certain dollar amount. To consumers, the three most critical drivers of sales are free shipping, ratings and reviews and the lowest price.

On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses the reemergence of business travel post-pandemic. In fact, 96% of business travelers say they're both ready and willing to travel in the next year, according to a survey from SAP Concur.

On today's Business Beat, Jeff talks to physician Daniel Siegal, CEO of Navv Systems, a Michigan-based company focused on hospital personnel location and equipment tracking and location services. The company just closed a $3.2 million venture fundraising round from some of the top venture firms in our region. 

On today's Business Beat, Jeff talks to Bea Wolnerman of Bea's Squeeze, a lemonade company that started in Eastern Market as a summer pop-up and is now available through retailers distributed in 25 states.

On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses Huntington Bank's $1 billion commitment to minority-owned businesses in Detroit and Wayne County. Huntington just completed the acquisition of TCF Bank, making Huntington the 25th largest bank in the country with more than $170 billion in assets.

On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses a newly released study from CHEQ and the University of Baltimore, which found that fake reviews in the e-commerce market have resulted in a $152 billion problem.