Posts by Michelle Brantley
FIVE THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Nearly a decade ago, my brothers and I caught the entrepreneurial bug and rented a building with the intention of starting a business. We didn’t know what business we were going to start – just that we were going to start one.
Read MoreJUNE 2022 SMALL BUSINESS OF THE MONTH: THE HOMESTEAD
Jody Bahler always dreamed of one day owning her own catering business.
That dream came to fruition 12 years ago when she opened The Homestead.
Read MoreMAY 2022 SMALL BUSINESS OF THE MONTH: SPARKLETONE DRY CLEANERS
Jeanne Dudley’s people skills helped put Sparkletone Dry Cleaners on the map as the go-to place in town for dry cleaning.
Read MoreWHAT YOU GOT, SCOTT?
Greater Lafayette has returned to pre-pandemic levels of workforce and job openings. Our employment rate has been relatively low over the past year.
Read MoreAPRIL 2022 SMALL BUSINESS OF THE MONTH: SWEET REVOLUTION BAKE SHOP
One Indiana summer, after Chef Sarah McGregor-Ray experienced promising success at the Lafayette Farmer’s Market with her gourmet pastries, she found herself the co-owner of a bakery
Read MoreWHAT YOU GOT, SCOTT?
The Greater Lafayette Region is on the cusp of something big!Â
Read MoreMARCH 2022 SMALL BUSINESS OF THE MONTH: GREAT HARVEST BREAD CO.
Strolling into Great Harvest Bread Co. in Lafayette provides one with the experience that husband-and-wife founders, Jerry and Janet Lecy, had hoped to create nearly 17 years ago.
Read More“HOSTEL” WORK ENVIRONMENT
Michael Bristol, founder and CEO of UpLync Communications, spent six months hiking the country’s most storied and popular hiking path – the Appalachian Trail.
Read MoreFEBRUARY 2022 SMALL BUSINESS OF THE MONTH: MECKO’S HEATING & COOLING
The HVAC business is booming in Greater Lafayette. If you have any doubts, just watch the advertising during local television newscasts.
Read MoreWHY IN-PERSON MEETINGS ARE STILL NECESSARY
To say the last year and a half has been novel is an understatement. The pandemic shook the business world to the core.
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