Blog - Greater Lafayette Commerce

GRAND RE-OPENING: WILLOWSTONE FAMILY SERVICES

The nonprofit organization provides outpatient mental health counseling, child development support, parenting education groups, teen drug prevention groups and more. Some of their programs include “Healthy Families” and “Baby Talk.”

GRAND OPENING: WEST SIDE WASH

West Side Wash recently celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Greater Lafayette Commerce.

Located at 3460 Bethel Drive in West Lafayette, the self-serve car wash is open 24/7. Its mission is to provide a clean, quality, safe and affordable wash.

OCTOBER 2022 SMALL BUSINESS OF THE MONTH: INSTANT COPY

One of downtown Lafayette’s oldest businesses was named October Small Business of the Month by Greater Lafayette Commerce.

Instant Copy, a locally owned, one-stop print shop, won the monthly award for its business achievements and valuable contributions to the community.

GRAND RE-OPENING: WEE SPEAK THERAPY AND LEARNING CENTER

Wee Speak Therapy offers occupational, physical, music, aqua, speech and equine-assisted therapy to children with special needs.

GRAND OPENING: OUTRAGE SMASH THERAPY

A one-of-a-kind entertainment venue, customers can smash, break and destroy various items in Outrage’s so-called rage rooms.

20TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY: GUARDIAN ANGEL HOSPICE

Guardian Angel Hospice recently marked its 20th year anniversary with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

GRAND OPENING: DAWSON & DAISY BOUTIQUE

Dawson & Daisy Boutique celebrated the grand opening of its downtown Lafayette store with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

GRAND OPENING: STATE BANK

State Bank commemorated the grand opening of its new Lafayette branch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This marks State Bank’s first location in Tippecanoe County.

GRAND OPENING: KYREE’S WINDOW TINTING & FILMS

Greater Lafayette Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of Kyree’s Tint and Film.

2022 ANNUAL CELEBRATION

The fun-packed evening was spent celebrating Greater Lafayette’s thriving business community, recognizing several outstanding local leaders and being inspired by keynote speaker, Thomas Sonderman.

GRAND OPENING: FIRST OPTION MORTGAGE

First Option Mortgage celebrated the grand opening of its location at 400 Main Street in Lafayette.

SEPTEMBER 2022 SMALL BUSINESS OF THE MONTH: TBIRD

When Timothy Balensiefer founded TBIRD Design in 2000, his expectations for his design firm, he thought, were pretty high. He had a five-year and 10-year plan detailing lofty goals and a bright future for TBIRD.

GRAND OPENING: FRIENDLY MARKET DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE

Greater Lafayette Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the grand opening of Friendly Market in Downtown Lafayette.

GRAND OPENING: TRAVEL GIRL

Greater Lafayette Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the grand opening of Travel Girl.

FOUR EASY WAYS TO ENHANCE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY NOW

It goes without saying that having an effective presence on Facebook and other social media channels, such as Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok and Twitter, can be a game-changer in your marketing strategy.

JULY 2022 SMALL BUSINESS OF THE MONTH: GLGRAPHIX

Lafayette-based GLGraphix is enhancing the greatness of Greater Lafayette.

Owned by husband-and-wife team, Mark and Sandy Sweval, GLGraphics is a large-format graphics business that designs displays, banners and images that grab an audience’s attention.

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.