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Learn more about this Plymouth-based business in this week's Small Business Shout Out.
Patricia Kozlowski, owner of Balance Yoga Therapy, said she started her business in 2008 after experience the healing yoga can provide. "I was a therapist first, then became a yoga teacher after yoga helped me manage and heal my chronic back and neck pain that I developed after a car accident," she said. Kozlowski recently submitted information about her business through Patch's Business Shout Out. If you have a business and want to participate in Patch's Small Business Shout Out you can fill out the form here. How did your business come to be?: I was a therapist first then became a yoga teacher after yoga helped me manage and heal my chronic back and neck pain that I developed after a car accident. What kind of services do you offer?: …
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Learn more about this Canton-based business in this week's Small Business Shout Out.
If you're looking to finish your basement, or remodel your kitchen and bathrooms - this family owned Canton business wants your business. Nick Mastroionni, Licensed Builder/Contractor with Mastr-Jay Renovations Inc., said those projects are his specialty, "We specialize in finished basements, custom kitchens and bathroom remodeling." Recently, Mastroionni submitted information about her business. If you have a business and want to participate in Patch's Small Business Shout Out you can fill out the form here. How did your business come to be?: Mastr-Jay Renovations, Inc. is a small family-owned and operated company that is fully licensed and insured. The owners, Domenic and Nick, are father and son. They had a passion for helping people …
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Learn more about this Northville-based business in this week's Small Business Shout Out.
When she couldn't find a job in education after graduation, Christine Van Dam said she and her mother decided to start a business. "I graduated with a degree in education and couldn't find a job," Van Dam said. "My mother and I, on a whim, decided to open a store. Within a month, we had rented a space, bought fixtures and were on a plane to New York to buy goods." Recently Van Dam, owner of Van Dam's boutique, submitted information about his business to Patch. If you have a business and want to participate in Patch's Small Business Shout Out you can fill out the form here. What's a fact about your business that most customers probably don't know?: Our store is housed in the oldest "retail" building in Northville. Although, we are not sure …
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Learn more about this Northville business in this week's Small Business Shout Out.
Urban Optiques in downtown Northville lets customers choose the size, shape, finish, materials and colors of their frames. Shop owner Michelle Calder calls her frames “jewelry for your face” because they are a fashion statement. The following answers were provided by Michelle Calder, owner of Urban Optiques. If you have a business and want to participate in Patch's Small Business Shout Out you can fill out the form here. When were you founded?: "I bought the store in 2009, Urban Optiques has been an optometry practice/optical boutique since 1995." How did your business come to be?: "I just graduated from optometry school in May of 2009 and with the job market as scarce as it was, I was looking for innovative ways to hone my skills as a …
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The 17-year-old business offers home decor and gifts with a garden theme.
Gardenviews in downtown Northville first opened in May of 1995, but not where it is today. It was first in the location of the old gas station where the Garage Grill & Fuel Bar is now. Gardenviews moved one and a half blocks east in 2010 to 117 East Main Street. "We're really happy about the move," said co-owner Lou Mascolo. "Now we’re in the middle of all the action, all the activity." Patrons of the store at its first location will remember that Gardenviews carried heavy stone and cement products for the outdoors like benches, planters and statuary. "It was too heavy for customers, so we started carrying a product caller fiber stone," Mascolo said. Fiber stone is cement coated over fiberglass and has 25 percent of the weight of cement, …
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3:12 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
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Northville resident Kristin Kolasa's Kindred Spirits Senior Care business grew to 20 employees and moved to a new office in downtown Northville.
Kindred Spirits Senior Care is one of the newest members of the Northville Chamber of Commerce. The downtown Northville business, which is about a year and a half old, helps families with daily living in-home, non-medical needs for their seniors. "We do anything to the keep the elderly in their own home rather than go to assisted living," owner Kristin Kolasa said. That includes errands, meal preparation, transportation and housekeeping, she said. The business serves clients in Northville, Novi, Plymouth, Canton, Walled Lake and more. Kindred Spirits Senior Care is now at 103 North Center St., after moving from Kolasa's home office two months ago. "It's grown from two employees to over 20 employees in over a year," she said. Kolasa, who …
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11:04 pm on Saturday, March 30, 2013
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Today is National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day!
If you're looking to celebrate today, Northville has several "mom and pop" shops to choose from. National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day is an annual March 29 holiday celebrating small businesses, particularly those that are family-run. Here are a few Northville businesses that are run by husband-and-wife teams: Nest to Nest: A Fine Home Consignment Shoppe Northville Gallery Riffle's Homestyle Restaurant Le George Mediterranean Bistro
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Learn more about this Farmington Hills-based business in this week's Small Business Shout Out.
The following answers were provided by Nancy McVicar, boardmember at Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue. If you have a business and want to participate in Patch's Small Business Shout Out you can fill out the form here. When was the business founded?: "Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue was formally organized in February, 1998." How did your business come to be?: "In 1998 a group of women bonded together with a common mission to rescue purebred cats from distressed situations and to place them in loving, permanent homes. Why single out purebred cats? Because, many well known groups existed for domestic cats, but none specifically for the purebred feline. Thus, a niche was filled and Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue was officially …
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Bill would offer grace period for small businesses to correct violations of regulations.
Congressman Kerry Bentivolio (MI-11) last week introduced his first bill, The Protect Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 746), according to a news release from Bentivolio's office. This legislation offers small business owners a six-month grace period to correct a violation of federal regulations as long as the violation does not pose an imminent threat to life. "Small businesses are America's job creators," Bentivolio said in the news release, "and the massive regulatory state grows so quickly that they often have a tough time keeping up. This comes at the expense of jobs and economic growth. The Protect Small Business Jobs Act encourages the great American tradition of entrepreneurship and competition in an age when most Americans see that …
8:17 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Exempt the Life Safety Code instead of "imminent danger". It leaves too much room for interpretation and handcuffs inspectors. This will be a nightmare for courts also. more ›
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6:13 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Great business!! more ›