Kencraft Custom Cabinets

May 29, 2020 By Joe Pagano

Kencraft Custom Cabinets

CABINET CONTRACTORS IN DOWNTOWN FLAT ROCK, MI

Owner Lorene Langdon has been building residential and commercial custom cabinets since 1969.

Kencraft Custom Cabinets is located at 26263 Gibraltar Rd Ste 100 in Flat Rock, Mi and is a business with Cabinet Makers and Cabinet Builders on staff and specialized in Kitchens.

Kencraft Custom Cabinets is listed in the categories Cabinet Contractors, Cabinets & Cabinet Hardware, Cabinet Manufacturers and Cabinets & Cabinet Makers and offers Tools & Equipment. You will love your results with Kencraft Custom Cabinets.

26263 Gibraltar Rd Ste 100

Flat Rock, MI 48134 – Wayne County

(734) 783-3550

Support Local Flat Rock Drawing 2020

May 25, 2020 By Joe Pagano

Support Local

Shop Local Flat Rock Drawing 2020

You can win a gift card in the Support Local Flat Rock Program, created by the Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and supported by Flat Rock Our Hometown. This is an incentive program is for customers of Flat Rock businesses. You can win one of 10 $25 gift cards every week during the months of June and July.

HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS

When you make a purchase at one of the Downtown Flat Rock stores of $10 or more, you will be eligible to enter the drawing by printing your name and phone number on the back of your receipt. Your receipt will become the drawing ticket. The cashier will enter you into the drawing.

If a Flat Rock business is not listed or isn’t participating, you can still enter the drawing by dropping your receipt with your name and phone number at the Biggby Coffee on Telegraph Road in Flat Rock.

You have to purchase your item the week of the drawing and all receipts will be destroyed after the drawing. The drawing is open to anyone 18 and older. You can only win one prize per month.

The winners will be announced every Friday and posted on the Flat Rock DDA and Flat Rock Our Hometown Facebook pages.

(Any business within the City Limits of Flat Rock and registered with the city of Flat Rock can collect receipts from customers to submit into the contest. If you are interested please contact Diane at Biggby Coffee.)

Participating Flat Rock Businesses

Notice; Due to COVID-19 and state regulations, some businesses may be closed until restrictions are lifted.

Haase Construction is here to support your home projects

May 16, 2020 By Joe Pagano

Norm Haase construction is a Flat Rock Business that is here to help you during this Stay Safe Stay Home time.

Norm says;

We wanted to reach out and let you know that we’re thinking about you and your family. We hope you’re staying healthy and safe in this time! Please reply back and let us know how you’re doing.

Our business is marked as essential and we’ve still been working on design and project development work for remodeling projects and (safely!) completing work for clients.

Here’s how we can help you with your home at this time:
– Design and Project Development Work continues and we are taking on new design and project development projects
– We’re now offering a virtual meeting option for remodeling consultations
– Today’s technology allows us to easily share images, drawings and material selections remotely and to conduct productive, purposeful meetings with the help of online meeting platforms
– We are encouraging homeowners to work on the project design and planning for their kitchen, bathroom, or whole house remodel now so that we’re able to move forward with your project in a timely manner – we are seeing some delays with some of our material supplies – so the sooner we get things selected/finalized, the better.

Reach out if we can be of service!

Be safe and thanks for staying connected – we appreciate you!

Norm Haase

Norm can be reached at 855-667-6400

COVID-19 Vital funding for the State of Michigan small businesses

March 19, 2020 By Joe Pagano

Michigan Small Business Relief Program will provide up to $20 million in grants and loans to Michigan’s small businesses impacted by COVID-19 outbreak

LANSING, Mich. – Economic assistance for small businesses around Michigan that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 virus gained approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today.

“We understand small businesses across our state are facing unprecedented challenges as we take every step possible to mitigate the spread of coronavirus,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “Through decisive actions like those taken today by the MSF Board to authorize relief for small businesses throughout Michigan, we are leveraging every resource available to support our businesses, communities and entrepreneurs around the state impacted by this outbreak.”

The Michigan Small Business Relief Program approved today authorizes the MEDC provide up to $20 million in support for small businesses. The funding is divided between $10 million in small business grants and $10 million in small business loans to support businesses facing drastic reductions in cash flow and the continued support of their workforce. Click Here for that site.

The $10 million in grant funding will be provided to local or nonprofit economic development organizations throughout the state to provide grants up to $10,000 each to support certain small businesses that have realized a significant financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 virus. CLICK HERE for this info.

In order to qualify for grant support, businesses must meet the following criteria:

* The company is in an industry outlined in Executive Order 2020-9, or any subsequent Executive Order of similar intent (“EO”), or demonstrates it is otherwise affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as meeting additional criteria;
* The company has 50 employees or fewer;
* The company needs working capital to support payroll expenses, rent, mortgage payments, utility expenses, or other similar expenses that occur in the ordinary course of business; and
* The company is able to demonstrate an income loss as a result of the EO, or the COVID-19 outbreak.

For State of Michigan information on this CLICK HERE.

Additionally, the program will authorize the MEDC to provide up to $10 million for small business loans to one or more Community Development Financial Institutions (“CDFI”) or a licensed SBA not-for-profit institutions (“Eligible SBA Non-Profit”), or directly from the MSF to eligible borrowers to be used to provide low-interest loans with flexible repayment terms to support certain small businesses statewide that have realized a significant financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Loans to eligible borrowers must be $50,000 or more and are capped at $200,000. For State of Michigan non-profit loans CLICK HERE.

In order to qualify for loan support, businesses must meet the following criteria:

* The company is in an industry outlined in Executive Order 2020-9 (“EO”), or demonstrates it is otherwise affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, or is a company that provides goods and services to companies to the aforementioned;

* The company has fewer than 100 employees;
* The company needs working capital to support payroll expenses, rent, mortgage payments, utility expenses, or other similar expenses that occur in the ordinary course of business;
* The company can demonstrate that it is unable to access credit through alternative sources;
* The company can demonstrate an income loss of as a result of Executive Order 2020-9.

The MEDC anticipates that at least 1,100 businesses across the state will benefit from this program.

The Michigan Small Business Relief Program will be a top priority for the MEDC, with funds being available no later than April 1, 2020. Loan and grant proceeds under the Michigan Small Business Relief Program may be used for working capital to support payroll expenses, rent, mortgage payments, utility expenses, or other similar expenses that occur in the ordinary course of business. Through this program, in combination with other programs and services, the state will ensure economic support is available to Michigan’s small businesses to overcome anticipated loss of revenue as a result of the COVID-19 virus through both grant and loan opportunities.

“With the outbreak of COVID-19, many small businesses are faced with significant economic impacts, including challenges with cash flow and resources to support their workforce,” said MEDC CEO Mark A. Burton. “The Michigan Small Business Relief program will provide immediate assistance to the small businesses around the state who are facing revenue loss as a result of tough, but necessary steps that have been taken to mitigate the spread of the virus.”

The Michigan Small Business Relief Program (CLICK HERE) is the latest effort of MEDC to support Michigan businesses as they are impacted by COVID-19. MEDC has just launched a new free, statewide online procurement platform

for buyers and suppliers of critical health and human services across a broad range of categories to minimize the impact of the virus in the state. The platform will allow health and human service providers in need of critical supplies to connect with suppliers of vital goods and services. (Procedure Platform information CLICK HERE)

It also builds Governor Whitmer’s application for a U.S. Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration to ensure federal economic support is available to Michigan businesses. Earlier this month, Congress passed legislation making $1 billion available to the SBA to provide low-interest loans to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and nonprofits that have suffered substantial economic losses due to the COVID-19 outbreak. These loans offer up to $2 million in assistance to support businesses with any temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing due to the outbreak, and will have a significant regional impact for communities across the state as the COVID-19 situation evolves. (Small Business Disaster Loan information CLICK HERE)

For more resources for small businesses in Michigan impacted by COVID-19 (CLICK HERE)

About Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is the state’s marketing arm and lead advocate for business development, job awareness and community development with the focus on growing Michigan’s economy. For more information on the MEDC and our initiatives, CLICK HERE . For Pure Michigan® tourism information

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What Should Business Leaders Do When the World Changes?

March 17, 2020 By Joe Pagano

We’re all in the COVID-19 crisis. Unlike most crises, it involves and touches everyone. So, we’re forced to manage it. We’re forced into learning crisis management.

If you’re a small business this often goes beyond just managing yourself and your family. Your crisis management then expands to taking care of your team, employees, and their families.

Hopefully, this brief list helps…

First, and foremost prioritize the health and well-being of your family, friends, and neighbors. There is nothing in your business or professional life that is more urgent than those people.
Seek and listen to wise counsel. Crises are not new and will always return. The positive to that truth is there are a lot of people that have been through a crisis and seen what works and what doesn’t.
Communicate with your employees and customers. Tell them what you’re doing, how you can serve them at this moment, and your plan for moving through the crisis. This means shifting from marketing to crisis communications.
Carefully survey what is changing. What are the short-term changes? What are long-term fundamental changes? What changes will change your business?
Look for opportunities that will emerge. Skating to where the puck will be. We’re constantly surveying the market, our clients, and how everything is changing to ensure we are positioned for the future, new normal.

Article by Bill Rice, Kaleidico

Flat Rock, Mi.

www.kaleidico.com

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