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Having a blueprint of what products and brands you plan to promote will help you manage your ad budget more effectively.
Planning your campaign will give you more time for selling, follow up, and customer satisfaction. This will result in increased sales.
For more helpful small business marketing tips, please visit our website: www.MetroCommunityDevelopment.com
Owner, Antwan Johnson, speaks about how he was able to grow his business, Slice of Flint, with our small business lending program. 🤝
Slice of Flint is located at 214 W 5th Ave, Flint, MI & specializes in wood-fire pizzas with various toppings. 🍕
Having an operations strategy will benefit your small business. It will improve all areas of your operations including the following; employee efficiency, resource management, supply chain optimization and quality of the final product. ✅
For more small business tips and insights, please visit our website: www.MetroCommunityDevelopment.com
Beginning to invest for the first time can feel over whelming. We've put together a few helpful tips to help get started with investing, including simple steps towards a better future. ✅
Are you ready to take the first steps to invest? Read more tips about investing by visiting the full blog on our website 💻
Soothing Tunes Room is a Live Jazz Club with live entertainment, including a DJ! Sheldon Banks, the owner of Soothing Tunes Room, discusses his fast and easy process while working with us at MCD to bring his business vision to life. 💡
Metro Community Development has partnered with AEO and Capital One to implement the Small Business Resiliency Program. This program provides a FREE business health assessment that will provide:
☑️Tailored solutions for your business.
☑️One-on-one coaching sessions (Optional)
☑️Solutions for navigating a tough environment
Take the FREE assessment here: https://bit.ly/3CPxzyl
Existing customers are your best bet for repeat sales and they are the ones most likely to give you referrals! Business owners can engage with current clients by simply asking questions or get them involved by asking for feedback and making sure to follow up. It's important to provide an overall positive experience for long-term business relationships. 👍
For more small business marketing tips, visit our website through the link in our bio ✅
Join us to help the homeless stay warm this season by donating to our Winter Clothing Drive! We will be accepting donations now through January 16th and are seeking the following items:
- Hats
- Gloves
- Scarfs
- Socks
- Handwarmers
We're collecting all clothing donations inside of our lobby at 1174 Robert T Longway, Flint MI. Thank you for your generosity! 🧣❄️
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Again, we would like to thank each and every business, community member, and family that made Small Business Saturday a success.
We would like to announce our passport giveaway winners. Thank you to everyone who entered and shopped with our participating businesses.
Teriyaki Madness is a fast, casual Asian cuisine that specializes in Japanese style teriyaki paired with rices, noodles, and stir fry vegetables. Owner, Katie Catlin, discusses her involvement with Metro Community Development and how our small business lending programs helped aid in her business' success! ✅
Are you challenged by medical debt? Lack of insurance is one main drivers for unpaid medical debt. An estimated 31.2 million U.S. residents under the age of 65 in the U.S. are uninsured. 💵
As people struggle to pay medical bills, they can often fall behind on other bills, deplete their savings and damage their credit. Here are some helpful tips to face the problem and reduce what you owe. To read more tips, visit our website at metocommunitydevelopment.com ✅
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We would like to thank each and every business, community member, and family that made Small Business Saturday a huge success. We look forward to next year!
Flint United
Bella's Concessions & Catering
The Roman
Sista Girl Greeting Cards
Rare Genetics
Paints, Chalices & Hues
Leni Kei Photography
Hoffman's DECO DELI & CAFE
Drinks of Essence
501 Bar&Grill
Shift Flint
Buckham Gallery
Reclaimed by Whaley
Flint Trading Co.
Comma Bookstore & Social Hub
Tees' Plentiful Salads
Mateen Madness Training
Kids Like Mine
BAU - HŌUSE
Bedrock Apparel
Churchill's Food & Spirits
The Local Grocer
Mi Coffee Co.
Gavin Geoffrey
Our work in community building is focused on re-building the very fabric of community life. We believe that communities are much more than brick and mortar, they are living, vibrant neighborhoods made up of the people that live in them. 🏠
For more information, visit our website MetroCommunityDevelopment.com
Attention all local homeowners! We have free grants available for qualified homeowners for repairs and energy efficient upgrades up to $25,000 per home! Eligible homeowners must reside in the following zip codes: 48502, 48503, 48504, 48505, 48506, 48507, 48532 🏠
To qualify, local homeowners must:
- Have lived in and owned their home since March 3rd, 2020.
- Have no delinquent tax or mortgage obligations
- Have current homeowner’s insurance or verification of insurability post-rehab
- Have experienced a loss of income OR an increase in living expenses (e.g., utilities, food, childcare, medical, other) during/after the COVID-19 pandemic
- Have total household income below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level (Based on household size, see post below)
For more information, contact Matt Ronan at (810) 620-1729 or Josh Hickey at (810) 620-1715.
To apply directly, visit: https://www.michigan.gov/mshda/neighborhoods/mi-housing-opportunities-promoting-energy-efficiency-program-mi-hope
Hoffman's DECO DELI & CAFE will be OPEN on Small Business Saturday from 11am-5pm. If you are participating in the PASSPORT game, they are offering a 15% discount for anyone playing, just show your passport when ordering your food to get a stamp.
Join us in Downtown Flint as we celebrate Small Business Saturday on November 26th from 3-7PM! In addition to the City of Flint's Tree Lighting, we'll have plenty of activities including vendor tents, carriage rides, pictures with Santa, and much more 🎄❄️
Grab a delicious bite to eat at one of the tasty food trucks and show your support to a variety of small business owners at the vendor tents! Shopper's get FREE parking and can submit a form on our website for collecting 3 stamps from participating vendors.
This is an event you don't want to miss! ✅
At Metro Community Development, we excel in fostering business start-ups and expansions by providing capital and technical assistance, including small business micro lending programs.
We offer a microloan option, up to $50,000 to help you develop your business. The owner of Dorsay Creative, Steven Childs, discusses how his business benefited and grew from our partnership together. 🤝
Are you interested in our lending programs? Contact us for more information 📞
Join us in Downtown Flint as we celebrate Small Business Saturday on November 26th from 3-7PM! We'll have plenty of fun activities including vendor tents with one-of-a-kind items, holiday family photos, the City of Flint Tree Lighting, pictures with Santa, and much more 🎄❄️
What’s “much more” you say? How would you like to win a $500 Visa gift card? Maybe a $50 gift card to Kroger for your holiday meals?? Either of these gift cards or others could be yours, simply by shopping Small Business Saturday, between 3p-7p! Make a purchase at 3 different participating businesses, receive 3 stamps on your passport – and enter to win a gift card possibly worth $500! 12 gift cards will be awarded, ranging from a $25 Speedway gas card up to the grand prize of $500 on a Visa gift card!! 🎁
This is an event you don't want to miss! Any questions? Please email us at [email protected].
Bella's Concessions & Catering
Leni Kei Photography
Sista Girl Greeting Cards
Emmanuel Skincare
Kids Like Mine
Snacky Brown LLC
Paints, Chalices & Hues
Mateen Madness Training
Flint United
Sky’s Bling Box
Lewis Handcrafted
Reclaimed by Whaley
Eight Ten Nail Bar
Drinks of Essence
Something's Different
501 Bar and Grill
Bedrock Apparel
Blackstones Smokehouse
Buckham Gallery
Churchill's Food & Spirits
Flint Trading Co.
Hoffman's DECO DELI & CAFE
Mi Coffee Co.
Reclaimed by Whaley
Great Escape Gaming
Gavin Geoffrey
My Place Of Joy Studio
Paints, Chalices & Hues
Flint United
The Roman
Rare Genetics
BAU - HŌUSE
SHIFT
Lori's Clean Cuisine
Tees' Plentiful Salads
Pennys Cafe
Market Tap
With partnership marketing, companies join forces to reach a broader market. Shared campaigns allow businesses to reduce marketing costs through collaboration.
This will work when complementary businesses focus on their mutual benefit. Follow us to learn more small business marketing tips!
In today’s volatile environment it is more important than ever to manage your money carefully. Making a financial mistake can cost you dearly. No matter what you earn, there may be some common financial mistakes that you’re making 💵
Some of these common mistakes include delayed payments, overusing credit cards, and simply not budgeting your funds. Learn more about how to address and improve financial mistakes, read the full blog on our website.
At Cocina Mio, you’ll find authentic Mexican food where everything is freshly made! Enjoy homemade tortillas, menudo, breakfast tacos and more.
The reviews say it all. “Best breakfast tacos in town. Finally, don't have to drive to Detroit to get good Mexican food" and “Seriously the best and most authentic Mexican food in Genesee County.”
Cocina Mio is located at 3322 Davison Road in Flint. Dine-in or curbside pickup. For more information, call (810) 336-0926 or email [email protected].
We want to hear from you! Please take a moment to participate in a quick survey to help make improvements for Downtown Flint. Flint Downtown Development Authority
Three lucky survey entries will also win a $50 gift card! Click the link to participate ✔️
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DowntownFlintDDA
A graphic identity is your brand, expressed in color, form, and shape. It conveys a message that cannot be conveyed in words.
The design of your logo, stationary, business card, brochures, fliers, and website are all part of your graphic identity. Impressions of your company are projected through these materials. It’s important that they reflect the right image! 📍
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SEEKING VENDORS for Small Business Saturday – Winter Wonderland – Outdoor Market!!
Do you make crafts such as candles, wall art, jewelry or something similar? Are you a small business owner that operates without a retail space or store front? Metro Community Development is looking for small businesses that are interested in participating in Small Business Saturday in Downtown Flint. Small Business Saturday is November 26th, 2022, and we’d like to promote your business!
FREE Vendor space available! Click HERE for registration: https://metrocommunitydevelopment.com/small-business-saturday/-form
Metro Revive: Public Relation Part 2 J, Johnson
Join us this month for part two of our Metro Revive Business Workshop Series with Flint Beat's Jiquanda Johnson as she discusses more about public relations. The Facebook Live begins tonight, October 20 at 7:00pm EST.
Your business will become more efficient when you're able to breakdown critical tasks and look for areas of improvement.
Detailed process documentation is essential in certain areas, including patents and trade secrets. These are necessary for both filing and defense or when a client requires documentation for outsourcing in regulated industries.
SEEKING VENDORS for Small Business Saturday – Winter Wonderland – Outdoor Market!!
Do you make crafts such as candles, wall art, jewelry or something similar? Are you a small business owner that operates without a retail space or store front? Metro Community Development is looking for small businesses that are interested in participating in Small Business Saturday in Downtown Flint. Small Business Saturday is November 26th, 2022, and we’d like to promote your business!
FREE Vendor space available! Click HERE for registration: https://forms.gle/jkp4yHpn8wrqZUXWA
BAU - HŌUSE brings sneakers, streetwear and artists together. Their mission is to blur the lines of fashion and art. BAU-HOUSE additionally carries the latest in streetwear and sneakers!
BAU-HOUSE is located Downtown Flint’s Buckingham Ally. The store features a collection of over 200 exclusive, limited-run sneakers from Nike, Jordan, Yeezy and more!
Keep marketing costs down by using free promotional tools whenever possible. Only use paid tools when you are certain they will improve existing operations or performance.
Get into the habit of exploring new programs. Each tool provides a unique benefit for your business. Here are some helpful marketing tools: Canva, Pexels, Mailchimp, Hootsuite, and Trello.
Adopting a healthy attitude towards money begins with developing a healthy attitude towards budgeting. It allows you to create a spending plan for your money and ensure you always have enough for the things that you really want.
Creating a budget should be seen as a powerful tool to help you manage your life affairs. Read more about ways to live a healthy financial life on our website: https://metrocommunitydevelopment.com
Join us this month for part two of our Metro Revive Business Workshop Series with Flint Beat's Jiquanda Johnson, as she discusses more about public relations. The Facebook Live begins on October 20 at 7:00pm EST.
Introducing our newest addition to our BizBox online learning program, “Basic Cash Flow.” Sign-up now to learn how to analyze the cash flow of your business! 💵
Register here: https://bizboxmetroflint.com/
Being clear on your company’s goals will help you to set realistic expectations for your team. By setting smart goals that are obtainable, you will be able to gain maximum productivity from your employees. This will also help keep vital staff motivated. Leaders build excellence through clarity 💡
Be SMART. Provide clear goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, results-oriented and time-bound (SMART). This will be the foundation of your company’s success.
According to the Energy Department, the typical family spends more than $1,400 per year on utilities. By making small changes, you can lower your bill by as much as 25% 💵
Here are some simple actions you can take to save on your electricity and gas bills. There are many more just like these on this list that you can do for free. Read our full blog with more money saving tips on our website.
Metro Community Development offers a micro-lending option of up to $50,000 to help local business owners develop their businesses! Our program guidelines vary on an individual basis. We typically look at the viability of your endeavor, and if the microloan is a smart move for all involved.
Ultimately, we’re here to help you – with beneficial terms and interest rates. Please visit our website and contact us for questions and inquires.
All businesses can benefit from brief online videos. Today, all you need is a smart phone and your chosen social media platform. Live videos can help you to engage with your audience in real-time while creating an instant dialogue.
Live streaming is great for Q & A style videos, real time events, and behind the scenes footage. Reaching your customer through Live Streaming and videos are impactful and cost effective.
Shape the future of your county! Join us at the Genesee County Community Input Session to share your thoughts and concerns about the area. Register here: https://go.umflint.edu/cedsinput
UM-Flint Office of Economic Development
Metro Revive Tiffany C. Wright Managing your businesses finances
Join us this week for our Metro Revive Business Workshop Series with The Resourceful CEO's Tiffany C. Wright as she discusses more about managing business finances. The Facebook Live begins on September 15 at 7:00pm EST.
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Antonio Brown from John L. Financial Services discusses business bad debt write-offs for small business owners. Visit our website to learn more information about deducting business expenses and bad debt. #businesstaxtips #smallbusinessdevelopment #businessworkshops #sbaofmi #michiganbusiness #michigandepartmentoflabor #metroflint #michiganSBA
Metro Revive with I'm Building Something Consulting LLC's Ebonie Gipson, "How to brand your business."
John L Financial Services CEO, AC Brown, CPA and COO, Luther Brown, MBA give us an in-depth review and explanation of the Employee Retention Tax Credit. If you are a small business owner with employees, you need to watch this video to understand your options.
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