This no-cost resource is available to any company looking to fill a supply chain need with a Michigan business. In a few days, or even hours, PMBC can use its comprehensive supplier database and research network to identify companies that meet criteria for your product or service needs. Once our team has compiled a list of qualified candidates, we will work with you to determine next best steps in getting connected. Following a recent PMBC Research Request, we were able to identify a qualified steel supplier for an opportunity with The Standing Company, a veteran-owned custom manufacturer of manual and power wheelchairs that allow users to stand. Here’s what The Standing Company had to say:
“We are very impressed with your creativity and ingenuity in helping The Standing Company. Finding and receiving this chromoly steel order is a tremendous stress reducer, especially since we thought we were at a dead end. I guess it is a lesson to us all that we need to not simply take ‘no’ for an immediate answer.
We need to make use of manufacturing/industry/technologically savvy friends like you – friends with far more expertise based on a wider global view than we have in our own little world. Thank you for helping The Standing Company continue to produce the finest standing wheelchair in the world: The Superstand Standing Wheelchair.”
– Raymond Maczik, President, The Standing Company
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PMBC Celebrates Michigan LGBT+ Owned Businesses
With the recent culmination of LGBT History Month, Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) is reflecting on the significant value that LGBT+ businesses contribute to not only Michigan’s economy, but also our state’s culture. PMBC is proud of its partnership with the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce and its Founder, Kevin Heard, whose mission is to provide access and value to a network of diverse small business members and corporate partners by creating a business-friendly climate, activating the region with development opportunities for growth, and increasing the number of LGBT-certified businesses throughout the state. PMBC works alongside Kevin and the Chamber to provide real growth opportunities for all businesses in the region and beyond by facilitating buyer-supplier connections, recognizing our differences can create business innovation and contribute to greater economic success for all. As local members of the National LGBT Chamber, the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber can offer LGBT certification to all members who join the Chamber as local businesses.
“Our partnership with PMBC has been vital to the connecting buyers and suppliers across the state,” said Heard. “The team’s passion and commitment to connecting small businesses to procurement opportunities contributes to the overall success of the local community and economic development in the state of Michigan.”
Here are just a few Michigan LGBT-owned businesses PMBC is honored to have in our diverse supplier network:
AaDya SecurityAaDya Security, based in Detroit, provides smart, simple, effective cybersecurity software solutions for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). Judy, the first all-in-one cybersecurity platform for SMBs, is easy to install and manage and leverages AI and machine learning to deliver next-generation, 24/7 protection for your company-all at a price you can afford.
To learn more, visit https://www.aadyasecurity.com/
BrowndogBrowndog started in 2015 as a micro-creamery in Northville, specializing in small batch artisan ice cream. Building on the success of the ice cream shop, Browndog opened a second location in Farmington, that eventually grew into a Barlor serving craft cocktails and adult milkshakes, and restaurant operation with scratch made food using local ingredients. Now with a third location in Oak Park, and a fourth coming soon to Lansing, Browndog is growing outside the Southeast Michigan region and even shipping nationwide.
Check out Browndog’s new “Pints For Progress” initiative where they give back to a local animal rescue for every ice cream pint they sell, at https://browndogcreamery.com/
Kari PaineKari Paine is a designer and photographer based in Detroit. With over a decade of expertise in digital and print design strategy, Kari creates meaningful designs for cause-based organizations focused on advancing sustainability, racial equity, and social justice. Kari’s photography focuses on documenting LGBTQ+ weddings, capturing images that are authentic, heartfelt, and fun.
Visit https://www.karipaine.com to find out more.
PlanterraPlanterra is a national provider of interior plants and horticulture maintenance for corporate facilities, serving corporate campuses of the Fortune 500, hospitals and multi-location organizations. Planterra’s national account program includes styling, formatting, procurement, and maintenance of office plants and interior holiday decorating across the United States and Canada.
Visit https://planterra.com/ for more information.
Shannon LorenShannon Loren, based out of Troy, provides solutions for all your promotional product needs. Shannon Loren prides itself on working together with their clients in proven processes, unmatched creativity, and brand-appropriate solutions to make your business unique. It is Shannon Loren’s goal to ensure your business stands out more than it already does. Shannon Loren offers many services to help businesses from start to finish, including promotional marketing, signs and displays, creative services, and more.
Find out more at https://www.shannonloren.com/
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