Northern Initiatives and Our Customers are On the Move

A panel of judges selected Northern Initiatives’ solution for its readiness, well-developed pilot plan, and broad applicability across the industry From…

Michigan nonprofit lender has been making SBA Microloans since 1994 Northern Initiatives, a nonprofit lender serving communities across Michigan, has been named Michigan SBA Microlender…

MUSKEGON — The Business Equity Initiative Fund, at the Community Foundation for Muskegon County, has awarded $40,000 in grants to women business owners. The fund…

Benny Young grew up cooking. He cooked at the church where his dad was the pastor and he cooked at home for his family of…

Stuart Weaver has worked a thousand feet above the Arctic Circle, where steel groans in the cold and mistakes are unforgiving. Compared to that, a…

The roots of CNC machining run deep in Traverse City — and Northland Precision is carrying that legacy forward. It all started with John Parsons,…

As Scott Kiaunis built a career in construction and building inspection, he kept noticing something important—every time he stepped into a compromised building, he stepped…

Twenty entrepreneurs took a significant next step in their business journeys by enrolling in Northern Initiatives’ Capital Readiness Program, an intensive cohort designed to help…

Consistency matters deeply to young children, and the former owners of Tiny Treasures Day Care understood that just as clearly as the 100 parents who…