Northern Initiatives and Our Customers are On the Move

  New Data and New Information   We added six counties to our target market. When you look at the September data, we are now…

Branding is critical to the success of any business. It represents the unique qualities that set you apart from the competition, influences consumer perceptions and…

  New Data and New Information   The August numbers showed the reaches of seasonal employment into Northern Michigan. Five of the 51 counties in…

  Northern Initiatives itself once a startup, made its 1,000th loan, demonstrating a strong entrepreneurial culture in the Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan.   Northern…

  New Data and New Information   July offered a curious report on jobless data, to say the least.  Michigan’s jobless rate fell to 3.7%…

  New Data and New Information   Michigan once had the fiftieth highest jobless rate. The march from its "lost decade" to today's jobless rate…

Many of us find it easier to complete tasks at work or home when we develop a list and post it in a visible location.…

  New Data and New Information   In March we saw jobless rates fall in 84% of our counties, and in April the rates fell in…

  New Data and New Information   It is a little surprising to see the jobless rates in so many counties decrease in March, but…