Northern Initiatives and Our Customers are On the Move

Reviewing financial statements on a regular basis can help you accurately gauge your business’ performance, guide strategic decisions and identify opportunities for growth. Practice will…

Every day, our entire team here at Northern Initiatives talks to many people. Our lending staff talks with customers, that often times might not qualify…

  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.…