Direct Selling: A Growing Industry

Direct Selling: A Growing Industry

By Jami Gibson It seems that in recent years, direct selling has become extremely popular. Companies like Amway, Tupperware, Avon, and Mary Kay have been selling their products person-to-person for decades, but other companies are popping up or gaining traction in the...
Top Site Selection Factors

Top Site Selection Factors

By Jami Gibson Area Development recently released their 30th Annual Survey of Corporate Executives. The poll takes into account company decision-maker’s future location and expansion plans as well as the level of importance of several site location factors. The full...
Why Economic Development Matters

Why Economic Development Matters

By Jami Gibson I recently watched the documentary Rich Hill, a 2014 Sundance Film Festival award-winning film that depicts the lives of three teenage boys and their families living in rural Missouri. The town, Rich Hill, was once a thriving coal-mining town in the...

Avoiding Web Design Mistakes

By Jami Gibson Earlier this month, I attended a local tech talk aimed to help small businesses avoid the pitfalls of website design. Chad Warner, founder of OptimWise, a Holland, MI-based web design agency, delivered a phenomenal presentation highlighting the most...