Arbor Financial is the hub that finances 351 small businesses across Southwest and West Michigan. Of those 351 small businesses, 20 are owned by women! October is National Women’s Small 十大最好的网赌平台 Month and to showcase a few of our strong, 成功的, women-owned businesses, we are sharing some of their stories.

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Downtown 卡拉马祖 is home to the spectacular LFG游戏吧. Arbor Financial had the honor of working with Amy, owner and creator of LFG游戏吧, in assisting her to fund her small business. Now, our team has the pleasure of watching her achieve her dream of bringing fun and nostalgia back to our beautiful downtown.

Amy’s love of video games has been an instrumental part of her life. “I have loved video games for as long as I can remember,” she said. “When I look at this bar and the games in it, I look back fondly on the times my parents would spend with me playing video games and it really made childhood fun and memorable.” Amy concluded with, “I am grateful to be able to bring that feeling to so many people here in 卡拉马祖.”

While on vacation with her husband, Amy discovered her passion for entrepreneurship. “We were traveling and stopped into a gaming bar,” said Amy. “From that moment on, I knew that this was something that I wanted to do myself”. With the help of Arbor Financial’s Commercial 网赌最好最大平台 Team, Amy was able to get the financing needed to make her passion a larger project.

朱迪斯·罗宾斯, Vice President of Commercial 网赌最好最大平台, shared her thoughts on Amy and her 成功的 business. “Amy is absolutely fearless. She survived COVID through pure hustling and utilized creative social media tactics to keep LFG游戏吧’s name out there. Plus, she partnered with many local businesses to offer giveaways to keep her business buzzing.”
While Amy is achieving her high score in gaming, our business members 琥珀色的 and Kaysee are filling their books with new clientele one day at a time! 琥珀色的 and Kaysee are co-owners of the NEW 石板沙龙 in 搬运, Michigan.

石板沙龙

After working together for over 10 years at a local salon, 朋友, and now business partners, 琥珀色的 and Kaysee found themselves wanting to attempt their own venture, as the salon they had worked in for so many years was closing its doors. “We had never envisioned ourselves owning our very own salon, but when the day came that our clients needed a place to call home, we felt compelled to do this,安布尔说。. Kaysee followed up by noting, “我们的客户, 旧与新, have all said that our salon feels like home. Our space cultivates a peaceful environment and is a place our clients can sit back, 放松, and enjoy their appointment.”

石板沙龙 was founded in 2020 and has been in operation in its brick-and-mortar location since April 2022. From April to August, Kaysee, 琥珀色的, 他们的朋友, and their family members have been working tirelessly to get the space up and running. “We have learned so many new skills in our salon through DIY projects. Everything that was upgraded or installed was done by us,” said Kaysee. “I have learned so much about myself throughout this experience, and I now know that I can do anything I set my mind to.”

When asked what their secret to success was, 琥珀色的 and Kaysee quickly answered by saying, “Never be afraid to ask for help.” When asked to elaborate, 琥珀说, “We could have easily felt ‘in-over-our-heads’ and overwhelmed, but with the support of Arbor Financial’s Commercial 网赌最好最大平台 Team, 我们的朋友, and our family members, we knew we had the community it required to do this.” 琥珀色的 finished by saying, “It’s so nice to have members of the Arbor Financial team at our beck and call. Whenever we have a question, we are never hesitant to call Arbor Financial and speak with our lender.”

As we celebrate National Women’s Small 十大最好的网赌平台 Month, we are proud to be able to provide the comfort and sense of community our business members are in search of when building their businesses. Arbor Financial would like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to all our business members, women and men alike, in achieving their dreams of business ownership. As we progress through October, our team at Arbor Financial hopes that our members and community members use the month to celebrate the local small business owners and congratulate the women in your towns, 城市, and state working hard to share their passions with our communities.