For more than 20 years, Tom Smith has developed pricing and proposals for automotive and light truck manufacturing equipment. For the last seven months, he’s also sold doughnuts. The 63-year-old Smith is director and owner of Serious Donut Co., a shop on South Garfield Avenue in Traverse...
By Matt Golba Contrary to conventional thought, retirement planning is not something that ends once one actually leaves the workforce and starts chipping into the nest egg. Many pre-retirees are under the impression that retirement planning is what you do on your way to retirement –...
I called my old friend Carl to see if he wanted to meet for a weekend of mountain biking. We used to ride together when we were MSU students, but we’d lost touch since he moved to New York. Carl was “all in” (he’s that...
TC DINING GUIDE SOLD Visitors Media has announced the recent acquisition of Traverse City Dining Guide, formerly owned by Daily Medias. The Traverse City-based magazine features local menus and advertising targeted toward area travelers. Dining Guide will enable Visitors Media to offer a marketing solution focused...
By Mary Rogers This month marks the launch of a new monthly column … The Case Study: The following situation happens every day in small businesses. Linda is a dream of an employee at Banyon Coatings. She has been with owner Bob for 3 years, having become...
By Doug Luciani A few months back the Traverse City Business News published a story about the new TraverseCONNECT brand here at the Traverse City Area Chamber. It’s been slowly rolled out over the past year to reflect the economic development, business financing and other initiatives...
Some professions seem to live – or die – by their embrace of social media. Many professionals say you simply can't survive without it. But if anyone is going to argue a case for or against it, it's an attorney. LinkedIn According to the American Bar Association’s...
Adam Maas struggles to think of someone who doesn’t need cyber liability insurance. “Um … a caddy?” laughed Maas, commercial risk manager for the Larkin Group in Traverse City. If a business has a computer, and if that computer is connected to the internet, there’s a risk,...
That throaty roar can mean only one thing: Alfa’s coming. One of the iconic and best-loved imports of the last century – the famed sports car brand Alfa Romeo – is on its way to Traverse City. Fox Grand Traverse on U.S. 31 South is one...
By Todd Henry Portfolio Books, 2011, 240 pages Softcover: $10.95, E-read edition: $9.99 Reviewed by Chris Wendel For many, we live in an age filled with grand plans, good intentions and, inevitably, not enough time. If getting through the work week leaves little creative juice at the end, then...