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It’s , a great time to highlight Oakland Thrive client Life Enrichment Mentoring, a mentoring service for young adults and children with special needs. Life Enrichment Mentoring provides private support for families in home and community settings teaching social skills, life skills, health and fitness, and community awareness. Owner Terence Bulgarelli, who is working with Business Forward Consultant Sairy Garcia to identify training and grant opportunities, created Life Enrichment Mentoring in 2019 because he had a desire to help people with special needs develop the skills they need for a successful life. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/lifeenrichmentmentoring.

Don’t forget the WHY! Successful businesses need good leadership. And good leaders articulate not only the thing they want to do and how to do it, but why they want to do that thing in the first place. To get the results you want, don’t assume the “why” is obvious. Motivate your team by giving them the whole picture.
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Ford chief engineer wins coveted NACTOY award for second time The story behind the story of the best truck in North America spotlights chief engineer Andrew Kernahan.

It’s ! Since Oakland Thrive’s inception we have met so many inspiring small business owners and entrepreneurs. Following your own dreams to open that restaurant, to start that daycare, or to open that shop isn’t easy. We are motivated every day by our clients’ determination and drive to succeed. As always, we are here to help you find that success. Learn about how Oakland Thrive can help you this year at https://oaklandthrive.org

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Happy New Year from Oakland Thrive. Let’s make 2024 the best year for Oakland County’s small businesses yet!

Got out-of-town company and want to go somewhere fun? How about the zoo? Oakland County has one of the best zoos around. Visiting the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak is a great way to spend a December afternoon. Be sure to say hi to the penguins and the polar bears!

Happy Kwanzaa from Oakland Thrive.

Merry Christmas from Oakland Thrive.

It’s and if you’re scrambling for presents as the clock ticks down, don’t panic-buy a gift card from a giant online retailer. Buy a gift card that will help support local businesses in Oakland County communities. Shop OC Main Streets features around 70 small businesses that carry everything from handmade soaps to beauty care products to teas to toys for kids of all ages. Get a gift card that’s good sitewide at https://www.shopocmainstreets.com/product/gift-card.

Oakland County Business Spotlight! Umoja Fine Arts Gallery is a publishing and distribution company committed to helping the Detroit Metropolitan area celebrate the great artistic achievements of local and internationally acclaimed artists. Make your way to Southfield before the end of the month to check out Detroit artist Rose Summers’s solo exhibition: The Tignon Woman 1786 Louisiana. By visiting Umoja Fine Arts, you are supporting local artists and learning about the history of the tignon women. Get a glimpse of what local artists have to offer at: https://umojafinearts.com/collections/rosemary-summers

Congratulations to the winners of Oakland County’s Local Gems contest! Here at Thrive, we love how this event allows customers to showcase their favorite local shops in Oakland County. It’s exciting to see passion for small businesses! And a special shout out to Irresistible Boutique for getting the most entries featuring their shop in Southfield!

https://oaklandcounty115.com/2023/12/14/winners-of-local-gems-contest-announced-over-300-businesses-celebrated/

It’s . Michigan has one of the largest populations of Arabic residents in the United States. That’s why Oakland Thrive has consultants who can speak Arabic. With a mission to help minority-owned businesses succeed in Oakland County, we want to make sure that we can reach and communicate with every business owner. Are you a minority-business owner looking to get connected with resources to help your business grow? Contact us at (248)-602-0040 or [email protected].

We had a wonderful day celebrating the holidays with the Oakland Thrive team at Palazzo de Bocce!

Come to Main Street Franklin for the annual Sip, Shop, & Stroll event on December 14th, from noon to 8:00pm.
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It’s . Does your business need a plan? Does your business have a plan that needs dusting off and updating? Oakland Thrive consultants can help you with that. We offer free help to small businesses in Oakland County and we’d love to help you. Contact us at (248)-602-0040 or [email protected]

Happy Hanukkah from Oakland Thrive.

December is . Did you know that Oakland Thrive has a food industry specialist who helps restaurants and other businesses in Oakland County get the resources they need? Contact us today. https://oaklandthrive.org

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Presenting this season's MDOT snowplow roster: https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/travel/safety/road-users/winter-safety/mdot-snowplow-names

Take time out from your holiday shopping and your Thanksgiving dinner decompressing to support the non-profit organizations that do the work near and dear to your heart. Whether it’s cat rescue, curing childhood cancer, or helping victims of natural disasters, there is plenty of need to go around and your support really does mean the world to the organizations working to create positive change.

It’s ! Who doesn’t love the convenience of shopping from the comfort of your home (or, ahem, office)? Don’t forget while you’re scrolling that there are plenty of small businesses in Oakland County that have online shops. Support your local economy:

Happy Thanksgiving. We at Oakland Thrive are grateful for our staff, our expert consultants, our business owners, our clients, and partners. We are very fortunate to be in the business of helping people succeed.

As Black Friday nears and holiday shopping gets underway, don’t forget that you don’t have to wait for to shop at small businesses! Michigan has so many small businesses you can support for gifts of all kinds. Make sure you put them on your holiday shopping list and check it twice.

Current and future small business owners, are you subscribed to Oakland Thrive’s newsletter? Get valuable information on the latest events and find critical resources that can help propel your company forward in our partner’s New and Noteworthy Updates. Subscribe and read the latest edition: bit.ly/3sBu8Ju.

It’s . You can find a variety of resources and information to help you and your loved ones avoid being scammed on the State of Michigan’s website: https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/securities/investor-education/resources/resources/fraud-prevention-center

It’s , a day to celebrate science, technology, engineering, and medicine education, something that is done so well on Oakland Schools - Michigan Technical Campuses. STEM education is important not only because STEM occupations are the fastest growing careers in Michigan, but also because STEM education allows students to study exciting and challenging material, building skills that will help them no matter what they decide to do later in life. OSTC offers educational opportunities in a wide variety of STEM subjects including computer programming, engineering, robotics, cybersecurity, automotive technology, health sciences and more. For classes and locations visit https://www.ostconline.com