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Chocolatiers in Northwest Michigan survive COVID with special local lending support and a delicious partnership with Ecuadorian experts. EMPIRE, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES, May 25, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ Ecuador’s history seems shrouded in a foggy jungle tangle as confusing as the trails of their rain forests that are shouldered by the Andes Mountains. It is thought that Asian nomads reached the South American continent around 12,000 BC, joined by Polynesian colonization followed by a Duchicela lineage for 150 years, then Spaniards and Pizzaro and the spread of terror among the Indians. The history of this vibrant, beautiful country has been marked by fierce rivalry, occasional warfare and political instability. Today, though, Ecuador is peaceful and a safe country to visit.
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May 20, 2021
Cherryland Electric Cooperative has awarded $50,000 to the Regional Resiliency Program, administered by Venture North Funding and Development to help small businesses recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
“On behalf of small businesses that need financial help and encouragement, we want to again express our heartfelt appreciation to our friends at Cherryland,” said Laura Galbraith, President of Venture North. “Their compassion and wonderful donation to help businesses with nine or fewer employees during these extraordinarily times speaks volumes about the great company they are. Just as we are thankful for the progress toward a more normal time, so must we be mindful that small businesses, their owners and employees are suffering from being shut down, losing revenue and cash reserves and, in many cases, customers and suppliers.”
CADILLAC — Starting today, local businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic will have another opportunity to apply for financial assistance to help them stay afloat.
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April 23, 2021
The program is through Venture North Funding and Development and help from the Consumers Energy Foundation.
More than $52,000 is currently available for the program.
Eligible businesses are those with 9 or fewer full time employees.
Venture North says they hope this grant helps small businesses that are continuing to struggle during the pandemic.
“When we are looking at business needs for the next few months, they need assistance with inventory purchases, they need to keep people on payroll until maybe their season starts to ramp back up again in june, july,” says Laura Galbraith, president of Venture North Funding & Development.
How to take better pet photographs
April 21, 2021
Your guide: Rhiannon Buckle
From furry to scaly and everything in between, Rhiannon loves capturing the unique personalities of pets. Based in the studio, she uses a variety of lighting styles to capture fun moments. See rhiannonbuckle.co.uk, @rhiannonbuckle petphotography.
Find the eye contact
A portrait of a pet looking straight down the lens is powerful and engaging, but you need to get their attention. I have a treat pouch on my belt and I’ll continually reward them for good behaviour. For eye contact it helps to hold a treat directly on the top of the lens so they are focused there, but you don’t have to do this yourself, you can get the owner or someone else to guide them in the direction you want.