Goal Setting for this New Year
Goal setting often feels like an expectation or even a chore around the final months of the year as well as the month of January. However, as they say, it is the little things. Setting goals for the upcoming year...
Finding Gratitude
November is the time of year where we reflect on what we are grateful for. It’s a time for connecting with family and friends through a universal language - food. Some families have the tradition of going around the table...
Tips for Decision Making
Happy October! With a focus on Mental Health this month, World Mental Health Day being October 10th, it is important to discuss and recognize the priority we should place on our mental being. Mental Health is a vast subject, with...
100K Ideas Startup Hub Blog
Happy Autumn! As many of us wind down from summer activities, go back to school, and begin to focus on our work/personal endeavors, we may find that we are in need of spaces, outside of the house, to focus on...
Using Your Resources as a Small/Micro Business
Happy September! Reflecting on the past month, 100K Ideas was busy with multiple events, our biggest being the 100K Ideas Ultimate Pop-Up Market. This event was held on August 17th and gave a handful of local small and microbusinesses the...
Summer Fellowship 2024
This summer from the dates of June-August, 100K Ideas took in two college students to be a part of their Fellowship program. Our names are Isabel and Evelyn. Isabel attends Western Michigan University and is majoring in Industrial Design and...
100K Ideas Idea Assessment 101
When it comes to 100K Ideas, and your knowledge of our organization, you may have heard the term “Binder” or “Idea Assessment” thrown around. As this is one of our main services we offer, amongst a variety of other Next...
Fundraising
The month of May is known for its beauty of flowers, gentleness, and its festivities. Along with this beauty and the arising festivities, comes with the needing of reliable funding sources to spring us along until the summer months. Fundraisers...
Tips on Better Storytelling
Happy April! As we move into warmer, brighter, and longer days, we can find some of our motivation and drive coming back after the calm of the winter. Let’s channel that into our storytelling for our endeavors! Storytelling is a...
Organize to Optimize
With so much going on in our lives, a lot can get lost in the hustle or missed on your to-do list. Keeping track of your processes and information can be a vital part of pushing yourself and your productivity...
Community Engagement within Small Business
Community engagement has historically been considered an important policy of many medium to large companies. However, it can be equally important for small businesses. Companies that emphasize community involvement can preach its positive benefits in many ways such as better...
Goal Setting this New Year
Happy 2024! As we start this new year, we are often reminded of the importance of goal setting, as many of us think of the intentions, resolutions, and achievements we hope to gain within the next 365 days. Though these...
4 Tips For Exploring Your College Town
Is there an urge for you to enjoy where you eat, sleep, work, and study? It can be hard to fit in time to explore and foster new connections with a rigorous school and work schedule, but the enriching experiences...
Support Small this Holiday Season
Happy November! We hope everyone has had a great month so far, as we begin to wrap up the 2023 year! As we closely approach the holiday season (some may argue we are already in it), many of us use...
Photo 101: How to take the best photos, yourself!
When it comes to photography, specifically photographing for an idea or business, it can be a daunting process of knowing where to start. If you don't have the knowledge on shooting a proper photograph, you should hire out for this,...
Additions at 100K Ideas
Happy September! We hope everyone had a great and enjoyable summer, as we move toward fall festivities. Reflection comes from this change in season, especially this quarter at 100K Ideas, with all the last few months held for our organization....
The Essence of Product Design: Transforming Ideas into Reality
Design is not an isolated concept, rather it’s all around us and affects everything we use on a daily basis. Think about a world where there was no design – we wouldn't have smartphones, cars, or even chairs to sit...
2023 100K Ideas Summer Fellowship
Intro: We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer, and we urge you to soak up these last months of relaxation! Our names are Brennan, John, Evan, Carter, and Evan, and we are a part of the 2023 Fellowship Program...
AI: How Small Businesses can Benefit
AI (artificial intelligence) has rapidly transformed various aspects of our lives and has impacted the way we work. As technology continues to evolve, AI is becoming more and more integrated into our daily tasks, reshaping traditional work processes and revolutionizing...
Where’s My Stuff?
With the infamous “notification" being an ever present phantom, and always taking our attention; it's harder than ever to be organized. These energy vampires can distract us from our daily tasks, and can lead to more stress! Being organized can...
A Time of Change: 100K Ideas has MOVED!
Happy April! As we entered this month, there have been a plethora of changes happening. With the addition to the warmer weather, and the start of spring, a lot of other changes have occurred for us here at 100K Ideas!...
Balance in Employment & Education
“Go to school!” “Go get a degree!” “Expand on your education!” These are all quotes and statements that I have heard day in and day out. However, as many times as this was reiterated to me, I never heard of...
A Growth Mindset
As entrepreneurs there is a certain way most of our brains think. Entrepreneurs are seen as outgoing and creative, risk takers. Never viewing challenges as stopping points but as stair steps to step over and move forward. Entrepreneurs and business...
5 Tips for the New Year
Happy new year everyone! As we take the time to celebrate with one another and reflect on memories from last year, let's also take the time to create our goals for this year. Some may want to stick to goals...
A Year in Review
Happy Holidays! We hope everyone is enjoying these past few months and has been able to stay safe and healthy as they spend time with loved ones. As the year winds to an end and we begin to plan for...
8 Tips for Businesses in Peak Season
During the busy season, businesses can earn maximum profits… and maximum stress. November and December are the biggest months of the year for almost every retailer because of the holidays, such as: Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas,...
Leveraging Your Resources
“I am not an artist.” Is a phrase uttered so intensely, so frequently, by people who are only limited by one thing, the knowledge of how to use what they already have. This logic can apply across a variety of...
Graphic Design: Tips for why it is important to have a logo and branding.
Do a lot of people and research tell you that you need to have a logo and branding? Do you not know what this means or why it is important for your business? As a graphic designer here at 100K...
Summer’s Reflection
Happy (soon to be) Labor Day! We hope everyone has a safe, happy, and healthy holiday. As we wind down from summer, I took some time to reflect on the past few months at 100K Ideas and some engagements that...
The 2022 Summer Fellowship Experience
Happy summer! We hope that everybody is enjoying their time and taking advantage of the sunshine. Summertime is for trying new things and going on adventures, and that is exactly what we have been doing! We are the 2022 Summer...
Expanding Your Social Presence
Happy start to summer! As the days are warmer, longer, and more individuals are out and about, this may be a great time to maximize on the engagement within your business. But where do you start? How do you do...
Engaging with your Community
Happy May! As summer approaches and events begin to happen, opportunities may arise to help get involved in our community. New and existing businesses rely on the relationships they are able to create and maintain, and a great way to...
Personal Development
Everyone’s journey to personal development is different; for some, waking up early is the goal and for others, it’s being an active listener. Personal development is masked in more ways than one and it’s up to us to outline what...
The First & Last Fifteen
There always seems to be too little time in the day; especially for entrepreneurs, self-starters, and individuals striving towards success. Balance in our daily lives is becoming increasingly valuable and it may seem impossible to take a chaotic work schedule,...
Practicing Mindfullness
As we enter our second month of 2022, we may find ourselves reflecting on goals we set at the beginning of the new year and critique how well we’re progressing with them. It can be easy to place pressure on...
Working for 100K Ideas
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a safe, happy, and healthy holiday. As we begin the new year, many of us will take the time to evaluate goals, start new ideas, and evaluate/reflect on the current state of our...
Giving Back this Holiday Season
One of 100K Ideas’ missions, especially around the holidays, is giving back to our community. We are always dedicated to finding ways to continue to support those around us and this holiday season we decided to adopt a family. Being...
Navigating Industrial Design
Design process Initial idea (Identifying a problem) Research - better understanding of problem Opportunity / solution (solve problem in a unique way) Ideation, (problem solving through sketching) Refinement (get a final design solution) The profession of an Industrial Designer...
Office Hours Innovation Grant Winner: STEMLETICS & EAST Facility
As some of you may know, 100K Ideas has recently launched our Office Hours Innovation Grant back in September. In partnership with the Ruth Mott Foundation, we are providing 10 innovators with the opportunity to be awarded $1,000. We are...
Building Your Brand
When it comes to starting a business, of any kind, branding can be a key factor into the marketing, aesthetic, appeal, demographic, etc. you are pulling from your company. Though this is an important step, it can also be a...
