Contact: Sandra Maki
Telephone: 810-623-5839
Cell Phone: 248-798-0239
E-mail: smaki@insights-group.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORT COMMUNITY
CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
InSights Group Community celebrates the Fourth of July

Insights Group is spreading the spirit of community through their float during the 4th Of July Parade in Brighton. The entrepreneurial spirit is thriving at the InSights Group. The community is putting together a Free Hugs Float, a Luau themed entry complete with travelling Tiki Hut, and will be passing out 500 T-Shirts along the parade route. InSights Enthusiasts will also be passing out bottled water, 2000 bottles to be exact, complete with a recycling offer to bring the bottles to the July 10th Community Luau Celebration for free admission to the event, and an opportunity to Tie Dye the free Shirt at the event. The Luau is a family friendly celebration, Free Admission, featuring local businesses showcasing products and services. The Brighton Fire Department will be on site with a truck, there will be bouncy Twister and other fun activities, as well as a place to meet, connect and network. The Luau will take place Friday, July 10th, 2009 from 6pm-10pm. InSights is located at 7187 Grand River in Brighton, (2.0 Miles N/W of the I-96/Grand River Exit #145).
“The positive, supportive energy that is generated among the people who gather at Insights is incredible. While I first had interest as a low cost place to have meetings and do training programs I have found that the real value is the people who you find in the building at any given time. The members are interested in helping. That statement is complete. No matter what the topic or issue, everyone I have interacted with brings a positive energy and true desire to help in any way they can. Sometimes it is just a sympathetic ear, often it is an “Insightful” outlook that unlocks a barrier to moving forward. I am a Professional Engineer who has gone to the ‘Dark Side’ and work with people to become happier and more successful in life and I have found a community that has a wonderful, eclectic participation and energy that moves all of us forward. The potential that is being realized is so far beyond the potential of the physical structure at Insights. As an example we had a combination workshop, networking, business connection and book launch (new book on Twitter by David R. Haslam) Tuesday evening. The diversity of the group present was incredible. And to top it off there were a group of business people sitting on the floor in a circle at the end of the night playing Duck, Duck, Goose. When any organization has an event that ends in such a fashion I will agree they have succeeded in reaching their potential for breaking traditional business models.” Gary Butler, Butler Fitzgerald Associates
Born out of a networking group with a business focus, to incorporate organic growth and a holistic approach to business, the community has filled a need in for local business owners. Entrepreneurs need not feel as if they are an island, struggling with their business trying to make it on their own. Business support groups, philosophy meetings, troubleshooting sessions, fondly referred to as the “skunk” meetings, have all found their place at the InSights Group . Founders Allan Curtis and Sandra Maki created within this former industrial warehouse on Grand River a community that started as a space hosting a unique collection of meetings rooms and offices. The space was transformed using recycled doors, windows, and $5 cans of paint, as the community grows, so do the amenities. Recent additions are the espresso lounge, healing arts meditation room, and member library.
Community members will find many advantages to becoming a part of the InSights Group, beginning with the free online community to profile their business needs and connect with other community members. A plethora of events fill the schedule, and every day of the week there are opportunities to network, learn about online social networking, how to market on a budget, creating advertising opportunities and navigating business plans and philosophy. Insights Group is the antithesis of “online” social networking (there are classes covering how to use social networking for business growth) and much more. InSights bridges the gap between meeting new people in person, and creating relationships that allow members to reach a broad audience while participating in engaged discussion and learning new things.
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For more information, please stop by or call Sandi Maki @ 248-798-0239 or e-mail at smaki@insights-group.com

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