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Smart Financial Habits: Managing Credit Card Debt and Building Financial Confidence

While credit cards can provide a safe and convenient way to make purchases, they also carry the risk of increasing spending and accumulating debt. With the rising costs of...

The Question Leaders Forget to Ask: What Will This Require of the Organization?

I’ve spent a lot of my career around organizations that are changing. Sometimes that change is significant: an acquisition, a new strategy, a leadership transition or a...

Crain’s Profiles Jennifer Owens’ Return to Southwest Michigan First

Kalamazoo Event Center Seeking Vendors

OnCall Content Brings Hourly, Book-Online Video and Photo Services to Southwest Michigan

A new service from Kalamazoo-based video production company Overneath lets businesses and individuals book a professional shoot or edit in minutes, with simple, rates and usable...

Glen Oaks Offering Up to $500K for Employer Training

From Cereal Sales to the U.S. Cabinet: Carlos Gutierrez’s return to Southwest Michigan

From selling cereal out of a van to leading a Fortune 500 company and serving in a presidential Cabinet, Carlos Gutierrez has built a career defined by determination,...

AI Web Development vs. Hiring a Developer: What Small Businesses Actually Need

AI tools such as Claude Code, ChatGPT’s Codex, and many others have become a go-to option for small businesses looking to get online fast. These platforms can generate a basic,...

How Local Businesses Can Build Visibility Where Customers Already Go

A business can do excellent work and still be overlooked by people who would gladly become customers. Visibility is often treated as a question of how many people see an ad. For...

Chamber’s Choice Awards 2026: Winners and Highlights

The Southwest Michigan First Chamber brought together small business owners, entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and community partners on Thursday, September 17 at Western...

PitchMI Brings $375K Competition to Kalamazoo

71 Apartments Coming to Downtown Kalamazoo

OnCall Content Brings Hourly, Book-Online Video and Photo Services to Southwest Michigan

Oct 5, 2026 | Sponsored Content

OnCall Content powered by Overneath

A new service from Kalamazoo-based video production company Overneath lets businesses and individuals book a professional shoot or edit in minutes, with simple, rates and usable files in their portal in as little as 24 hours. OnCall Content, a new hourly video, photo,...

Smart Financial Habits: Managing Credit Card Debt and Building Financial Confidence

Oct 14, 2026 | Chamber Corner

Molly Chase-Paulsen | United Bay Community Credit Union

While credit cards can provide a safe and convenient way to make purchases, they also carry the risk of increasing spending and accumulating debt. With the rising costs of everyday necessities, more individuals are relying on credit cards for routine purchases. That's...