SPUR is a co-working space and a business incubator designed to support small business owners such as freelancers, graphic designers, writers and other creative business types. It is a project of the Northfield Enterprise Center. Northfield Patch sat down with Megan Tsui, Executive Director of the Northfield Enterprise Center, to discuss the current and future goals of SPUR. Why is SPUR unique to Northfield? Most towns our size don’t provide this kind of service. The consulting and coaching is free of charge, and they certainly don’t have co-working spaces available. Have you ever had a day …

All Flex, a flexible printed circuit manufacturer, has delivered high quality flex circuits for the past two decades from their Northfield headquarters.  Flex circuits are used for assembling electronic circuits. They are commonly used as connectors in applications where rigid circuit boards or hand wiring limit the function of a product.  All Flex circuits can be found in industrial and medical devices where many interconnections are required, especially for compact packages like cell phones or computer keyboards. Northfield Patch sat down with Dave Becker, director of sales and business …

Brand Yourself has been successfully providing social media marketing strategies for Northfield businesses for a little more than a year now. In her work, owner Tami Enfield offers a variety of workshops and seminars on how to properly apply social media like Facebook or Twitter to the business world. Most importantly, she offers a valuable commodity: time. Northfield Patch recently caught up with Enfield to learn more about the nature of her business as it continues to grow. What do you do? We customize social media strategies for businesses. We generate orginal or curated content for …

Nest Midwest offers a West Coast aesthetic to downtown Northfield with its eclectic collection of art, furniture, lighting, and decorative pieces from across the globe.  Northfield Patch recently caught up with store owner, Nicole Stofflet, to learn more about the past, present, and future of her business.  Have you ever had a day where you just wanted to quit? Never. This has been a dream of mine forever. When did you first realize that you wanted to own a store like Nest Midwest? I went to school for interior design and art history, but I couldn't find a job in my field. I took that as a …