MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ) – It’s Extreme Home Makeover, Business District edition and Marinette/Menominee is a Top 10 finalist for the Small Business Revolution Challenge and is on the road to be featured on the TV show Small Business Revolution.
The news was announced Tuesday.
Marinette/Menominee area Business Owner Keith Killen says it puts them on the map with representatives from Deluxe, the company that makes the show happen.
“They will be coming to the market and will do workshops and work with us.”
Kellen says business owners will be meeting to prepare for that and will need to come up with a plan for that meeting with the company.
“Here is what I set out to do in small business. Here are the hurdles that I have and here is what I want to accomplish.”
Killen says it would be a dream come true to be selected as the top community in the nation and would be extra special because they are the first twin town entry, but win or lose, they already feel like winners.
“We are going to benefit from this whole process whether we are the overall winner or not.”
He says in this process they have learned a lot and have become closer as a business community. The top five will be selected in February.
Killen says the overall winner will be voted on and you can help them win by posting about business in Marinette/Menominee and use the hashtag mymarinettemenominee when doing so.
The winning business community will receive $500,000 dollars for improvements and will have six businesses featured on the TV show.
