Am I Ready to Purchase My First Home?

purchasing a home

Am I ready to purchase my first home? If you’re considering buying your first home, it’s important to assess your readiness to take on this significant financial responsibility. While owning a home can be a fulfilling and rewarding experience, it’s also a major commitment that requires careful consideration and planning. Answers to Some of the […]

Women Owned Businesses in the Grand Rapids Area

Women Owned Businesses In honor of Women’s History Month, we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight some of the fantastic Women-Owned businesses in the Grand Rapids area! There are endless amounts of small local businesses in the city that are women-owned and we are SO proud to call Grand Rapids home, which is why […]

West Michigan Influencers

West Michigan Influencers

Did you know micro-influencers typically get more engagement and marketing performance metrics? Why might this be? Well, micro-influencers are more likely to have strong relationships with their followers. They respond quickly and frequently with personalized responses when their followers reach out.  We can safely say we love supporting all influencers, especially the ones native to […]

Spring in West Michigan

Spring in West Michigan Each season brings new and exciting opportunities!​ Greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan are great places to be in any season. Spend your time downtown Grand Rapids in the winter for World of Winter, hop over to The Tulip Festival in Holland in the Spring, spend time at Lake Michigan in […]

Must Visit Black-Owned Businesses in the Grand Rapids Area

Local Black-Owned Businesses In honor of Black History Month, we at The Local Element wanted to take this as an opportunity to highlight some of the fantastic Black-Owned businesses in the Grand Rapids area! We are sure that you will quickly add these businesses to your list of favorites after visiting, we love them and […]