{"id":4688,"date":"2024-12-11T12:01:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T17:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miwf.org\/?p=4688"},"modified":"2024-12-11T12:02:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T17:02:00","slug":"cmp-acquisitions-building-b2b-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miwf.org\/small-business-success-stories\/cmp-acquisitions-building-b2b-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"CMP Acquisitions: Building B2B Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/miwf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blog-Photo-\u2013-800x520-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miwf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blog-Photo-\u2013-800x520-3.png 800w, https:\/\/miwf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blog-Photo-\u2013-800x520-3-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/miwf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blog-Photo-\u2013-800x520-3-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jane VanDusen has had a lot of chapters that led her to her most recent \u2013 entrepreneur. She worked as a financial manager, then she pivoted to manufacturing oversight and the next thing you know, she\u2019s working for a company that specialized in custom metal design and fabrication. She loved the work \u2013 and she was good at it \u2013 so when her company was sold, she decided to open her own business in the specialized B2B service area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She and her minority business partner opened Redford-based <a href=\"https:\/\/cmpallc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CMP Acquisitions, Inc.<\/a> in 2018. The business includes PMT Scientific, which builds equipment for hospitals, laboratories, and universities, and Detroit Architectural Metal, which provides metal design and fabrication for other businesses or organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had an opportunity to build metal railings for an Ann Arbor high school,\u201d VanDusen says. \u201cBut we didn\u2019t have the equipment needed for the job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And that\u2019s where Michigan Women Forward stepped in. <\/strong>Through Michigan Women Forward, she was able to purchase the equipment she needed to take on the school project. The equipment, she says, has allowed her to pursue other jobs to grow her business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VanDusen says the experience of applying for a Michigan Women Forward small business loan had an extra bonus \u2013 besides the capital she received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI liked Michigan Women Forward\u2019s approach,\u201d VanDusen says. \u201cThey guided me through a deep dive into my business, which gave us time to reflect on the company. It was very helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jane VanDusen has had a lot of chapters that led her to her most recent \u2013 entrepreneur. 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