BAY CITY, MI — The Michigan Small Enterprise Growth Heart has named Bay Metropolis’s Barney’s BakeHouse Bakery amongst Michigan’s “Greatest Small Companies.”

Barney’s Bakehouse Bakery is situated at 421 S. Van Buren St., the place Bay Metropolis’s historic Barney’s Bakery operated for almost a century earlier than closing in 2020. Jarrid Weighman took over the enterprise in November 2020 and was skilled by former proprietor Dan Zielinski within the making of the bakery’s authentic signature breads, doughnuts and custard it was well-known for.

Barney’s is amongst 11 Michigan Small Enterprise Growth Heart (SBDC) purchasers to obtain Greatest Small Enterprise awards on the nineteenth Annual Michigan Celebrates Small Enterprise Awards Gala on Tuesday, Might 2, at Michigan State College’s Breslin Pupil Occasions Heart in East Lansing. Isabella County’s Wooden Store Social can be among the many honorees.

“Thanks for recognizing Barney’s BakeHouse Bakery as an award recipient. I’d wish to thank the group for his or her assist and for buying regionally,” Weighman stated in a press release.

“Barney’s BakeHouse Bakery is a comfortable, informal, pleasant, neighborhood, full-service bakery. I’m proud to have such a tremendous and proficient bakery workers. We’re right here that can assist you have a good time life’s sweetest moments.”

Barney’s choices embrace the top-selling Almond Pleasure cookies, ham and cheddar quiche, jalapeno cheddar bread, house-made croutons, banana bread, San Francisco sourdough, doughnuts, chocolate flourless cake, cheesecake, flavored croissants, conventional Fats Tuesday paczki, and different baked items. The bakery donates its leftover stock to Hidden Harvest to assist additional the nonprofit’s mission of assuaging starvation and ending meals waste within the Nice Lakes Bay Area.

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“It’s nice to see these entrepreneurs get acknowledged for all of the laborious work and fervour that goes into their companies,” CEO and Government State Director J.D. Collins stated in a press release. “The Michigan SBDC’s mission is to assist small companies succeed, and this spectacular listing demonstrates the affect we intention to have with all our purchasers.”

Right here’s the whole listing of award winners:

• Metropolis Defend Safety Providers – Wayne County
• Barney’s BakeHouse Bakery – Bay County
• Eagle Hyperlink LLC – Delta County
• Freedom Counseling LLC – Kalamazoo County
• Groovy Donuts – Ingham County
• Ludington Meat Co. – Mason County
• R.J.’s Metropolitan Ice Cream Co. – Jackson
• Sand Bay Marina Gross sales, Service & Storage – Presque Isle County
• Stafford’s Hospitality Inc. – Emmet County
• Thumb Roast Espresso – Sanilac County
• Wooden Store Social Kitchen & Bar – Isabella County

The SBDC’s mission is to assist Michigan small companies succeed by offering skilled no-cost consulting to new and current companies all through Michigan’s 83 counties, in accordance with an SBDC information launch. It connects Michiganders who wish to to start out or develop their enterprise with no-cost export companies, market analysis, cybersecurity sources, enterprise training and different sources. For extra info, go to michigansbdc.org.

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