Igniting Business Blog

Upon reaching our 5th year of service, we are excited to announce that our team continues to expand! This past week we had a new team member join us out of our Columbia, Missouri office. Luke Crepeau will serve as a Web and IT Specialist, helping all clients with web and tech needs.

Luke acquired a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Management from Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri, where he later went on to work in digital advertising and data analysis. Luke has acquired a wide range of experience in advertising and analytical platforms, while pursuing his passion of helping small businesses thrive.

At Igniting Business, we’re celebrating our 5-year anniversary in 2017! We couldn’t be more thankful for our amazing clients and team. We began our company in Columbia, Missouri. As we reflect over our past five years, we thought it was only fitting to mention the five things we love most about Columbia.

Both myself and Caitlin are University of Missouri grads (along with several other team members) – so, of course, we might be a bit biased by this one. But it can’t be denied, Mizzou students, faculty, and alums are some of the best in the nation! Mizzou’s spirit cannot be easily squashed. Columbia comes alive every Fall and Spring, and we positively love it!

I started Igniting Business in 2012 as a Junior attending Mizzou. I am a web developer and technology fanatic who began creating websites for corporate clients while still in my teenage years. As I developed websites for small businesses, I found that these companies also needed affordable and professional IT and marketing services that they could trust. To meet the growing needs of our clients and by applying both my experience in technology and education in marketing and economics, I envisioned Igniting Business. We started Igniting Business out of my college apartment with a goal to help small businesses succeed.

Today, Igniting Business has the same vision: Helping small businesses succeed. We have grown to serve over 200 small business and non-profit clients spanning from Alaska to Arizona to Missouri to Washington DC! Expanding from my original home office, we now have two offices in Columbia, MO and Lee’s Summit, MO. Our team has also grown throughout the years and now consists of 9 truly excellent team members. Our team offers an impressive almost 50 years of experience in web, tech, and marketing.

As we quickly approach our 5-year anniversary (January 2017!), we look back over the past five years and recognize the amazing blessings bestowed upon our company.

At Igniting Business, we have so much to be thankful for even just within 2016.

With an aspiration to restore hope, function and quality of life, ICT Muscle & Joint Clinic, a Wichita, KS based clinic’s backbone of its care consists of Chiropractic, Soft Tissue Therapy, & Rehabilitation. Using this triage, they provide care for a wide array of sport-related injuries to pediatric & postpartum care, always taking the time to fully assess each patient's movement patterns to identify the source of their symptoms instead of chasing pain. ICT Muscle & Joint Clinic’s goal is to get you moving and feeling better so that you are able to prevent further injury.

Owners Dr. Keith Sparks and Dr. Rachel Girrens were inspired to open ICT Muscle & Joint Clinic to progress the current healthcare model in regard to musculoskeletal pain and treatment. They both wanted to be instrumental in improving the health and quality of care to the greater Wichita, Kansas community by providing an alternate option. Believing patient education is something that is lacking in most healthcare today, Dr. Keith and Dr. Rachel hope to inspire each patient to be involved in bettering their own health!

We are excited to announce that Caitlin Seidel will be transitioning into a new, full-time role within Igniting Business as VP, Operations & Finance. In addition to working with Igniting Business and our clients since 2012, Caitlin brings over four years of tax, auditing, bookkeeping, and consulting experience to the company, including experience with both small businesses and non-profit organizations.

As our VP of Operations & Finance, Caitlin will oversee our operations management, to help ensure our clients receive the best experience with us. Caitlin will assume management of client billing and vendor accounts, as well as our general financial management. She will also continue to work with clients in implementing efficiency tools throughout their daily tasks and operational structure. Caitlin is excited to serve Igniting Business and our clients in this new role. Connect with Caitlin directly to hear more about how her new role will directly benefit each of our clients.

As 2016 is under way and our company continues to grow, Igniting Business is thrilled to announce that as of April 25th, we have packed up and moved our Columbia office to The Village of Cherry Hill! Although we will miss our old space, we can't wait to start our evolving journey in the new building.

Meet Benjamin Liu, our new Web and IT Analyst.

The Igniting Business team is excited to announce that we have a new staff member joining the team! Ben Liu will be the Columbia office as a Web and IT Analyst.

So far, the Igniting Business team has had a great start to the fall season! In mid-October, a few members of the IB staff we're able to meet in Lee's Summit on a Saturday for a day of team bonding.

After breakfast and catching up with one another, we discussed how each team member can use LinkedIn effectively, especially since there are so many hidden features and benefits that don't get utilized as much as they should. What most people don't realize is LinkedIn is right behind Facebook and Twitter in terms of unique monthly visitors, making it a great marketing tool, especially for B2B relationships. Next was a trip to the Liberty Corn Maze – the corn maze design theme for 2015 was "American Royal," celebrating the Kansas City Heritage. Lastly, we ventured back to Ben and Caitlin's apartment to play branding games and eat dinner together. It was definitely a day to remember.

Our President of Igniting Business, Ben Seidel has recently been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce. Ben will begin his three year term in January 2016. Ben is excited to be contributing to the Chamber's Board new ideas focusing on engaging and assisting small businesses in their journey for growth. Additionally the Chamber will benefit from Ben's background in technology and marketing as they continue to explore new avenues to engage existing Chamber members. We have confidence that this appointment will benefit all involved.

View a current list of current board members.