Brighton Business Makes Personalized Charm Bracelets

Ashley Haponek, Marketing Director/Sales Manager at The LinkFund, LLC, said this Brighton business was founded August of 2012.

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How did your business come to be?: Co owners Joanne Kolbe, who is an attorney in Indiana, and Terry Celano, owner of Prestige Gems in Brighton, MI, decided to get together and find a product that would sell in almost any application. It was decided by the both of them that a portion of the proceeds from every link that is sold would go to a charity or non-profit organization.

What's a fact about your business that most customers probably don't know?: The LinkFund is a family owned business and all of our links are handmade in Michigan. Almost any photo can be sized down to fit on our links.

What services does your business provide?: We create and sell personalized link charm bracelets. We strive to tie businesses and charities together as a partnership.

What do you want your business to be best known for?: Giving back to the organizations who do so much and deserve it. And also creating a keepsake people can treasure forever.

What's your most popular product or service?: A personalized link charm bracelet.

When was the business founded?: August, 2012

Why did you choose to locate to Brighton?: We choose Brighton, MI because of the location of our office from our previous businesses. The majority of our employees have lived here for a number of years and love everything about the town.