Al Enchill, President & Owner of Elegant Stitches Inc., located in Pittsfield, MA shares the impact of the advisory services his family business has received through the COVID-19 Response Support Team.
Auric Enchill (left), Sales Manager, and Al Enchill (right), President & Owner (Photo courtesy of Elegant Stitches Inc.)
October 2020 Personal Message by Al Enchill, President & Owner of Elegant Stitches Inc.
I want to extend my sincerest gratitude. Our business is incredibly thankful for the opportunities that have arisen from our relationship. Elegant Stitches has made the necessary pivots to address the losses incurred by the COVID-19 outbreak. This includes:
Securing our Minority-Owned Certification and 8a Certification for the government sector.
Meeting the demands of our existing and potential customer base by acquiring new equipment.
Analyzing with the assistance of our advisors (David Roache, Response Team Advisor and Kara Shurmantine, The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, MBA Student ) our cost, pricing and margins, and developing an outbound business development program and the tools to enable us to target the corporate, small business and government sectors. In the process, we have been minimizing financial losses, and beginning again to increase our revenues.
We are sincerely grateful for the funds and most importantly the support that David, our Response Team Advisor, has extended to us since we received the loan through the Business Equity COVID-19 Emergency Fund (BECEF). David’s contribution is indeed immeasurable. We wouldn’t be where we are without that support.
Thank you for your help. It means a lot to me and our company. Stay healthy.
We’re excited to grow our team and welcome a thoughtful, mission-driven leader into the role of Small Business Lending Director. This newly created position plays a key role in our next phase of growth, leading day-to-day lending operations, managing portfolio performance, and expanding access to capital for small businesses across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. If you’re passionate about supporting entrepreneurs, strengthening local economies, and advancing financial equity, we’d love to hear from you.
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The Nectar Community Investments residential team recently attended the 2025 MassEnergize Conference, which proved to be a thoughtful and impactful event full of advocacy, connection, and shared commitment to climate action at the community level. Residential Services Director Lissette Paukert spoke on a panel about funding residential decarbonization, joining representatives from Mass Save, the Community Climate Bank and Abode to talk about ways we can make energy efficiency upgrades more accessible and affordable for Massachusetts residents. Here are a few of her insights from the conversation.
What are the biggest challenges Nectar clients face in pursuing decarbonization projects?
These days, we see some fear of financial uncertainty and a lack of trust in the energy industry due to aggressive, predatory-like marketing behaviors. That’s also due to divisiveness and misinformation in our current environment, including whether climate change is real and if decarbonization efforts even matter. When you have limited cash flow, you invest carefully in products that are going to last and not cause issues. There needs to be clear and truthful messaging around the impact of decarbonization, from both an economic and environmental perspective. Not only do homeowners need education, but it’s just as important that the contractors and all professionals …
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for Nectar’s official launch in Rhode Island. We’re thrilled to be working in the Ocean State, and engaging with the entrepreneurs, ecosystem partners and other attendees at the event boosted our sense of excitement and community.
Since our founding in Massachusetts in 2008, we’ve made it our mission to invest in community and build generational wealth. We’re continuing that commitment in Rhode Island — today, tomorrow and well into the future. This launch event was only the beginning! We’re looking forward to working together, supporting dedicated small business owners, and collaborating with ecosystem partners to build on their successful efforts throughout the state.
