In 1997, Elegant was founded by two Ghanaian immigrants who began from the basement of their home until Alfred Enchill was able to steadily save enough capital from his U.S. Postal Service job to fund their first storefront in Downtown Pittsfield. Now, 26 years after...
PITTSFIELD, MA – Greylock Federal Credit Union and Elegant Stitches of Pittsfield have entered into a unique and industry-leading supplier contract aimed at providing minority-owned businesses an opportunity to grow and compete in the business-to-business marketplace. “Greylock’s innovative contractual agreement with Elegant Stitches highlights how institutions...
By Brian Robb | brobb@masslive.com The Boston Celtics have been incredibly active in supporting small businesses recently in the region and the organization teamed up with Vistaprint and NAACP to make a local impact in Western Massachusetts this past week. Elegants Stitches Inc, a family-owned custom embroidery...
By Alfred Enchill Apr 3, 2021 — Located in downtown Pittsfield, Elegant Stitches, a minority-owned firm, entered the 2020 fiscal year with a 23 percent increase in annual sales as a result of a Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation loan for the implementation of their new...
By Amanda Drane, The Berkshire Eagle PITTSFIELD — The city and its economic development partners launched a new website Tuesday as a way to market Pittsfield's business assets. "Pittsfield wants your business," the site's homepage says. The website, businesspittsfield.com, was unveiled by Mayor Linda Tyer, Business Development Manager...
By Tony Dobrowolski, The Berkshire Eagle PITTSFIELD — Growing up in Ghana, Alfred Enchill's dream was to become a lawyer and work as a diplomat at the United Nations, but life had other plans. A series of events and circumstances guided Enchill to own Elegant Stitches embroidery...
By Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Steven Valenti used to run a radio campaign for his men's clothing business, telling true stories of customers. And it was successful in driving business to his store. His son, Evan Valenti, isn't quite so sure that would work...
By Tony Dobrowolski, The Berkshire Eagle PITTSFIELD — Al and Auric Enchill are small-business owners who certainly have dealt with their share of adversity. The Enchills, immigrants from Ghana, started Elegant Stitches, a custom embroidery and vinyl printing business, in the basement of their Pittsfield home five...