![]() “I reached out to PTAC and they assisted me with my HUB Zone certification,” she said. January has worked with the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) at the Flint & Genesee Chamber, which assists businesses with securing government contracts and obtaining the necessary certifications to bid on such projects. The company has also expanded into Oakland and Saginaw counties, and plans to expand throughout all of Michigan in a few years, said January. “Today, I am still the only commercial shredding company based in Genesee County.”ĪJP has grown rapidly, servicing mostly businesses and families. “I figured it out, started AJP and we are able to provide that service to Genesee County,” she said. The trucks serving Flint & Genesee were coming in from Oakland and Saginaw counties, and even from Ohio, making it difficult to empty the packed bins more than every two weeks.Ī light bulb went off in her head and she began putting together a business plan for what would become AJP Commercial Shredding. That is when she discovered that Genesee County did not have a single locally based commercial shredding service. When January worked in insurance and finance around Genesee County, she noticed how often the shred bins at the office were often filled beyond capacity and not being emptied in a timely fashion. “If someone passes away who was a CPA, or while selling a family business, there is a world of documentation that needs to be taken care of properly. “You name it, everyone needs shredding services, from attorneys, doctors and banks, to families,” said April January, owner of AJP Commercial Shredding in Flint. There are strict rules on handling client paperwork, and before AJP Commercial Shredding opened its doors, it was much more difficult for Genesee County businesses to find access to shredding services. Loan documents, W-2s, medical records, credit card bills – many identity-theft experts recommend that anything with personal information on it should be shredded rather than just thrown away.Ĭompanies have an even bigger stake in shredding private and confidential information to remain compliant with various federal and state laws and regulations regarding documentation.
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