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Jake Lonc

Vice President As Vice President of SPARK, Jake has a passion for building lasting partnerships with SPARK’s clients. He effectively communicates technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and advocates for the client’s vision to our project teams of software developers and designers. connect on Linkedin

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Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes Rescues Its Database to Keep Serving 950 People a Day

Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes partnered with SPARK Business Works to rescue a mission-critical database that had become too fragile to touch.

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SPARK Business Works Recognized as 2026 West Michigan Best and Brightest Award Winner

SPARK Business Works has been named as a 2026 West Michigan Best and Brightest Award Winner.

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4 Things Every Business Should Do Before Starting a New Website Project

Your new website can be a valuable business asset. The preparation you put into your new website project is a good time investment. Here’s what to start with.

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From Outdated to Luxury: CIG’s Website Transformation Story

Private wealth firm CIG Capital Advisors partnered with SPARK to revamp their brand strategy and website to convey elegance and expertise.

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When to Ditch Your Off-the-Shelf System for a Custom Software Solution

At SPARK, we often hear this from business owners: “We’ve been using this off-the-shelf software for a while, but we’ve been experiencing more and more issues with it. We’re wondering if it would be worthwhile to build our own custom software instead to provide more stability.”Many businesses turn to off-the-shelf, or SaaS (Software as a […]

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Breaking Down Data Silos: How to Integrate Procore and ComputerEase

Learn how construction firms can integrate Procore and ComputerEase for accurate and real-time reporting on financial data for projects.

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What is Prototyping in Software Development (and Why It’s Important)

Before you starting writing code for a new software product, learn how to use prototypes to test, validate, and iterate on different designs and features.

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Mobile Apps vs. Progressive Web Apps: Choosing the Right Solution for Your Business

Many organizations initially come to us because they want to build a mobile app. They either have a new, innovative idea or they have a manual, internal process they want to digitize and automate. What many of these organizations aren’t aware of is a similar but different approach to building an app: progressive web apps.  […]

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Your Website Is A Tool For Telling Your Brand Story

Your website can be a tool to create lasting relationships with your customers. Learn how to tell your brand story online to connect with customers.