3 Takeaways with Daddy's Dough Cookies

Owner of successful, family-owned cookie business in Grand Rapids shares “bottom line” advice for budding entrepreneurs looking to start businesses in Michigan.

A Conversation on Igniting Equitable Economic Growth in Michigan

Supporting small businesses of all backgrounds is a crucial component that will drive Michigan's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Michigan Medical Innovation Makes Nursing Safer

We tend to think of "innovation" as something that happens in a flash of creative insight. And many innovations undoubtedly begin with a "eureka!" moment. But as Spectrum Health Innovations (SHI) shows through its ongoing partnership with the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) engineering department, turning those magical moments into products with commercial potential takes rigorous thought, experimentation, and problem-solving. Which is exactly the process Michigan's innovation ecosystem exists to support.

Fund Facts: Doug Neal, eLab Ventures

Fund Facts: Jeff Wesley, Michigan Rise

On this episode of Fund Facts—a video series focused on venture capitalists, angel investors and other funders critical to Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem—we connect with Jeff Wesley, executive director of Michigan Rise.

Driving Economic Prosperity in a Post-Pandemic Era

Entrepreneurism will be the “shot in the arm” the economy so desperately needs to recover.

Fund Facts: Jan Garfinkle, Arboretum Ventures

On this episode of Fund Facts—a video series focused on venture capitalists, angel investors and other funders critical to Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, we connect with Jan Garfinkle, founder of Arboretum Ventures.

5 Quick Questions with Kevin Ward, Executive Director of the Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care

Learn how entrepreneurship helps critical care technologies go from innovative ideas to hospital bedsides, with these 5 Quick Questions for Kevin Ward, Executive Director of the Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care.

2020 in Review: A Year Marked by Challenge and Hope

True character shines through in times of crisis, and in 2020 we proved Michigan has the tenacity and spirit necessary to face any challenge.

Fund Facts: Monica Wheat, Venture Catalysts