This is the first in an ongoing series about community leaders in West Michigan implementing entrepreneurial skills in youth education. Like any business, commercial screen printer Ambrose strives to provide their customers with a quality product at competitive pricing in…
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As its name implies, NEU (German for “new”) is all about what’s new–and what’s happening–in West Michigan’s entrepreneurial community. It’s designed to support the efforts of people within our community by recognizing the ideas, strategies, and accomplishments of local entrepreneurs and partner organizations, and also by providing information on educational opportunities and community resources and events. NEU is published by Grand Valley State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) within the Seidman College of Business.
GVSU joins Pathways to Innovation: A conversation with Kevin McCurren
Neu Magazine sat down with the Executive Director of Grand Valley's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Kevin McCurren, to talk about GVSU's recent acceptance into the Pathways to Innovation Program and what it means for West Michigan's growing entrepreneurial landscape.…
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The Business Model Canvas
The business model canvas was first developed by Swiss business theorist Alexander Osterwalder in 2008 and has been widely used in business education ever since. GVSU integrated the canvas into the B.B.A curriculum in 2010, teaching it in Management 330,…
Startup Weekend wrap up
The team behind Giver--an app that allows users to gift goods or services to homeless individuals through the use of a redeemable code--took home the top prize at Startup Weekend West Michigan on Sunday night. The intensive entrepreneurial event wrapped…
Startup Weekend kicks off
Startup Weekend West Michigan continues today with more than a dozen teams working on developing a range of ideas, including an exterior mounted snow scraper, super food packets for smoothies and a card game that combines monopoly and goldfish. Hatti…
How to run a successful Kickstarter
In the past five years, Kickstarter has emerged as a legitimate source of funding for startups and entrepreneurs. While banks or traditional investors are likely going to want to see proof that there will be a large, worthwhile return on…
Four reasons to start pitching
The idea of standing in front of a room full of people, some of whom will be judging you (literally), and presenting an idea while being timed may sound like the last thing anyone would ever want to subject themselves…
5×5 Night Follow Up: Melanie Koops of Werth Rack
The Werth Rack was the winner of 5x5 Night in November 2015. “The worst thing is that you could look back and say, ‘oh, I wish I had tried, at least I could know if it would have been successful…
Five gifts for entrepreneurs
There are plenty of ways to give the gift of inspiration to the entrepreneur in your life this holiday season, whether their business is in full swing or they are just getting started. Small Business Classes at GROW http://www.growbusiness.org/ Grand…
Grand Valley Inaugural Hult Prize Competition
Kathryn Christopher, Brittany Taylor and Briauna Taylor presented on behalf of Platform for Progress at GVSU’s first annual Hult Prize competition on Thursday, Dec. 10. The team won the campus competition by unanimous vote with their idea to utilize…
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