Thania Panopoulos - Impact Engine Social entrepreneurship has recently made its way into the venture capital community through a unique startup accelerator, Impact Engine. Founder Thania Panopoulos, a West Michigan native, venture capitalist, and philanthropist, has her unique fingerprint on the…
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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.
Ryan Vaughn:Varsity News Network
"College is the perfect time to start a business. You have access to tons of resources, and it never gets easier to try something new.” Ryan Vaughn (@RyanHVaughn) is the Co-Founder of Varsity News Network (VNN), an online high school sports media network, empowering high school journalists…
More than a Store, It’s a Community: Tree Huggers
Tree Huggers is an environmentally responsible business, dedicated to educating customers in leading environmentally sustainable lives. Owners Angela and Dan Topp, opened their first store in Holland two years ago and a second store on Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids…
Developing Soul in Entrepreneurship
Regional Culture as a Competitive Advantage Earth has become an interconnected environment bridged by nature and by a human desire to connect. Being unique in a seemingly saturated system becomes a difficult quest, as nuances in every industry, ideology and…
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NEU 4 Printing Today! Available Monday!
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Letter from the Director
The word “culture” can be traced back to the Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero who used the term cultura animi–the cultivation of the soul–as an agricultural metaphor for spiritual development and enrichment. Although “culture” now has many meanings, Cicero’s original…
NEU 4 Launching Monday May 7th!
You can find the latest entrepreneurial scoop right here on NEUGrandRapids.com. Come Monday May 7th, our latest edition of NEU will hit the shelves. Read about the best new businesses in Grand Rapids, and where things are headed in 2012 for new…
New Cap on CrowdSourcing
In the Senate version, crowds looking to fund new business ideas will have to do so through approved portals, many of which have been been gearing up to funnel cash into new companies once this law is fully passed. Companies…
February NEU 4 Preview
Some staff at CEI took a visit over to MoDiv, a retail incubator in Downtown Grand Rapids, to take photos for our upcoming semi-annual issue of NEU. Check out the gallery on Facebook (facebook.com/gvsu.cei)
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