Congratulations to the Oct. 4 Idea Pitch winners and participants! Tom Peurach of Tiny Home Community took 1st place and $1,000, Brittany Taylor of Pressure Ulcer Prevention won 2nd place and took home $750, and Aaron B. Schaasfma of 934 Bagworks was…
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TESA Impact
Reiner Fontain-Perez Age: 22 Year participated in TESA: 2009 Wyoming High School Neu: How did you become interested in TESA? Were you already interested in entrepreneurship? Reiner Fontain-Perez : Definitely. My business teacher actually introduced me to the program, and so I looked…
Q&A with Start Garden Community Relations Officer Laurie Supinski
Since 2012, Start Garden has played a large role in Grand Rapids' entrepreneurship ecosystem by giving entrepreneurs a stage to present their ideas to the community while they compete for the opportunity to win $5,000. Neu spoke with Start Garden…
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Latesha Lipscomb: August 5×5 Night Winner
For Latesha Lipscomb, winning 5x5 Night last month was a long time coming. “I wasn’t going to do it,” Lipscomb said. “I had done 5x5 twice in the past, and I had come really close to being able to present, but…
Entrepreneur Zoe Bruyn stirs things up
It’s no secret that there are limited employment opportunities for individuals with special needs. In a 2015 survey conducted by the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD), 57 percent of respondents with Down syndrome reported working paid…
I GOT FACE wins 5×5 Night
On Wednesday, August 14 Latesha Lipscomb came out on top at 5x5 Night and took home $5,000 for her business I GOT FACE Concierge Cosmetics. We will be following up with Lipscomb to get the full story and find out…
5×5 at LINC Gallery
Voting closed on Wednesday for the top five 5x5 ideas, and those that emerged on top will be presenting at the return of the monthly pitch competition on August 24 at 5:00 p.m. at the LINC Gallery, located at 1167…
Starting a business…while working 9-5.
Believe it or not, most people don't start off as entrepreneurs. Starting a venture often co-occurs with working and/or going to school. Although it is possible to save enough money to live off of while starting your own business, few…
TESA ’16 Recap
The GVSU Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy (TESA) is a week-long summer program for high school students. The program focuses on cultivating awareness of and interest in the unique entrepreneurial ecosystem of Grand Rapids, while also providing students the knowledge and…
TESA ’16
Things have been a little quiet here at NEU as of late, and for good reason; We have been dedicating our resources to preparing for the Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy (TESA). TESA takes place from June 27-July 1, and is a unique…
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