By Kayla Sosa Studies show that entrepreneurship is an essential part of our economy in the United States. In fact, 85 percent of new jobs are created by startups; companies that are less than five years old, according to a…
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GVSU Students Win in the Top 10 Startups @ European Innovation Academy (EIA)
Gabby Hulst, Marissa Hoffman, Shorouq Almallah, Qi'Shaun Coyle, Jenna Grannan In July 2018, I along with four Seidman College of Business students ventured for a three-week journey to Turin (Torino) Italy to participate in the European Innovation Academy (EIA) accelerator…
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TESA ’18 Recap
The GVSU Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy (TESA) is a week-long summer program for high school students that focuses on cultivating interest in entrepreneurship and provides students with the knowledge and tools for starting their own businesses. TESA is an exceptional…
Malamiah Juice Bar
For Malamiah Juice Bar owner Jermale Eddie, his ability to impact the greater Grand Rapids community as an entrepreneur is more important than the bottom line. “Our mission essentially is to elevate community health through healthy products, community partnerships and…
GVSU Students Sweep Business Competitions
GVSU students Jordan Vanderham and Zoe Bruyn have been sweeping the business competition circuit as of late. Both took home top prizes on Nov. 3 at Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, a statewide competition held at the Cobo Center in Detroit.…
TESA Impact
"...it makes you not be afraid of resources and your community." Name: Jessie Singh Age: 18 High School: Forest Hills Northern Participated in TESA: 2014, 2015 & 2016 Neu: How did you become interested in TESA? Were you already interested in…
On Purpose: The Science Behind Purpose–A Guest Post by Steve Johandes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCNra5pIJIM If you are new to my posts, you will see that I learn a lot from my children. This time the learning process started with a conversation centered around my oldest daughters college selection process. Her research took her…
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October 5×5
Jermale Eddie of Malamiah Juice Bar took home the $5,000 cash prize along with $5,000 in legal services from Varnum Law at this month's 5x5 Night, held on Tuesday in the Loosemore Forum at the Siedman College of Business at…
Grand Valley teams make the semi-finals of Student Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition
Three student teams from Grand Valley State University have been selected out of 65 applicants as semi-finalists for the 7th Annual Student Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. On Nov. 3, Grand Valley teams EZIV LLC, Stir it Up LLC, and Orindi…
TESA Impact
"TESA is so worth it." Name: Chloe white Age: 15 High School: City High School Participated in TESA: 2015 Neu: What was your favorite part about TESA? Chloe White: I think it was meeting new people, because once…
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