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…
November's 5x5 Night featured proposals from five entrepreneurs forging innovative businesses and products in West Michigan, from a game system designed to teach children the basics of arithmetic, to a vertical, hydroponic greenhouse that would source food to West Michigan…
Fathom was the winner of 5x5 Night in October 2015 Danny Vessells is a senior at Hope College and heads up customer discovery for Fathom, a West Michigan based start-up that is designing the world’s first consumer underwater drone. The…
As the entrepreneurial community in Grand Rapids continues to grow, several organizations have stepped up to match ambitions with the facilities and opportunities to achieve them. Whether you need tooling to develop your product, are ready for retail space or…
Ben Logan was the winner of 5x5 Night in September 2015 It is no secret that the fate of the honey bee is tied closely with our own. One third of all the world’s food is dependent on pollination by…
Liz Bartlett was the winner of 5x5 Night in July 2015 “I believe that when I get to the next level and am vertically integrated and manufacturing,” says Liz Bartlett. “I can bring a lot of jobs, not just to…
This month’s 5x5 Night took place on October 27 and featured proposals from entrepreneurs developing a wide range of products and services, from apps designed to connect local businesses with complementary needs, a beer education program for aspiring cicerones and…
September's 5x5 Night featured a wide range proposals, from entrepreneurs working on socially innovative products that would contribute to solving the global food crisis, to apps that aim to connect college students beyond their dorms. Ben Logan of Ben's Buzz…
World class clarinetist and VP and Managing Director of advertising at award winning ad agency R/GA, Michael Lowestern shares his unique perspective on being an artist, an entrepreneur, and a performer. Q: Can you tell me a little bit about…
What it is: Graphic recording (also referred to as graphic facilitation or visual note taking) is the rendering of conversation, key points and ideation into images. The end result can be used across multiple mediums to visually communicate what was…
