There are many factors to consider when starting a venture; feasibility, financing, product to market fit. But what about healthy relationships with your business partners? No matter how earth shattering an idea is, a dysfunctional team can kill a winning…
16-year-old Brennan Persenaire Hogeter is more than familiar with the effects of farming; he spent 11 years traveling around Africa with his family teaching new farming techniques to agricultural communities. “I have seen the impact of farms and the impact…
On Thursday evening, designers, entrepreneurs and community members will gather at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) to connect, share ideas and explore what it means for industries to be diverse for Design Breifs: Diversity in Tech. Kimberly Wolting heads the…
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…
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.…
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,…
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 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…
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…
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…
