Join us for an exciting online pitch event via the Microsoft Teams virtual platform. You’ll have a rare opportunity to see inside the minds of three investors as they reveal what three company presenters did right and wrong.
This presentation will introduce attendees to the many programs, resources and services offered by the Women’s Business Center (WBC) at Cornerstone Alliance to help small businesses, especially those owned by women, BIPOCs, veterans and low-income individuals, start, grow,and gain access to capital in Berrien, Cass,and Van Buren Counties. The WBC is a resource partner of […]
Our next SCORE NJ Circle of Women Mentor’s webinar is on Thursday, July 29th at 10AM. In addition to a few certified Women Mentors from New Jersey, we are proud to have Cheri Bales, as our speaker for this webinar.
1 MILLION CUPS is a free, nationwide program designed to educate, engage and accelerate early-stage startups. We believe in the notion that entrepreneurs can discover solutions and thrive when they collaborate over a million cups of coffee. Drop in on our community of innovators and entrepreneurship enthusiasts to connect and support our local startups. Meetings […]
Let your connections bloom by joining the business community for a Chamber Connect. The Southwest Michigan First Chamber is excited to invite members to the August networking event on Wednesday, August 4 at Gull Meadow Farms.
On August 5, Southwest Michigan First invites you, our region's business stakeholders, to tune into the latest Business First event. Our conversation will focus on the existing programs, resources and partnerships that make Kalamazoo an attractive place for entrepreneurs to flourish.
Michigan Department of Transportation, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Outreach & Recruitment.
This workshop is about defining required legal documents, selecting a legal structure for the company, renegotiating contracts, and ensuring corporate compliance with laws and regulations, as well as the company’s intellectual property.
The purpose of the series is to help doctors, students, researchers, and entrepreneurs more deeply understand the multi-faceted nature of innovation and commercialization in healthcare.
Now is the time to shift the hard work and energy put into handling continuous change and recalibrate to enjoy the journey of establishing your work-life balance for years to come.
Buy Local Greater Kalamazoo After 5 hosted by ResponsAble People and Just Move Fitness! Come socialize and discover some of the best Kalamazoo has to offer.
1 MILLION CUPS is a free, nationwide program designed to educate, engage and accelerate early-stage startups. We believe in the notion that entrepreneurs can discover solutions and thrive when they collaborate over a million cups of coffee. Drop in on our community of innovators and entrepreneurship enthusiasts to connect and support our local startups. Meetings […]
The WMed Innovation Center is a perfect environment for innovation to grow and become a successful commercial enterprise.
Whether you are seeking a research partner or want to enlist the help of student groups in developing business plans, or just looking for ways to engage with WMU, the Business Connection office can find the resource to help move your business forward.
A loan (from Local Initiatives Support Corporation) helped expand our cafe to triple our seating, add a kids space, increase much needed staff work areas, and make other improvements to the space.
The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) is the State of Michigan’s digital library. It has excellent resources available to Michigan residents at no cost.
Western Michigan University’s Starting Gate helped me take an idea and transform it into a much more attainable reality. Whether providing talks with investors and business owners or accountability, the ultimate goal is helping your business succeed.
The Kalamazoo Land Bank did robust community engagement around the vision and gave us something to work with that was solidly desired by people in the neighborhood. Having a vision meant we had to protect it. That’s something I thank the Land Bank for. It was difficult. It didn’t make anything faster or easier, but we got a better project in the end as a result of it.
Buy Local Greater Kalamazoo is a hard working grassroots group focused on the greater Kalamazoo community and its small businesses. Their events and networking opportunities are the best!
Michigan SBDC is a great company providing top notch service to local businesses all over Michigan. The consultants are professional and the student workers contribute with excellent work!
If you have any questions about starting, growing, or anything business related SCORE Kalamazoo/SW Michigan is a great resource.
The Fetzer Center has anything you could ever want for any occasion. The facilities are beautiful, the food is great and the staff is excellent! I have hosted an event and been to an event at the Fetzer and both experiences have been excellent. Mary does a marvelous job!
