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Fall 2022 Can-Do Camp

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 1747 W Milham Ave, Portage, MI

Can-Do Camp is back this fall! We're finally meeting in person again and we're ready to support your business venture. Learn all the necessary requirements and best practices for starting a business or taking a new business to a more commercial level. You’ll have the opportunity to build a support network with your peers and […]

$400

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Fall 2022 Can-Do Camp

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 1747 W Milham Ave, Portage, MI

Can-Do Camp is back this fall! We're finally meeting in person again and we're ready to support your business venture. Learn all the necessary requirements and best practices for starting a business or taking a new business to a more commercial level. You’ll have the opportunity to build a support network with your peers and […]

$400
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1 Million Cups Kalamazoo

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 […]

Free
Recurring

Fall 2022 Can-Do Camp

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 1747 W Milham Ave, Portage, MI

Can-Do Camp is back this fall! We're finally meeting in person again and we're ready to support your business venture. Learn all the necessary requirements and best practices for starting a business or taking a new business to a more commercial level. You’ll have the opportunity to build a support network with your peers and […]

$400

Small Business Roundtable #1

Michigan Maritime Museum 260 Dyckman Ave, South Haven, MI

Michigan Maritime Museum from 4 to 6 p.m. Join local small business owners to discuss the wins (and challenges) of owning a small business. A place to share views, be heard, and propose solutions. During this session you will: Share your successes with the group Learn how to overcome obstacles from others Make an impact […]

Recurring

Fall 2022 Can-Do Camp

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 1747 W Milham Ave, Portage, MI

Can-Do Camp is back this fall! We're finally meeting in person again and we're ready to support your business venture. Learn all the necessary requirements and best practices for starting a business or taking a new business to a more commercial level. You’ll have the opportunity to build a support network with your peers and […]

$400

Business Model Canvas: Is Your Business a Go or a No-Go?

Lake Michigan College South Haven 125 Veterans Blvd, Room 141/142, South Haven, MI

Lake Michigan College, South Haven location, from 6 to 8 p.m. This workshop will provide you with a tool to draft a roadmap for your business. During this session you will: Learn the different elements of developing your own business plan Learn how to grow your business by recognizing the key areas for improvement Learn […]

Recurring

Fall 2022 Can-Do Camp

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 1747 W Milham Ave, Portage, MI

Can-Do Camp is back this fall! We're finally meeting in person again and we're ready to support your business venture. Learn all the necessary requirements and best practices for starting a business or taking a new business to a more commercial level. You’ll have the opportunity to build a support network with your peers and […]

$400

Recurring

Fall 2022 Can-Do Camp

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 1747 W Milham Ave, Portage, MI

Can-Do Camp is back this fall! We're finally meeting in person again and we're ready to support your business venture. Learn all the necessary requirements and best practices for starting a business or taking a new business to a more commercial level. You’ll have the opportunity to build a support network with your peers and […]

$400
Recurring

1 Million Cups Kalamazoo

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 […]

Free
Recurring

Fall 2022 Can-Do Camp

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 1747 W Milham Ave, Portage, MI

Can-Do Camp is back this fall! We're finally meeting in person again and we're ready to support your business venture. Learn all the necessary requirements and best practices for starting a business or taking a new business to a more commercial level. You’ll have the opportunity to build a support network with your peers and […]

$400

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Congratulations to Gregory Shelton of Grand Unique Laundry for receiving his first loan through Northern Initiatives. With help from his SCORE mentor, Cheri Bales, Gregory did a fantastic job on developing his business plan and showing real entrepreneurial spirit. We wish you much success, and look forward to your upward movement. You are a wonderful role model.

—Gregory Shelton of Grand Unique Laundry

I appreciate your ears for listening, your eyes that see my vision and your heart that makes you who you are.  I thank you for your time. You are making a difference.

—Shawntel Lindsey, Director, The Artbor Community Connections Center

The WMed Innovation Center is a perfect environment for innovation to grow and become a successful commercial enterprise.

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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.

—Mentor

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.

—Krystal

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The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) is the State of Michigan’s digital library. It has excellent resources available to Michigan residents at no cost.

—Owner

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.

—Peter Shutt

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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.

—Matt Hollander

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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!

—Cheri Bales

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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!

—Martin Herman Sorensen

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