Lashae Simmons II, who has a passion for assisting black and brown people with financial literacy, is organizing the second annual Black Business Expo on June 18 at the VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center in Muskegon.
In addition to creating jobs, Coastal Container’s investment in a state-of-the-art corrugator, and a new rail spur for the delivery of paper rolls, will reduce 1 million miles of truck traffic annually.
Muskegon native and MSU grad Jocelyn Hines was inspired to launch Muskegon Young Black Professionals after seeing a similar networking organization in Detroit.
The SURGE Center, located in downtown Holland, is a new pilot business incubator from Lakeshore Advantage to support product and technology startups.
Rochelle Holmes, the owner of Daddio’s Carry Outs in Holland, says her purpose has been about serving others, which is what she has always done, personally and professionally.
Despite dire statistics of failure, the desire to start a small business has only grown during the pandemic. In 2021, there were 5.4 million small business applications in the U.S., an increase of nearly 60% from 2019.
When Grand Haven decided to sell its aging trolleys, the local businesses bought them with ideas for giving them a new way to serve the community.
Issue Media Group is excited to announce the company’s latest online media project – Rural Innovation eXchange (RIX). RIX will focus on the innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation and community development taking place in rural Michigan and feature the work of rural talent and content creators.
The Lakeshore Advantage project pipeline has never been fuller, with existing companies looking to expand locally or new companies looking to relocate to the area, according to the 2021 Business Intelligence Report.
Max Tendero believes that civics is a vehicle that, when given the right attention, thought and effort, can start moving us in a better direction.
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