By Sharon Hanks
Do you think about starting your own business in West Michigan and not sure where to turn?
Join us for our second Rapid Growth Series event Tuesday night when four entrepreneurs share their stories on how the reach of their small businesses has grown globally. Find out why they chose to locate their business here, and what challenges and opportunities they see that lie ahead.
Diana Sieger, president of the
Grand Rapids Community Foundation, will moderate the following panelists:
• Dottie Rhodes, principal of
Plenty Creative, a downtown design studio
• Bing Goei, chief executive officer of
Eastern Floral and founder of the
Goei Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence • Marcel Thibert of
tronixr.us, an online electronics retailer
• Carl Erickson of
Atomic Object, a developer of custom software solutions.
The event will be held from 5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 16 at the
Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy St. SE. Admission, food and beverages are free.
The event is sponsored by the
Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Please RSVP for the event using the form below
Source: Jeff Hill, publisher, Rapid Growth Media, Grand Rapids
Sharon Hanks is innovations and jobs news editor at Rapid Growth Media. Please send story ideas and comments for the column to Sharon at [email protected]. She also is owner of The Write Words in Grand Rapids.
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