At GVSU's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Shorouq Almallah connects, mentors, and empowers the next generation of entrepreneurs. Read on for her perspectives on startups, failure, and dreaming big.
Jody Deems-McCargar believes that every child deserves to experience the joy of music, so it's only fitting that she and her husband, Wright McCargar, created Crescendo Foundation. Harnessing the talent of their studio, The Piano Cottage, the duo teaches students both how to play music and how to "play it forward." Susan Julien Larimore listens in and reports that the foundation is changing lives, one note at a time.
By partnering with Matt and Kristin Fowler and the Alliance for Environmental Sustainability, Rich Bloem is building his passion for creating community one house at a time. Susan Julien Larimore reports on progress towards the goal of creating a "living building" in the Baxter neighborhood and a LEED-certified home for a veteran right here in Grand Rapids.
UIX checks in with Start Garden, the local venture capital fund, on how it's tweaking its funding model so it can keep growing new ideas. Writer Katie Jones interviews Start Garden founder Rick DeVos and finds a new focus on nurturing winning ideas is in the works.
A week before Grand Rapids will be asked to vote on an important parks millage, UIX catches up with Steve Faber and Gwen O'Brien, two Grand Rapidians who are using their talents to advance a cause that's dear to their hearts.
UIX Grand Rapids catches up with local mountain biker Scott VanderStelt, who leads Team Troll in hitting the dirt for dollars to fund Parkinson's disease research.
Will Payne is taking men's designer consignment to the next level at Style 53. UIX writer Kevin Lignell reports on how the start-up is dressing West Michigan men while benefitting local nonprofits in the process.
There are some who enjoy life by following the golden rule, and then there’s Tyler Nickerson, who strengthens others quite a bit more than he expects in return. UIX Project Editor Matthew Russell finds out what makes him tick.
Jenny Bongiorno combines the convenience of a neighborhood supermarket with the nutrution of a garden at OurFreshLocal. UIX Project Editor Matthew Russell catches up with her to hear about this uber-local farm-to-kitchen-table project right here in Grand Rapids.
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