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Grand Rapids ‘Icon’ Peter Secchia Dies at 83

Brad Kadrich -
Grand Rapids businessman Peter Secchia is being remembered for his love of everything Grand Rapids and Michigan State University. Secchia, 83, died Wednesday.
Entrepreneurs

New CEO of Business Leaders for Michigan Named

Sara Scheffer -
Business Leaders for Michigan announces new CEO to start November 30th to succeed Doug Rothwell.
Entrepreneurs

Serial Entrepreneur Creates New Platform that Promises to Evolve How Humans Experience Classrooms, Museums

Karen Dybis -
Saganworks knows humans live in a 3-D world. So their goal is to help people build endless 3-D spaces for their knowledge and experience.
Entrepreneurs

Student-Focused Financial Education Program in Running for $100k Grant Needs Votes

Karen Dybis -
A local entrepreneur saved money, paid off debt and built a thriving company, and now she's in the running for a grant that would help her teach others how to do the same thing.
Economy

Q&A: Detroit Money and Career Coach Launches Work-Focused Subscription Box

Karen Dybis -
Career coach Dorethia Kelly is jumping into the subscription box industry, acknowledging such a leap may be more difficult during the pandemic.
Entrepreneurs

Mental Health Pros: ‘New Normal’ Can Be ‘Chaotic, Messy’ During A Crisis

Karen Dybis -
The "new normal" created by work-from-home necessities during the COVID-19 crisis can be chaotic and messy, and mental health professionals are offering tips about how to mitigate those feelings.
Economy

COVID-19 case study: How one couple pivoted when forced to close less than a month in business

Karen Dybis -
Beatrice Wolnerman and her husband, Eli, opened a business in February, only to have to shut it down due to the coronavirus. But they're finding ways to make it work.
Digital & Technology

Kalamazoo native returns home as a successful podcaster times two

Karen Dybis -
If you’re a regular podcast listener, you may know Joe Saul-Sehy’s voice quite well. After all, he’s the host of two popular news and...
Entrepreneurs

Career flip: How one woman went from accounting to owning her own yoga studio

Karen Dybis -
On paper, it may seem like a contradiction: Lisa Beaulieu was magical with math and became a controller. Then, she shifted gears and …...
Entrepreneurs

Walsh named new head of manufacturing association

Brad Kadrich -
The Michigan Manufacturers Association just added a wealth of experience by announcing John Walsh as its new president and CEO. Walsh has extensive experience in government.
Entrepreneurs

Small-business owners avoid pitfalls, find achievement

Brad Kadrich -
Stacia Guzzo did some cancer research of a different color after her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer years ago.
Entrepreneurs

Concert experts take that skill, experience to upgrade corporate events

Karen Dybis -
Dan McGowan and his team at The Crofoot Presents put together more than 600 events annually, whether it is creative corporate parties – yes,...
Civility & Inclusion in the Workplace

How one businesswoman took her idea for a national holiday – and created it

Karen Dybis -
You might know Detroiter and small-business advocate Jennyfer Crawford because of her highly attended All Things Detroit shopping events. But did you also know...
Entrepreneurs

Captain D’s coming to Michigan as part of Groesbeck’s revitalization

Karen Dybis -
Where your business is located can be just as important as what you do, who you hire and how you market your goods or...
Civility & Inclusion in the Workplace

Michigan Israel Business Accelerator grows with new CEO, international strategy

Karen Dybis -
Believe it or not, during his many travels around the world, Scott Hiipakka had never had a chance to go to Israel, where the...
Civility & Inclusion in the Workplace

Businesses owned by minorities, women make strides, have hurdles to clear

Diane Gale Andreassi -
While the number of businesses owned by women and minorities has grown, there are still a lot of challenges to overcome.
Entrepreneurs

Strategic consultant comes home and creates space with and for her community

Karen Dybis -
Within the everyday challenges of being an entrepreneur or a startup company, it can be difficult to gain perspective for a long-term strategy and...
Entrepreneurs

The Longboard by Jolly Pumpkin debuts in downtown Dearborn

Karen Dybis -
Something about Hawaii and the Pacific Coast has always stuck with Ron Jeffries, founder of Jolly Pumpkin, the all sour-beer Michigan-based brewery. Think tiki...
Entrepreneurs

West Michigan craft beer experts come up with new seasonal beer offerings

Karen Dybis -
If you’re trying to come up with what to bring to your family Thanksgiving Day meal for the host or if you want to...
Entrepreneurs

First generation immigrant brings global artisan shop, experience to Metro Detroit

Karen Dybis -
Metro Detroit can experience international design through a new fashion, accessories and home store in Clawson, the creation of multicultural designer Ojas Akolkar. Akolkar...
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