Entrepreneurship

From boom to bust to boom: Washington Square makes an upturn

After frustrating delays, challenging economic times, and constant misperceptions, Washington Square is on the way back. 

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Customers travel from afar for Town & Country meat and more

Find out about the many ways the roots of Town & Country go deep into the Edison neighborhood. And why people from beyond Kalamazoo County shop there, too.

How will Edison keep moving ahead? Neighborhood explores artistic answers

Artists find a place to call home in Edison and Edison calls on them for their ideas to lift the neighborhood.

It’s not your grandma’s market: Kalamazoo Farmers Market offers fresh, fermented and foraged foods

No longer is the farmer’s market a simple gathering of vendors of fruit, vegetables, and cut flowers. With the addition of home processed vegetables, cottage foods, and foraged fare comes more attention to food safety. 

New opportunity for small businesses to get financing emerges

Kalamazoo Capital Consortium gets ready to offer a new way for businesses to obtain money they need.

A collective vision: Kalamazoo creatives keep busy with area musicians, large corporations, and more

Kalamazoo creative collective that offers corporate video production, music studio space and much more, has evolved into north of 200 clients in four short years.

May means it’s time for Farmers Market season

Old friends and new vendors will mark the opening of the Farmers Markets in Kalamazoo and Portage. 

From a single scooter company to three buildings, Jericho Town grows in Edison

In Jericho Town they are literally taking down the walls. It's a place in Edison where new businesses are finding a home in old factory buildings. 

It all begins with a clue: Start-up Kalamazoo travel agency is ‘turning travel on its head’

Kalamazoo startup Cluventure gives adventurous travelers the opportunity to let go of the reins and have a mystery trip planned for them. Even Frommer's likes the idea.

Young entrepreneurs make their pitches

Western Michigan University's Starting Gate program allows young entrepreneurial students to put their ideas on the fast track to success.

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