Matthew Russell
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Vizidef Display Technology, founded by Marcel Thibert with design researcher Jordan VerBerg, was one of the first groups to bring integrative technology, combining static and digital displays, to the market.
Marla R. Miller
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
New City Urban Farm is one of Grand Rapids’ largest Community Supported Agriculture farms and continues to expand in its third season as a social enterprise focused on providing job training for youth.
Marla R. Miller
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Kevin Lignell
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
The Urban League--traditionally an African American organization, assists all people in achieving self-sufficiency and equality.
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Matthew Russell
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Created by John and Shawn Tol, MI Deals for Charity allows visitors to purchase a deal outright, with a percentage of the full price going to a local charity of their choice or they can purchase the deal at a discount, with the charity receiving a smaller percentage of the deal.
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Matthew Russell
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
The Mitten team has shows its philanthropic side every month by giving to a different cause, they share ideas and ingredients with other breweries, and they even mobilize their mug club members to beautify the Westside neighborhood.
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Marla R. Miller
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Wege Prize, an initiative of Kendall College of Art and Design with financial support from The Wege Foundation, aims to inspire students to tackle a wicked problem and design a product, service or business model that can function within and contribute to a circular economy.
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Kelly LeCoy
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Regardless of the ubiquity of failure, few people are willing to talk about it without hiding behind the success that followed or a lesson learned. Failure’s approval depends on it being wrapped nicely with a bow.
Katie Jones
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
At first glance, the Grand Rapids Safety Ambassadors resemble a group of paid vigilantes. On foot, bikes, and Segways, these uniformed do-gooders comb the city for people in need of help.
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Kelly LeCoy
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Two years ago, Jenna and Adam Weiler set out to turn their four-year after-school experiment into a brick-and-mortar social enterprise, a collaborative design and screen printing studio called Ambrose.
Matthew Russell
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Spring GR, led by adult education specialist Zena Patillo, aims to help entrepreneurs start small businesses with low start-up costs, and get them acquainted with the earning potential to help them achieve their goals.
Kevin Lignell
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Cascade Engineering's philosophy of hiring people with criminal records is part of a larger initiative called 30-2-2. This initiative seeks to provide those exiting the justice system an opportunity to be work ready and desirable to employers.
Kelly LeCoy
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
From the very beginning, triple-bottom line, social impact and environmental sustainability were important to Chris Lampen-Crowell and his partners at Gazelle Sports. In October 2013, Gazelle Sports achieved official status as a B Corp.
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Matthew Russell
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps helps train students ages 16-24 in different careers and technical trades, with instructors who are also top professionals in their fields.
Kelly LeCoy
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
The core of the Food Circles app is centered on the “buy one, feed one” concept, but Managing Director Jonathan Kumar knows that the potential reach is so much bigger.