entrepreneurship

New businesses serving Michigan’s outdoor recreation industry could soon get some help from a new $3 million fund based in the Upper Peninsula.

There is plenty of coverage about Detroit’s “comeback.” Stores and restaurants are opening, and downtown is more vibrant than its been in decades. But...

The Next Idea The city of Grand Rapids is widely considered a great place to do business, unless you’re black. A 2015 study in Forbes magazine found...

Government failed Flint. It's pretty tough to dispute that statement, knowing what we know about how the Flint water crisis came to be, and how it was...

The Next Idea There’s now a new way to enjoy candy – without the cavities and the tooth decay. “ Zollipops ” are 11-year-old Michigander Alina Morse ’s...

The Next Idea Among small business owners in Michigan, access to capital remains one of the most significant challenges, especially for people in...

The Next Idea Most anyone would agree that Traverse City is one of Michigan’s crown jewels. It’s a beautiful location and a great place to live, visit...

The Next Idea All it takes is one new innovation or successful company to change the economic fortunes of an entire city or region. More often though,...

The Next Idea Ann Marie Sastry is a former University of Michigan professor, a material science researcher, and the founder of Sakti3 -- one of 30...

Entrepreneurs can pop up out of anywhere. Take Kellyann Wargo of Ann Arbor. While she was a student at the University of Michigan, her entrepreneur’s...