CEI in the News
Local Media Coverage and Press releases:
May 24, 2018 | Rapid Growth Teenpreneurs pursue passions without limitations
May 1, 2017 | GRBJ | Reasons to celebrate small businesses
September 9, 2016 | Spectrum Health Innovations | Molding Young Minds for the Future: Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy
January 6, 2016 | MLive | CEO of Varsity News Network to speak in WMU Entrepreneurship Forum
November 2015 | Spectrum Health Innovations | Collaboration With Higher Education
September 30, 2015 | GVSU Seidman College of Business | What is this generation coming to?
June 25, 2015 | MLive | High school students create start-up ideas in GVSU entrepreneurship summer program
March 26, 2014 | Steve Blank | Why Internal Ventures Are Different From External Startups
March 21, 2014 | ABA Banking | Recovering Michigan Attracts More Attention
January 17, 2014 | Grand Rapids Business Journal | Biomed idea group lands grant
January 14, 2014 | Urban Innovation Exchange | Innovators: Shorouq Almallah
December 11, 2013 | Grand Rapids Business Journal | Start Garden Invests in Microwavable Bowl
February 17, 2013 | MI Biz | Is the MBA relevant for entrepreneurs?
October 7, 2012 | GVSU Lanthorn | Idea Pitch offers students a place to share new, personal ideas
September 17, 2012 | MI Biz | GVSU, Right Place to co-manage GR SmartZone
August 9, 2012 | The Rapidian | Fishing and entrepreneurship: Miles Smith and the BAHRS
June 25, 2012 | GR Business Journal | Entrepreneurial Education -- by the Seat-of-the-Pants
June 22, 2012 | GRKids.com | Grand Rapids Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy
June 7, 2012 | GVSU S.E.A. | Grand Rapids Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy
May 21, 2012 | GVSU Lanthorn | Registration for Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy Approaching
May 19, 2012 | MLive.com | GVSU Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation to offer academy for high school students
May 1, 2012 | MLive.com | Building a skilled workforce: GVSU launches center to provide training for managers
April 10, 2012 | Crain's Detroit Business | MEDC plans statewide bus tour to tell tech startups how it can help
April 10, 2012 | MLive.com | Regional business plan competition will highlight work of college entrepreneurs
March 29, 2012 | MLive.com | See what business ideas caught the eye of investors at GVSU Thursday night
March 29, 2012 | Grand Rapids Press | Photos from 5th Annual Grand Valley Business Plan Competition
March 28, 2012 | GVSU Lanthorn | Student businesses get jump start at competition
March 27, 2012 | MLive.com | Students at GVSU to put their business plans to the test Thursday
December 16, 2011 | Grand Rapids Press | Why Grand Rapids could be Michigan's hotbed for investing in startups
December 7, 2011 | Grand Rapids Press | GVSU conference targets local investment opportunities
November 4, 2011 | Grand Rapids Press | See which 90-second investment pitches won in business student competition
November 1, 2011 | Grand Rapids Press | College entrepreneurs to take stage Thursday for regional idea pitch competition
October 31, 2011 | GVSU Lanthorn | Prizes reach $5,000 for business plan competition
October 6, 2011 | Business Review WM| Educators say more Michigan college students are focusing on entrepreneurism
October 5, 2011 | YouTube | Miles Smith-Breakaway Lure
October 5, 2011 | YouTube | Jim Albright-Albright Insights
October 5, 2011 | YouTube | Kelly LeCoy-Uptown Kitchen
September 15, 2011 | Business Review WM | 2011 Thought Leaders in Entrepreneurship: Kevin McCurren
June 24, 2011 | Grand Rapids Press | Teens pitch ideas to turn school trash into cash during entrepreneur competition
June 14, 2011 | Holland Sentinel | GVSU's Meijer campus to host Teen Entrepreneurship Summer Academy
May 8, 2011 | Business Review WM| The next generation: entrepreneurial education benefits students, economy
May 7, 2011 | Grand Rapids Press | Current leaders of DeVos, VanAndel and Haworth families discuss dynamics of family businesses
April 28, 2011 | Business Review WM | Building Entrepreneurs: new CEI director sees role as a way to serve the community
April 27, 2011 | Holland Sentinel | Grand Valley receives grant for entrepreneurship education
Aprill 22, 2011 | Business Review WM | Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation announces new director
April 18, 2011 | WZZM 13 | Sign up for GVSU Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy
April 7, 2011 | Grand Rapids Press | West Michigan college students will participate in the second annual Regional Business Plan Competition
July 16, 2010 | Vimeo | Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy 2010
December 17, 2009 | Business Review WM | GVSU raises entrepreneur support
April 30, 2009 | Vimeo | 2009 WMCUG Regional Idea Pitch Competition
December 4, 2008 | Rapid Growth | GVSU Students Land Top 3 in the Lakeshore's Next Top Entrepreneur Competition
December 1, 2008 | GR Press | Founders of Digital Wingman, T. Way Customs Win Lakeshore Advantage Contest for Innovation