Faculty/Staff Directory
Faculty/Staff Directory
First Name
Matthew
Last Name
Larson
Email
larsonm1@gvsu.edu
Title
Affiliate Faculty of Instruction
Office
3123 L. William Seidman Center
Phone
616-331-7430
Department
- Management
Expertise
- Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
- Market Research and Feasibility Analysis
- Community Engagement
Biography
Matt Larson is an Affiliate Faculty of Instruction in the Management Department and was previously a Visiting Instructor in the Finance Department, and the Entrepreneur in Residence for the The Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI). Previously, Matt owned bookkeeping/payroll, vending, technology consulting, and crowdfunding businesses. Matt was a Co-founder and COO of Campus Starter, a crowdfunding platform for college entrepreneurs. Campus Starter received outside investment and support from eMerge Xcelerate, a start-up accelerator in Grand Rapids, MI. As a consultant, he has worked with multiple start-ups and businesses while coordinating a local inventors network and volunteers his time with Start-Up Weekends. Matt''s entrepreneurship journey continues with his development of an open-source mobile platform, and a recreation brand company catered to the outdoors, DIY projects, and the van life movement. In addition, He is a graduate of Western Michigan University with degrees in Finance, Master of Arts in Career & Technical Education and a Master of Business Administration.
Education
- MBA, Western Michigan University 2011
- MA, Western Michigan University 2009
- BBA, Western Michigan University 2005
Teaching Areas
- Corporate Finance
- Entrepreneurial Business Plan
- Bank Management
Service
- Seidman Technology Advisory Group (November 2016-present)
- GVSU Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization, Faculty Advisor (2016-present)
- GVSU Student Idea Pitch (January 2015-present)
- GVSU Teen Entrepreneurship Summer Academy (2016-present)