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First Name
Matthew

Last Name
Larson

Email
[email protected]

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Title
Affiliate Faculty of Instruction

Office
SCB 3123

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 inventor's 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

Publications
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)

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