Tag: Catalyst University

Over the past 12 years, Catalyst University has built up over 14,000 existing and emerging leaders in education, business, and service organizations to carry our community into the future. This year, we are inviting you to join us January 25 or 26 for a day filled with insightful leadership, speakers, and networking to build upon […]

The votes have been counted and the winner of the sixth annual Makers’ Mart competition has been named! On Friday, December 4, 2020, Samson’s Haircare earned the coveted Makers’ Mart title at Catalyst University, a three-day leadership event hosted by Southwest Michigan First headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The regional economic development catalyst serving the seven […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2019 Contact: Ron Kitchens chief executive officer and senior partner Southwest Michigan First 261 East Kalamazoo Avenue, Suite 200 Kalamazoo, MI  49007 269.553.9588 rkitchens@southwestmichiganfirst.com Kalamazoo, MI – Bee Joyful Shop earned the coveted Makers’ Mart title at Catalyst University, a daylong leadership event annually hosted by the regional economic development […]

Local entrepreneurs can make it big through the 2019 Makers’ Mart competition. When it comes to the Michigan economy, the impact of small business is anything but small. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, the 870,301 small businesses located across the state are responsible for 49.2 percent of the private workforce in Michigan. That’s […]

HOP ON-BOARD JON GORDON’S ENERGY BUS The science of physics explains energy as the capacity or power to do work. It can be seen by the human eye when one object makes another move or change with the application of force. Energy cannot be created or destroyed as Sir Isaac Newton pointed out for us, […]