Category: Entrepreneurs
‘Dance can heal’
The owners of new dance studio concept Move With Joy in the Edison neighborhood hope it improves mental health and career options for others, too.
Small local businesses adapt to COVID economy
A survey of shops in Kalamazoo’s downtown business district finds entrepreneurs in various industries keep their doors open by taking the pandemic in stride.
Papa’s legacy is a sweet taste for a new entrepreneur and her customers
Doreen Gardner quit her job of 15 years at her church and is turning her family’s peanut brittle recipe into a family business.
Brown Boy Brown Girl expands with Meijer bump
Local independent book and notebook company is finding success in passing on lessons in empathy and entrepreneurship to kids.
‘This is it. This is what I’m cut out to do.’
The pandemic is no match for Caffe Casa and the couple who have served customers in the same Kalamazoo Mall location for nearly three decades.
‘Can-Do’ is about to do a lot more for Kalamazoo entrepreneurs
The food industry start-up incubator Can-Do Kitchen is changing its name, moving to a bigger facility, and expanding its scope to help all entrepreneurs in Kalamazoo.
It’s always the season for the ‘Kitchen Witch’
A local mixologist has a newly-released book of both cocktails and “don’t call them mocktails” – just in time for the holiday season.
Growing a new business in good soil
The Craft Soil Company has opened up a new gardening store, focusing first on artisan soil as more supplies come in.
‘It’s been hard on a lot of chefs’
When he’s not cooking for pop artists on tour, R. Stanley’s restaurateur and local chef Ralph Humes’ kitchen plans are low key. But the pandemic has made it difficult to decide what’s next.
New Robin brand gives Kalamazoo bigger wingspan
Downtown cocktail lounge Stamped Robin expands globally-inspired esthetic to next door coffee and food spot Café Robin, which officially landed last week.
‘Dance can heal’
The owners of new dance studio concept Move With Joy in the Edison neighborhood hope it improves mental health and career options for others, too.
Small local businesses adapt to COVID economy
A survey of shops in Kalamazoo’s downtown business district finds entrepreneurs in various industries keep their doors open by taking the pandemic in stride.
Papa’s legacy is a sweet taste for a new entrepreneur and her customers
Doreen Gardner quit her job of 15 years at her church and is turning her family’s peanut brittle recipe into a family business.
Brown Boy Brown Girl expands with Meijer bump
Local independent book and notebook company is finding success in passing on lessons in empathy and entrepreneurship to kids.
‘This is it. This is what I’m cut out to do.’
The pandemic is no match for Caffe Casa and the couple who have served customers in the same Kalamazoo Mall location for nearly three decades.
‘Can-Do’ is about to do a lot more for Kalamazoo entrepreneurs
The food industry start-up incubator Can-Do Kitchen is changing its name, moving to a bigger facility, and expanding its scope to help all entrepreneurs in Kalamazoo.
It’s always the season for the ‘Kitchen Witch’
A local mixologist has a newly-released book of both cocktails and “don’t call them mocktails” – just in time for the holiday season.
Growing a new business in good soil
The Craft Soil Company has opened up a new gardening store, focusing first on artisan soil as more supplies come in.
‘It’s been hard on a lot of chefs’
When he’s not cooking for pop artists on tour, R. Stanley’s restaurateur and local chef Ralph Humes’ kitchen plans are low key. But the pandemic has made it difficult to decide what’s next.
New Robin brand gives Kalamazoo bigger wingspan
Downtown cocktail lounge Stamped Robin expands globally-inspired esthetic to next door coffee and food spot Café Robin, which officially landed last week.
