Initiative Resources
Initiative Venture Center - business incubation and wet laboratory space:
Michigan Street Incubator
Monroe Avenue Incubator
The product development process and commercialization for life science ideas:
Idea Cycle
Grand Valley State University intellectual property and licensee aid:
Technology Commercialization Office
Business development tools and support:
Entrepreneurship
Information on funding and investment opportunities:
Capital and Funding
Business resources available through the Initiative:
Virtual Company Program
Business Resource Portal
Medical Device Products/Prototype development and manufacturing:
West Michigan Medical Device Consortium
For the media:
Media Kit
Initiative Alliances:
Van Andel Research Institute
Grand Valley State University
City of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Community College
The Right Place, Inc.
Spectrum Health
Saint Mary's Health Care
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Grand Angels
Lakeshore Advantage
Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center
External Resources:
Michigan SmartZoneSMprogram
The Grand Rapids area SmartZoneSM.
Pre-Seed Funding:
State of Michigan's Pre-Seed Capital Fund
Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund Micro Loan program
Federal and State Grants:
Emerging Technologies Fund (ETF)
Small Business Innovative Resources (SBIR)
Economic Development Jobs Training Grants (EDJTF)
Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Michigan's Venture Capital firms
Other Area incubators:
Grand Valley State University Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC)
Lakeshore Advantage
Southwest Michigan Innovation Center
Intellectual property and licensee aid:
Grand Valley State University's Technology Commercialization Office