Entrepreneurship

Brooke Mason and Brandon Wong are the COO and CEO, respectively, of HyFi, a flood response tech startup that has office space at Office Evolution's Ann Arbor coworking space.

Coworking is booming in Washtenaw County as remote workers seek community and work-life balance

We recently spoke to three local businesses about how the coworking landscape has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic, and they report that coworking is hotter than ever in Washtenaw County.

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InfoReady's staff in June 2024.
Ann Arbor software company makes Inc. 5000 list for fifth time

InfoReady's products are used by 20 of the top 30 universities in the U.S. to manage competitive grant processes.

A professional wrestler performs as "Bruce Buzzbee" at the first Rumble of the Bumble in 2022.
Wrestling bees will return to Ypsi’s Depot Town for Rumble of the Bumble street festival

Rumble of the Bumble, a pollinator-themed street festival featuring wrestling, music, and art, will return to Ypsilanti's Depot Town Sept. 7 from 2-10 p.m.

The new Commongrounds building on Eighth Street in Traverse City.
Commongrounds uses co-op model to serve missing needs of the community

Traverse City's Commongrounds is a mixed-use building, offering affordable housing, co-working space, a coffee shop, child education center, and performance venue. It's the first real estate cooperative in northern Michigan.

Gery and Sarah Kreiner at The Mix Fitness Studios Harriet St. location.
Youth theatre, fitness studio fill former Michigan Works! building in Ypsi

Local businesses are revitalizing the building that formerly housed Michigan Works! Southeast at 332 Harriet St. in Ypsilanti.

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CCBHCs extend mental health care to more Michiganders despite challenges

Michigan was added to the country's list of certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) demonstration states back in the summer of 2020, with 29 counties throughout the lower peninsula operating CCBHCs through their community mental health agencies.

Kristen Muehlhauser of Raindance Organic Farm's farmland in Northfield Township.
Land is easier to access for Washtenaw County’s small farmers, helping them buck national trends

Washtenaw County government and nonprofit entities are making it easier for small farmers to access farmland through innovative programs like conservation easements, farm linking, and more.

New WCC program offers boot camp, $10k for tech entrepreneurs

A new 12-week program launching next week at Washtenaw Community College will provide education, mentorship, and $10,000 in business funding to participating local tech entrepreneurs.

Annalies Walsh and her father Joe Walsh selling Manchester Entrepreneurial STEM merchandise at Waterloo Hunt Club in Grass Lake.
Manchester 8th graders build successful businesses in entrepreneurship class

Each semester, eighth graders in Manchester Community Schools write business plans, do market research, run real businesses, and make real profits as part of their classwork.

Colleen Kennedy and Cat Spencer outside of the future Beara Bakes space.
Bakery, ice cream, realty, and embroidery businesses revitalize downtown Ypsi building

10 N. Washington St. in downtown Ypsi has sat mostly vacant since the beloved Go! Ice Cream closed in October, but new businesses are bringing the building back to life.

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