🚀 The Southwest Michigan Entrepreneurship Summit is Back In Kalamazoo On September 6th! 🚀

Join us on September 6th at the Catalyst Center for the Southwest Michigan Entrepreneurship Summit—a day dedicated to sparking innovation, forging connections, and empowering the future of entrepreneurship in our region.

Join us from 1-5 p.m. to fuel the growth of our community and support the next wave of leaders.

Connect with Michigan Founders,
and Investors.
Learn from the founders of OPNR, Livaq, Bogan Developments, and more.
Discover opportunities in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Register Now

Keynote Speakers

Chris Heivly

Chris is one of the nation’s leading experts on launching startups and has been dubbed the “Startup Whisperer.” He co-founded MapQuest, is an angel investor, ran a corporate venture fund and 2 micro venture funds (directed over $75M) and was most recently SVP Innovation with Techstars. Chris just released his new book, The Startup Community Builder’s Field Guide for founders, investors and economic development leaders to better accelerate their ecosystem.

Latasha James

Latasha James is the Founder and Creative Director of James + Park Creative, a social-first video marketing firm serving clients across the globe, host of the award-winning Freelance Friday Podcast, and educator to freelancers and creative entrepreneurs. Through her courses, YouTube, and podcast content, Latasha has encouraged thousands of people to start and grow their businesses, both online and off.