Interactive Technology Entrepreneurs – Web Ascender Many businesses start small, and Web Ascender, founded in 2005 by Ryan Doom and Kevin Southworth, began that way—with... Continue reading
Real Estate Entrepreneur – Tomie Raines, Inc. It’s not easy telling your parents you are leaving college a year short of graduation. Debbie Barnett made that bold... Continue reading
Emerging Entrepreneurs – Event Depot Life in the limelight comes naturally to Jim and Heidi Brumbach who were awarded a 2011 Greater Lansing Entrepreneurial... Continue reading
Marketing Communications Entrepreneur – Publicom, Inc. When Lisa O’Connor joined Publicom in East Lansing in 1996, she brought with her many years of experience in the marketing... Continue reading
Telecommunications Entrepreneur – Arialink Jason Schreiber cofounded Lansing-based Arialink in 2003 with full knowledge that he was entering a market dominated... Continue reading
Healthcare Entrepreneurs – Lansing Urgent Care There’s not much that’s more worrying on a Saturday afternoon than a three-year-old with a temperature of 102 and a mysterious... Continue reading
Professional Services Entrepreneurs – Valley Dental Spa Dr. Martin Valley, owner of Valley Dental Spa in Okemos, says that receiving his Entrepreneurial Award was “a truly humbling... Continue reading
Restaurant Entrepreneur – SanSu Sushi & Cocktails Rebecca Jeon, owner of Sansu Sushi & Cocktails in East Lansing, says her family doesn’t try to win awards, but if this... Continue reading
Logistics Entrepreneur – Integrated Strategies Integrated Strategies’ CEO Steve Techa, winner of the 2011 Greater Lansing Entrepreneurial Award in the Logistics category,... Continue reading
Master Entrepreneurs – The Eyde Company Louis and George Eyde’s careers as entrepreneurs started before either of them hit the ripe old age of 10. Their father,... Continue reading