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<span style="letterfont-spacingsize: small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0.0px, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not only does Grand Valley State University support its students in innovation and entrepreneurship, both in and outside the classroom, but the Grand Rapids community also supports it. There are many organizations that offer funding, advising, space, and much more for small start up companies and businesses. Below is a list of some community organizations and GVSU programs and courses that support innovation and entrepreneurship.&nbsp;</span></span></span>

==== <span style="letterfont-spacingsize: small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0.0px); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Community:&nbsp</span></span></span> ====<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MWest Jumpstart</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MWest Challenge</span></span></span> </li><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5x5 Pitch Competition</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Weekend</span></span></span></li></ul>

*==== <span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="letterfont-spacingfamily: 0pxArial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">StartGarden SpeakersCampus:</Workshopsspan></span></span> ([http====<ul style="margin-top://startgarden.com/about/ http0pt;margin-bottom://startgarden.com/about/])0pt;">*<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span styleid="letterdocs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-spacing: 0px7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f">GRIN <span style="background- Grand Rapids Inventors Network ([httpscolor://www.meetup.com/Grandtransparent; font-variant-Rapidsnumeric: normal; font-Inventorsvariant-Network/?_cookieeast-check=clEs_1c4xRh8GhS0 httpsasian://www.meetup.com/Grandnormal; vertical-Rapidsalign: baseline; white-Inventorsspace: pre-Networkwrap;">Idea Pitch</?_cookie-check=clEs_1c4xRh8GhS0])span></span></span></li>*<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="letterbackground-spacingcolor: 0px">GR Current ([httpstransparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align://www.linkedin.com/company/grbaseline; white-current/ httpsspace://www.linkedin.com/company/grpre-currentwrap;">Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO)</])span></span></span></li>*<li><span style="font-size:small;">Emerge <span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-size:small5abf7cf4623f">Xcelerate</span> ([httpsstyle="background-color://grileadership.org/2017/10/meettransparent; font-thevariant-emergenumeric: normal; font-classvariant-ofeast-2018/ httpsasian://grileadership.org/2017/10/meetnormal; vertical-the-emerge-class-ofalign: baseline; white-2018/]) ([httpsspace://www.crunchbase.com/organization/emergepre-xcelerate https:wrap;">Design Thinking Academy</span></www.crunchbase.comspan></organization/emerge-xcelerate])span></spanli>*<li><span style="font-size:small;">Seamless ([http<span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space:pre-wrap;">Hack Your Campus</span></seamlessiot.comspan></ http:span><//seamlessiot.com/])li></spanul>

==== <span style="letterfont-spacingsize: small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0.0px); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Resources:</span></span></span> ====<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Makerspace (GVSU)</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f">Campus<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align:&nbspbaseline;white-space: pre-wrap;">Innovation Zone (GVSU)</span></span> </span></li><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Start Lab (GVSU)</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flexlab (Kendall College of Art and Design)</span></span></span></li></ul>

*<span style="letterfont-spacingsize: 0pxsmall;">Idea Pitch</spanid="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f">*<span style="letterfont-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-spacingvariant-numeric: 0pxnormal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Collegiate Entreprenuers Organization (CEO)Courses:</span>*</span style="letter-spacing: 0px">MWest&nbsp;</span>*<span ul style="lettermargin-spacingtop: 0px0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Hack Your Campus</spanli>*<span style="letterfont-spacingsize: 0pxsmall;">5x5 Night GVSU Editionte</spanid="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f">*aMDI (Applied Medical Device Institue)*Design Thinking Academy*Start Up Weekend GR ==== <span style="letterfont-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-spacingalign: 0.0pxbaseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Resources:&nbsp;HNR 280 - Design Thinking for Social Product Innovation</span> ==== *</span style="letter-spacing: 0px">Engineering Prototyping Lab</span></li>*<li><span style="letterfont-spacingsize: 0pxsmall;">Makerspace (Grand Rapids and GVSU)</spanid="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f">*<span style="letterfont-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-spacingspace: 0pxpre-wrap;">Machine Shop and Wood ShopHNR 313 01 - SWS Design Thinking to Meet Real World Needs</span>*</span style="letter-spacing: 0px">Atomic Object Technology Showcase</span></li>*<li><span style="letterfont-spacingsize: 0pxsmall;">Calder Art Center</spanid="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f">*<span style="letterfont-spacingvariant-numeric: 0pxnormal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DTE Innovation SpaceEGR 301 - Analytical Tools for Product Design</span> &nbsp; ==== </span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Courses:&nbsp;</span> ====</li> *<li><span style="letterfont-spacingsize: 0pxsmall;">The Faculty at GVSU integrates innovation and entrepreneurship in their courses through hands on projects and assignments. The classes below offer an emphasis on I&E.&nbsp;</spanid="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"> *<span style="letterfont-spacingvariant-numeric: 0pxnormal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EGR 301 401 - Advanced Product&nbsp; Design</span></span></span></li>*<li><span style="letterfont-spacingsize: 0pxsmall;">EGR 401 <span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0- Advanced Product Design5abf7cf4623f"></spanstyle="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">*EGR 614 - Opportunity Identification for Medical Devices*</span></span style="letter-spacing: 0px">MKT 450 - Marketing Capstone</span></li>*<li><span style="letterfont-spacingsize: 0pxsmall;">MGT 672 - Creativity and Social Entrepreneurship</spanid="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f">*<span style="letterfont-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-spacingspace: 0pxpre-wrap;">ENT 150/151 - Entrepreneurial Quest/New Venture Feasibility</span></span></span></li>*<li><span style="letterfont-spacingsize: 0pxsmall;">ENT 250/251 - Entrepreneurial Finance, Accounting, Marketing and Management</spanid="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f">*<span style="letterfont-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-spacingasian: 0pxnormal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ENT 350/351 - Entrepreneurial Business Plan and Project</span></span></span></li>*<li><span style="letterfont-spacingsize: 0pxsmall;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f">HNR 480 <span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre- Designing Social Ventures&nbspwrap;">ART 153 - Making and Meaning</span></span></span></li>*<li><span style="letterfont-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-spacingalign: 0pxbaseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LIB 323 EGR 610 - Product Design Thinking to Meet Real World Needs</span></span></span></li>*ART 153 - Making and Meaning</ul>