Rebound-Positive changes during 2020 that will help going forward
Rebound
In February the Director of Supply Management Research at GVSU said there could be a silver lining on the local job front from covid.
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This week marks one year since covid was first detected in Michigan, and while itâs been a long year for most everyone, Fox 17 is taking a look back at some of the positive steps that were made that can helps us rebound and thrive as we go forward.
In February, GVSU Director of Supply Management Research Brian Long said the pandemic could provide a silver lining in future jobs coming back or âre-shoringâ to west Michigan because many firms got burned with their supply chains stretched all over the world. âIt is entirely possible that we will end up with more business as a result of this pandemic, particularly in the case of automotive, theyâve identified some low cost producers in
The Rebound: Incubator Kitchen Program teaching people how to become food entrepreneurs
Despite the pandemic being so rough on employment, the Incubator Kitchen program at the Downtown Market had another great year teaching people how to start their own food related business.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Despite the pandemic being so rough on employment, the Incubator Kitchen Program at the Downtown Market had another great year teaching people how to start their own food related business.
Ryan Bolhuis is the culinary operations manager and said the Incubator Kitchen Program helped create 11 new food start-up businesses and mentored 170 local entrepreneurs in 2020. In total, the Incubator Kitchen Program has helped launch 85 new businesses since 2013.
Grand Rapids Business Journal
Food business started by nurse executive/clinician is back in business after a COVID-19 pause.
Courtesy Steve Czerniak
In addition to the many other hats she wears, a local self-described creative and foodie started making artisan preserves as an outlet for her passion for cooking and her love for entertaining friends with unique and great-tasting offerings. Now, her onetime hobby is a business that’s selling product in 22 states.
Kimberly Slaikeu, who holds a Ph.D. in nursing and urban studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is a published author, certified life coach, former Grand Valley State University assistant professor of nursing and award-winning nurse executive and clinician.