Entrepreneurship & Innovation 4 - Lansing Economic Area Partnership

LEAP Launches Ascend, A New Hispanic and Latino Business Accelerator Program for Lansing Region

Jessica Vilca, CDMP January 18, 2024 No Comments

Program Seeks to Increase and Strengthen Hispanic and Latino Entrepreneurs Across Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties Recognizing the challenges faced by Hispanic and Latino entrepreneurs—including discrimination, language barriers, and limited…

Questions Related to $300,000 RFP to Boost Tech Economy and Expand Lansing Regional SmartZone Programming Due Jan. 17

Jessica Vilca, CDMP January 9, 2024 No Comments

Initiative aims to propel technological innovation by reducing the barriers to entry for entrepreneurs to use tech tools and create their own new products EAST LANSING, Mich.—(Jan. 4, 2024)—…

ADASTEC Identifies East Lansing’s Technology Innovation Center (TIC) as New Headquarters

Jessica Vilca, CDMP December 15, 2023 No Comments

Leader in U.S. Autonomous Transportation Chooses East Lansing, Michigan, Reinforcing Commitment to Autonomous Transportation Innovation ADASTEC Corp, a trailblazing provider of automation solutions for full-size buses and commercial vehicles, has…

LEAP, PNC Foundation Celebrate Completion of Second Black-Business Accelerator Program – Elevate

Jessica Vilca, CDMP December 5, 2023 No Comments

Elevate Program’s Second Cohort Completed Six Months of Individualized Business Training, Resource Sharing and Community Building In November 2023, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) came together with the community,…

Unlocking Entrepreneurial Success: Elena’s One and All Program Journey

Jessica Vilca, CDMP November 13, 2023 No Comments

In the bustling world of business, sometimes all you need is a guiding hand, a supportive network, and the right opportunities to turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality. Elena, a…

Celebrating 5 Notable Hatching Alumni Who Turned Dreams into Reality

Jessica Vilca, CDMP September 7, 2023 No Comments

5 Notable Hatching Alumni who Turned Dreams into Reality As the Hatching business competition bids farewell after a decade of innovation and entrepreneurial empowerment, it’s time to celebrate the incredible…

Hope Central Urban Arts Triumphs as Grand Winner of LEAP’s Final Hatching Business Pitch Competition, Propelling After-School Arts Programs into the Spotlight

Jessica Vilca, CDMP August 21, 2023 No Comments

Protein Pints by Michigan State University student grabs second place In a night of fierce competition, eight local entrepreneurs pitched at the final Hatching, Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) business…

LEAP and VentureWell Celebrate the Success of the 2023 Ascend MedTech Accelerator Program

Jessica Vilca, CDMP August 16, 2023 No Comments

Startups Flourish in Lansing, Fueled by $1.1M Investment and Collaboration, Amplifying the Lansing Region’s MedTech Landscape Lansing, Mich. (Aug. 16, 2023) — The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and VentureWell…

Lansing Regional SmartZone Empowers East Lansing Cohort Through Conquer Accelerator Sponsorship

Jessica Vilca, CDMP June 30, 2023 No Comments

Start a Conversation With The Lansing Regional SmartZone (LRSZ), managed by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), has proudly announced its sponsorship of the East Lansing cohort of the Conquer…

A Wellness Business Partnership That Inspires Glow-tential

Jessica Vilca, CDMP June 6, 2023 No Comments

Nekeyta, previous alumna of LEAP’s One and All program and Owner of Uncovered Beauty Studio, and Leslie, Owner of Wellness Reinvented, stand as shining examples of the remarkable power of…

Category: Entrepreneurship & Innovation

LEAP Launches Ascend, A New Hispanic and Latino Business Accelerator Program for Lansing Region

Questions Related to $300,000 RFP to Boost Tech Economy and Expand Lansing Regional SmartZone Programming Due Jan. 17

ADASTEC Identifies East Lansing’s Technology Innovation Center (TIC) as New Headquarters

LEAP, PNC Foundation Celebrate Completion of Second Black-Business Accelerator Program – Elevate

Unlocking Entrepreneurial Success: Elena’s One and All Program Journey

Celebrating 5 Notable Hatching Alumni Who Turned Dreams into Reality

Hope Central Urban Arts Triumphs as Grand Winner of LEAP’s Final Hatching Business Pitch Competition, Propelling After-School Arts Programs into the Spotlight

LEAP and VentureWell Celebrate the Success of the 2023 Ascend MedTech Accelerator Program

Lansing Regional SmartZone Empowers East Lansing Cohort Through Conquer Accelerator Sponsorship

A Wellness Business Partnership That Inspires Glow-tential

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