Mission: Drive impact by leading shared efforts that engage diverse people, ideas and resources. The Kalamazoo Small Business Loan Fund is intended to be a bridge loan to provide local businesses time and opportunity to take advantage of the current COVID-19 resources

The mission of Sisters in Business is to create a space for women of color to connect, collaborate, and build community to sustain, grow and maximize their vision.

The Fetzer Center offers professional conference services as well as meeting spaces, catering, and social events in our beautifully appointed facility, in a secluded wooded setting.

Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has compiled information and resources for small businesses, major employers, entrepreneurs and others.

The Kalamazoo Innovation Initiative (Kalamazoo Makers) is organized to advance innovation and growth opportunities for the Kalamazoo community by providing environments and resources. The organization’s main focus is to support a maker space in Kalamazoo.

GROW is a service focused on current and aspiring business owners at various stages of business ownership. We are the entrepreneurial resource to help with the next steps, empowering and supporting with professional expertise for a lifetime.

The KCBRA assists municipalities and developers through the use incentives. The KCBRA is a major resource and partner for positive economic change, helping to assess contaminated sites, foster job creation, eliminate blight, re-use properties and infrastructure, and leverage investmen

Working in collaboration with local community as well as national organizations to support their mission, share, collect and leverage resources for the benefit and empowerment of the African American Community. 

A monthly event that brings entrepreneurs and the Kalamazoo community together over coffee and conversations.

Buy Local Greater Kalamazoo exists to build awareness of the benefits of supporting local independent businesses.