A few fewer tables each night. A shrinking lunch rush. A weekly regular who only comes in once a month now. Over the past year,...
Last year, American shoppers pumped more than $17 billion into independent businesses (sbdcnet.org), but feel-good hype doesn’t keep doors open; repeat revenue does. The independent...
Our Economic Growth team delivers strategies and technical assistance to the business community at large (Chamber members and non-members), with intentionality towards historically marginalized entrepreneurs...
The Grand Rapids Chamber’s Economic Growth team exists to help businesses overcome challenges and scale with confidence, especially those traditionally underrepresented in the business community....
Interview by: Omar Cuevas, Grand Rapids Chamber Interviewee: Chef Oscar Moreno, MeXo What inspired your focus on pre-Hispanic traditions, and how has that shaped MeXo’s...
National Small Business Week: May 4–10, 2025 National Small Business Week is a time to celebrate entrepreneurs and small business owners — the visionaries, doers,...
The Grand Rapids Chamber’s Center for Economic Inclusion (CEI) delivers technical assistance to the business community at large, with intentionality towards historically marginalized entrepreneurs and...
The Grand Rapids Chamber’s Center for Economic Inclusion (CEI) delivers technical assistance to the business community at large, with intentionality towards underserved entrepreneurs and small...
The Grand Rapids Chamber’s Center for Economic Inclusion (CEI) delivers technical and tactical support to the small business community. CEI programming works to foster economic...
