Michigan State University’s (MSU) Product Center is helping entrepreneurs from around the state commercialize on their spicy ideas.
According to excerpts from the article:
On an August day in Western Michigan, new business owner Brian Ellis chopped his colorful Michigan produce, mixed his special blends of savory Indian spices and bottled his favorite chutneys. Two days later, his first orders came in, and he had a growing operation.
Although many share Ellis’ dream of becoming his own boss, the speed of his start-up was made possible not just by hard work, but also by the help he found through a nearby incubator kitchen and the expertise at Michigan State University’s Product Center.
Changes in our economy have spurred many in Michigan to look elsewhere for income, and just about anyone in the state would agree that help diversifying our economy couldn’t come quickly enough. With so many out of work across all kinds of industries, many would be entrepreneurs are looking to what they know and what they have to start their own businesses.
We have seemingly every kind of food expertise right here, either at the state of Michigan or at Michigan State University, yet uncovering these resources can be a big undertaking for people up to their elbows in pasta dough.
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