by IG_Admin | Mar 18, 2026 | News
Coverage from WWMT, published 2026-03-18. WWMT News Channel 3 reported March 18, 2026, that the retirement of baby boomer business owners could reshape West Michigan’s economy, and that Kalamazoo Forward Ventures is treating the shift as an opening rather than a...
by IG_Admin | Mar 18, 2026 | News
Coverage from Yahoo News, published 2026-03-18. West Michigan’s business landscape could change substantially during the coming ten years as owners from the baby-boom generation retire, according to a WOOD TV report carried by Yahoo News. Citing Kalamazoo...
by IG_Admin | Mar 12, 2026 | News
Coverage from First and 42, published 2026-03-12. Southwest Michigan First and The Chamber promoted a community conversation on business succession and ownership transition, scheduled for March 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. at The Catalyst Center in Kalamazoo. The event...
by IG_Admin | Mar 11, 2026 | News
Coverage from Spectrum News, published 2026-03-11. A Kalamazoo acquisition accelerator is trying to keep small businesses open as their baby boomer owners retire, Spectrum News reported March 11, 2026. Tsunami Lab, launched by Kalamazoo Forward Ventures, connects...
by IG_Admin | Mar 10, 2026 | News
Coverage from Crain’s Grand Rapids, published 2026-03-10. Kalamazoo Forward Ventures has launched Tsunami Lab, a training program intended to prepare a new generation of owners to buy local companies from retiring proprietors, Crain’s Grand Rapids Business...
by IG_Admin | Mar 4, 2026 | News
Coverage from First and 42, published 2026-03-04. In a Kalamazoo County Chamber Corner column published March 4, 2026, by FIRST & 42, Marcel Fable Price of Kalamazoo Forward Ventures argued that the coming turnover of Main Street business ownership should be...
