Can-Do Kalamazoo

Can-Do Kalamazoo Small business support for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs.

📣 We’re Hiring: Office Manager 📣This role is a big one for us. The Office Manager helps create a welcoming, efficient, a...
02/19/2026

📣 We’re Hiring: Office Manager 📣

This role is a big one for us. The Office Manager helps create a welcoming, efficient, and inclusive space for the many entrepreneurs who use our programs and services. You’ll keep systems running smoothly day to day and play a real part in our next chapter of growth, especially as we expand with our new event space and evolving rentable spaces in the building.

Learn more and apply at www.candokalamazoo.org

Know someone great for this? Please share.💬

Confidently launch or grow your business in 90 days 🚀Join Can-Do Camp, a hands-on 90-day program built to turn your idea...
02/18/2026

Confidently launch or grow your business in 90 days 🚀

Join Can-Do Camp, a hands-on 90-day program built to turn your idea or growing business into real momentum. You’ll get step-by-step guidance, hit key milestones, and actually see progress (and celebrate the wins along the way) 🙌

This spring, we’re offering two ways to join: lunchtime sessions or evening sessions 🕛

Also new this year for food businesses 🍴
We’re adding four expanded sessions, including time in our commercial kitchen and our Kitchen Launch program (a $200 value), all leading up to a food safety manager ServSafe® exam.

Spring camp starts March 2nd 📅
Spots are limited. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment, this is it. 👉https://www.candokalamazoo.org/can-do-camp

02/16/2026

Don't leave $100,000 on the table! 🐎💰

There is still time for Western Michigan University students of ANY major to enter the Cultivate 269 Pitch Competition. We want to thank The Western Herald for pulling us aside to talk about the inaugural year of this program. We’re incredibly excited to offer one of the largest non-dilutive prize pools in Michigan to our local student entrepreneurs.

Know a dynamic student? Tag them in the comments! This is a massive opportunity to launch a business before even walking across the graduation stage.

👉 Read the Western Herald feature here: https://www.westernherald.com/news/article_f257f6ca-66c3-482e-a681-2c7ab304eec2.html
👉 Submit your idea: cultivate269.com

02/13/2026

APPLY NOW: Food Prize 2026! 🍎

Are you a food entrepreneur in Michigan? Applications are officially open for the Food Prize 2026 regional pitch competition and summit!

When: March 21, 2026 | 9 AM – 4 PM

Where: Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek

What: Pitch for a share of $40,000 in cash awards, showcase your products, and attend expert-led business workshops.

Tracks: Regional Food Service & Statewide CPG Manufacturing.

Apply or Sponsor today: www.foodprizebc.com

02/11/2026

🔍 Not sure which business structure is right for you?
Join us for Forming Your LLC or DBA, a no-cost webinar on Monday, February 16 at 10:00 AM (ET).

This session will help you understand your options and choose the structure that fits your goals.

We’ll cover:
• The differences between sole proprietorships, DBAs, and LLCs
• How to file your Articles of Organization in Michigan
• Practical startup tips like bookkeeping

Register here:
https://michigansbdc.org/get-started/training-events/

02/11/2026

February marks Black History Month. Public Media Network is continuing with our Celebrating Community series highlighting diversity in Greater Kalamazoo. Tha...

Can-Do Camp returns next month 🎉✔️ Food 🍽️ & non-food 📦 businesses✔️ Kitchen Launch included ($200 value)✔️ ServSafe® ex...
02/09/2026

Can-Do Camp returns next month 🎉

✔️ Food 🍽️ & non-food 📦 businesses
✔️ Kitchen Launch included ($200 value)
✔️ ServSafe® exam for food businesses 🧑‍🍳

⏰ Limited spots available, sign up here: https://www.candokalamazoo.org/can-do-camp

⏰ Just a few weeks left to register for Spring Can-Do Camp!If you’ve been sitting on a business idea—or you’re ready to ...
02/06/2026

⏰ Just a few weeks left to register for Spring Can-Do Camp!

If you’ve been sitting on a business idea—or you’re ready to take your growing business to the next step—this is your moment. Can-Do Camp is a 90-day, milestone-driven program designed to help you launch or grow with confidence.

You’ll get step-by-step guidance, practical tools, and a supportive community that’s in it with you every step of the way. And for food businesses, this cohort includes expanded kitchen sessions and our Kitchen Launch program (a $200 valure), all ending with a free ServSafe exam.

🌱 Spring Camp starts March 2
You’ll get step-by-step guidance, practical tools, and a supportive community that’s in it with you every step of the way. And for food businesses, this cohort includes expanded kitchen sessions and our Kitchen Launch program (a $200 value), all culminating in a free ServSafe exam.

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519 S. Park Street Suite 2
Kalamazoo, MI
49007

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+12694920261

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