HELPING SMALL BUSINESS BRING THEIR IDEAS TO MARKET

Dante Villarreal: Dante is the vice president of business services at the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce (previously the regional director for the Small Business Development Center) – an ideal place to keep an eye on the growing business trends of the area, the challenges today’s entrepreneurs are facing, and what solutions provide the best answers for those who want to start their own businesses. We sat down to talk about how startups can succeed in the current business climate.