Rick DeVos

Rick DeVos’ venture capital fund will stop giving away $5,000 each week to people with a good business idea. The fund, known as Start Garden, has given…

The Next IdeaMichigan’s economy is changing, and our state’s investment culture must change along with it. As we work to diversify by stimulating…

Whenever there's a conversation about looking for ways to generate ideas, business buzz and jobs, that conversation includes Grand Rapids.Yesterday on…

A venture capital fund backed by the DeVos family has invested $2.3 million dollars in start-up companies in the past year. The money went to 106…

Voters in ArtPrize have narrowed more than 1,500 works of art down to the top ten. One of the top ten artists will take home the $200,000 top prize later…

ArtPrize 2012 has opened in Grand Rapids.It's the fourth time round for the huge art exhibition and contest. This year, more than 1,500 artists are…

A Grand Rapids entrepreneur is launching a $15 million venture capital fund to turn people’s ideas into successful businesses.The DeVos family is backing…

(This article was altered to fix two grammatical errors.)More than 1,500 artists from across the United States and 39 other countries competed in ArtPrize…

Tonight two Michigan entrepreneurs will give away $5,000 in a competition devoted to creating buzz around good ideas. Rick DeVos and Bill…

Grand Rapids chef Brian Gerrity with an idea for an underground supper club called “Fire & Knife” got $2,000 towards that goal.He wants to offer a…