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Launch Lenway updates board on incubator work and progress toward college‑credit pathway
Summary
Launch Lenway representatives briefed the LDFA on mentoring, incubator kitchen and rental space, asked members to visit the facility, and described steps toward providing college credit through local colleges and the ISD.
Representatives from Launch Lenway presented a program update to the LDFA on July 15, outlining mentoring, networking, education programs, an incubator kitchen and rental maker space available to new businesses.
Launch Lenway requested that board members visit the incubator, observe boot camps and networking events, and engage with program participants to better understand the services the LDFA supports. The presenters said they have pursued college-credit arrangements with higher‑education partners: prior conversations with Siena Heights University did not proceed; staff have reached out to Adrian College and an ISD contact to explore credit‑for‑students arrangements tied to the Launch Lenway curriculum.
Board members and staff offered to assist with outreach; one board member who teaches entrepreneurship said she could contact contacts at Jackson College to explore credit or partnership options. Launch Lenway representatives said they hope to report progress at the next quarterly meeting.
