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The Starting Block

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The Starting Block is West Michigan’s Non-Profit Regional Kitchen Incubator and Entrepreneurial Center Located in Hart, Oceana County.

The Starting Block’s commercial kitchen facility is available to:

  • Producers and packagers of specialty and gourmet food
  • Caterers
  • Church, School, Civic Groups

It is a place for small business owners to learn more about the technical aspects of food production and receive assistance in:

  • Product development
  • Ingredient sourcing
  • Packaging and labeling
  • UPC Coding
  • Shelf-life information
  • Nutritional Analysis Information
  • Marketing strategies and more

Find out how you can benefit from using our commercial kitchen and facility, visit our official website.

Kitchen Incubator tenants also have access to other incubator resources including:

  • Copy and Fax machines
  • Resource library
  • Computers and Internet Access

For more details on the services we offer please visit our official website.

Contact us:

Ron Steiner ~ Director: tsbi1@frontier.com

Jim Henley ~ Kitchen Manager: tsbi2@frontier.com

Jane Dosemagen ~ Office Manager: tsbi4@frontier.com

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