Steve VanderVeen

Steve VanderVeen ("dr v") is a biographer, educator, and learner, discovering historical and developing future entrepreneurs. See https://www.start-upacademeinc.com/.

9 Posts

West Michigan

News History Business

The Business Next Door: The rise, the transition, and fall of the Holland Furnace Company III

by Steve VanderVeen

September 05, 2026

News History Business

The Business Next Door: The rise, the transition, and fall of the Holland Furnace Company II

by Steve VanderVeen

August 29, 2026

History Business

The Business Next Door: The rise, the transition, and fall of the Holland Furnace Company I

by Steve VanderVeen

August 23, 2026

History Business

The Business Next Door: EV Construction: Back to the future

by Steve VanderVeen

August 08, 2026

News History Business Manufacturing

The Business Next Door: The unfamiliar, unique story of manufacturer Hemco Gage

by Steve VanderVeen

July 19, 2026

Business History

The Business Next Door: How the Essenburgs became the Chick-fil-A of the car wash industry

by Steve VanderVeen

July 04, 2026

History Business Holland

The Business Next Door: The Holland Sugar Company's location has a sweet story

by Steve VanderVeen

June 06, 2026

News History Zeeland Manufacturing

The Business Next Door: Howard Miller: The man and his namesake company

by Steve VanderVeen

May 23, 2026

News History Hudsonville Holland

The Business Next Door: The VerHages a venerable name in Chrysler-made cars for a century

by Steve VanderVeen

May 09, 2026