Welcome to the Starting Block

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

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

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

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 on our Get Started Page.

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 the About Us Page

The SB's kitchen is a home for individuals who want to take a special recipe to market or create a food or natural resource business. We provide:

• A commercial test kitchen for start-up and existing food processors
  
  
• Low-cost office rent including computer, internet access, phone and office support
  
  
• Expert resources through Michigan State University's business, food science, and food packaging schools, and MSU Product Center and the University of Michigan

For directions and contact information please visit our Contact Page.