Fluitions Innovations

Katherine Christopher
Briauna Taylor
Brittany Taylor
Andrew Van Dyke
Leah Bauer

Fluitions Innovations is a unique medical orthopedic and rehabilitation device design and supply company. At Fluition Innovations we have a unique approach, we send out representatives to hospitals, rehabilitation centers, clinics and patients’ homes to discover if there are needs that need to be addressed. 

Soletics
Lindsay Noonan
Vanessa Gore

Soletics creates smart outdoor athletic gear. Soletics first product is battery powered gloves that are much thinner than others currently on the market. These gloves are anticipated to be launched Winter 2014. The company’s second product (which is currently in development) is a solar power supplemented, energy redistribution jacket. It works to cool your core, while also enhance the heating power of Soletics smart gloves. In addition to heating, this jacket will allow users to have a mobile, sustainable power source that can be used for many different applications such as powering a phone or GoPro camera. The greater vision for Soletics is to create a fully compatible smart clothing line including heated scarves and heads-up terrain display goggles. Initially, Soletics will be introducing products into the skiing and snowboarding market.

OneBowl
Justin Herd

OneBowl is a microwave-safe single serving bowl with a built-in strainer. The product offers users the ability to cook, strain, eat, and store their food all in OneBowl. It is especially useful for noodles, rinsing fruit, or just an everyday cereal bowl. The product can be transformed from a watertight bowl into a functioning strainer. The bowl has a snap on lid for fridge storage and on-the-go meals. OneBowl saves the user storage space and takes one more dirty dish out of the picture. A provisional patent for this product was filed on December 2, 2013 with the assistance of McGarry Bair PC. We plan to file for a full utility patent upon expiration of the provisional patent.

RefuTea LLP
Autumn Modena
Jenna Petersen

RefuTea LLP is a unique tea café with a significant humanitarian purpose, aiding refugees.  At its core, RefuTea LLP serves Fair Trade teas while providing employment opportunities for refugees. We value people, we value culture, and we value a place of refuge. Located in Grand Rapids, MI, where over 600 refugees currently reside, RefuTea LLP, is a women-owned company started by two college friends who share a love for tea, a heart of service, and a desire to help international people groups thrive.

TakeItOnline 
Tim Alia

TakeItOnline.com gives students one-click access to all the accredited, transferable online courses being offered from every post-secondary institution – course descriptions, dates, prices, materials, and even reviews. This website replicates Expedia’s successful model in meeting a comparable need in the sphere of academia. Millions of higher education students have the opportunity to enroll in a multitude of accredited online courses, all of which transfer into their official transcript at their respective colleges or universities. These students have the option to create their own schedule to complete much of their college career. This easy-to-use web interface and mobile app equips anyone to find the exact course to fit his or her needs. TakeItOnline offers students the power of choice in a one-click clearinghouse of online courses being offered everywhere, while also dramatically increasing the geographical reach of educational institutions.

Green Apple Energy 
Zion Lee
Nick Giles

Green Apple Energy focuses on renewable energy through our self-sustainable photo bioreactors. We want to be the Apple of Green Energy: intuitive powerful products. We aim to make green energy accessible to the general public by integrating chemical engineering and established biological processes into simple user-friendly products. Our team’s goal is to design and manufacture Algal Photo Bio Reactors for the general public that require minimal installation, maintenance, and operation. We strive to provide a reliable alternative source of energy to our customers, reducing their carbon footprint to zero.

Schwepps Pets
Jason Schepers

Schweps Pets a is dog waste removal and dog walking company dedicated to providing detail oriented service at a discount price. We will provide the most affordable rates and disregard the industry practice of tacking on additional fees for things such as extra pets, leaving a door hanger, and taking the waste with us. Our love of serving others will extend to their pets by providing treats and enthusiastic greetings. Additionally, our Schweps Pets (SP for short) membership will provide exclusive discounts, information, and services that will make each customer feel that they are a part of our tribe. 

RefuTea LLP
Autumn Modena
Jenna Petersen

RefuTea LLP is a unique tea café with a significant humanitarian purpose, aiding refugees.  At its core, RefuTea LLP serves Fair Trade teas while providing employment opportunities for refugees. We value people, we value culture, and we value a place of refuge. Located in Grand Rapids, MI, where over 600 refugees currently reside, RefuTea LLP, is a women-owned company started by two college friends who share a love for tea, a heart of service, and a desire to help international people groups thrive.

TakeItOnline
Tim Alia

TakeItOnline.com gives students one-click access to all the accredited, transferable online courses being offered from every post-secondary institution – course descriptions, dates, prices, materials, and even reviews. This website replicates Expedia’s successful model in meeting a comparable need in the sphere of academia. Millions of higher education students have the opportunity to enroll in a multitude of accredited online courses, all of which transfer into their official transcript at their respective colleges or universities. These students have the option to create their own schedule to complete much of their college career. This easy-to-use web interface and mobile app equips anyone to find the exact course to fit his or her needs. TakeItOnline offers students the power of choice in a one-click clearinghouse of online courses being offered everywhere, while also dramatically increasing the geographical reach of educational institutions.

PRESH
Zoe Bruyn
Taylor Groenhout

PRESH is challenging the shoe industry with the revolution of the high heel. We designed a shoe that combines multiple heel heights into one. This all in one heel height technology allows a woman to go through her life without having to hassle with more than a twist of a simple screwing mechanism. With the rate at which we move today, PRESH hopes to make the lives of women simpler and more comfortable with its production of a practical, easy shoe.

Tizzy
Jessica Granger
Macall Smith

Tizzy will serve as a platform for easy polling. It will allow users make legitimate decisions, pick a side on a debated topic, or simply to be entertained by silly comparisons or would-you-rathers.