- December 24, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
In early 2020, Lakeland Catapult moved out Bank of America’s basement and into a building four times larger four blocks away — a pivotal step in progressing from subsidized public-private initiative to independent self-sustained nonprofit.
“When we’re talking with prospective members, we talk about where their journey goes after Catapult.” Maggie Leach, Catapult Kitchen Director
But, like many of the 200-plus entrepreneurs who’ve founded businesses there, Catapult’s launch-to-growth transition weathered turbulence — with bad luck and bad timing aggravating and extending anticipated challenges in over-capacity and increased operating costs. Now, going into 2022, the organization is primed to quickly expand on its original mission: to help successful businesses launch and prosper.
With $233,000 in seed contributions, the city of Lakeland, Lakeland Economic Development Council (LEDC) and Lakeland-based GiveWell…
