Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

What do you get when you mix state government, a Big Ten university and entrepreneurial drive? Incredible career opportunities. Across Lansing, employers are driving change in high-demand industries like healthcare, manufacturing, insurance and more.
Considering a career move?

Lansing 5:01 partners with over 35 companies and organizations across the Lansing region, including Fortune 500 companies, non-profit agencies, and creative small businesses.  Send us your resume as a .pdf and we’ll share it monthly with our network of hiring employers in industries such as healthcare, IT, financial services, insurance, advanced manufacturing, and more.

Notable employers in the Lansing Area

Not sure where to start? Explore career opportunities at just a few of the notable employers in our community.

Networking Opportunities

NextGen@Wharton
Greater Lansing Young Professionals Kiwanis
Grand River Connection
MLife Sport & Social

Entrepreneurship

We’ve got that roll-up-your-sleeves mentality. Whether you’re looking to work for a startup or launch your own idea, Lansing is the place for entrepreneurs to get the ball rolling.

Allen Neighborhood Center - Incubator Kitchens

A non-profit organization in Lansing's Eastside neighborhood, the Allen Neighborhood Center supports the region through a farmer's market, community involvement, a green house, and incubator kitchens.

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Conquer Accelerator

Led by the MSU Foundation, the Conquer Accelerator is a 10-week summer intensive business accelerator, offering selected teams a $20,000 investment, a robust curriculum, and extensive mentoring and coaching.

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East Lansing Technology Innovation Center (TIC)

The Technology Innovation Center in downtown East Lansing, commonly referred to as "the TIC," is a business accelerator for technology startups and professionals in the Lansing region.

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Lansing Economic Area Partnership

LEAP is the economic development organization representing the tri-county region of Ingham, Clinton, and Eaton counties in partnership with the MEDC.

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Lansing PROTO Accelerator

Led by LEAP, Lansing PROTO is a startup accelerator that provides physical product and insurtech startups with the capital, expertise, and accountability required to bring their ideas to market.

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MSU Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Today, MSU is recognized as an international leader in Entrepreneurial Education. And we keep creating.

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MSU Product Center

A function of MSU Extension, the MSU Product Center can help you develop and commercialize high value, consumer-responsive products and businesses in the agriculture and natural resource sectors.

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Michigan Small Business Development Center - Capital Region

The Lansing chapter of the Michigan Small Business Develompent Center offers expert assistance at no cost to entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a business.

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Red Cedar Ventures

Dedicated to serving the common good in uncommon ways, our investments bring real solutions to many of today's challenges.

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Spartan Innovations

A subsidiary of the MSU Foundation, Spartan Innovations provides the educational and financial support necessary to turn MSU research technologies into successful businesses.

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The Fledge

Positioned in Lansing's Eastside neighborhood, the Fledge is an inclusive ideation space, maker space, incubator, and accelerator on a mission to creative opportunities and pursue happiness.

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University Corporate Research Park - MSU Foundation

The University Corporate Research Park is owned and operated by the MSU Foundation.

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