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Don’t Know How To Code? Come To Protohack Detroit

DETROIT - If you spend any time reading tech blogs and news sites, you’ve probably heard this a thousand times: You have to know how to code to be successful in tech. You read these stories and they’re all like, “So-and-so built [INSERT MASSIVE TECH COMPANY HERE] in their garage” or “So-and-so coded [CRAZY BIG SOCIAL

By |2016-08-02T21:37:48-04:00August 2nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

Ernst & Young Names 12 Michigan Entrepreneurs To Awards List

DETROIT - Sometimes as entrepreneurs and creatives we are so busy working we don’t take time out to celebrate our growth and success. We hope these entrepreneurs celebrated their success at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards earlier this week. EY hosted their 30th award’s anniversary, selecting twelve entrepreneurs form the Michigan and

By |2016-06-29T10:05:19-04:00June 29th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

Texas Company Offers $5 Million To Fund Michigan Startups, Small Businesses

DETROIT - Able Lending, a fintech startup headquartered in Austin, has announced it has made available $5 million dollars in funding available to Michigan based startups and small businesses. The company is the lowest-cost non-bank lender to small businesses in the US, using a new collaborative loan structure. The funding will aim to help an estimated 20

By |2016-06-29T10:06:19-04:00June 29th, 2016|New Products / Contracts, News|

Techstars Mobility Announces Class Of 12 Startups

DETROIT - Techstars Mobility has announced their next class of tech startups aiming to disrupt the transportation space. Last year’s class included companies like SPLT who have expanded regionally and nationally, bringing ride sharing to corporations through their technology platform. The twelve startups in this year’s class will work intensively over the three-month program at Ford

By |2016-06-15T19:23:33-04:00June 14th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Guest Columns, Mobile MI|

Bill Ford Calls What’s Happening In Detroit The Second Revolution For Mobility 

DETROIT - In Detroit over 2,000 attendees are enjoying a free week of events for Detroit Startup Week, happening today through the end of the week. Bill Ford and Mayor Mike Duggan kicked off the event earlier today talking about the city’s period of reinvention and what that means for big companies like Ford. Bill Ford

By |2016-05-24T16:00:30-04:00May 24th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Mobile MI|

Everything You Wanted To Know About Detroit Startup Week

DETROIT - What is happening in Detroit and across the region when it comes to entrepreneurs? Amanda Lewan Editor of Michipreneur.com will share an overview on what trends we're seeing reporting on Michigan startups over the past three years at Michipreneur.com. This is a great session if you're looking for an overview into what's happening

By |2016-05-23T07:25:19-04:00May 22nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Grand Circus Offers DEVELOP(her) For Women In Detroit, Flint To Learn Programming Skills

DETROIT - Grand Circus, a tech training institute in Downtown Detroit, is launching a new free “DEVELOP(her)” program for women to learn computer programming skills. The ten-week program will be available for women in Detroit and Flint, training students for jobs that are in high demand such as a java developer. The new program kicks off Monday,

By |2016-05-11T16:09:05-04:00May 10th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

Six Startups Accepted To Michigan’s Desai Accelerator

ANN ARBOR - The Desai Accelerator has announced it’s next class of startups to enter in their program. Six early stage technology companies were selected for the second year of their program. The Desai Accelerator is a joint venture between the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and the College of Engineering, founded to help

By |2016-05-11T08:02:04-04:00May 10th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

May Now Entrepreneur Month In Detroit – 3 Major Events Scheduled

DETROIT - Move over “May.” The fifth month of the year has been declared, “Entrepreneur Month” in Detroit by a trifecta of entrepreneurial conferences: Techweek, Detroit Entrepreneur Week, and Detroit Startup Week. The new “Big 3” joined forces in this declaration, and celebration, of Detroit entrepreneurial activity. Each conference brings a unique opportunity to engage

By |2016-05-03T15:20:51-04:00May 3rd, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

FUEL: Detroit Returns April 21 With All-Star Lineup – But Expensive Ticket Prices

DETROIT - Last year was the first year that FUEL: Detroit, a leadership conference led by entrepreneur and investor Josh Linkner, was hosted. We heard phenomenal feedback from entrepreneurs who attended. This year Fuel: Detroit is back on April 21st and has announced their featured speakers. Who’s going to be there to inspire you? Designer

By |2016-03-22T19:14:17-04:00March 22nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs|