GRAND RAPIDS - The MI-SBTDC Technology Team's 2007 economic impact survey shows the clients of this SBA-backed organization raised investment capital of $29.4 million, added 163 news jobs, and increased client sales by an average of $432,000. Other reported indicators of this impact: - 84 sub-contractors - 30 new patents - $7.3 million in government
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ANN ARBOR ? The deadline for the next Ann Arbor SPARK Boot Camp program is March 31. The boot camp compresses the usual three-month learning curve to move a great business to the next level with two intensive days of learning. The next scheduled Entrepreneur Boot Camp will be held at the MITC Building, 1000
KANSAS CITY - Understanding the characteristics of new business formation and sustainability can help lead to policies that encourage entrepreneurial businesses, which are a major driver of economic growth. A new report released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation fills a gap in the study of entrepreneurship. As the largest longitudinal study of new
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nevada - The Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy invites science and engineering doctoral students, post-docs, and research faculty to spend a week learning to recognize, develop, and bring to market green businesses built on their research. The five-day immersive program, from July 7-11, provides students with focused lectures, practical exercises, and hands-on experiences turning
ANN ARBOR - Mark Holtz has joined the Bank of Ann Arbor's Technology Industry Group as an assistant vice president where he will report to Michael Cole to help him expand the bank's technology ad life science business market presence. Holtz will be responsible for developing relationships throughout the technology business community and providing deposit,
TROY - Automation Alley member companies on April 8 will expose emerging products and services in technology and how they are being used within organizations to impact the bottom line. This interactive case study will examine how companies are effectively streamlining their businesses by using web services to manage and integrate multiple disparate systems. Time:
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? The topic of the American Marketing Association Detroit Chapter monthly meeting March 26 at the Iroquois Club will be Angels and Venture Capitalist?s working together to move Michigan forward. Keynote speakers for the evening will be Terry Cross, Founding Member of the Michigan Venture Capital Association and Dick Beedon of MacBeedon Partners.
DETROIT - SenSound, a Wayne State University technology spin out, has introduced SenQC, a software based quality control system for manufacturers of products in a broad spectrum of industries. SenQC will allow manufacturers to conduct high-throughput 100 percent in-line and end-of-line pass/fail inspections of components, subassemblies and finished goods to verify acoustic signatures and test
TRAVERSE CITY ? Join Rich Brauer of Brauer Productions on April 11 at the Northern Michigan Advertising Club's final luncheon of the season, when the longtime film producer will offer a peek into his 30-plus years in what he affectionately calls "this crazy industry." The Club?s meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. April 11