ANN ARBOR - Appropriately assessing the potential of a product can make or break a company. All successful products fulfill an unmet market need. By understanding the market and the voice of the customer, entrepreneurs can best meet the needs of the market. Define the needs incorrectly, and all your efforts will be wasted. Come
LANSING - Michigan's electric and gas utilities are, in aggregate, surpassing the standards set forth in the state's energy law overhaul, PA 295 of 2008, the Public Service Commission and Michigan Energy Office concluded in their final report on energy efficiency sent to Governor Rick Snyder Tuesday. Energy Optimization programs have been cost-effective, costing less
LANSING - Fifty-six percent of 600 likely voters polled by Lambert, Edwards and Associates said they believe the state economy is headed in the right direction - a 9 percent increase from those who thought the same in July - but only 11 percent of those polled plan to spend more than they did last
WASHINGTON - What are the biggest and most common mistakes business owners make when dealing with a disaster? On Dec. 10, the SBA will partner with Agility to offer business continuity strategies through its PrepareMyBusiness website. The webinar starts at 2 p.m. Get tips on how to avoid the costly mistakes that could put the
SOUTHFIELD - For the third consecutive year, ImageSoft has been chosen by the National Association for Business Resources as one of the 2103 National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For. The winning companies were assessed by an independent research firm, which reviewed a number of key measures relative to other nationally recognized winners. They
SOUTHFIELD - TST Tooling Software Technology of Clarkston and Vero Software of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom have made an in-kind grant of Edgecam software with a retail value of $750,000 to Lawrence Technological University. Edgecam is a Vero product distributed by TST. It is a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software package that interfaces with almost all computer-aided
LANSING - A new committee unveiled itself, at least in social media, over the weekend to promote a change to a part-time legislature. The Committee to Restore Michigan's Part-Time Legislature was officially formed November 15, but launched its Internet presence over the weekend with a website, Facebook page and Twitter feed. The website indicates the
LANSING - Despite some concerns raised by legislators when the idea was first revealed, the Lottery Bureau announced Monday it had selected Pollard Banknote and NeoGames to develop its new iLottery system to allow residents to play lottery games online. The bureau was expecting about a year for development of the system, with the games
LANSING - ATT on Monday defended a bill that would end landline service to customers under certain conditions, saying the bill is merely to authorize a transition process and the company has no intention to come through towns and "snip wires" as some perceive, according to Matt Resch, spokesperson for the company. SB 636 currently
WASHINGTON DC ? Of the 60,000 new jobs create in the tech industry in the United States this year, some 60 percent of the positions went to women, reported job site Dice.Com. "Companies have been focusing on getting more women into technology for a long time," Shravan Goli, said president of Dice. "This year those