WEST BLOOMFIELD ? Ho, ho, no, Captain Moustache, the metro Detroit web-applications company that gave Apple products users the Simple Fruit Bowl and Simple Pumpkin Face apps, now has rolled out the Simple Christmas app. These apps work on iPhones, iPads and iPods. Simple Christmas allows users to create unlimited configurations of trees and wreaths
HOLLAND - Nearly one-half of west Michigan companies report that they will be adding information technology staff during the next six months. Two-thirds of small companies (fewer than 50 employees) plan to hire new IT. Computer consulting and professional service companies will be doing the most hiring. Junior level staffers are in high demand for
WASHINGTON ? With small business owners and entrepreneurs in traditionally underserved communities continuing to face challenges accessing capital, the U.S. Small Business Administration Wednesday announced two new initiatives aimed at increasing SBA-backed loans to small businesses in these markets. SBA Administrator Karen Mills also named Catherine L. Hughes, chairperson and founder of Radio One, and
LANSING - Michigan's tax burden is too high to compete with other states, let alone other countries, and if lawmakers want to see a dramatic shift in the state's economy in the New Year, they should cut the Michigan Business Tax by 50 percent, panelists at the Business Leaders for Michigan and The Center for
LANSING - Long-term budgeting, investing in transportation infrastructure and education and looking at public employee compensation are all areas of reform and investment state policymakers should focus on in the coming year, a series of speakers said during the Business Leaders for Michigan and The Center for Michigan summit on Monday. More than 500 people
LANSING - Governor-elect Rick Snyder said Monday after meeting with a top Canadian official on the proposed Detroit River International Crossing that he is "generally supportive of a second span," but wants to ensure the project does not put state taxpayers at risk. Snyder met for more than two hours in Lansing with Chuck Strahl,
LANSING ? Angel investors would be eligible for Michigan tax credits of up to $250,000 a year under the so-called angel tax credit signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Under HB 5921 , PA 235, taxpayers would receive an income tax credit worth 25 percent of an investment in a qualified small business.
PLYMOUTH - It started with an idea on a boat in the middle of Lake Erie in 2008. Geoff Horst was finishing up his PhD research in ecology at Michigan State University and his dad was helping him collect water samples when the boat engine died. On the four-hour cruise back to land, he and
ANN ARBOR - LA2M will be hosting its annual 2010 Holiday Charity Party at Conor O'Neills in Ann Arbor on Dec. 15 with proceeds going to the Peace Neighborhood Center. Along with a special holiday lunch buffet and festive decorations, LA2M will continue to provide a venue for networking in Michigan as well as an
ROCHESTER ? Detroit EcoTuesday, a monthly networking event for professionals interested in green, clean and sustainable issues, is now hosted by the MI Green Team. Former host, Jeremy Eckhouse of element-e, said he wanted to be able to continue the quality and level of the programming, but did not have enough time to do so.