DETROIT - Tighter budgets, fewer job openings and the lowest capital spending since 1975 have led to one of the longest consecutive readings of low optimism according to the Index of Small Business Optimism commissioned by the National Federation of Independent Business. This year's 88.2 reading is a sign of a depressed economy and outlook,
WASHINGTON - The prospect of a government bailout of General Motors Corp. before the end of the year dimmed Thursday, with a leading Senate Democrat pointing to a lack of political will for a package and the top House Republican assailing the plans. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said he knew of no Republicans
SOUTHFIELD - The Detroit Chapter of TiE, The Indus Entrepreneurs, is holding TiECon Midwest 2008, a two-day business convention. This one of a kind business expo called, "Succeeding in a Dynamic Global Marketplace," will be held on November 21-22 at the Westin Southfield Hotel in Southfield. TieCon Midwest is dedicated to innovation, entrepreneurship, global business
TROY - ConnecTech, Automation Alley's technology professional membership organization, is once again partnering with the Midwest Technology Leaders for its upcoming Mentor Program. The deadline to apply is Dec. 15. The program pairs participants in a one-on-one relationship with a local CIO and will begin with Kickoff Training from Executive Coach Barry Demp DempCoaching.Com who
GRAND RAPIDS - The nomination deadline for the fifth annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business recognition program for entrepreneurs and supporters of small business has been extended to Nov. 21. In addition, the application deadline for the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch has been extended to Dec. 12. Nomination forms are available now at MichiganCelebrates.Biz Michigan
BIRMINGHAM - ProductBase and its innovative suite of Product Business Management (PBM) modules grew out of a market need for a solution to support better product decisions, and a recognition that current Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software could not achieve the compelling PLM vision - the promise of seamlessly flowing all of the information produced
ZEELAND - The NewVenture program is being offered for dislocated workers in West Michigan. NewVenture is a FastTrac program to help dislocated workers evaluate business opportunities and develop an action plan for owning their own business. The NewVenture for Dislocated Workers program is a partnership with Lakeshore Advantage and the Michigan Small Business and Technology
ANN ARBOR - Tech Expo World, which provides social networking, lead generation and sales and marketing solutions for technology companies, has added a new wrinkle - free search engine optimization press release distribution service. Tech Expo World developed its free SEO press release distribution service to arm technology companies with the maximum online reach possible
GRAND RAPIDS - Where do we stand on the Michigan Business Tax? What does it mean for you and your company? Is it going to be repealed? These and other questions will be explored Friday Nov. 21 at the Right Place Program Technology Council�??s Fourth Friday forum. Ron Kaley has spent the last year touring
ROCHESTER - These days, "Green" is more than a buzzward. Green is becoming a way of life. Often, green companies need a boost to gain recognition and promote their products. MichiganMall.com in joining this movement with MiTech News.Com has added a Green category to help both consumers and business find Green builders and contractors. MITechNews.Com