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Figuring Out The Best Way To Flow Data Around Your Small Business

LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, Aaron Fuller, owner of Superior Data Strategies, to get his advice on improving the flow of data in your small business operations. To Listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2799/Figuring-out-the-best-way-to-flow-data-around-your-small-business.aspx

By |2017-04-19T14:06:43-04:00April 18th, 2017|Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|

The Resume is Dead…Long live the Resume!

DETROIT - Steve Acho,  VP of Business Development  Solstice Consulting Group has the answer to the question: Why is technology recruiting broken and what to do about it?  He has developed Shortro.com staffing that cuts the time and effort of finding qualified candidates for IT jobs by 80 percent assuring hiring the right candidate with greater accuracy.  Resumes are so 2001;

By |2017-04-19T14:06:59-04:00April 18th, 2017|Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

Automation Alley Opens Registration For Integr8 – Global Industry 4.0 Conference

TROY - Automation Alley on Tuesday opened registration for a global conference in November scheduled for the Renaissance Center that is aimed at helping companies understand Industry 4.0 and help their global competitiveness. The conference, called Integr8, aims to advance attendees’ knowledge and understanding of Industry 4.0 and to help companies enhance their global competitiveness. It

By |2017-04-18T15:12:41-04:00April 18th, 2017|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

Amplifi Media, Jācapps Align To Form SonicAi To Create Voice Commands For Podcasting

BINGHAM FARMS - Steve Goldstein and Fred Jacobs, and their companies, Amplifi Media and jācapps, have teamed together to form SonicAi, a joint venture dedicated to strategizing and creating voice command solutions for the radio and podcasting industries. Initial development will focus on the Amazon Echo and Google Home devices. Joining the partnership, as co-founder,

By |2017-04-17T20:49:35-04:00April 17th, 2017|Connected Tech, Featured, Mobile MI|

Michigan Treasury Warns Cybercriminals Out To Steal Your Tax Refunds

LANSING – With this year’s income tax season coming to a close on Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Treasury urges Michiganders to be vigilant as cybercriminals use new and old tricks to take advantage of taxpayers. For the 2015 tax year, over 33,000 returns were stopped, preventing more than $70 million in potentially fraudulent refunds

By |2017-04-14T11:08:42-04:00April 14th, 2017|Featured, Politics|

Michigan LARA Creates Marihuana Bureau

LANSING - All of the state's medical marijuana licensing functions are now consolidated in the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation in the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, the administration announced Thursday. Under the reorganization, the new bureau will hold the Michigan Medical Marihuana Program patient and caregiver registry as well as licensing medical marijuana

By |2017-04-14T10:52:02-04:00April 14th, 2017|Politics|

Online Tech Merger, Red Level Cyber Summit, Trump’s Cyber Funding, LTU’s Blue Devil Motorsports

ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday April 17, Online Tech CEO Yan Ness will announce a new merger, Red Level’s Mark Dreyer Sr. will review the session he is conducting at this week’s Microsoft Cyber Security Summit, Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann will discuss federal funding for cyber in Trump’s infrastructure plan, and finally LTU’s Selin

By |2017-04-14T10:39:23-04:00April 14th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

ESD Offering 2-Hour Continuing Education Classes

SOUTHFIELD – Michigan engineers who want to enhance their personal and professional growth – or who need continuing education credits newly required to keep a Michigan Professional Engineer (PE) license – will want to check out new two-hour educational classes being offered by The Engineering Society of Detroit. The courses cover a broad range of

By |2017-04-14T10:52:14-04:00April 14th, 2017|ESD|

Report: Fingerprints Common Enough To Fool Mobile Phone Security Systems

EAST LANSING - No two people are believed to have identical fingerprints, but researchers from New York University and Michigan State University have found that partial similarities between prints are common enough that the fingerprint-based security systems used in mobile phones and other devices can be more vulnerable than previously thought. The vulnerability lies in

By |2017-04-14T10:52:25-04:00April 14th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

MSU Conquer Accelerator Picks 5 Startups For Summer Program

EAST LANSING - If you are a Michigan startup looking for mentoring and money to build your dream company you need to check out the Conquer Accelerator program at Michigan State University. The program just announced its second summer cohort of five teams, each of which will receive $20,000 in seed capital. Designed to help

By |2017-04-14T09:11:52-04:00April 14th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|