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Study: Electricity Demand Will Be Met In Lower Peninsula If Planned Projects Are Completed  

LANSING - Current utility projects under way now should result in Michigan's electric reliability remaining strong through the summer of 2018, according to a new modeling effort completed by the Michigan Agency for Energy and the Michigan Public Service Commission in collaboration with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator. Officials noted, however, that developing additional resources

By |2017-02-02T13:30:42-05:00February 2nd, 2017|Clean Update, Politics|

Survey: Small Business More Optimistic In 2017 Than In Past Two Years

GLENVIEW, IL - Some 85 percent of small business owners are optimistic about the economy in 2017 marking a high water mark since May 2015, based on the SurePayroll Scorecard survey. The highest business optimism last year was 78 percent. What’s more, 66 percent of small business owners expect to be profitable in 2017, with

By |2017-02-02T13:20:44-05:00February 2nd, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

AARP’s National President On Fighting Elderly Isolation With Kindness And Tech

DETROIT - Eric Schneidewind, National President of AARP, joined the Internet Advisors to share important information both about the seriousness of the problem of isolation among the elderly and the great resources that AARP has to offer. 1703 Eric Schneidewind AARP Natl Pres Here are some of the resources that AARP is offering right now:

By |2017-02-01T14:51:59-05:00February 1st, 2017|Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

Entrepreneurial Lessons On Bouncing Back From Business Failure

LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Shri Thanedar, Ph.D, founder of Avomeen Analytical Services in Ann Arbor, to learn how he bounced back from total business failure and is now sharing the financial gains of his business success with his employees. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2709/Entrepreneurial-lessons-on-bouncing-back-from-business-failure.aspx

By |2017-02-01T14:37:17-05:00February 1st, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Cybersecurity Expert Lohrmann: What Will Be Trump’s Cybersecurity Strategy?

ROYAL OAK - What will be President Trump’s cybersecurity strategy? Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann with Security Mentor offers his thoughts in this M2 TechCast podcast. Even though Lohrmann notes the new cybersecurity strategist Rudy Giuliani has very limited cybersecurity background, he is encouraged that Giuliani will manage the nation’s cybersecurity strategy well. Lohrmann likes the

By |2017-02-01T14:13:17-05:00February 1st, 2017|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Inforum’s Shea Pitches Upcoming InGAGE Master Class For Women Entrepreneurs

ROYAL OAK - Tember Shea, director of the Inforum inGAGE, talks about how these training sessions can help women entrepreneurs rapidly grow their businesses. inGAGE provides confidential peer-to-peer founders forum where emerging second-stage entrepreneurs assess their companies’ operations, management, finances, and personnel to examine strengths and challenges. Through this process, participants can identify and formulate

By |2017-02-01T14:43:34-05:00February 1st, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Red Level’s Finnigan Explains Why Businesses Should Not Be Afraid Of Cloud Computing

ROYAL OAK - Quade Finnigan a senior consultant at Red Level Networks tells business folks they don’t need to be afraid of cloud computing. Although he was an early skeptic, he’s now a convert to the advantages including the safety and security levels. Finnigan last month published a blog post at Red Level entitled, Don’t

By |2017-02-01T09:16:06-05:00February 1st, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Smart Bracket Helps You Crush The NCAA Basketball Tournament Office Pool

ROYAL OAK - Peter Schwartz from Supported Intelligence tells you how to crush the March Madness office pool with a software program called Smart Bracket. The sequential decision software works well with the 64-game NCAA basketball tournament. It doesn’t give you the perfect bracket, but gives you a better opportunity to win your pool. Last

By |2017-02-01T08:54:32-05:00February 1st, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Report: No Evidence Of Hacking Voting Machines, Or Voter Fraud In 2016 Presidential Election

EAST LANSING - There is no evidence that indicates systematic tampering or hacking of voting machines, or conspiracy or fraud among election officials, resulted in vote tallies altered to favor the Republican candidate in Michigan in 2016, experts at the consulting firm Anderson Economic Group LLC reported this week. Anderson Economic Group also reported there

By |2017-01-31T22:05:57-05:00January 31st, 2017|Featured, Politics|