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SBAM Podcast: Learn How To Be A Successful Startup

LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks about the keys to a successful startup operation with business author Herby Fabius - an entrepreneur, social media expert, blogger, and podcaster. He founded BillionSuccess.com, a startup interview site where he shares weekly founder interviews. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2524/Learn-how-to-be-a-successful-startup.aspx

By |2016-09-07T15:17:49-04:00September 7th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|

MCWT Foundation Expands To West Michigan To Help Bring Diversity To STEM Statewide

GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation, previously focused on metro Detroit, has expanded to West Michigan as part of its mission to inspire and grow women and minorities in technology throughout the state. The MCWT Foundation’s West Michigan mission is sponsored by Meijer, Open Systems Technologies, Gordon Food Services and

By |2016-09-07T14:27:22-04:00September 7th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

M2 TechCast: Bamboo East Co-Working Space Pops Up For 90-Days At MASH Detroit

ROYAL OAK - Amanda Lewan, co-founder of co-working space Bamboo Detroit, talks about her new “pop” up version in East Detroit in this episode of M2 TechCast. Bamboo East will exist until mid November inside MASH Detroit on the east side of Detroit, a three-month try out to judge how well it will be received

By |2016-09-07T14:12:06-04:00September 7th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: LTU’s Carpenter Explains How Green Infrastructure Can Clean Storm Water Runoff Mother Nature’s Way

ROYAL OAK - Don Carpenter, water expert from Lawrence Technological University, discusses green water infrastructure and what it could mean for cities like Flint in this episode of M2 TechCast. Green infrastructure is Nature’s way of handling storm water runoff. If lakes, streams, and oceans do not realize we have developed the land adjacent to

By |2016-09-07T13:36:17-04:00September 7th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: TiE’s Gopalakrishan Outlines $50,000 TiECon Midwest Connected Car, Mobility Competition

ROYAL OAK - Anu Gopalakrishan, Vice President of TiE Detroit, talks about the TiE-Autonebula Connected Car, Mobility Competition for Startups and the upcoming TiECon Midwest Conference October 27-28. TiECon Midwest Conference will be held at the Henry, the former Ritz Carlton, and it will focus on connected transport. TiE is looking for six finalists who

By |2016-09-07T13:00:04-04:00September 7th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: SBAM’s Rogers Talks About Benefits For Technology Companies

ROYAL OAK - Michael Rogers, Vice President of Communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, joins M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to discuss his innovative ways to reach small business through social media. SBAM just recently started a video program on Mondays at 2 pm through Facebook video. But he also

By |2016-09-07T12:30:39-04:00September 7th, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Anderson Economic Group To Open Next Office In New York City

EAST LANSING -  Anderson Economic Group LLC, a boutique consultancy founded in Michigan in 1996, announced Tuesday it will open a new office in New York City in October. New York will join existing Anderson Economic Group offices in East Lansing (headquarters), Chicago, and Istanbul, Turkey. “The timing of our expansion into New York is

By |2016-09-06T22:41:10-04:00September 6th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

Techstars Mobility Hosting Demo Day Sept. 8 – Dozen Startups Pitching To Public

DETROIT - Techstars Mobility is graduating its second class in Detroit September 8. Last year’s demo day broke a record for the largest demo day in the Techstars family. Michipreneur hope to see the same great turnout this year at demo day again. Below are the companies who will be presenting and more details on

By |2016-09-06T22:11:10-04:00September 6th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Lawrence Tech Hosts International Industrial Engineering Conference

SOUTHFIELD - More than 300 experts in industrial engineering from around the world are expected at Lawrence Technological University Sept. 23-25 for the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society Detroit Conference. Industrial engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the optimization of complex processes or systems. Industrial engineers work to eliminate wasted time,

By |2016-09-06T21:50:00-04:00September 6th, 2016|ESD, New Products / Contracts|

Detecting, Correcting Factory Faults, Deflecting Cyberattacks All In Real Time

ANN ARBOR - Spotting a glitch on the factory floor in real time - and reconfiguring around it - are the goals of a new $4 million project led by University of Michigan engineering researchers that aims to increase factory productivity and American competitiveness - and fend off cyberattacks. Modern advanced manufacturing plants hold hundreds

By |2016-09-06T21:16:30-04:00September 6th, 2016|Featured, News|