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M2 TechCast Monday July 25: Wealth Management, Legal Advice For Entrepreneurs, Workforce Intelligence Network, Baker College IT, Cybersecurity Training

ROYAL OAK - On M2 (Squared) TechCast Monday July 25, Wealth Management Specialist Jo-Ann MacWilliams-Wolf will discuss longevity planning, attorneys Dennis Barnes and Erica Fitzgerald, partners at the law firm of Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, will provide valuable business advice for entrepreneurs and start-ups. Also on the show, David Palmer from Workforce Intelligence Network,

By |2016-07-22T16:11:02-04:00July 22nd, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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GM Chairman Barra: World Auto Industry Must Collaborate To Develop Cybersecurity For Connected Vehicles

DETROIT - General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra on Friday called on the world’s auto industry to collaborate to develop cybersecurity standards to not only protect the physical security of vehicle owners, but also the personal data they increasingly transmit through the connected vehicle. “Cybersecurity protects physical safety, privacy and data,” Barra said at

By |2016-07-30T10:09:39-04:00July 22nd, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Cyber Defense, Featured, Guest Columns, News|
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MTAM Re-Launches Website Packed With Mobile And Wireless Research

DETROIT - The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan announced Thursday that it has re-launched its website, GoMobileMichigan.org - part of the group’s effort to help diversify Michigan’s economy through connected technologies driven by innovation. The primary objective of the recently re-launched MTAM website is to offer wide-ranging content and contact resources for mobile and wireless

By |2016-07-21T21:08:58-04:00July 21st, 2016|Connected Tech|
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Oakland University Offers Master’s Degree In Cybersecurity

AUBURN HILLS - Starting this fall, Oakland University will offer a Master of Science in Cybersecurity - the only one of its kind in the state designed to prepare students for careers in what’s becoming a white-hot cybersecurity job market. Starting salaries can be in the six-figures. “The overall goal of the program is to

By |2016-07-21T20:29:05-04:00July 21st, 2016|Cyber Defense, New Products / Contracts|
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EMV Cards And Other Developments In Credit Card Processing

LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Sergio Carrillo and Ashley Mason of Security Card Services In Partnership with Independent Bank about why it is important to small business success to be able to accept credit cards from your customers, big new developments in credit card technology

By |2016-07-21T20:20:27-04:00July 21st, 2016|Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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SBAM Guest Column: Where Are My Customers?

LANSING - Your website is up, signs are in place, the literature is glossy and your Facebook is a “like.” But where are your customers? It’s an advertising slump. The conundrum: trying to figure out how to attract more customers while meeting the day-to-day business demands. It’s time to break the slump. The best place to start is a Strategic

By |2016-07-21T20:20:46-04:00July 21st, 2016|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Toyota Donates $1.44 Million To The Michigan Science Center To Expand STEM Education

DETROIT -  Toyota has donated $1.44 million to the Michigan Science Center, the latest of many efforts by Toyota to promote and expand STEM education initiatives. “It’s critical to foster innovative thinking at a young age,” said Toyota Technical Center Senior Vice President Jeff Makarewicz. “Developing that interest early on can create great opportunities not

By |2016-07-21T20:07:23-04:00July 21st, 2016|New Products / Contracts, News|
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Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Create 20-Percent Angel Investment Tax Credit

LANSING - Michigan lawmakers last week introduced legislation to restore a state angel investment tax credit that would allow an investor to receive a 20-percent tax credit against the state’s personal income tax for qualified angel investments. The two bills were sponsored by state Rep. Jeff Farrington, a term-limited Republican from Macomb County. Farrington’s bills

By |2016-07-21T19:29:11-04:00July 21st, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Guest Columns|
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FlexDex Surgical Completes $5 Million Series B To Commercialize First Product Launch

BRIGHTON - FlexDex Surgical has completed a $5 million Series B financing round that will be used to commercialize the company’s first product, fund development of a second-generation device and a create a catalogue of instruments for laparoscopic surgery. Financing was led by current investors and included the co-founders, board members, individual investors and distributors.

By |2016-07-21T19:12:02-04:00July 21st, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Life Sciences|
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Samsung, LG Found Guilty Of Dumping Clothes Washers In The United States

BENTON HARBOR - Samsung and LG, two South Korean manufacturers of clothes washers, have been found guilty of dumping their products in the United States at prices below production costs to steal business from Whirlpool Corp. A preliminary antidumping ruling was issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Commerce confirming Whirlpool's allegations against Samsung and

By |2016-07-21T18:55:49-04:00July 21st, 2016|News, Politics|
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