ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund has invested in ContentOro, a digital content firm based in Ann Arbor. The $50,000 investment from the Zell Lurie Fund, part of a larger bridge round, will help ContentOro grow its content offerings and customer base. In June 2015, the company closed a $450,000
GRAND RAPIDS - Cindy Schneider credits her Lottos Lunch Wagon as her first step to launching the venerable San Chez restaurant downtown, so she has a soft spot in her heart for any entrepreneur who uses a food truck as a way to build a business in Grand Rapids. By the same token, Cindy says,
TROY - Managed service provider CloudTech1 on Aug. 23 at Automation Alley headquarters will be discussing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. A disaster doesn't have to be a disaster. Disasters happen. It is part of life. Hopefully you and your company never have to go through one. The key is preparedness. How do you prepare and
NORTHVILLE - Come celebrate the Buy Michigan Now festival from Aug. 5 - 7 Friday, a weekend celebration of the state’s annual Buy Michigan Week. This family-friendly event includes tasty treats, street vendors, live music, and children’s activities, all highlighting Michigan-based businesses and Michigan-made products. Together we are revitalizing the economy, one product, one purchase,
ROYAL OAK - Really solid episode Monday night with our friends behind the Comedy 4 Cancer benefit and Pairaphrase. Learn more about the benefit event at the end of September, as well as a new translation engine that keeps your information private… Pairaphrase is at https://www.pairaphrase.com/ Comedy 4 Cancer is at http://comedy4cancer.com/ https://soundcloud.com/itinthed/itinthed-ep155-pairaphrase-comedy-4-cancer
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Joe Marr about managing customer expectations in the sales process. Joe Marr of Sandler Training in Ann Arbor has more than 20 years of experience organizing, training, coaching and managing sales professionals and managers worldwide. In executive and training
GRAND RAPIDS - The Pokémon GO phenomenon is causing businesses in many industries to see new opportunities. In case you've not heard, since its debut this augmented reality game has dominated gaming charts in the US and caused disruption in communities and businesses worldwide! Millions of users have downloaded the game. According to several reports,
DETROIT - Justin Coffey, is a Microsoft Solutions Manager with Red Level Networks who explained the Windows 10 Anniversary Upgrade highlights in this edition of the Internet Advisor on WJR 760 AM in Detroit. The Windows 10 free upgrade ended on July 29, but not the drama surrounding Microsoft’s flagship software as a service. Barely four days later, on
Rich Jaroslovsky has been following the future of news coverage for most of his career with such outlets as Wall Street Journal Online and Bloomberg News. We are delighted to have his perspective on this latest shift in the “tectonic plates” of Internet sites: Cable provider Verizon is buying veteran site, Yahoo. What are the
HOUGHTON - It's a fish! It's a bird! No…it's a robot. Inspired by nature, mechanical engineer Nina Mahmoudian is getting underwater robots to move together. Not only could they travel more easily, but battery charging could be more efficient, too. Charging a robot is the biggest obstacle to underwater missions. That's why Mahmoudian, an assistant
