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Internet Advisor: PeopleMovers, New Horizons No Vet Left Behind

DETROIT - Keith Zendler has dreamed of creating a way for different businesses and organizations in our community to communicate their dreams for Detroit and Michigan in one central location.  Out of that Peoplemovers.com was born; Keith calls it a bulletin board for businesses. Also on the show, Scott Mclean, Chief School Administrator for New Horizons Learning Solutions, said his company said

By |2015-11-18T13:46:28-05:00November 18th, 2015|Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Keith Zendler Talks PeopleMovers’ Indian Connection

FERNDALE – Keith Zendler, founder of PeopleMovers.Com, talks about the online network for people and organizations to work together. PeopleMovers.Com just recently added a major partnership with Pune, India. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-9-keith-zendler?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit#t=0:00

By |2015-11-18T12:33:24-05:00November 18th, 2015|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Lauren Bigelow On $1 Million Accelerate Michigan Business Competition

FERNDALE – Lauren Bigelow who runs the $1 Million Accelerate Michigan business competition for second-stage companies in Michigan. Bigelow talks about the companies that won the competition this year. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-9-lauren-bigelow?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit#t=0:00

By |2015-11-18T12:29:45-05:00November 18th, 2015|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: ESD’s Robert McGee Talks Shortage Of Engineers In Michigan

FERNDALE – Robert McGee, executive director of the Engineering Society of Detroit, talks about the shortage of engineering and technology jobs. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-9-robert-mcgee-esd?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit

By |2015-11-18T12:22:22-05:00November 18th, 2015|ESD, M2 TechCast|

Episode 13 Diva Tech Talk: Can Women Lean Out? Divas Share From Grace Hopper 2015

DETROIT - In October 2015, Nicole Johnson Scheffler, one Diva Tech Talk’s co-founders, attended The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, organized in Houston, by The Anita Borg Institute and interviewed three diverse women. This podcast features Anita Garcia, a junior at California State University in Monterey Bay, enrolled in the cohort-based “CS in

By |2015-11-18T12:00:31-05:00November 18th, 2015|Diva Tech Talk, Podcasts|

Episode 118: Daily Detroit, Detroit Bus Company

FERNDALE - For episode 118, we were joined by Andy from Detroit Bus Company (and a whole lot of other projects) and Jeremiah from Daily Detroit to talk about everything from new features on the Daily Detroit site, Andy’s efforts downtown, an awesome party bus tour taking place the night before Thanksgiving and more. To listen, click on http://www.itinthed.com/18029/episode-118-daily-detroit-detroit-bus-company/

By |2015-11-18T11:50:17-05:00November 18th, 2015|IT in the D, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast Episode 10: Live From The ESD Job Fair

NOVI – M2 TechCast does its first live remote show from the Engineering Society of Detroit Job Fair at the Suburban Collection expo center. More than 50 companies were offering more than 2000 engineering and technology jobs on Nov. 16. PodcastDetroit co-founder David Phillips joins the conversation. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-10-live-from-the-esd-job-fair?in=podcastdetroit/sets/m2techcast-on-podcastdetroit

By |2015-11-18T14:42:01-05:00November 18th, 2015|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Drone Maker SkySpecs Raises $3 Million Series A Round

ANN ARBOR - Commercial drone maker SkySpecs announced this week that it has raised $3 million in a Series A round led by Venture Investors. The round also included new investment from Huron River Ventures, Amherst Fund and Michigan Angel Fund, along with additional investment from Invest Michigan. “Unlike other drone companies on the market that

By |2015-11-17T21:18:14-05:00November 17th, 2015|Drones, Featured|

Snyder Signs End To Early Stage Venture Fund

LANSING - The Early Stage Venture Investment Fund will see no additional funds under legislation signed Monday by Governor Rick Snyder. Snyder also signed bills allowing high school students to take financial literacy classes for economics credit and increasing fines for certain poaching offenses. The venture fund had come under fire for not being able to

By |2015-11-18T19:33:36-05:00November 17th, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Featured|