DETROIT - Running an online business is certainly not the most straightforward occupation imaginable, despite the relative ease with which one can be set up nowadays. Modern tech, hyper-connectivity, and SaaS (among other elements) have, in many ways, made starting a business easier than ever before, but a lower barrier to entry often means a
WASHINGTON DC – Small business formations hit record numbers in 2021, a trend expected to continue in 2022 as many Americans pursue their dream of owning their own business, according to meta-data analysis by SCORE, mentors to America’s small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration. New small business applications steadily
CAMBRIDGE, UK - Electric vehicle start-ups have moved from obscurity into some of the world’s most valuable companies, most traditional automakers have committed to an electric future, drivers have been caught sleeping at the wheel of self-driving vehicles, and flying electric taxis have started to leave the pages of science fiction. The rapid pace of change
LANSING - Michigan Democrats have their best shot in decades to take control of the state Legislature after an independent commission voted in December on new political district boundaries that likely create many more competitive elections than in previous years. Democrats have been in the minority in the state House since 2011 and the Senate since 1984. While there is no guarantee they will win control of
DETROIT - Michigan students who learned remotely for all or most of last school year learned less than those who were in classrooms, according to an analysis of student-level test data released Monday. In a challenging school year when all groups learned less than normal, remote learners fared worse than peers who attended schools in
DETROIT - By 2030, Guidehouse Insights expects more than 185 million Electric Vehicles will be in use with nearly 170 million charge points deployed. Many of these charge points are anticipated to require networking platforms that can streamline various aspects of charge point management such as broadcasting charge point availability to EV drivers, managing access
ANN ARBOR - Tamara Shoemaker who runs the Michigan Cyber Patriot program updates the latest contest news and summer camps for kids from Kindergarten through 12th grade - and even up to senior citizens. The program introduces youngsters to cyber security that Shoemaker hopes will fill a desperate need for cyber security pros not only
LONDON, England – The European climate agency Copernicus reported that the last seven years were the world’s hottest on record, with the first analysis of global temperature rise in 2021 about 2 degrees F above pre-industrial levels. The assessment of the year also found carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached record levels and that the
ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Jan. 10 at 2 pm, Dan Keelan provides details new programs launched this month by Michigan Marijuana Report. Tamara Shoemaker updates the Cyber Patriot program including contest news and summer camps. Matt Roush provides a recap of LTU's top headlines for 2021. Sibrina Collins and Daniel Kagan explain Lawrence
FARMINGTON HILLS—Officials at GreenPath Financial Wellness, a national nonprofit that provides financial counseling and education, was awarded a $1 million grant from the United Services Automobile Association to help communities of color and low-income military families experiencing financial hardships reduce debt and improve credit scores and financial confidence through proven financial counseling and debt management programs.
