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National Women-Owned Business Conference Coming To Detroit June 19-21

ROYAL OAK - Michelle Richards Executive Director of the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council announces a big event coming to Detroit June 19-21 at Cobo Center. Her group is partnering with the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council to give Michigan Women-Owned Businesses a chance to do business with national companies. To learn the details, click

By |2018-05-16T14:28:41-04:00May 16th, 2018|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

BHTC Combats Distracted Driving Through Advanced HMI Technology

FARMINGTON HILLS - Combatting distracted driving through intuitive Human Machine Interface (HMI) technology is the goal of Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH (BHTC). Our company is a global leader in air conditioning controls and HMI components for the automotive industry, including our latest innovations allowing us to expand into e-mobility. BHTC engineering teams have developed technologies that

By |2022-08-29T13:15:10-04:00May 16th, 2018|Guest Columns|

Warner Norcross + Judd’s Lisa Zimmer on Financial Wellness Plans

ROYAL OAK - Warner Norcross + Judd’s Lisa Zimmer explains how the age of pension plans has come to a close and has been replaced by “defined contribution plans” and “financial wellness plans” with an eye on how small and mid-sized tech companies should begin planning to attract and retain employees in a competitive market. Zimmer is

By |2018-05-16T12:26:44-04:00May 16th, 2018|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Financial Wellness Plans For Employees – Everything Employers Need To Know

SOUTHFIELD - Lisa Zimmer is a partner in the Southfield office of Warner Norcross + Judd LLP where she concentrates her practice in employee benefits law. She advises employers on the design, implementation and compliance of retirement programs such as 401(k) plans, pension plans and increasingly on employee wellness plans. In this Q&A, Zimmer provides

By |2018-05-17T08:56:14-04:00May 16th, 2018|Guest Columns|

Freudenberg Offers A Broad Range Of Innovative Technologies That Meet The Needs Of Today’s And Tomorrow’s Global Automakers

WEINHEIM, Germany - Freudenberg, a global supplier to the automotive industry, develops and delivers innovative solutions for internal combustion, hybrid, electric and fuel-cell powered vehicles focused on the challenging future of mobility. During Detroit’s 2018 auto-show preview days, the company showcased a new online “automotive mobility” platform designed to share future industry forecasts and observations,

By |2018-05-17T14:31:27-04:00May 15th, 2018|Guest Columns|

Supported Intelligence Unveils AI Smart Speaker Application

ANN ARBOR – Supported Intelligence on May 15 unveiled its voice-enabled artificial intelligence application at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium. The new application uses a “smart speaker” of the type that can be purchased for $100 or less and installed in homes and offices, and allows a user to conduct a short dialogue that solves

Equifax’s Data Breach By The Numbers: The Full Breakdown

SAN FRANCISCO - Equifax is offering a closer look at its massive data breach, which revealed sensitive information on more than half the American population last year. The company released the details Monday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, following demands from US senators. The credit-monitoring company, which gathers personal information on people without being required

By |2018-05-10T21:20:02-04:00May 10th, 2018|Cyber Defense|

EntryPoint, Creative Consortium, Cybernoor

ROYAL OAK - Emily Heintz talks about her new project, EntryPoint, that seeks to fill the gaps in Michigan entrepreneurial ecosystem. Joe Melnick outlines his new project to create a consortium of creative entrepreneurs. Ned Staebler will explain why TechTown will buy NextEnergy and turn it into an innovation center. Ahmed Alomari introduces Cybernoor, the Oracle

By |2018-05-13T19:00:18-04:00May 10th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

EntryPoint Seeks To Fill The Funding, Training Gaps In Michigan Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

ANN ARBOR - Emily Heintz, Associate Director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, has spent a decade working with a wide range of entrepreneurial support groups and startups, in which she found gaps in funding, talent and research that she felt needed to be filled.  In March, Heintz launched EntryPoint, her gap-filling company she hopes

By |2018-05-13T12:03:10-04:00May 10th, 2018|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Zomedica Pharmaceuticals To Distribute Seraph Biosciences Diagnostic Tech To Vets

ANN ARBOR - Zomedica Pharmaceuticals Corp has entered into an agreement with Seraph Biosciences to bring human diagnostic technology to veterinarians. Under the terms of this agreement, Zomedica will have exclusive global veterinary industry rights to develop and market a novel pathogen detection system in the form of an innovative point-of-care diagnostic instrument, beginning with

By |2018-05-10T18:07:55-04:00May 10th, 2018|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|