ANN ARBOR - The IT Zone's first Virtual Reciprocity Ring (VRR) launched on September 28 is going strong. The group of 48 networking aficionados have logged 109 requests and have responded with 396 contributions as of November 1. Virtual Reciprocity Rings are social networking tools that help individuals and businesses network, communicate and problem solve
ANN ARBOR - Attention Entrepreneurs: Barry Moltz is returning to Ann Arbor on December 14. Plan to join the IT Zone, Company of Friends, MI-SBTDC and the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest for a presentation designed to inspire your entrepreneurial spirit. Barry is the best-selling author of You Need to be a Little Crazy, a book
ANN ARBOR - The IT Zone is pleased to be working with a project team from Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Ann Arbor class of 2006-2007. Leadership Ann Arbor is in its 23rd year. Each class has 55 current and future leaders of the community that agree to spend one day a month
ANN ARBOR - Fascinating and great fun ? that's how gForce Technologies president and mathematician, Kurt Kleinsorge, describes the company he co-founded 12 years ago and operates with his brother, Jeff Kleinsorge, chief operating officer. Ann Arbor-based, the company has $4 million in revenue and 15 people, most of whom work out of its second-floor
ANN ARBOR - We're bringing a wide range of information to Ann Arbor, drawing from the best Michigan (and beyond) has to offer ? making the IT Zone a hub of networking and learning. We were pleased to have guest presenters from Grand Rapids, Chicago, Midland, Birmingham ? and locals returning from Rwanda. In the
ANN ARBOR - Twice a year new high-tech companies learn from Ann Arbor?s top business-building experts at the SPARK Entrepreneurial Boot Camp. Last week, ten tech companies attended the ninth Entrepreneurial Boot Camp. They had two intensive days of learning with experienced and seasoned entrepreneurial pros including Thomas Kinnear, executive director, Zell-Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial
ANN ARBOR - IT Zone members are prominent insiders at the SPARK Entrepreneurial Boot Camp. It?s not just IT Zone staff getting into the act providing support and logistics ? IT Zone members are presenters, mentors ? and even Boot Camp campers. IT Zone members participating as Presenters: Chuck Salley, IT Zone board of directors
ANN ARBOR - Twice a year new high-tech companies learn from Ann Arbor?s top business-building experts at the SPARK Entrepreneurial Boot Camp. Last week, ten tech companies attended the ninth Entrepreneurial Boot Camp. They had two intensive days of learning with experienced and seasoned entrepreneurial pros including Thomas Kinnear, executive director, Zell-Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial
ANN ARBOR ? Join attorneys from Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione for breakfast Nov. 17 at the IT Zone to gain insights gained through years of practice of applying the intellectual property protections of patent, trademark and copyright law to every day business situations. You also get fed. Developing a Patent Strategy that Fits Your
ANN ARBOR ? Bioinformatics ? it's a buzz word, a word of the future, and for some, a scary word. To sort through this, the Ann Arbor IT Zone at a luncheon on Oct. 31 will have a panel of experts in the field to tell you what it is and how it will impact