DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the winner of its 2010 Michigan Small Business Person of the Year and its other awards. They will be presented on April 29 during the sixth annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards event at The Lansing Center in Lansing. Gov. Jennifer Granholm will be the keynote
LANSING - Nationally-known green energy entrepreneur Maria Thompson of Ann Arbor is the featured speaker at the April 29 Michigan Celebrates Small Business event in Lansing. Thompson was President and CEO of T/J Technologies, Inc., a nationally recognized Michigan company for proprietary alternative energy technologies that she and her husband, Dr. Levi Thompson, co-founded in
LIVONIA - The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center's Manufacturing Assistance Team will present a free workshop on proven turnaround techniques for select business owners. "Survival Strategies for Small Manufacturers" is offered to southeastern Michigan small manufacturers experiencing downsizing and financial pressures. Held March 30 and April 1 at the Schoolcraft College VisTaTech Center
SAGINAW - On March 16, Saginaw Valley State University's Center for Business & Economic Development and the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance are jointly hosting a program about new opportunities for sourcing capital in mid-Michigan on the Saginaw Valley State University campus. Businesses throughout the region continue to cite lack of growth capital as the
WASHINGTON ? The U.S. Small Business Administration released a proposed rule aimed at expanding federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses. The proposed rule is available for public comment for 60 days. The proposed rule is part of the Obama Administration?s overall commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses to compete for federal contracts, in
GRAND RAPIDS ? It's every entrepreneur's dream. Build a company with sweat equity, sell it in an all-cash deal. Well now it's the story that Jason Pliml, founder of MockDraftCentral.Com, can tell. Pliml, who started MockDraftCentral.Com in 2002, sold his company in late January to rival Roto Sports of Madison, Wisconsin. The deal was announced
WARREN - The day when U.S. Soldiers will drive "smart-armor" vehicles that tell occupants when they are damaged has moved closer to reality. Scientists at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive, Research, Development and Engineering Center have been awarded military funding to develop the crucial technology needed to support the system. TARDEC Research Scientist Thomas Meitzler
ANN ARBOR ? Nonprofit Enterprise At Work and Online Tech have announced they are continuing their partnership through 2013. Online Tech has been a Community Partner with NEW since 2007. In the challenging environment that exists today individuals and businesses need to stretch resources and learn to do more with less. Nonprofits face these same
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, the No. 1 rated ERP software for manufacturers, announced Monday that it will host a live demonstration of Plex Online's ERP solution for precision metalformers and fabricators Thursday from 2 ? 3 p.m. ET. The demonstration will showcase how implementing an industry-leading ERP system helps improve operations, while seamlessly linking
GENEVA - Pioneering luxury Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer and electric carmaker Tesla Motors have teamed up in a worldwide partnership as the iconic Swiss brand celebrates its 150th anniversary. On display at the Geneva Motor Show this week is the 2010 TAG Heuer Tesla Roadster. This one-of-a-kind collector's car includes a unique interior by Tesla