Image credit: Unsplash The global shift to clean energy is a huge effort, and technology is right at the center of it. New ideas in software, hardware, and data science are speeding up the move away from fossil fuels. They're making renewable energy more dependable, efficient, and affordable. From AI managing complicated power grids to
LANSING — If your summer vacation seems more expensive, your favorite restaurant raises prices again, or that long-delayed home repair costs more than expected, Michigan small businesses say rising costs are increasingly forcing them to pass those expenses on to customers. A new survey from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) found small business
DETROIT – Spirit Airlines carried more than 1.7 million passengers through Detroit Metropolitan Airport last year, making it the airport's second-largest carrier behind Delta Air Lines. Now the discount carrier is gone. The airline's collapse leaves a major hole in Detroit's air travel market and raises questions about whether Michigan travelers will ultimately pay more
ANN ARBOR — Michigan helped invent the modern auto industry, remains one of America's top engineering centers, and is home to one of the nation's leading research universities. So why isn't the state creating more billion-dollar technology companies? That's the question increasingly confronting Michigan business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers as states like Texas, Colorado,
LANSING - Michigan’s innovation economy faces a growing competitiveness problem: Michigan ranks 32nd nationally in early- and growth-stage startup funding, according to a 2025 innovation scorecard from Business Leaders for Michigan. Leading innovation states including California, Washington and Colorado have grown their innovation economies at “twice the rate or more of Michigan” over the past
Everyone knows the difference that a manager can have on sales performance. A poor manager can compromise the results of even the most talented sales reps. Great managers help sales reps be the very best that they can be. All too often, we think that poor managers are doing obviously terrible things. There’s also a
Global Conflict Is Now Reaching Michigan’s Economy ANN ARBOR - Michigan may be thousands of miles from the Strait of Hormuz, but the impact of the growing Middle East oil crisis is already showing up at gas stations, freight terminals, factory floors and household budgets across the state. Global oil prices surged again this week
Selling a business is not just about finding someone with money. That part comes later. First, you need to make your business feel understandable, trustworthy, and worth the price you believe it deserves. Buyers are not only looking at profit. They are looking for confidence. They want to know what they are stepping into, what
It’s no surprise that technology is being implemented in all facets of business and operations. No industry is without it’s reliance on tech for the most part and therefore it’s naive to think you can operate without it. Modern dental software helps to accelerate practice growth in many ways. Being able to minimize the manual
Photo by Yan Krukau: https://www.pexels.com/photo/top-view-of-people-writing-on-papers-7698796/ Change is happening around us. It’s constant with new things being launched, new laws being created or new business being opened. In most cases, change is a big positive and can lead to growth and development. However, for businesses, keeping up with these changes can sometimes feel challenging. Consumer expectations
