ANN ARBOR ? The deadline for the next Ann Arbor SPARK Boot Camp program is March 31. The boot camp compresses the usual three-month learning curve to move a great business to the next level with two intensive days of learning. The next scheduled Entrepreneur Boot Camp will be held at the MITC Building, 1000
KANSAS CITY - Understanding the characteristics of new business formation and sustainability can help lead to policies that encourage entrepreneurial businesses, which are a major driver of economic growth. A new report released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation fills a gap in the study of entrepreneurship. As the largest longitudinal study of new
ANN ARBOR - Mark Holtz has joined the Bank of Ann Arbor's Technology Industry Group as an assistant vice president where he will report to Michael Cole to help him expand the bank's technology ad life science business market presence. Holtz will be responsible for developing relationships throughout the technology business community and providing deposit,
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? The topic of the American Marketing Association Detroit Chapter monthly meeting March 26 at the Iroquois Club will be Angels and Venture Capitalist?s working together to move Michigan forward. Keynote speakers for the evening will be Terry Cross, Founding Member of the Michigan Venture Capital Association and Dick Beedon of MacBeedon Partners.
DETROIT - SenSound, a Wayne State University technology spin out, has introduced SenQC, a software based quality control system for manufacturers of products in a broad spectrum of industries. SenQC will allow manufacturers to conduct high-throughput 100 percent in-line and end-of-line pass/fail inspections of components, subassemblies and finished goods to verify acoustic signatures and test
TRAVERSE CITY ? Join Rich Brauer of Brauer Productions on April 11 at the Northern Michigan Advertising Club's final luncheon of the season, when the longtime film producer will offer a peek into his 30-plus years in what he affectionately calls "this crazy industry." The Club?s meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. April 11
ANN ARBOR - Considering an investor for your business? What should you look for? What will an investor expect? Come to the New Enterprise Forum?s March 20 event with questions for our panel regarding this critical relationship for your venture. Panelists include: Jeff Basch, Vice President, Business Development - Adaptive Materials: Jeff leads Adaptive Materials'
SOUTHFIELD - TiE Detroit - The Indus Entrepreneurs ? are hosting a program on March 18 that will examine the technology work force crisis and how to solve the H1B professional workers' crisis. The number of employed IT professionals is growing at a faster rate than the overall business that has pushed IT unemployment to
AUBURN HILLS - There is still time to enroll in a new business program presented by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Center that starts April 4 and runs through June 13. Venture Forward, an intensive, ten-week program that utilizes the highly acclaimed FastTrac GrowthVenture learning system along with MI-SBTDC counseling and research support to
GRAND RAPIDS ? aimWest, the Western Michigan interactive and technology group, will host a post-work mixer March 12 at 5:01 pm at the Naya Bistro and Wine Bar in the Cascade Road area. aimWest Tech 5:01 events are a chance to network and exchange ideas with interactive and technology professionals from the West Michigan area.