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KALAMAZOO ? FastTrac TechVenture kicked off the first of six West Michigan training program on Feb. 27 at Southwest Michigan First with 13 business teams, from companies as diverse as medical devices to developers to Web 2.0 designers. The group heard from John McIntyre, CEO of Venomix, who presented an overview of technology entrepreneurship. McIntyre
ANN ARBOR - Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest on Feb. 21 presented the Entrepreneurial Community Supporter and Advocate Award for 2007 to Jan Gensheimer of Seracon at New Enterprise Forum. Gensheimer was recognized for her outstanding contribution to the success of new technology ventures in Michigan through her leadership roles in business development organizations including GLEQ
ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor SPARK is hosting yet another Entrepreneur Boot Camp in April to help entrepreneurs refine, define and launch their businesses. The Boot Camp Program compresses the usual three-month learning curve to move a great business to the next level with two intensive days of learning. You'll spend two days and evenings
LANSING ? With more than one in two people in the United States working for or running a small business, the National Small Business Association thinks they should have a political voice. So the group, in cooperation with the Small Business Association of Michigan, has launched the 70 million Strong and Voting campaign to educated
GRAND RAPIDS ? The topic of the Right Place's Fourth Friday business and technology power breakfast series on Feb. 29 will be "Change Management During System Implementation." When new systems are added, change occurs, says presenter Christopher Mast, ERP Solutions Consulting Manager for EHTC Technology Solutions. Some for the better, some for the worse. How
KALAMAZOO - Only a few more spaces are left for Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest's FastTrac TechVenture six-week intensive business plan contest hosted by Southwest Michigan First in Kalamazoo. Diane Durance, Executive Director of GLEQ, discusses this innovative program that can help your technology or life sciences start up attract investors in this special GLEQ edition
GRAND RAPIDS ? Keith Brophy, president of NuSoft Solutions, will offer his annual technology forecast Feb. 20 at DeVos Place. The program is hosted by aimWest. Each February, aimWest, the former GLIMAWest, provides business professionals with a look ahead at technology trends that will impact community, business, and lives. Brophy leads this interactive event that
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Medical device maker Cervilenz and business-to-business sales system maker iStatus will pitch their companies to potential investors Feb. 28 during the next meeting of Great Lakes Angels. The deadline for registration is February 25th. Cervilenzinc.Com is a manufacturer and marketer of a patented, FDA cleared medical device for determining preterm birth risk
WASHINGTON DC - African-American entrepreneurs face a pretty challenging set of circumstances when it comes to starting businesses and accessing capital to start or grow a business says new research sponsored by the US Census Bureau. New research shows that African-Americans still lag Caucasians in many categories of business ownership and growth. In 2000, roughly