KALAMAZOO - Julie Williams has been promoted to partner program manager at BlueGranite. The former client services manager will spearhead projects and manage interactions between the technology leader and its strategic partners, including Microsoft and other Microsoft-based companies throughout the region. A Western Michigan University graduate, Williams has been with BlueGranite since 2001. BlueGranite is
MADISON HEIGHTS - Technology Marketing Corporation has named bridgeSpeak recipient of its Customer Interaction Solutions 2007 Speech Technology Excellence Award. ?bridgeSpeak is thrilled to receive this recognition for the outstanding results that bridgeSpeak AR is helping our customers achieve,? said Bob Spitler, Vice President Sales & Marketing, bridgeSpeak AR. ?The ability to interact with speech
TROY - Blaze Biomedical Devices, which develops diagnostic devices for blood transfusions, won the 2007 spring New Business Idea category at the Great Lakes Entrepreneurs' Quest contest. Founder Michael Tarasev talks about his new company in this special GLEQ podcast. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com
TROY - RealKidz, a company that makes plus sizes for children and a social network for parents, was the runner up in the 2007 spring Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest competition. RealKidz founder Merrill Guerra talks about her company in this special GLEQ podcast. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com
ANN ARBOR ? Two state funds that will invest in venture capital companies that will in turn invest in Michigan technology start ups will have a significant impact on developing a stronger entrepreneurial environment in the state, Mary Campbell, the new president of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, said in an interview this week. The
GRAND RAPIDS - Who is responsible for running the day-to-day operation and how is this being implemented? Even the best and brightest entrepreneurs cannot do everything. Identify key work areas that will ensure customer satisfaction and company growth and make sure staff understands their responsibilities. This ranges from how the telephone should be answered to
DETROIT ? Dan Gilbert, majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA franchise and founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online home mortgage lender, has created an innovative Urban Entrepreneurial Academy called Bizdom U, aimed at developing, training, mentoring and financing young entrepreneurs at Wayne State University. Gilbert?s concept was introduced Dec. 1
WASHINGTON DC - Richard Caruso, this year's Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, is the son of Italian immigrants. As a new National Venture Capital Association study notes, it?s fairly common for immigrants or their children to become entrepreneurial leaders in the United States. American Made examines the role of immigrant entrepreneurs in
CLINTON TOWNSHIP - The ITT Technical Institute has opened a learning site in Clinton Township, to better serve the needs of current and future students in the northern Detroit suburbs. Classes at the new learning site began with the academic quarter starting in November 2006. The ITT Technical Institute's five schools of study -- The
BIRMINGHAM - If you're a mother trying to balance a business, family and healthy lifestyle, check out StartupNation.com's new Mompreneur Zone blog. Visitors at the free, Mompreneur Zone blog can: Read Cheryl Tallman's weekly triumphs, tribulations and secrets for startup success. Ask questions. Provide comments, suggestions and feedback. Meet other mompreneurs and entrepreneurs via the