LAKE ORION - Registration is open for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Golf Classic at Indianwood Golf and Country Club on July 28. Proceeds help the education and career prospects of the next generation of female IT talent in Michigan. Members have two options to enjoy this networking-rich MCWT event. A whole day
EAST LANSING - A team of researchers from the Michigan State University College of Engineering is creating a kind of robotic sensor that could eventually be used to collect environmental pollution data from rivers, streams and lakes. They are modeling the sensor after something that already exists in nature and is skilled at skimming across
TROY - Applications for the third annual Entrepreneur-YOU business plan competition are now being accepted from women owned businesses or women with business ideas. Entrepreneur-YOU is a program of education and resources to assist women in starting and running a business created through the collaboration of Walsh College, Michigan Women's Foundation and Inforum Michigan. The
LANSING ? More than 350 small business owners and supporters attended the Small Business Association of Michigan?s 45th annual meeting on June 19 in Lansing where Sen. Mike Kowall was recognized as its Legislator of the Year. ?Sen. Kowall has been a champion for small business during his years in both the state house and
DETROIT ? If you want to get a chance to win the $500,000 first prize in the $1 million Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition you need to get your application in by July 23. First Round: Dead�line July 23 Abstract - Maximum 250 words Exec�u�tive sum�mary ? max�i�mum 5 pages of text including a cover sheet
DETROIT ? On June 23rd, Goldmans Sachs and TechTown Detroit will be hosting an informational workshop to on the 10,000 Small Business program for small business owners that links learning to action. Through the program, you will receive the tools and support to develop a customized growth plan that will take your business to the
MIDLAND - Terry Lerash has been named the winner of the Ted Doan Spirit of Innovation Award, while Terry Duperon has won the MidMichigan Innovator Award. The MidMichigan Innovation Center selects outstanding innovators in the mid-Michigan region for recognition at its annual innovation and entrepreneurial showcase, ?Heading for the Big Leagues.? This year, MMIC selected
STERLING HEIGHTS - The Macomb-OU INCubator was recently awarded Business Accelerator Funds to provide accelerator services to client companies Nostrum Energy LLC and Omni One LLC in the amounts of $50,000 and $36,635, respectively. With the addition of these latest awards, the Macomb-OU INCubator has now surpassed all other business accelerators in garnering the most
LANSING ? The Small Business Association of Michigan has named Kevin Cuncannan as the organization?s Director, Small Business Services. Kevin was previously Team Leader ? COBRA Administration. In addition, SBAM has hired Shannon North and Brittany Smith as COBRA Coordinators.
EAST LANSING - The Howard Hughes Medical institute has awarded a grant for $1.5 million to Michigan State University that will be used to boost success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The focus of the grant is more on the Science in STEM by expanding efforts for students to learn science effectively, especially those