ANN ARBOR ? The Association of Women In Computing Ann Arbor Chapter has elected new officers and a new board for the next twelve months that includes new president Diane Pawlak of Minacs. Former President Audrey Neuvirth of Sterling Commerce, a subsidiary of AT&T, is now Vice President of Continuing Education. Mischa Taylor of Fiserv,
SOUTHFIELD - Michigan Survives serves up part three of its Action Refinement workshops June 7 at Lawrence Technological University that cover what does work, does not work, when looking for a new job. Professional coaches and career search experts will moderate all five functional networking forums, which include: Kevin Finn ? Interviewing Lisa Mininni &
ANN ARBOR ? How to commercialize innovations will be the focus of the June 15 New Enterprise Forum where CompanyCrafters Managing Partner Mike Klein will provide marketing tips, starting with the customer first. Showcase Presenter Andy Seidl of MyST Technology Partners will explain how his Michigan-based company is growing rapidly. The monthly event is hosted
BIRMINGHAM - Tina Aldatz, creator of Foot Petals, will reveal how to use testimonials and the power of influencers to build sales on StartupNation Radio June 3. The radio audience will be able to ask questions and learn how to start and grow a small business, no easy chore. But successfully grew her company from
LANSING - MItechNews.Com will sponsor the June 29 LINC Mixer at the Capital City Grill inside the Radisson Hotel. Any IT professionals and entrepreneurs in mid Michigan are invited to attend. The mixer starts at 5:30 pm. MITechNews.Com is springing for the food, but there will be a cash bar. For more information on LINC,
ANN ARBOR ? MITechNews.Com kicks off a new series of stories that provide mini profiles of the companies from Michigan that presented at the 2006 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, hosted May 16-17. Our first profile is on Ames Award, a Novi company, that specializes in environmental marketing consulting. AMES Award is an environmental performance rating,
CHICAGO ? Forty-four states combined have committed $5.8 Billion to current venture capital programs, including direct investments by the states, tax incentives for others to invest, according to the State Venture Capital Program Study just released by the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds. Michigan has contributed $153 million in public-private funds, putting the
ANN ARBOR - The Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest has expanded its Entrepreneur's Roundtable, called the Many Hats of a Start-up CEO, on Tuesday by teaming with the Ann Arbor IT Zone at the MITC Building. The 6:15 pm session will feature a presentation by entrepreneur Jimmy Hsiao, founder of Logic Solutions. Logic creates custom web-based
TROY ? Commercializing Corporate Innovation kicks off Tuesday at Automation Alley's Headquarters in Troy, putting a new spin on the entrepreneurial training series presented by CompanyCrafters over the past three years. CompanyCrafters Founding Partner Jim Price, who also is an adjunct lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies at the Ross School of Business at the University of
ANN ARBOR ? Anyone who has been an entrepreneur can tell you about all the hats an entrepreneur wears. Two Michigan entrepreneurs will share their war stories on May 23 at a Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest training session. Jennifer Baird, CEO of Accuri, and Todd Smith, CEO of Clear!Blue, will discuss the many hats of