ANN ARBOR - The Frankel Commercialization Fund, a new student-run venture capital fund at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, has selected its first two MBA student teams and is now looking to invest in early-stage companies. The two student teams, one specializing in health care and the other in technology, will each
SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology are offering several scholarships valued up to $20,000 for women interested in careers in Information Technology. The deadline to apply is Feb. 28. Several scholarships valued up to $20,000, as well as stipends for laptops, are available to eligible female senior high school and college candidates,
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - If you want to learn how to start a small business, you can talk with a couple of experts on Feb. 15 as the Sloan brotheres, creators of the StartupNation radio show, offer 10 Steps to Open for Business. What: Want to start and build your dream business, but don't know where
GRAND RAPIDS ?The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center will be hosting several workshops this spring to help small business owners better run their businesses. The workshops bring together several experienced business instructors to cover topics including fundamentals of starting a business, writing a business plan, obtaining financing, marketing, sales and information about management.
GRAND RAPIDS - Mock Draft Central, a Grand Rapids-based web site that is capitalizing on the growing fantasy sports craze, became the latest investment for the Grand Angels. The dollar amount was not disclosed. Founded in 2002 by company president Jason Pliml, Mock Draft Central providers fantasy sports drafting technology that lets subscribers assemble fantasy
DETROIT - Wayne State University President Irvin Reid will discuss Innovation for the Real World at the next Great Lakes Angels dinner meeting on Feb. 15, which also will feature elevator pitches from two companies. Reid was sworn in as WSU?s ninth president in November 1997. and announced several strategic initiatives he believed would lead
LANSING - A Request for Proposals was issued last week by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. on the first phase of a $396 million capital infusion into promising Michigan technology and life sciences companies called the 21st Century Jobs Fund. The $396 million has been appropriated for investments through fiscal 2007 with some $100 million
PLEASANT RIDGE ? In what could possibly be the largest angel capital investment ever made in a Michigan technology company, ePrize announced Monday that four Detroit-area business leaders invested $32 million into the interactive promotions agency. The $32 million investment was done by local investors Brian Hermelin and Gary Shiffman, and joined by Livonia, Mich.-based
ANN ARBOR ? The Detroit Institute of Arts's Crystal Gallery will serve as the venue for Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest's Fall Cycle Awards Ceremony Feb. 7, where teams competing in the Emerging Company and New Business Idea tracks will compete for a top prize of $5,000 each. Speaking at this year?s event will be Jan
SEATTLE - Microsoft on Monday announced a new "Small Business plus" program that offers owners of small businesses free Web-based training and other resources. The training collection includes tutorials on both business issues and Microsoft software, initially Microsoft Office. Microsoft is also offering additional free, and for-fee, online technical support geared toward small businesses. The