KALAMAZOO ? If you?re looking to learn how to pitch investors for cash, you might want to attend the next meeting of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest program. Jack Aherns, a principal in TGap Ventures of Kalamazoo, and the chair of the GLEQ judging committee, will share the secrets of how to woo guys like
ANN ARBOR ? Vendors who had hoped to bid last Thursday for a wireless Internet network that would span Washtenaw County instead were told they?d have to wait until the end of the month to file their proposals. The Ann Arbor News reported the new Michigan Telecommunications Act expected to be signed into law soon
ANN ARBOR ? The Association for Women in Computing Ann Arbor chapter?s Top Michigan Women In Computing gala on Nov. 5 raised some $20,000 for scholarships which will go to young women studying information technology and computing. The gala honored as the Top Michigan Women in Computing Kitty Bridges, Lynn Conway and Laura Patterson of
CLARKSTON - Charles ?Fritz? Spademan, a colorful Oakland County business figure who advocates aggressive private sector and public sector support of new business formation, has appointed new presidents for two economic growth organizations he co-founded ? The Money Finders and the Entrepreneur & Investor Exchange. Spademan remains chairman of both groups. ?It?s wonderful for our
PITTSBURGH ? GSP Consulting, a federal government contract and lobbying specialist that recently opened an office in Ann Arbor, now has hired Mike Brody to manage its new office in Washington D.C. GSP?s District office will provide GSP clients with a full time presence in the nation?s capitol, which is important when working within the
ANN ARBOR ? The Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest will close registration for its Fall Cycle Business Plan competition on November 29 with submission deadline for completed business plans on January 11. GLEQ sponsors a statewide business plan competition with particular emphasis this year on Business Commercialization. The Quest is structured into two distinct maturity ?paths?:
ANN ARBOR ? Last year, Michael Crowley, an MBA student at the University Of Michigan Ross School Of Business, took a unique class where he worked closely with professors seeking to commercialize technologies they had developed not only at the U-M, but also Michigan State and Wayne State universities. Crowley also rubbed elbows with scientists,
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Michael Staebler, a partner with the law firm of Pepper Hamilton, will discuss the $1 Billion Tobacco Securitization Bill and what it could mean to the Michigan technology and private equity finance communities at the Nov. 16 Great Lakes Angels meeting, which will cap a day-long Angel Investing Boot Camp. The even
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Crossbow 5 Entertainment Group, with the help of Entrepreneur and Investor Exchange, are producing films for one of the fastest growing markets ? DVD rentals in the horror-thriller genre. The Independent Film and Television Alliance says such films gained 23 percent in popularity last year, giving them more than a 50 percent
ANN ARBOR ? The 2005 Michigan Venture Capital Association annual meeting next week will feature John Dennison, Chief Operating Officer of Kleiner Perkins, and Kelly Williams, manager director of CreditSuisse First Boston, who will give an update of the Venture Michigan Fund. Following their remarks, MVCA President Mitchell Mondry will introduce new board members and