Entrepreneur Corner

Wingspan Partners Helps CrimeCog Land $1 Million, New COO

TROY ? Wingspan Partners has helped CrimeCog land $1 million of additional growth capital and brought in an experienced senior executive from the security industry to run operations. Milford based CrimeCog Technologies delivers information and communication services to law enforcement agencies, jails, courts, prosecutors, attorneys and municipalities for the collection and sharing of justice, criminological,

By |2005-10-03T00:00:00-04:00October 3rd, 2005|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Walsh College Entrepreneurship Series To Feature Former Race Car Driver

TROY - Walsh College?s new series, The Face of Michigan Entrepreneurship, kicks off with a luncheon featuring former race car driver Howdy Holmes, now Chelsea Milling Company president, as guest speaker on November 1 at the Troy Campus. Holmes will describe how he left behind a race car-driving career to rev up Chelsea Milling, the

By |2005-09-28T00:00:00-04:00September 28th, 2005|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Wingspan Partners Arranges $2 Million Private Placement For Strategic Financial Services

TROY - Wingspan Partners has helped arrange a $2 Million private placement of mezzanine debt for Strategic Financial Services, which offers its customers an integrated package of business services and consulting. Wingspan acted as financial advisor to Strategic Financial, a privately-held company headquartered in Troy. The money will be used for growth financing and general

By |2005-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25th, 2005|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

National Angel Investor Headlines Great Lakes Angels’ Second Boot Camp

BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? John May, a national leader in the angel investor movement, will headline the Great Lakes Angels second Angels? Boot Camp on Nov. 16, which is open to accredited investors from Michigan, Ohio and Ontario, Canada. Those investors, however, must commit to making a minimum investment of $25,000 per year in one or

By |2005-09-21T00:00:00-04:00September 21st, 2005|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Seneca Joins Wachovia By Investing In Senex

BIRMINGHAM - Seneca Health Partners, a healthcare focused venture capital fund managed by Seneca Partners, has joined Wachovia Investment Holdings, an affiliate of Wachovia Bank, by investing in Senex Financial Corp, an Indianapolis specialty healthcare finance company which provides solutions for hospital self-pay receivables. The total investment was not disclosed. A representative of Wachovia will

By |2005-09-20T00:00:00-04:00September 20th, 2005|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Breanna Rose Foundation Golf Outing Sept. 24

SOUTH LYON ? The Breanna Rose Foundation, a charity supported by Mitechnews.Com, is hosting its annual golf outing Sept. 24 at the Tanglewood Golf Course to help raise funds to find a cure for Dystonia, a neurological disorder characterized by painful muscle contractions. Branna Rose Strange is the four-year-old daughter of David Strange Jr., the

By |2005-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19th, 2005|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

MIT Enterprise Forum Looks At Scientific Impact On Innovation

DETROIT ? The MIT Enterprise Forum will host a live broadcast Sept. 22 at TechTown, the Wayne State University tech incubator. Thursday?s topic ? The Power of Revolutionary Thinking: What Today?s Scientists Can Teach You About Driving Innovation In Your Organization. Do you ever wonder how the really BIG ideas happen? From DaVinci and Einstein

By |2005-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19th, 2005|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

GRID4 CEO Keynotes Southeast Michigan Entreprneurial Initiative

TROY ? The Southeast Michigan Entrepreneurial Initiative will host its second program Aug. 24 to showcase Chris Hopkins, CEO of GRID4 Communications, one of the country?s fastest growing competitive local exchange carriers. The event takes place from 8-11 a.m. at the Automation Alley Tech Center, 2675 Bellingham in Troy. It is sponsored by Automation Alley

By |2005-08-17T00:00:00-04:00August 17th, 2005|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|