LANSING - The winners have been announced for the 2014 Michigan Celebrates Small Business program that honors those businesses, whether second-stage or recently launched, and their supporters who greatly contribute to the overall growth of Michigan's economy. The Tenth Annual Awards Program to will be held at MSU?s Breslin Center May 6. The winners are:
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan has named Tony Stamas as the organization?s Vice President Government Relations. He will be joining SBAM effective April 14. Stamas is currently Chief of Staff to Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville. He is a former legislator, elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1999 and serving
GRAND RAPIDS - The Geek Group has created a new program called Destructive Innovation Tuesday that is for anyone who has an idea for a new project, product, or experiment. Participants will have the opportunity to review their idea with a revolving panel of manufacturing and science experts who will assist with dissecting the idea
FARMIGTON HILLS ? Registration closes March 24 for the Great Lakes Angels deal preview meeting on March 26. The event is open to accredited investors only. To REGISTER, please email [email protected] and I will confirm your registration. Once you register, more information on the companies will be sent to you. There will be a $15
MT. PLEASANT ? 23 teams will compete in the fourth annual New Venture Competition at Central Michigan University for the chance to win $75,000 in venture capital funds March 28 in the Education and Human Services Building on CMU?s campus. The New Venture Competition is a forum for learning, identifying, nurturing, and showcasing emerging entrepreneurs
WARREN - Corp! magazine will honor in April 15 of the best technology companies at a symposium and awards breakfast at the VisTaTech Center on Schoolcraft College?s Livonia campus. The DiSciTech Awards symposium and breakfast will feature networking, innovative speakers, knowledge sharing and the awards celebration for this year?s honorees. The keynote address, ?Leadership in
MT. PLEASANT - The BlueWater Angels are providing an overview of Angel investing and the Bluewater Angels Investment Network March 19 at Bucks Run Golf Club. Immediately following, the BlueWater Angels will host its Dinner Deal Review meeting where attendees have the opportunity to experience presentations from regional entrepreneurs. Presenting companies include: Larky, Inc. ?
SOUTHFIELD - Sherwin Pomerantz, ATID-EDI President, will speak at a Michigan Israel Business Bridge networking event April 3 at 4:30 pm. The program will be held at Gastronomy/Epic Caf� in Southfield. ATID-EDI specializes in market research, trade development, market penetration, strategic information and feasibility studies for the Middle East region. Pomerantz and his company will
SOUTHFIELD - If you know of a girl currently finishing grades 4 through 7, who is interested in building video games, websites or robots, spread the word about Michigan Council of Women in Technology's popular summer technology camp. It has been expanded to four locations in Southfield, Detroit, and Howell. Applications are now open for
LANSING - Evidence following a course on K-12 teaching in the 21st century conducted by Michigan Virtual University, in collaboration with Kent State University, suggests the platform known as massive open online courses can lead to positive outcomes, a report released Monday showed. The main goal of the course - which included more than 800