Entrepreneur Corner

Inforum Co-Hosts Evening With Michigan Female Leaders In Lansing

LANSING ? Inforum and Dome Magazine are co-hosting a Feb. 6 evening with Michigan's Female Leaders including members of the 97th Legislature, department heads and other dignitaries who are shaping Michigan's future. Event Details: Date: Feb. 6 Time: 4 - 5:15 p.m. Place: Tour of State Capitol Building, 115 W. Allegan, Lansing Reception immediately following

By |2013-01-16T00:00:00-05:00January 16th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Blue Medora Gets $1.25 Million Investment From Start Garden, Grand Angels

GRAND RAPIDS ? Blue Medora has received $1.25 million in investments from Start Garden and Grand Angels. Blue Medora develops software for IBM Tivoli Monitoring and Oracle Enterprise Manager. Start Garden, a $15 million seed fund created by Rick DeVos, the grandson of Amway co-founder Richard DeVos, invested $500,000. Grand Angels, a regional group of

By |2013-01-10T00:00:00-05:00January 10th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

MI-SBTDC Gets $3.3 Million Investment From U.S. Small Business Administration

GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center has received more than $3.3 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration to be used for continuing operations in the 11-regions of the state. The MI-SBTDC provides counseling, business education, information-based planning and technology commercialization to new and existing businesses throughout Michigan?s 83 counties.

By |2013-01-10T00:00:00-05:00January 10th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

MI-SBTDC Offers Jan. 17 Workshop To Explain Financial Statements

ANN ARBOR ? The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center is offering a workshop on Jan. 17 at Washtenaw Community College to explain financial statements. This free event is co-sponsored by the Washtenaw CRA Association. Attendees can talk with experts and local service providers about angel Investors and venture capitalists, crowd funding, and fiscal

By |2013-01-10T00:00:00-05:00January 10th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

4 Michigan Companies Receive $156,000 From Michigan Microloan Fund Program

ANN ARBOR - Four Michigan companies have received a combined total of more than $156,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program, bringing the total amount loaned through the Fund to more than $3.2 million. The companies received the funding to support commercialization of their core products. ?Funding through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program provides critical

By |2013-01-10T00:00:00-05:00January 10th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Flextronics Acquires Saturn Electronics & Engineering

DETROIT - Flextronics has acquired Rochester Hills-based Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc., a supplier of electronics manufacturing services, solenoids and wiring for the automotive, appliance, consumer, energy and industrial markets. Terms were not disclosed. Saturn Electronics & Engineering most recently reported more than $300 million in annual revenue, but no guidance on profitability. "Flextronics is

By |2012-12-07T00:00:00-05:00December 7th, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|