GRAND RAPIDS ? The best lesson an entrepreneur can teach his children is empowerment, Fred Keller, founder and CEO of Cascade Engineering, told a few dozen members of aimWest Wednesday night at the technology networking group's monthly meeting. Keller was the keynote speaker, along with youngest daughter, Christina, who leads a business unit within the
ANN ARBOR - Organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium issued its call for presenting companies for the 31st annual event. The final applications deadline is March 6. Each year, the Symposium serves as a conduit for introducing early stage and emerging growth companies seeking funding to U.S. investors prospecting deals. It has also played
ANN ARBOR - A miniature, battery-free, wireless, cardiac implant being developed by a University of Michigan researcher and Ypsilanti-based Integrated Sensing Systems Inc. has received $1.5 million grant that could help it land patents more quickly. The National Institutes of Health grant will help a research team led by Martin Bocks, M.D. and ISSYS to
ANN ARBOR ? One Detroit and two Ann Arbor companies have received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, totaling $585,000, fund officials said Wednesday. The investments went to Detroit-based Clean Emission Fluids Inc. and Estrakon and IX Innovations, both in Ann Arbor. CEF manufactures patent-pending onsite fuel and fluid mixing stations for commercial truck
AUBURN HILLS ? January 31 is the deadline for woman pursuing technology degrees or certifications at the college level to apply for more than $60,000 in scholarships and laptop computers provided by the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation. The program covers: one high school senior scholarship ($20,000) one undergraduate-level scholarship ($15,000) one graduate-level
TROY - Michigan has most of the pieces needed to be a hub for moving goods across the continent, but it needs that right marketing effort to make businesses aware the services are there, a variety of experts told those gathered for a forum on regional exports by the Michigan State University Institute for Public
ANN ARBOR - The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business Tuesday announced that eight teams will advance to the semi-finals of the annual $60,000 Michigan Business Challenge. The multi-round business plan competition attracted 45 teams of 145 students from across the University
TROY - The Michigan Israel Business Bridge will be holding its monthly networking event Feb. 8 in conjunction with the American Technion Society-Detroit Chapter. The event is hosted by Automation Alley. Benjamin Soffer will present The Triumph of Innovation. ?The Triumph of Innovation? is one of the series of monthly networking events sponsored by the
WARREN - The Michigan Business and Professional Association has moved into the new year with a newly-refreshed web site to better serve the information needs of its more than 20,000 members, Michigan news media, educators, legislators, and interested individuals. ?For example, in our ?business knowledge? section, we?ve included more content to help our members and
DETROIT - Wayne State University announced the appointment of Harl R. Tolbert of Pittsford, N.Y., as associate vice president of technology commercialization in the Division of Research. Tolbert began his new job Jan. 18. Tolbert joins Wayne State from his most recent post as associate director for biological sciences in the University of Rochester (N.Y.)