ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK has launched a new talent portal on its website. Based on feedback from employers, the talent portal includes a range of new features to help businesses attract employees and manage job postings. Unlike other general job boards, the Ann Arbor SPARK talent portal is designed to help skilled professionals
GRAND RAPIDS ? The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center will present in metro Detroit a series of financial tools workshops to help non-financial manager business owners achieve fiscal fitness. Five Keys to Achieving Fiscal Fitness is a state-wide training program designed to strengthen financial literacy and improve the ability to access capital businesses
ANN ARBOR ? Fusion Coolant Systems of Ypsilanti won the $5000 first prize in the Emerging Companies category of the fall 2010 Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest business plan competition Monday night at the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship at Ann Arbor Skyline High School. Fusion Coolant is developing next-generation metalworking fluids for machining and metal forming.
WASHINGTON ? Women-owned small businesses can begin taking steps to participate in a new federal contracting program on Feb. 4 when the new Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program begins. First contracts are expected to be awarded by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011. On Feb. 4, SBA will release instructions on how to
LIVONIA - In an effort to support the growing need for certified project managers in the Southeast Michigan area, Davenport University's Institute for Professional Excellence will be hosting a Project Management Professional exam prep session starting March 3. "Davenport is committed to providing professional development services that help companies and individuals achieve results," said Max
HUNTINGTON WOODS ? Financial factoring company Hennessey Capital announced fourth quarter financing deals totaling $1.5 million that was invested in four Michigan companies. $750,000 A/R and Inventory line of credit for a staffing firm to replace their current lender and increase working capital. $500,000 factoring facility for a LED and energy efficient lighting supplier to
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration will expand the e200 Emerging Leaders executive-level training initiative to eight new cities and communities in 2011. The expansion means the successful program will be available to entrepreneurs in 27 cities across the United States. Detroit was added previously. The eight new cities and communities being added this
DETROIT - Canadian native Carolyn Shields has been named dean of the College of Education at Wayne State University effective July 1. Shields, who most recently served as a professor in the Department of Educational Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, earned a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of Saskatchewan,
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Growth Authority Tuesday approved tax incentives for nine companies choosing to expand or locate in Michigan. According to the companies? estimates, the approved projects are expected to generate up to $89.4 million in new private investment, and create and retain a projected 1,222 direct jobs in communities across the state.
TROY - The Troy Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a trade mission to China in October that costs as little $1,999 per person. An Orient-ation meeting is Feb. 9. "Whether you want to see China for business or personal reasons, this trip will offer something for you," said Troy Chamber President Michele Hodges. "It