EAST LANSING - The Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business plan competition will culminate with a golf outing and an evening awards event at the Forrest Akers Golf complex at Michigan State University on June 10. Winners in all categories of the competition will be announced. GLEQ will be presenting up to $250,000 in awards -
ANN ARBOR ? Mike Korybalski, founder of Mechanical Dynamics, was the winner of the 2010 Battle of the Elevator Pitches hosted in May by the New Enterprise Forum. To listen to Korybalski's wacky pitch, listen to this Newsmaker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
YPSILANTI ? Kate Mitchell is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Scale Venture Partners. She also is the Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association and a member of its Executive Committee. In this interview, Mitchell talks about the pros and cons of Michigan from a venture capitalist?s perspective. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
YPSILANTI ? Greg Main, president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., says Michigan is becoming more venture capital and angel investor friendly. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - On June 4, five innovation-based entrepreneurs will compete in Ann Arbor SPARK's business plan competition, hosted in conjunction with EIC, the Eastside Innovation Campus. The competition winner, as judged by a panel of noted funding and business experts, will win prizes to support their venture, including a one year incubator lease at
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University is home to a variety of intellectual and technical resources that may be helpful to businesses. Now, those business owners, entrepreneurs and others can find those resources in one location, thanks to a new website launched in May. "Grand Valley has one of the most comprehensive business support
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Business Improvement Group is sponsoring another in its series of Senior Executive Seminars June 15, featuring Dana Wothe and Dan Santoscoy of Butzel Long. Also speaking at the event is Brendan Newell of Microsoft. The seminar will be held at Microsoft's Southfield office. Wothe and Santoscoy will offer their insights on how
ROCHESTER HILLS - Continuing the celebration of Michigan, MichiganMall.com has announced Arzika event management company will produce the third annual Celebrate Michigan Expo, which this year will be held at the Atheneum Suite Hotel in Detroit. Recognizing that Michigan has it's problems, Celebrate Michigan Expo extols the virtues of our great state. "We know that
WASHINGTON ? In recognition of National Small Business Week, May 23-29, SBA's May Web chat will feature 2010 Delaware Small Business Person of the Year Frank Masley, owner of Masley Enterprises, former Olympic luger, on its monthly webinar May 27. Masley started his own business nearly 10 years ago. Today Masley Enterprises makes gloves that
ANN ARBOR ? The New Enterprise Forum is hosting its Battle of the Elevator Pitches Thursday May 20 with Keith Brophy of RCM Technologies defending his title as most entertaining pitch in the 2009 contest. During this popular annual event, NEF spotlights leading entrepreneurs who know how to have fun while demonstrating what a great