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MI-SBDC Featured Consultant: Millie Chu

ANN ARBOR - Millie Chu is a Business Consultant for the Greater Washtenaw County region at Washtenaw Community College. Her mission is to ignite the fervor in entrepreneurs and leaders today and cultivate leaders and entrepreneurs of tomorrow. It is for that purpose that she has chosen to devote her life to encouraging those to

By |2015-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1st, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

Ignite UX Michigan 2015 September 15

ANN ARBOR - Join UX Michigan for a series of short talks on user experience topics in Ann Arbor September 15. Now in its third year, Ignite UX Michigan gives local speakers a chance to share their knowledge. The event is free, registration is not required, and it is a great opportunity to learn and

By |2015-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1st, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

GMC Works With Canadian Speedbike Team To Refine Aerodynamics

MILFORD - It looked like a giant oblong egg rolling rapidly down the test track at the General Motor Milford Proving Grounds on Aug. 24. But it actually was a recumbent speedbike, from team AeroVelo, performing aerodynamic tests in partnership with GMC in preparation for the Human-Powered Speed Challenge next month. The speedbike, called Eta,

By |2015-08-27T00:00:00-04:00August 27th, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

Learn the NineBuilding Blocksof the Business Model Canvas

MIDLAND - Join Chris Moultrup, Program Directorat MidMichigan Innovation Center and experienced entrepreneur,as he hostsa Business Model Canvasworkshop Sept. 1. At this HANDS-ON workshop, participants will use a strategizing tool among entrepreneurs that will help you understand how to successfully operate your business by learning the following nine building blocks of the Business Model Canvas.

By |2015-08-26T00:00:00-04:00August 26th, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

TiE Detroit Offers Program On What Drives Your Customers’ Choices

SOUTHFIELD - TiE Detroit on Sept. 10 is hosting a seminar at Lawrence Technological University focused on what drives your customers' choices? Gary Gigot and Joe Urbany will explore: How are you different from competitors in ways important to customers? 3-circle process - the basis for more than 1,000 growth strategy projects with executives at

By |2015-08-21T00:00:00-04:00August 21st, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

Online Voting For Automation Alley Awards Now Open

TROY - Award finalists for the Automation Alley 15th Annual Awards Gala have been selected, and online voting will be open to the public until Sept. 18 to help determine a winner in each of five categories. Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, celebrates Southeast Michigan's thriving tech economy each year at its awards

By |2015-08-21T00:00:00-04:00August 21st, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

Davenport College Offers 20 Percent Discount To Employees That Work For Automation Alley Companies

TROY - Davenport University is offering a 20 percent tuition discount to employees who work for organizations that are members of Automation Alley. If the organization is also a member of a Chamber of Commerce, those employees will also qualify for up to $1,500 per year in scholarship funding. In addition, the application fee is

By |2015-08-19T00:00:00-04:00August 19th, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

MSU, UM Engineers Named To MIT 2015 Innovators Under 35 List

BOSTON - A Michigan State University College of Engineering professor who developed break through solar cell technology and a University of Michigan Ph.D. candidate in computer science who developed a scanning system to spot security flaws online both earned places on the 2015 Innovators Under 35 list published by the MIT Technology Review. Lunt, 33,

By |2015-08-18T00:00:00-04:00August 18th, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

Demo Week To Feature 4 Detroit Accelerators

DETROIT - What happens when you have four world-class accelerators in one location? Demo Day turns into Demo Week. On September 9 to 11, Detroit Venture Partners,Techstars Mobility, Coolhouse Labs, and DesaiAcceleratorwill collaborate to host Demo Week. Each organizationhasattracted companies from across the globe to join anintensive program designed to give them thefoundation togrow and

By |2015-08-17T00:00:00-04:00August 17th, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|

Announcing A New Platform for Entrepreneurs

 DETROIT - Welcome to Michipreneur.Com's new website, a new platform for entrepreneurs. Whether you're a freelancer, an artist, a tech entrepreneur or an investor, we hope this new platform better connects you to activities and information in your great state. We've opened up the site to be a community driven site. You can now submit

By |2015-08-14T00:00:00-04:00August 14th, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur|