GRAND RAPIDS - Business accelerators, where entrepreneurs incubate ideas, get mentoring help, and sometimes access to investment capital, have been springing up all over Michigan. But the state's newest accelerator takes a new tack by focusing on working with very large enterprise companies to help them developing products to plug into the Internet of Things.
ANN ARBOR - Zack Urlocker is the Chief Operating Officer at Duo Security, a venture-backed startup in Ann Arbor, on June 24 will be featured at joint meeting of TiE Detroit and Ann Arbor SPARK where he will discuss how to scale your business. Urlocker also will talk about traits of successful companies, phases of
SOUTHFIELD - On June 4 at noon Learn about IT job demand in Michigan from Workforce Intelligence Network Executive Director Lisa Katz. She will discuss in this webinar emerging opportunities in IT and provide strategies to position yourself for these roles. The session also will discuss how to leverage resources and partners in the public
DETROIT - Although women are often lead adopters of technology, the percentage of women in technology ranges from 15- to 20-percent - this dichotomy was explored May 13 at Grand Circus by a panel of women that discussed navigating a male dominated technology industry. The panel covered topics from mentorship to getting hit on
DETROIT - Invest Michigan announced Thursday it has invested $325,000 in five early stage technology companies. The money came from the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund 2.0 and allowed these companies to leverage another $2.7 million in co-investments from private sources. Since its inception in June 2014, the Fund has invested in 18 Michigan startups through
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University will host a free Innovation, Design & Manufacturability Workshop on June 9 from 8 a.m. to noon with lunch to follow. The workshop will be held in room M336 in LTU�s Buell Management Building on the LTU campus at 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield. The workshop facilitators are Jeff
TROY - Automation Alley Wednesday announced that participants in the upcoming #hack4detroit event will use the city of Detroit's new Open Data Portal to create an app to benefit the city. The winning individual or team will receive a $5,000 grand prize. #hack4detroit is a 24-hour hackathon and will take place at Grand Circus Detroit
BEVERLY HILLS - On May 29, TYE Detroit's 4th regional business plan contest will showcase three teams of high school students presenting their business plans. The winning team will be awarded a check of $1,000 to further their entrepreneurial idea and also represent TYE Detroit at the global business plan competition next month in Atlanta
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Great Lakes Angels announced that one of its portfolio companies, Blaze Medical, is now generating revenue. Blaze, an Ann Arbor-based company, is developing novel blood analysis technologies, announced that it has begun offering blood fragility analysis services for pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Developers of drugs and blood-contacting devices often need to
TROY - The May Tech248 Meetup will be held at 365 Retail Markets on May 21 and feature speakers from Media Genesis, 365 Retails Markets and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. The event runs from 3:30 to 5:30 pm at 1743 Maplelawn, Troy, Mi., 48084 Welcome will be provided by Brad Frederick, Founder and CEO