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Why Michigan Isn’t Creating Enough Billion-Dollar Startups — And Why Ann Arbor Thinks It Has The Answer

Why Michigan Isn’t Creating Enough Billion-Dollar Startups — And Why Ann Arbor Thinks It Has The Answer

ANN ARBOR — Michigan helped invent the modern auto industry, remains one of America's top engineering centers, and is home to one of the nation's leading research universities. So why isn't the state creating more billion-dollar technology companies? That's the question increasingly confronting Michigan business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers as states like Texas, Colorado,

By Mike Brennan|2026-05-31T12:27:03-04:00May 31st, 2026|Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, News|

Veteran Michigan Business Journalists Launch Boutique Executive Thought Leadership & Industry Visibility Agency

Veteran Michigan Business Journalists Launch Boutique Executive Thought Leadership & Industry Visibility Agency

ANN ARBOR — As artificial intelligence floods the internet with generic content and shrinking attention spans make visibility harder than ever, two veteran Michigan business journalists are launching a boutique executive communications and thought leadership agency designed to help companies “own the conversation” in their industries. Longtime technology journalists Mike Brennan and Matt Roush have

By Mike Brennan|2026-05-28T12:12:42-04:00May 28th, 2026|Entrepreneurs, ESD, Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Michigan Launches Innovation Alliance As State Struggles To Keep Startups From Leaving

Michigan Launches Innovation Alliance As State Struggles To Keep Startups From Leaving

LANSING - Michigan’s innovation economy faces a growing competitiveness problem: Michigan ranks 32nd nationally in early- and growth-stage startup funding, according to a 2025 innovation scorecard from Business Leaders for Michigan. Leading innovation states including California, Washington and Colorado have grown their innovation economies at “twice the rate or more of Michigan” over the past

By Mike Brennan|2026-05-28T10:43:16-04:00May 28th, 2026|Business, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Government/Politics, Politics, Politics/Government|

Ugly Talk For Entrepreneurs Comes To Detroit

Ugly Talk For Entrepreneurs Comes To Detroit

DETROIT - Ugly Talk came to Detroit last month to feature established founders and operators who have made the hard calls. The wins matter. So do the misses, pivots, and decisions behind them. You get the real story, not the cleaned-up version. One of the speakers was Bob Skinner, co-founder of NeuroAIgent, and long time

By Mike Brennan|2026-05-04T11:36:45-04:00May 4th, 2026|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Inside the Final ‘Rise & Rebuild’ Cohort: What Michigan Entrepreneurs Learned Before Federal Funding Ran Out

Inside the Final ‘Rise & Rebuild’ Cohort: What Michigan Entrepreneurs Learned Before Federal Funding Ran Out

ANN ARBOR - A federally backed small business recovery program in Washtenaw County has wrapped up after funding ran out—but not before offering a final group of entrepreneurs a clear look at what it takes to survive and grow in today’s economy. Mike Brennan, editor of MITechNews.Com, was part of that final cohort. In a

By Mike Brennan|2026-04-21T17:04:10-04:00April 21st, 2026|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

AI Startup Wins $1M Grand Prize as Michigan Competition Highlights State’s Innovation Shift

AI Startup Wins $1M Grand Prize as Michigan Competition Highlights State’s Innovation Shift

LANSING - A statewide startup competition that drew 375 applications from more than 100 Michigan communities has crowned its overall winner—signaling where the state’s innovation economy is heading next. Adrenaline Interactive was named the grand prize winner April 7, taking home $1 million for its artificial intelligence-driven platform that embeds branded content directly into video

By Mike Brennan|2026-04-08T15:09:00-04:00April 8th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurs, News|

MSU Innovation Center Hosts Entrepreneurial Projects, Leaders

MSU Innovation Center Hosts Entrepreneurial Projects, Leaders

EAST LANSING - Registration open for the MSU Innovation Celebration on April 7 at the Henry Center for Executive Development in East Lansing. It promotes innovation, entrepreneurship, and groundbreaking discoveries at MSU. Appearing on MITechTV to provide details is Brian Wright, Executive Director of MSU Technologies. Keynote speaker is Chad Munger. An MSU alumnus, entrepreneur,

By Mike Brennan|2026-04-07T17:30:31-04:00March 31st, 2026|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur Corner, Entrepreneurs|

Healthcare Costs Make Employee Benefits Increasingly Difficult For Small Businesses

Healthcare Costs Make Employee Benefits Increasingly Difficult For Small Businesses

Special Report MITechNews Special Report: The Future of Employee Benefits Small businesses across Michigan are struggling with rising healthcare costs, employee turnover and growing pressure to offer better workplace benefits. In this special MITechNews series, we examine how employers are responding to these challenges — and the new strategies some companies are exploring to support

By Mike Brennan|2026-03-16T15:06:06-04:00March 16th, 2026|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Michigan Celebrates Small Business 2026 Pitch Competition Deadline Extended to March 6

Michigan Celebrates Small Business 2026 Pitch Competition Deadline Extended to March 6

LANSING — Michigan entrepreneurs have been given more time to compete for a $10,000 prize and statewide exposure after organizers extended the application deadline for the 2026 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Pitch Competition to March 6. The pitch competition is part of the annual MCSB Summit, which recognizes standout small businesses from across the state

By Mike Brennan|2026-03-02T18:57:47-05:00March 2nd, 2026|Entrepreneurs, News|

New Coworking Hub Opens at Michigan Central Station

New Coworking Hub Opens at Michigan Central Station

DETROIT —Michigan Central innovation continues to expand with the launch of The Michigan Central Mezz, a new coworking and collaboration space in Detroit’s Corktown district. As part of the broader Michigan Central innovation district, this development reflects growing demand for flexible workspaces and entrepreneurial resources. Therefore, the new facility is expected to strengthen Detroit’s position

By Mike Brennan|2026-04-08T05:29:50-04:00March 1st, 2026|Entrepreneurs, ESD, Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEAM), STEM|