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National Venture Capital Investment For First 3 Quarters Higher Than Full Year Totals For 17 Of Past 20 Years

WASHINGTON, DC – Venture capitalists invested $16.3 billion in 1,070 deals in the third quarter of 2015, according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. The $47.2 billion invested in the first three quarters of 2015 is higher than each

By |2015-10-16T11:18:27-04:00October 16th, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Benzinga’s Detroit Move Fuels Its Big Vision

DETROIT - Jason Raznick founder of Benzinga says their success was somewhat accidental at first. He started Benzinga, the financial media company, back in 2010. Now five years later the company has seen exponential growth and made a move to join the technology scene in Downtown Detroit.  To read the rest of this story, click on http://www.michipreneur.com/benzingas-detroit-move-fuels-their-big-vision/

By |2015-10-16T10:13:05-04:00October 16th, 2015|Entrepreneurs|
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10th Annual MCWT Signature Gala Attracts 60 Companies, Raises $390,000

DETROIT - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation raised $390,000 in donations earlier this month during its 10th annual Signature Gala that drew 600 IT Professionals from Michigan’s technology sector and beyond. The event, hosted by General Motors at the Renaissance Center Marriott, opened with a silent auction, fundraising Wall of Wine, and

By |2015-10-16T10:07:03-04:00October 16th, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Guest Columns|
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Mobile Technology Association Of Michigan Offers Developers Chance to Win Great Prizes

DETROIT - Which IoT platforms are competing with Apple and Google? Which are the most popular cloud APIs? Does mobile, IoT or cloud development pay better? These are just some of the questions that our friends at VisionMobile tackle in their latest Developer Economics research. Developers can take their 10-minute National Trends survey and help

By |2015-10-15T17:35:16-04:00October 15th, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Featured, Mobile MI|
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10th Annual LTU RoboParade Celebrates Halloween Oct. 24

SOUTHFIELD - Students from elementary through high school will demonstrate their ability to design, program and build autonomous (self-driving) robots at Lawrence Technological University’s RoboParade on Oct. 24 in the Expo Center on the South Campus of Macomb Community College in Warren. The event is free and open to the public. This year’s parade theme

By |2015-10-15T17:15:19-04:00October 15th, 2015|Autonomous Vehicles, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Science|
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Great Lakes Ag-Tech Business Incubator Gets $75,000 In Cash Contributions

ZEELAND - Less than one year after opening its doors, the Great Lakes Ag-Tech Business Incubator has received over $75,000 in cash contributions from public and private sector sponsors, signed Client Agreements with four ag-technology companies with a fifth expected before the end of the year. It has also gained support from Barry County and

By |2015-10-15T13:05:51-04:00October 15th, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Science|
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Deadline Nov. 2 To Make Your Company A Company To Watch

LANSING - You're on the road to success and we want you to be recognized for your remarkable achievements. Nominate your company, or the innovative companies you do business with, to be selected as one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch. Position your company and others to be recognized, celebrated, and known to a growing

By |2015-10-14T17:24:29-04:00October 14th, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Politics|
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Macomb CC Gets $700,000 Gift To Support Business, Entrepreneurial Education

DETROIT - The Macomb Community College Foundation has been notified of a $700,000 gift that will be funded from an anonymous donor’s estate. The donation is part of the college’s first philanthropic campaign, Mission Macomb:  Creating Opportunities and Changing Lives, which is focused on supporting the community’s economic vitality by strengthening the region’s talent pool,

By |2015-10-13T19:12:54-04:00October 13th, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Learn How To Create And Build A Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

MIDLAND – On October 23, join Tom Coke, Director of Compliance Services at CrowdFundConnect, a former securities regulator, certified mediator, entrepreneur, and expert on crowdfunding, for Crowd Funding Camp. What we will be discussing: History of crowdfunding Different forms of crowdfunding Recent developments in crowdfunding Nuts and bolts of  crowdfunding campaign Survey of some crowdfunding sites and their pros and cons Friday, October

By |2015-10-13T19:08:38-04:00October 13th, 2015|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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50 U-M Student-Entrepreneurs To Visit Counterparts In Grand Rapids

ANN ARBOR – Fifty University of Michigan students, ranging from freshmen to Ph.D candidates, will travel to Grand Rapids on Oct. 16 to meet with regional technology leaders that planners hope will help keep scarce tech talent in Michigan. The students were recruited from the U-M Center for Entrepreneurship. More than half have previously owned

By |2015-10-09T14:42:55-04:00October 8th, 2015|Entrepreneurs|
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