Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
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
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
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
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
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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,
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
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
DETROIT - What started as an idea in 2010 to bring together investors has now grown into the top Michigan investment conference of the year. More than 100 investors from all around the country will come together for the three day Accelerate Michigan event. Entrepreneurs will pitch, and one will take home the $500,000 main
ZEELAND - Lakeshore Advantage announced Monday that it has awarded Volta Power Systems $12,900 from the Business Accelerator Fund, the second cash award given Volta. The money will be used for the commercialization of Volta’s business. This is Volta’s second award; to date they have received over $32,000 from the BAF. Volta Power Systems is
