Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
DETROIT - Apply by noon Feb. 21 for a chance to win $100,000 and a package of in-kind services to open up a brick-and-mortar business in Detroit, Highland Park or Hamtramck. The Comerica Hatch Detroit program is looking to support businesses that will revitalize commercial retail corridors, activate vacant spaces and spur further investment into
BIRMINGHAM - Great Lakes Angels Fund and Birmingham Angels added five startups in December to its portfolio. Those companies are: Need Anything Kind Katch Catalyst Ulendo Wide Awake VR City Side Ventures is a driven venture group of experienced business builders, die-hard serial entrepreneurs, disrupters, innovators, and technologists. We are more than just traditional investors;
DETROIT – TechTown Detroit has elected eight new talented business and community leaders to its Board of Directors for three-year terms. In addition, Jamilla Thompson, partner, Business Consulting, at EY, was appointed to another one-year term as the chair of TechTown’s Executive Committee. “With a new year comes new opportunity, and we are thrilled to
ANN ARBOR - Skip Simms was one of Ann Arbor SPARK's first employees when it was created a couple decades ago to provide business training and services to the Ann Arbor tech community, including engineers coming out of the University of Michigan. On Dec. 31, Simms retired from SPARK and stepped down as managing partner
BIRMINGHAM - Angel Investors are a group of high net worth individuals who pool their money and invest in startups that have high growth potential. If your startup wants to attract investors, you need to watch this video interview with David Weaver, a principal in CitySideVentures, the parent company of Birmingham Angels and the Great
ANN ARBOR — Long time SPARK senior executive Skip Simms retired effective Dec. 31, 2022, and was succeeded by Mike Flanagan will continue in his role at Ann Arbor SPARK as the vice president of capital programs and succeed Simms as the managing member for the Michigan Angel Fund. Simms recruited Flanagan seven years ago
GRAND RAPIDS – Michigan Capital Network, the state’s largest association of regional angel investing groups and the management entity for four venture capital funds, announced today that it has promoted Meagan Malm to the position of principal with the investment organization. Malm joined MCN in 2020. She currently helps source investment opportunities, conduct due diligence
ANN ARBOR - If you're looking to burnish your resume for that executive job offering, you need to make sure you don't include some misconceptions, says Gary Erickson, managing partner of Executive Search Partners. Those include: Your resume cannot be longer than 2 pages You need key words at the top of your resume so
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ANN ARBOR - Terry Bean, co creator of TedX Detroit and Motor City Connect, joins Matt and Mike to talk about techniques to improve your business communications and hone your leadership skills. To connect with him, click on TryBean. https://youtu.be/s1c_gaFV-qA
