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Start Garden, Spartan Innovations Recommended As Next SmartZone Facilitators

GRAND RAPIDS — The city’s Local Development Finance Authority has recommended that Start Garden Inc. and Spartan Innovations L3C administer the Grand Rapids SmartZone business incubator through a collaborative approach. The LDFA on March 1 put out a request for proposals to run the business incubator, with the goal of bringing more diversity and equity among tech startups, as MiBiz previously reported.

By |2021-06-18T08:01:52-04:00June 17th, 2021|Entrepreneur Corner, Entrepreneurs|
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COVID-19 Response & Preparedness Plan

LANSING - SBAM has developed a COVID-19 preparedness and response template, consistent with recommendations by MIOSHA. Version 10 of this template, available below, contains amendments to reflect the allowance of in-person work effective May 24. SBAM has also created the complete Small Business Owner’s Guide to Remote Work, also available for download. Download your COVID-19

By |2021-05-25T10:16:53-04:00May 25th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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MCWT Names Melanie Kalmar its ‘Woman Of The Year In Technology’

SOUTHFIELD—The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation named Melanie Kalmar its “Woman of the Year in Technology.” Kalmar is corporate vice president, chief information officer (CIO) and chief digital officer at Dow Inc., the Midland-based chemical industry giant. The fifth MCWT award recognizes women in Michigan leading or driving change for other women in

By |2021-05-14T18:52:30-04:00May 14th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Start Garden Pitch Competition Back After Year Off For COVID

GRAND RAPIDS - After taking a year off, Start Garden is bringing back a business pitch competition that awards $1,000 to 100 contestants and $20,000 to 10 finalists. The Start Garden 100 begins accepting pitches from entrepreneurs who are asked to submit a 90-second video describing their idea. Start Garden will accept entries through July 26. Judges

By |2021-05-09T18:30:45-04:00May 6th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Esperion Secures $50 Million To Finance Sales Expansion To Asia, Middle East

ANN ARBOR—Esperion Therapeutics, developers of a novel class of cholesterol-reducing drugs, announced that an investor group led by New York City-based Oberland Capital Management LLC agreed to provide the third and final tranche of funding under the revenue-based funding agreement totaling $50 million. The remaining funds are being released sooner than expected and in parallel

By |2021-04-30T14:14:14-04:00April 30th, 2021|Entrepreneurs, Life Sciences|
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VC Capital 1st Quarter Report: Mega-Deal Values Account For Half Of Deals Done In 2020

SEATTLE - Venture capital dealmaking started strong in the first quarter of 2021 with an uptick in mega-deals and increased participation of nontraditional investors, according to a new report. The proliferation of mega-deals ($100 million+), once considered to be anomalies a few years ago, have become commonplace. In fact, mega-deal value in the first quarter

By |2021-04-27T19:39:18-04:00April 26th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|
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Conquer Accelerator Opens Application Process For 10-Week Accelerator Program

EAST LANSING - Conquer Accelerator is a 10-week program starting on June 1st, 2021, and ending on August 6th, 2021. As a member of the cohort, teams receive:  | $20,000 in funding  | Access to mentoring and professional services | Resources, support, and startup programing  | Access to follow-on funding after program ends Conquer Accelerator takes

By |2021-04-22T19:10:00-04:00April 20th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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TechTown Detroit Kicks Off Startup Fund For Black Tech Entrepreneurs

DETROIT – TechTown Detroit announced the kickoff of its new Startup Fund. Donations to the fund are currently being accepted to provide grants of up to $10,000 to Detroit-based Black tech founders to help their companies get off the ground and grow. The TechTown Startup Fund is designed to cover the financial gap many tech

By |2021-04-19T20:01:39-04:00April 19th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|
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