Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
ROYAL OAK - Bamboo is open safely for those returning to an office or virtual office and is booking private visits for Oakland County businesses to check out its new Royal Oak location. It's located inside a historic former retail spot at 220 South Main Street. While Bamboo still detailing the space you can schedule
DETROIT - 2021 GAMIC Applications for the 13th Year of the competition are now closed. Once again, the F6S Platform helped us reach out to more than 500+ Global business accelerators/incubators and top automotive and mobility start-ups. The GAMIC competition, was created in 2008 to identify innovative early-stage automotive products / systems and mobility companies; cultivate
ANN ARBOR, MI — The latest concept in rental housing for working professionals has opened its doors in Ann Arbor, with a full array of amenities for car-free, sustainable living. The 4M campus at 830 Henry St. is a 63-bed apartment building with several built-in co-working spaces, including a podcast studio, private conference rooms with teleconferencing centers,
SOUTHFIELD—The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation is seeking nominations for its fifth Woman of the Year in Technology award. The nonprofit organization will recognize a woman in Michigan leading or driving change for women in technology careers or fields of study. “Making the technology field representative of the communities where we live is an effort that
ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to MITech TV to update the latest segments of her podcast, called Diva Tech Talk, and to update some events from the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. You can find out more about both at www.mcwt.org and www.divatechtalk.com. https://youtu.be/TIwEATTvRBU
ANN ARBOR - David Brophy, a University of Michigan business professor, started the Michigan Grown Capital Symposium more than three decades ago to help kick start a private equity finance sector in Michigan. In 2021, his brain child is seeking applications to pitch hundreds of investors virtually due to the pandemic. He's expecting at least
SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator, the physical-product business accelerator established by Lawrence Technological University and the city of Southfield, has named the winners of its inaugural Client Awards, recognizing some of Michigan’s most promising manufacturing innovations. Awards were presented in the following categories: Best hardware product, commercialized: MaxPro Fitness, Rochester-based developers of a portable full-body cable-based exercise
ANN ARBOR– A staple of private equity finance conferences, the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium goes virtual in April for the second time with partner InvestMidwest in what's billed as the Midwest Venture Showcase - a two-day conference to match up agriculture, life sciences, medical device, and technology startups with heavy weight investors. Take note, if
LANSING – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined 5.5 points in December to 95.9, falling below the average Index value since 1973 of 98. Nine of the 10 Index components declined and only one improved. Owners expecting better business conditions over the next six months declined 24 points to a net negative 16 percent. NFIB,
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund today approved two grant programs – the Michigan Small Business Survival Grants and the Michigan Stages Survival Grants – totaling $58.5 million in relief to help meet the urgent needs of small businesses and live event venues impacted by the COVID-19 virus, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced. Michigan
