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TechTown Detroit Launches Coworking Classroom For Children Of Coworking Tenants

DETROIT - TechTown Detroit is offering Coworking Classrooms designed to ease the uncertainty and stress of a child's educational needs during the COVID-19 pandemic for children of coworking tenants. The Coworking Classroom Features: Educational services for remote learning in two different 3-hour sessions offered daily Monday – Friday Multiple age-appropriate rooms of up to 10 children

By |2020-10-11T14:12:25-04:00October 11th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

Coworking Franchiser Office Evolution Expanding Into Detroit

LOUISVILLE, Colo.—Office Evolution, the nation’s largest coworking franchisor, announced its continued expansion into Michigan by awarding another Detroit area development deal. The new Office Evolution location in Oakland County will offer private offices, conference rooms, and shared workspace for small- to medium-sized businesses and employees of larger corporations who are working remotely. This new location

By |2020-10-09T10:40:37-04:00October 9th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Kathleen Norton-Schock Updates MCWT, Diva Tech Talk News And Events

ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to MITech TV for her monthly updates on news and events for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT) and her podcast, the award winning Diva Tech Talk. Multifaceted marketing leader, adept at creating and implementing successful plans and tactics to extend a brand, define/achieve a company's mission,

By |2020-10-03T17:57:55-04:00October 3rd, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Lakeshore Advantage Awards $3.3 Million In Restart Grants To 428 Small Businesses

ZEELAND  – Lakeshore Advantage, in collaboration with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and regional partners, awarded $3.325 million to 428 small businesses and nonprofits in Allegan and Ottawa counties through the Michigan Small Business Restart Grant Program. Lakeshore Advantage received 887 grant applications with a total monetary request of nearly $9.3 million. Grants awarded ranged

By |2020-10-02T17:27:07-04:00October 2nd, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|

TechTown Toast Of The Town Goes Virtual Oct. 1

DETROIT –Since its launch six years ago, TechTown Detroit’s Toast of the Town, the organization’s annual benefit and award ceremony, has been a veritable “Who’s Who” of Detroit’s business and entrepreneurial community, consistently drawing hundreds of people in attendance and selling out of tickets each year. This year, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, TechTown

By |2020-09-26T14:26:58-04:00September 26th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, News|

Monica Wheat Joins Visionary Voices Speakers Bureau To Amplify Female, Non-Binary Voices

ANN ARBOR - Entrepreneur Monica Wheat, entrepreneur and investor, discusses her selection to the inaugural Visionary Voices speakers bureau, to amplify female and non-binary voices nationwide. Women and non-binary individuals are significantly underrepresented in conversations about tech and venture capital — both at conferences and in media coverage. This perpetuates a cycle where they don’t

By |2020-09-24T20:18:00-04:00September 24th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Detroit Demo Day Seeks Voters For Peoples’ Choice Awards

ANN ARBOR - Laura Granneman, vice president Quicken Loans Community Fund, asks the Detroit entrepreneur community to check out videos of the Detroit Demo Day Finalists now online at https://detroitdemoday.com/ They are vying for a $1 million cash purse. Rocket Mortgage Detroit Demo Day has been reinvented as an all-virtual event to meet the needs

By |2020-09-24T20:06:08-04:00September 24th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Rocket Mortgage Detroit Demo Day Names 17 Finalists For $1 Million In Funding

DETROIT - Rocket Mortgage Detroit Demo Day announced last week the 17 finalists competing for a share of more than $1 million in funding in their fourth annual entrepreneurship competition – one of the largest of its kind in the U.S. The finalists will be judged by nationally acclaimed entrepreneurs from across the country. This

By |2020-09-20T17:52:48-04:00September 20th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Michigan State Government Offers Future For Frontliners Tuition-Free Education Program

ANN ARBOR - Kerry Ebersole, from the state's Labor Department, provides an in-depth look at the Future For Frontliners program that offers tuition-free training and educational opportunities for frontliners COVID-19 pandemic workers who were forced to work during the March to June lockdown. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Sept. 10 what she described as the nation’s

By |2020-09-19T18:24:20-04:00September 19th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

Airfoil Group Co-Founder Lisa Vallee-Smith Marks Agency’s 20th Anniversary In October

ANN ARBOR - In this video interview, Lisa Vallee-Smith, who co-founded Airfoil Group in 2000, talks about all the changes at her agency since it was founded and how her agency is celebrating its 20th anniversary in October. Also on this segment is Keith Donovan, a 13-year Airfoil veteran, who was appointed President of Airfoil

By |2020-09-19T14:54:18-04:00September 19th, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|