Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
LANSING—The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) successfully secured $600,000 from the MEDC’s Small Business Relief Program to issue 60 $10,000 grants to small businesses across Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties that are suffering financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant application for these funds is now open and can be accessed
ANN ARBOR - As COVID-19 unfolds worldwide, a high level of uncertainty has manifested itself. Social distancing, self-quarantines, as well as federal and state mandates forcing the closure of businesses, have become the new norm in recent weeks. This webinar features a panel of experts as they discuss how this current crisis will affect venture-backed
DETROIT - If your business has been affected by COVID-19, the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan RELIEF fund is now available. Although Bob Moore Financing encourages you to seek other forms of working capital immediately, SBA loans are an excellent long-term alternative. "The SBA recognizes this an allows finance companies to charge as much as
ANN ARBOR - Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development, Ann Arbor SPARK, the Greater Washtenaw Region Small Business Development Center, and the Entrepreneurship Center at Washtenaw Community College Collaborate to Provide Up to $2,500 to Businesses in Need Ann Arbor SPARK, the Greater Washtenaw Region Small Business Development Center, Washtenaw County Office of
DETROIT - TechTown is launching the Detroit Small Business Stabilization Fund with a goal of raising $250,000 to support the needs of small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The fund will administer working capital grants in amounts up to $5,000 in partnership with the City of Detroit, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and Invest Detroit. Application
TROY—Automation Alley is requesting help from its members identifying suppliers and providers of personal protective equipment and medical supplies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The survey is sponsored by the National Council of Textile Organization, the Industrial Fabrics Association International, and the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry. The survey is intended to identify
ROYAL OAK - Davenport University President Richard Pappas talks about the 2020 Michigan Performance Excellence Award recipient by Michigan Performance Excellence, earned by Davenport for demonstrating outstanding performance, leadership and operational excellence. https://youtu.be/fyLD5pgz7tA
SOUTHFIELD - In its drive to make Michigan the No. 1 state for women in technology, the nonprofit Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation launched a multi-stakeholder research study to understand the state of girls and women in technology – what drives them, what challenges them and what makes them stay. The results provide
ANN ARBOR - Dakish Patel, who is working on his Bachelor’s of Business Administration at the University of Michigan, said he wanted to organize a trade show to showcase future technologies, including some startups developed at Michigan. On March 13, the Michigan Tech Expo will debut. “We want people to come and experience the future,”
ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan student startups took home cash prizes totaling over $100,000 in the final round of the 2020 Michigan Business Challenge, a campus-wide, multi-round business plan competition hosted by the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies. More than 100 students participated in the 37th annual MBC, the longest-running entrepreneurial competition at
