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Apply To Showcase Your Business On How It Prospered During Pandemic And Win Cash Prize

STERLING HEIGHTS - Join Velocity on October 17th from 6-9 PM for the 3X3 Pitch Competition to showcase stories of resilience and success during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will have three minutes each to present their journey of overcoming challenges and achieving prosperity. Coaching and Competition Selected participants with receive 6 hours of one-on-one coaching

By |2024-08-25T16:18:21-04:00August 25th, 2024|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur Corner, Entrepreneurs|
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Start Studio MVP Summer 2024 Demo Day

DETROIT - Are you ready to witness the culmination of innovation and hard work? Join TechTown Detroit for the Start Studio MVP Summer 2024 Demo Day event on Wednesday, Aug. 28! Nine promising startups will showcase the Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) they’ve been diligently crafting for the past six weeks. We’ll kick off the evening

By |2024-08-18T14:32:47-04:00August 18th, 2024|Entrepreneurs|
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Innovator Advisor Community Breakfast & Learn Event Aug. 22 Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR -  You are invited to the Innovator Advisor Community  Breakfast & Learn Event Thursday, August 22, from 8:00-10:30 am EST at Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor, 179 Little Lake Dr, Ann Arbor. Are you interested in Networking with like-minded science and innovation geeks? Meeting very early stage Innovators and helping

By |2024-08-14T15:52:14-04:00August 14th, 2024|Entrepreneurs|
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Chris Rydzewski Reflects on Her MCWT Executive Director Experience and Longtime Involvement

SOUTHFIELD - Chris Rydzewski, who served as Executive Director of the Michigan Council of Women in Technology for the past seven years, stepped down from that role on July 1, 2023. She transitioned into a part-time position as Director of Partnerships and Strategic Alliances before concluding her journey with MCWT on July 1, 2024. "As

By |2024-08-13T12:35:21-04:00August 12th, 2024|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|
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GVSU’s Muskegon Innovation Hub To Award $69,000 In First Round Of Entrepreneur Grants

MUSKEGON -- For small business owners and entrepreneurs struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a grant program from Grand Valley State University’s Muskegon Innovation Hub will help to provide necessary funding for operational costs, upgrades and expansion. The first installment of funding from the Hub’s Direct Grant Program, more than $69,000, will be

By |2024-08-11T16:39:31-04:00August 11th, 2024|Entrepreneurs|
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12 Entrepreneurs Graduate From Tech Town’s Spring 2024 Retail Boot Camp

DETROIT - Twelve entrepreneurs graduated from the program’s spring 2024 cohort and pitched their retail businesses yesterday evening.Five won Tech Town's Kickstart Award. They include: Amanda Sweet of The ReVamp Jocelyn Sansom of Four Taste Jordan Smith of Nxt Level Fitness Joy Robinson of Joy of Nails Lisa Session of Da Bomb Taco And congratulations

By |2024-07-08T17:40:26-04:00July 8th, 2024|Entrepreneurs|
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National Small Business Pitch Competition Launched by SCORE

WASHINGTON – Small business owners across America will compete this summer for $175,000 in prize money and national exposure in a pitch competition hosted by SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, in honor of the organization’s 60th anniversary. Founded in 1964, SCORE has helped more than 17 million entrepreneurs start, grow

By |2024-07-03T12:10:22-04:00July 3rd, 2024|Entrepreneurs|
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Renaissance Venture Capital Names Christina Drake and Kimberly Reno as Partners

ANN ARBOR - Renaissance Venture Capital, a fund of funds supporting the growth of venture capital investment in Michigan, has named Christina Drake and Kimberly Reno as partners. “Both Kimberly and Christina add so much expertise to the Renaissance team and we are proud to recognize their contributions by elevating them to partners,” Chris Rizik,

By |2024-06-20T14:59:28-04:00June 20th, 2024|Entrepreneurs|
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Small Business Uncertainty Spikes In Latest NFIB Poll

LANSING  – At first glance, not much has changed in the latest monthly poll of the nation’s small business owners published by their leading advocacy association, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Inflation remains the top concern, but one component, the Uncertainty Index, rose an alarming nine points to 85, the highest reading since November

By |2024-06-19T08:56:29-04:00June 19th, 2024|Entrepreneurs|
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June Features New Enterprise Forum Panel, I Corps Hub Innovator Advisor Breakfast

ANN ARBOR - In the last two weeks of June, two entrepreneurial events are taking place in Ann Arbor. Diane Durance is moderating a panel discussion at New Enterprise Forum this Thursday, June 20, at Ann Arbor SPARK, 330 E. Liberty and the I-Corps Hub of the Great Lakes Region's Innovator Advisor Community Breakfast at

By |2024-06-27T16:19:37-04:00June 18th, 2024|Entrepreneurs|
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