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Supported Intelligence’s SmartBracket Ranked In Top Percentiles For March Madness Picks

ROYAL OAK - Peter Schwartz from Supported Intelligence talks about how successful the SmartBracket software product did with the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Through the final game, SmartBracket had the North Carolina-Gonzaga match up in two of the three ways SmartBracket is measured. SmartBracket uses Artificial Intelligence to pick brackets. In Yahoo, SmartBracket was in

By |2017-04-10T21:09:05-04:00April 10th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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MadDog Technology Transforming Pontiac Into A Hub For Software Development

ROYAL OAK - Tech248 Director Greg Doyle interviews Mark Hillman, co-founder of MadDog Technology, one of the members of a group that represents 1000 companies. MadDog is in the historic Riker Building in downtown Pontiac, creating a world-class tech space, Hillman said. MadDog incubates and invests in software companies, some eight and counting. Former Compuware

By |2017-04-10T20:38:27-04:00April 10th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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TechTown To Host Erie Hack Innovative Water Competition Semi-Final

DETROIT - TechTown Detroit, in partnership with Wayne State University, will host the Cleveland Water Alliance Erie Hack Semi-Final on April 13. Finalists will compete for $100,000 in prize money in May. Erie Hack is a months-long, international water innovation accelerator and competition that has brought together coders, developers, engineers and water experts to generate

By |2017-04-07T12:03:09-04:00April 7th, 2017|Clean Update, Entrepreneurs|
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Amy Butler Talks About OU INC’s Free Innovation Weekend April 7-9

ROYAL OAK - Oakland University’s Incubator is hosting a free Innovation Weekend April 7-9 that will teach entrepreneurs - from those with a napkin concept to a operational business - how to make it successful. You will learn how to evaluate the viability of new innovations, develop a business model, for them and communicate effectively

By |2017-04-03T20:17:47-04:00April 3rd, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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MISBDC’s Keith Brophy Interviews Towel Tracker Co-Founder Steven Molewyk

ROYAL OAK -  Keith Brophy, executive director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center, interviews client Steven Molewyk, Chief Operating Officer of Towel Tracker, which uses RFID chips to track towels used by fitness clubs, hotels, and more. In telling his story, Molewyk said he channeled his mechanical skills into a successful career as a

By |2017-04-03T20:20:34-04:00April 3rd, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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MySwimPro Wins $40,000 GreenLight Business Model Grand Prize

mEAST LANSING - MySwinPro won the $40,000 grand prize Wednesday at the GreenLight Business Model Competition held at Michigan State University’s Wharton Theatre, while VADE Nutrition won second prize and a check for $25,000. MySwimPro helps swimmers of all levels achieve their goals through custom workouts, training plans, and coaching. VADE Nutrition makes pre-measured scoops

By |2017-03-31T11:09:15-04:00March 30th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Michigan 50 Companies To Watch For 2017 Named

LANSING  – Michigan Celebrates Small Business has named more than 60 businesses, including the 2017 Michigan 50 Companies To Watch, to this year’s crop of growing companies. Winners will receive their awards May 4 at the Thirteenth Annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards dinner. “The companies selected this year give us an understanding of Michigan’s

By |2017-03-24T10:12:36-04:00March 24th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|
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Oakland University Incubator Hosts Innovation Workshop Weekend April 7-9

ROCHESTER - Oakland University's Incubator is hosting an Innovation Workshop Weekend April 7-9 to teach tech entrepreneurs how to evaluate the viability of new innovations, develop a business plan and communicate effectively with investors, advisers, prospective customers, team recruits and others. The intensive weekend long seminar is aimed at developing highly competitive teams in pitch

By |2017-03-21T20:57:17-04:00March 21st, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Techstak Builds Database Of Southeast Michigan Tech Providers For SMBs

ROYAL OAK - Inforum’s Tember Shea interviews Nicol Pasuit, Founder & CEO, Techstak. Techstak is the Angie’s List for Technology. What she discovered is technology companies want to market to the small and medium businesses that helps business find and connect to reputable, trusted technology providers. Techstak is now on boarding IT pros, managed service

By |2017-03-19T17:15:50-04:00March 19th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Alchemie Awarded $700,000 Grant To Continue Development Of Educational App

TROY - Alchemie, an education technology company, announced it has received a $700,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation to expand its research and development efforts. This is Alchemie’s Phase II SBIR grant; it earned the initial Phase I award of $150,000 in January 2016 and a Phase IB of $30,000 in

By |2017-03-15T17:51:20-04:00March 15th, 2017|Entrepreneurs|
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