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Great Lakes Angels Looking To Make Investments In Tech Start-Ups

ROYAL OAK - Great Lakes Angels Chairman David Weaver talks about his private-equity finance group and what angel investors can do to help technology start-ups. Great Lakes Angels hosts monthly meetings where entrepreneurs pitch angels in hopes of gaining lucrative investments. To learn more about Great Lakes Angels, click on https://dev.mitechnews.com/m2-techcast/smart-finds-redesigns-mitechnews-com-guides-video-news-updates/

By |2016-11-20T20:10:24-05:00November 20th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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TYE Detroit Partners With DAPCEP, The Entrepreneur Academy To Inspire Detroit High School Students

DETROIT - TYE Detroit, the youth entrepreneurship program from TiE Detroit, has partnered with DAPCEP and The Entrepreneur Academy to bring an advanced level entrepreneurship program to Detroit City high-school students. The program, supported by the New Economy Initiative, will provide the entrepreneurial experience and connect them with mentors and seasoned entrepreneurs. I’m so excited

By |2016-11-18T12:17:20-05:00November 18th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|
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U-M’s Brophy Talking About Winning MVCA Above And Beyond Award

DETROIT - David Brophy, PhD, who has been teaching finance at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business since the 1980s, was named the Above and Beyond Award Winner by the Michigan Venture Capital Association. In this video, Brophy, the founder of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, which each May attracts hundreds of Venture

By |2016-11-17T13:36:57-05:00November 17th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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M2 TechCast: MVCA’s Miller Brosnan Highlights 2016 Venture Capital Awards Winners

ROYAL OAK - Maureen Miller Brosnan, executive director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, talks about the MVCA awards presented on Nov. 2, including the Above and Beyond Award for University of Michigan Finance Professor David Brophy. Brophy is the founder of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium that attracts hundreds of investors from around the

By |2016-11-15T17:31:01-05:00November 15th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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BlueWater Angels Invest In Dental Recycling Of North America

MIDLAND - BlueWater Angels said it has funded Dental Recycling of North America, although the dollar figure for the investment was not specified. BlueWater Angels also said it is providing operating support to the company, described as the fastest growing waste management company solely dedicated to the dental profession The press release also said DRNA,

By |2016-11-11T14:32:16-05:00November 11th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|
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M2 TechCast: Bamboo Detroit Doubles Office Space In Downtown Detroit

ROYAL OAK - Amanda Lewan, president of Bamboo Detroit, describes its new 6000 square foot location in downtown Detroit at the Julian C. Madison Building on Washington. It will include dedicated desks and private offices, plus a lot more space for start-ups to grow. It is expected to accommodate up to 300 entrepreneurs, up 161

By |2016-11-09T14:31:00-05:00November 9th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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MCWT Names U of M’s Nancy Benovich Gilby ‘Woman of the Year in Technology’ 

  DETROIT - University of Michigan Associate Professor Nancy Benovich Gilby has been named the Woman of the Year in Technology by the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation. Benovich Gilby is the Ehrenberg director of entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan’s School of Information.   MCWT launched the award this year to recognize women in Michigan leading or

By |2016-11-09T17:24:53-05:00November 7th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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SPLT Wins Grand Prize – $500,000 – At Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition

DETROIT - Ride sharing SPLT won the $500,000 top prize Thursday night at the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, while Autobooks, an accounting application, was named second, collecting a check for $100,000. JOOL Health, a mobile-healthcare application, at third, won $50,000. Companies named as top presenters in each category won $25,000 each. The winners are: ProNav

By |2016-11-04T09:21:30-04:00November 4th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|
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TiECon 2016 Names Elite Entrepreneurs – TiE20 Winners

FARMINGTON HILLS - TiECon Midwest 2016, Michigan’s largest conference on entrepreneurship, presented by TiE Detroit, today announced the winners of the TiE2 Midwest Industry Awards. The winners represent the most enterprising startup companies in five focus segments: IOT,  Sensors, Fintech, Transportation, Mobility, Health, Fitness and Manufacturing Devices, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence. TiE 20 are an

By |2016-11-03T21:25:06-04:00November 3rd, 2016|Connected Tech, Entrepreneurs|
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U-M, Plus 3 Other Universities Create I-Corps To Commercialize R&D

ANN ARBOR ⎯ A $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation has underwritten the creation of an alliance among the University of Michigan and three other colleges to help researchers commercialize their products. Partners include the University of Michigan Engineering's Center for Entrepreneurship and includes the University of Illinois, Purdue University and the University

By |2016-11-03T20:32:57-04:00November 3rd, 2016|Entrepreneurs|
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