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Oakland University Gets $5 Million Grant To Fund STEM Education For Low-Income Students

AUBURN HILLS - Oakland University is among seven institutions selected by the National Science Foundation to receive $5 million in grant funds over the next five years as part of a collaborative research project designed to encourage low-income students to pursue degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics related fields.   “The idea

By |2016-10-25T22:30:55-04:00October 25th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Bamboo Detroit To Expand Into Bamboo On Washington Co-Working Space – Add Private Offices

DETROIT - Co-working space Bamboo Detroit will be expanding into a new 6,000 square foot office in the Julian C. Madison Building in downtown Detroit early next year. The announcement, made Tuesday, also said the build-out space - which will include private offices - is expected to accommodate up to 300 entrepreneurs, up 161 percent

By |2016-10-19T21:21:07-04:00October 19th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

Six Finalist Named For TiE & AutoNebula Mobility Contest

FARMINGTON HILLS – TiE Detroit and AutoNebula, a business accelerator and investment fund focused on connected transport, announced the six finalists of Ignition Lab, Connected Car-Mobility Contest for Start-ups. The competition crowns the best entrepreneurs and start-ups from Connected Transport ecosystem. The contest, launched in August, received entries from companies across the globe. The contest

By |2016-10-19T18:22:50-04:00October 19th, 2016|Connected Tech, Entrepreneurs|

Accelerate Michigan Names 36 Finalists For $1 Million Tech Start-Up Competition

DETROIT - Accelerate Michigan is back next month and one lucky startup will have the chance to win the state’s largest cash prize, $500,000, to fuel its growth. The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition announced 36 finalists who will be competing for the first place prize, and runner up cash prizes. Nearly 200 companies spanning nine high growth

By |2016-10-19T08:45:27-04:00October 19th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

M2 TechCast: Young Basile IP Update – How To Tell A Good Patent From A Bad one

ROYAL OAK - Keith Schoenberger, an Intellectual Property attorney with Young Basile, in this episode of M2 TechCast will tell you how to tell a good patent from a bad one. In the podcast, he answers the following questions: We’re talking about the quality of a patent. What does it mean for a patent to

By |2016-10-18T17:54:30-04:00October 18th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2TechCast: TC New Tech Connects Northern Michigan Entrepreneurs With Investors

ROYAL OAK - A clone of A2 New Tech Meetup, a monthly pitch night in Ann Arbor, has sprung up in this northern Michigan resort town. Founder A. Russell Schindler CEO of SampleServe.Com, a water testing company, attended an A2 New Tech meeting and “borrowed” the idea, he admitted. TC New Tech started in May

By |2016-10-18T17:34:13-04:00October 18th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

U-M Finance Professor Brophy Wins MVCA Above And Beyond Award

ANN ARBOR - Thirty-five years ago, David Brophy Ph.D saw the need for an event where entrepreneurs could showcase ideas and connect with early-stage investors.  The event he founded, the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, grew into the Midwest’s premier gathering of high-growth companies in new and emerging technologies. Brophy, now professor of finance at The

By |2016-10-17T08:33:54-04:00October 16th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

Vectorform Named Automation Alley Tech Company Of The Year

TROY Automation Alley celebrated Southeast Michigan’s technology and advanced manufacturing leaders at its 16th Annual Awards Gala, held Friday night at the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle. Automation Alley organizes its annual awards gala — an event that consistently draws hundreds of the region’s most influential leaders in business, government and academia — to

By |2016-10-15T13:40:33-04:00October 15th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Accepting Online Payments Is Easy

LANSING - Does your business accept payments online? Accepting online payments for a small business can help increase sales. You have many options for accepting online payments too, including accepting eChecks, recurring billing, online gateways and integrations, and more! Allow your customers the ease of paying online. Accepting credit and debit cards online is easy.

By |2016-10-14T08:07:42-04:00October 14th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Small Business Association of Michigan|

U-M Student Seed Fund Makes First Investment

ANN ARBOR -  The $10 million Zell Founders Fund, created last year by a donation from Sam and Helen Zell, has made its first investment - Sneakers by Jordana, started by recent alumnus Jordana Schrager. The $100,000 investment will be used to start mass production on a new footwear and fashion line that features Jordana's

By |2016-10-13T20:35:29-04:00October 13th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|