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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|

MITechNews Editor To Moderate Connected Vehicle Panel Oct. 28 At TiECon Midwest In Dearborn

DEARBORN - TiECon Midwest 2016 Oct. 27-28 is Michigan’s largest entrepreneurial conference, attracting hundreds of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other professionals. This year’s theme is Ignite2Disrupt. Connected World. Connected Technologies. MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan will moderate a panel discussion on Oct. 28 called State of the Connected Vehicle and its Ecosystem: Opportunities for Monetization. Main

By |2016-10-12T10:31:24-04:00October 12th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Tech, Entrepreneurs|

M2 TechCast: TechTown Working With Tech Entrepreneurs To Develop High-Growth Start-Ups

ROYAL OAK - Paul Riser Jr., Managing Director of Tech-Based Entrepreneurship at TechTown in Detroit, talks about his efforts leading TechTown’s LABS Programs. This includes but may not be limited to, incubation and acceleration for TechTown clients, university commercialization  and tech transfer focus, supervision of business development functions, capital identification for clients, including loan funds,

By |2016-10-11T18:37:26-04:00October 11th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: AmyCell Seeks To Match Software Talent In Region To Available Jobs

ROYAL OAK - Lori Emerson, Talent Connector at AmyCell LLC, works with recruiters to promote the IT talent in the region. One of these is the Software Talent And Retention (STAR) program that helps match recently graduated software talent with Michigan employers seeking software developers. Whether you are a student seeking an internship, an experienced

By |2016-10-11T18:14:37-04:00October 11th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: WIN Director Katz Updates Opportunity Detroit Tech

ROYAL OAK - Lisa Katz, Executive Director at the Workforce Intelligence Network, updates Opportunity Detroit Tech, a collaborative body that envisions the Greater Detroit Region as a place where an improved information technology ecosystem can be the answer to industry and community economic success! Opportunity Detroit Tech provides a network of support of both industry peers and labor

By |2016-10-11T17:52:44-04:00October 11th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Inforum’s Downs Named National Director At Dandelion – Community Projects Agency

DETROIT - Rachele Downs, long-time Vice President of Entrepreneurial Strategies at Inforum, has been hired by Dandelion, a community projects organizer, as the agency’s first National Director of Development and Acquisitions. This new role was created by Dandelion to support its recent expansion into Saginaw and Chicago. As National Director of Development and Acquisitions, Downs

By |2016-10-11T16:20:28-04:00October 11th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, New Products / Contracts|