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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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Media Multitasking Not Only Reduces Performance But Also IQ

LANSING – Attention all you multitaskers that pride yourself on your ability to read emails, respond to instant messages and answer the phone all while simultaneously doing your daily work.  Studies have recently shown that not only is this way of working unproductive, it drops your IQ, and there is ongoing research to determine whether

By |2023-02-01T19:43:42-05:00October 7th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Investments In Michigan Companies Up In Third Quarter, But Down Nationally

SEATTLE, WA – Michigan attracted $118.8 million in 18 deals in the state in the third quarter of 2016, up from $58 million in the second quarter and $48.8 million in the first, a new report says. The report, from the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook, a VC database, showed the third quarter in

By |2016-10-06T08:49:42-04:00October 6th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Detroit Financial Tech Media Site Benzinga Raises $3 Million In VC Round

DETROIT - Benzinga, a financial tech media site, has raised $3 Million, including an investment from entrepreneur Dan Gilbert and WorldQuant Ventures. The investment will fuel an expansion of Benzinga’s original market-moving content and data service infrastructure, allowing Benzinga to better serve its rapidly increasing demand from traders and investors. “We’re very excited to announce our investment in Benzinga,”

By |2016-10-06T08:18:53-04:00October 6th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|
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SBAM Podcast: Don’t Fall Into The Role Of Becoming An Unpaid Consultant

LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with sales trainer and coach Greg Coyne of Gerry Weinberg & Associates Sandler Training, about how to bid and negotiate for sales without falling into the trap of falling into the role of being an unpaid consultant to your customer.

By |2016-10-05T15:33:04-04:00October 5th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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TechTown Detroit To Honor Ainsworth, RetroSense Therapeutics As Entrepreneur Of Year

DETROIT - TechTown Detroit will honor Sean Ainsworth and RetroSense Therapeutics as 2016’s Entrepreneur of the Year at its first annual Salute! Awards, to be presented as part of the Toast of the Town celebration of entrepreneurship October 13. The Salute! Awards honor the year’s standout entrepreneurs with both tech-based and neighborhood businesses. The awardees

By |2016-09-30T12:45:45-04:00September 30th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Life Sciences|
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