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Traverse City New Tech Meetup Drives Entrepreneurial Growth In Northern Michigan

TRAVERSE CITY - A clone of A2 New Tech Meetup, a monthly pitch night in Ann Arbor, has sprung up in this northern Michigan resort town. TC New Tech will meet again on Oct. 4 in downtown Traverse City to listen as five entrepreneurs get five minutes each to make their case about why their

By |2016-09-30T11:01:21-04:00September 30th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Six Early-Stage SE Michigan Companies To Share $375,000 From Innovation Fund

WARREN – Six early-stage companies from Oakland and Wayne counties will receive $375,000 in funding from the Innovation Fund Macomb Community College, Powered by JPMorgan Chase & Co.  This initiative provides mentoring and capital to early-stage businesses, as well as learning opportunities for Macomb Community College's students.  . “The Macomb Innovation Fund is

By |2016-09-29T20:04:22-04:00September 29th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

M2 TechCast: MISBDC’s Brophy Interviews Test4Time Founder – Automated Reward Systems For Youngsters To Learn Math

ROYAL OAK - Test 4 Time is an automated reward system for youngsters learning mathematics.  The reward is the use of a product of their choice for a given amount of time.  That could mean time on a video game, a television, a computer, basically anything that plugs into a wall.  The amount of time

SpringGR: Springboard To Entrepreneurial Success In West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS - SpringGR is all about turning ideas into thriving businesses. Launched in 2014, SpringGR is an organization offering training, mentoring and networking opportunities for hopeful entrepreneurs in underserved areas of the city and surrounding communities. Director of Business Support, Attah Obando, says, “SpringGR is funded through the DeVos Family Foundation. We ran two

By |2016-09-27T19:35:42-04:00September 27th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

Nancy Benovich Gilby: U-M School Of Information Entrepreneurship Director Gets High Marks From Students, Colleagues, Benefactors

ANN ARBOR – Jeff Zhang, an undergraduate at the University of Michigan in the School of Information, also is an entrepreneur. He’s mentored by Nancy Benovich Gilby, the school’s Ehrenberg Director of Entrepreneurship, a serial entrepreneur herself who has guided eight companies over her career to successful exits. Zhang is developing a project that comes

By |2016-09-27T19:16:11-04:00September 27th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Guest Columns|

Wayne State Offers Certificate Course In Entrepreneurship, Innovation

DETROIT - The Wayne State University Board of Governors has approved a new undergraduate certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation, designed by the Mike Ilitch School of Business, to provide students with the specialized knowledge and skills to develop and launch startup ventures. Courses will begin in January 2017. The 15-credit certificate is open to students

By |2016-09-26T21:07:26-04:00September 26th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Apprenticeship Provides Opportunity To Close IT Skills Gap

DETROIT - IT employers in the Southeast Michigan region are facing an increasingly challenging recruiting environment as demand for talent vastly outweighs the supply of workers. According to an analysis done by the Workforce IntelligenceNetwork for Southeast Michigan (WIN), there were more than 69,075 IT online job postings in 2015, which is nearly twenty times the number

By |2016-09-26T12:15:35-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Guest Columns|

C/D/H To Host Halloween-Themed TechMash Oct. 26 In Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS - What happens when you bring technology & Michigan beers together? You have a TechMash. And when it falls near Halloween, you get a Halloween-themed TechMash. Join C/D/H on October 26 at its Grand Rapids office, located at 15 Ionia Avenue SW, Suite 270, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00

By |2016-09-23T11:41:32-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

Opportunity Detroit Tech IT Training Networking Event at Vertical Detroit on Oct.6

DETROIT - Join Opportunity Detroit Tech on October 6 between 5-7pm at Vertical Detroit for an upcoming IT training and recruiting networking event! There will be some delicious app’s and a variety of wines for purchase! Opportunity Detroit Tech is looking to expand communication and collaboration within the IT training and recruiting ecosystem to help shape the technology industry’s

By |2016-09-26T12:30:35-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

Mobile Monday Lansing Reviews WWDC and Google I/O 2016

LANSING – Every year Google and Apple host developer conferences that serve as a platform for launching new devices and form factors, as well as an opportunity to highlight new and exciting features for their mobile platforms. On September 26 at 6:45 p.m. at the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center in East Lansing, Mobile Monday

By |2016-09-23T10:39:11-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Connected Tech, Entrepreneurs|