Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
DETROIT - The Michigan Inventors Coalition is bringing back their 4th Annual Expo and Conference on Wednesday, September 7th. Each year the conference attracts inventors of all types, including makers and tech entrepreneurs, to learn how to refine and protect their inventions. There’s also a fun expo so you can show off your innovative products. Space
ANN ARBOR - We often envy the remote or freelance worker who saves time commuting and dressing up, but rarely do we consider how many might feel isolated and socially adrift. New research on co-working indicates that the need for such spaces grows as they make a sense of community and building relationships an integral
GRAND RAPIDS - Atomic Object co-founder and CEO Carl Erickson, a former professor of Computer Science at Grand Valley State University, was walking his dog in January 2015 when he spotted an old building in the Wealthy historic district for sale. Atomic Object’s headquarters just wasn’t large enough anymore to handle his rapidly growing staff.
DETROIT - Bamboo Detroit will go east next week when it opens its first neighborhood co-working location, a pop-up inside MASH Detroit. It’s first satellite shop is called Bamboo East, located on the east side of Detroit. Bamboo East will offer affordable office space, a conference room, wi-fi, coffee, workshops and networking, Monday-Fridays beginning on
DETROIT - The ancient art of blacksmithing and the digital age have combined to create Robotic Blacksmithing, a $50,000 student competition announced by Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, and the Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence at The Ohio State University. Launching this fall, and running through the 2016-17 school year, the LIFT Prize in Robotic
LANSING - A slight slowdown in sales, profits and hiring indicate some pullback in the small business economy, according to the latest Small Business Association of Michigan Barometer survey. “We’re not hearing any serious worries expressed yet, but after a couple years of strong economic performance, entrepreneurs seem to be tapping the brakes a bit,”
MIDLAND - Due diligence and term sheets aren't just common practice – it’s common sense, and crucial to ensuring that your investments in early-stage companies are informed and worthwhile. MidMichigan Innovation Center and BlueWater Angels are partnering to offer a due diligence workshop Aug. 16. Finding profitable investment opportunities can be a challenge, but community-based private equity might be an area
SOUTHFIELD - Validrugs team representing TiE Young Entrepreneurs Detroit won the "Best Customer Validation" award at the 2016 TYE Global Competition in Portland, Oregon, pocketing $1,000 for their plan to provide paper that will allow anyone to check if their pharmaceuticals are fake. The team was composed of Chaitu Dandu, Safal Bora, Rithik Aggarwal, Priyal
DETROIT - One of the largest business plan competitions in the nation sets the stage for up to $1 million in prizes on November 3 at Cobo Convention Center. The Accelerate Michigan Planning Committee is taking applications for one of the largest business plan competitions in the nation. Companies can apply for the opportunity to pitch
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Candice Simons, owner of Brooklyn Outdoor, about modern uses of outdoor advertising by small businesses. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/sbamaudio/outdoor-advertising-is-hipper-than-you-might-think-sbam-shorts-for-072716
