Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
FLINT - The Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative, founded by entrepreneur David Tarver, is back this year and heading in October to Flint, Michigan. Flint is David Tarver’s hometown. He grew up in the city, studied engineering at the University of Michigan, and then went on to have a very successful entrepreneurial career himself. But Flint is more than his
DETROIT - If you spend any time reading tech blogs and news sites, you’ve probably heard this a thousand times: You have to know how to code to be successful in tech. You read these stories and they’re all like, “So-and-so built [INSERT MASSIVE TECH COMPANY HERE] in their garage” or “So-and-so coded [CRAZY BIG SOCIAL
ROYAL OAK - Dennis Barnes and Erica Fitzgerald are partners at the law firm of Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker in downtown Detroit. They appeared on M2 TechCast July 25 to provide entrepreneurs and startups with some solid legal advice. They explored the following questions: Many start-ups and small businesses are asked to sign preprinted
ROYAL OAK - On the segment of M2 TechCast, Wealth Management Specialist Jo-Ann MacWilliams-Wolf discusses longevity planning, and what she learned at the MIT Agelab and how it influenced her advisory process. MacWilliams-Wolf is a senior vice president, Investments, and an Accredited Investment Fiduciary for Raymond James. To listen to this podcast, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2-episode-43-raymond-james
ANN ARBOR - Desai Accelerator is hosting its Demo Day August 4th at the Michigan Theater where six companies it has been mentoring for the past 14 weeks will pitch their business and vision. Doors open at 2 pm Pitches Start at 2:30 pm Reception at 3:45 pm Light refreshments will be served at a
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - O2 Investment Partners announced Thursday that it has made a significant investment in CCSI Networks, partnering with founders Terry and Gene Callahan and the CCSI Networks management team, to continue growing the business. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Broadview, Illinois, CCSI Networks provides turn-key
GRAND RAPIDS - The trade group for venture capitalists in Michigan wants to form a $100 million fund to match millions in private capital with public investment. Under the proposal that’s being pushed by the Michigan Venture Capital Association, private investors would put $75 million into a fund to seed new venture capital funds, an
JACKSON - IChallengeU, which invites high school students to develop solutions to real-world business problems, will include a state competition in 2017 sponsored by Baker College. The sponsorship was announced on the final day of the 2016 IChallengeU regional competitions in Jackson and Holland. IChallengeU is an intense, two-week summer educational opportunity for high school juniors
LANSING - Michigan lawmakers last week introduced legislation to restore a state angel investment tax credit that would allow an investor to receive a 20-percent tax credit against the state’s personal income tax for qualified angel investments. The two bills were sponsored by state Rep. Jeff Farrington, a term-limited Republican from Macomb County. Farrington’s bills
BRIGHTON - FlexDex Surgical has completed a $5 million Series B financing round that will be used to commercialize the company’s first product, fund development of a second-generation device and a create a catalogue of instruments for laparoscopic surgery. Financing was led by current investors and included the co-founders, board members, individual investors and distributors.
