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Basics Of Crowdfunding For Small Businesses

LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks about the basics of small business crowdfunding with Sandra Cochrane, technology and business consultant for the Michigan Small Business Development Center. Sandra assists start-up and early-stage high-tech companies.Services she provides to clients include business plan development, accessing capital, strategic planning,

By |2016-05-25T10:42:40-04:00May 25th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Great Lakes Angels Hosts Early Stage Valuation Workshop June 14

FARMINGTON HILLS  - Great Lakes Angels is hosting a workshop on June 14 to teach entrepreneurs, investors and consultants how to do valuation of early stage companies, part of the Angel Resource Institute education program on angel investing. This is probably the most important question an investor and entrepreneur will ask and answer before executing

By |2016-05-24T17:58:37-04:00May 24th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|
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Everything You Wanted To Know About Detroit Startup Week

DETROIT - What is happening in Detroit and across the region when it comes to entrepreneurs? Amanda Lewan Editor of Michipreneur.com will share an overview on what trends we're seeing reporting on Michigan startups over the past three years at Michipreneur.com. This is a great session if you're looking for an overview into what's happening

By |2016-05-23T07:25:19-04:00May 22nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Grey Poupon Mustard Will Be Made Only In Holland, Michigan…Really

HOLLAND - Grey Poupon mustard will be produced solely in Michigan as Kraft Heinz Company expands its Holland facility with the help of a Strategic Fund grant. The company received a $500,000 performance-based grant for a project that expects to generate $17.2 million in private investment and create 50 jobs in the city of Holland,

By |2016-05-19T20:12:57-04:00May 19th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Politics|
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M2 TechCast: CloudTech1 University Debuts May 18 In Rochester Hills

FERNDALE - On May 18, Rick Beckers introduced CloudTech1 University, an evalution of the business he has been in for the past 35 years. He said he decided to create a university to evangelize cloud technology. The first session of CloudTech1 University meeting was at CloudTech1 in Rochester Hills. During the first session, the business

By |2016-05-20T18:54:07-04:00May 16th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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M2 TechCast: Naturalicious Founder Jimmere Builds $1 Million Hair Care Empire In 3 Years

FERNDALE - Gwen Jimmere of Naturalicious is the first African American woman in history to hold a U.S. patent for a natural hair care product - and Naturalicious in just three years has topped $1 million in annual sales. You can find her products at select Whole Foods stores and on Amazon. Jimmere developed her own

By |2016-05-16T22:04:02-04:00May 16th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Announces Presenting Companies

ANN ARBOR - Thirty-six early-stage and growth companies representing life sciences, IT, and technology have been selected to pitch investors May 17-18 at the 35th Michigan Growth Capital Symposium at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti. The two-day event will host dozens of industry speakers, including keynote addresses from James Flynn, managing director of Deerfield Capital

By |2016-05-13T13:39:37-04:00May 13th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|
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Grand Circus Offers DEVELOP(her) For Women In Detroit, Flint To Learn Programming Skills

DETROIT - Grand Circus, a tech training institute in Downtown Detroit, is launching a new free “DEVELOP(her)” program for women to learn computer programming skills. The ten-week program will be available for women in Detroit and Flint, training students for jobs that are in high demand such as a java developer. The new program kicks off Monday,

By |2016-05-11T16:09:05-04:00May 10th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|
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Six Startups Accepted To Michigan’s Desai Accelerator

ANN ARBOR - The Desai Accelerator has announced it’s next class of startups to enter in their program. Six early stage technology companies were selected for the second year of their program. The Desai Accelerator is a joint venture between the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and the College of Engineering, founded to help

By |2016-05-11T08:02:04-04:00May 10th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|
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