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M2 TechCast: Young Basile IP Update – Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets

FERNDALE - The Young Basile law firm’s Keith Schonberger joins us on M2 TechCast to explain the differences between patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. It seems that many people do not understand the difference in these types of intellectual property. His discussion asks the following questions: What are the different types of intellectual property protectable

By |2016-05-01T12:27:23-04:00May 1st, 2016|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Innovation Hubs To Get $3.5 Million To Help Commercialize Tech Research

LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund on Thursday announced it would provide an additional $3.5 Million to eligible Innovation Hubs across the state focused on commercializing technologies in bio medical, advanced transportation, life sciences, ag-bio and advanced materials. The announcement, made by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, expands the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization program

By |2016-04-28T20:26:58-04:00April 28th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News, Politics|
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TechCrunch Study: Only 7 Percent Of Partners At Top VC Firms Are Women

SAN FRANCISCO - Only 7 percent of investing partners at the top 100 Venture and Micro-Venture firms are women, reports a new study, which also contends 12 percent of venture rounds and 10 percent of venture dollars globally between 2010 and 2015 went to startups with at least one woman founder. The report was done

By |2016-04-28T18:18:23-04:00April 28th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Guest Columns|
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Internet Advisor: MI-SBDC’s Cochrane Talks Tech Initiatives On West Side Of State

DETROIT - Sandra Cochrane is a full-time Technology Business Consultant for the MI-SBDC. In this position she assists start-up and early-stage high-tech companies. Services she provides to clients include business plan development, accessing capital, strategic planning, and general business consultation. On Saturday’s show she represents a perspective on the tech initiatives that are developing on

By |2016-04-27T13:22:48-04:00April 27th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Internet Advisor, Michigan Small Business Development Center, Podcasts|
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Internet Advisor: Automation Alley’s Tom Kelly Provides First Quarter Highlights

DETROIT - Tom Kelly is the COO and director of entrepreneurship for Automation Alley, Michigan’s leading technology business association, connecting companies and organizations with talent, resources and funding to accelerate innovation and fuel Southeast Michigan’s economy. Q1 Highlights: Wrapping up an IT training program that helped to address Southeast Michigan’s IT skills gap by training more than

By |2016-04-27T13:22:49-04:00April 27th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Internet Advisor, Podcasts|
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Deadline Extended To May 6 For DTX Launch Detroit

DETROIT - The deadline for DTX Launch Detroit has been moved back to May 6. Now college students and recent graduates have more time to sign up for the 10-week summer accelerator to help them launch a technology startup. Participants will receive a stipend of $2,500 per individual (up to $7,500 per venture team) to

By |2016-04-26T21:46:09-04:00April 26th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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U-M Launches $3 Million Monroe-Brown Seed Fund To Commercialize Medical Research

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has launched the $3 Million Monroe-Brown Seed Fund, a new funding vehicle designed to advance the process of transitioning commercially viable engineering and medical research projects to market. The fund, approved this week by the U-M Board of Regents, is a collaboration between the U-M College of Engineering's

By |2016-04-22T11:44:24-04:00April 22nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Life Sciences|
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Personal Brand Experience Hosted By MidMichigan Innovation Center April 29

MIDLAND - After a 15 year career with a global corporation, Kris Marsh found herself on the other side of a layoff, wondering how to define herself outside of the corporate world. During your personal brand experience, Marsh takes you on her proven process of self-discovery, definition, and personal branding April 29 at the MidMichigan

By |2016-04-22T11:32:27-04:00April 22nd, 2016|Entrepreneurs|
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Macomb-Oakland University INCubator Adds 3 New Consultants To Executive-in-Residence Program

AUBURN HILLS - The Macomb-Oakland University INCubator has added three new companies to its Executives-In-Residence program that allows commercialization clients to get 16 hours of consulting each month for free. The new consultants are Hunch Free, El Shaddai and Barnard will be located on site at Mac-OU INC. "It is an honor to be selected

By |2016-04-21T14:49:38-04:00April 21st, 2016|Entrepreneurs|
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HackWSU In May To Help Students Write Web-Based Software, Create Mobile Apps, Design Computer Programs

DETROIT - Tech-savvy students from high schools and universities across metro Detroit and Windsor will convene on the Wayne State University campus in May for a 24-hour hackathon to write web-based software, create mobile apps or design computer programs addressing a need or innovation of their choice. HackWSU, hosted by WSU’s Blackstone LaunchPad student entrepreneurship

By |2016-04-21T14:37:49-04:00April 21st, 2016|Entrepreneurs|
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