Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
GRAND RAPIDS - Back by popular demand, aimWest is hosting it’s 15th Annual Tech Trends event with special guest, Keith Brophy on March 16. Nearly half of the registrations are already booked and seating is limited. Come join 200 of West Michigan’s top IT professionals to hear Brophy deliver one of his colorful presentations about the future
NORTHVILLE - Join MCWT's ConnectNet Social, an opportunity to network and meet other individuals in our local IT community, March 8 at the Rusty Bucket. MCWT volunteers Deb Swink and Ellen Bourke will provide a new-member welcome. Executive Director Rosemary Bayer will discuss MCWT's plans for 2016, outlining how members can get involved to help
GRAND RAPIDS - Every budding entrepreneur comes up against the issue of financing. It isn’t easy to fund new and unproven ideas. But one aspiring business woman had the unusual opportunity of pitching her idea on national television. The popular show “Shark Tank” recently featured Sara Moylan of Grand Rapids, founder of Shefit. Shark Tank,
DETROIT – The deadline for the $440,000 Comcast Business Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs Competition is March 12. If you can submit a 250-word essay that explains how your business can use technology to enhance it, you could grab $30,000 as well as expert business mentoring. Startups and entrepreneurs are encouraged to visit the Comcast Business Community
EAST LANSING - Thirty-two young women from all over Michigan, representing the state’s upcoming technical talent among female computer science students, will be honored with an Aspirations in Computing Award March 5 at Michigan State University. MSU, Michigan Technological University, and Oakland University will host this year’s event, which begins at 9 a.m. in MSU’s
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship in partnership with the U-M Mobility Transformation Center is launching the pilot of TechLab at Mcity, a new opportunity for collaboration among university research, advanced transportation startups and student innovators. TechLab is designed to create unique educational opportunities and accelerate the success of participating companies.
DETROIT - Attention Great Lakes innovators. Do you have the next great energy idea that will transform our cars, our homes and our communities? The deadline to apply is Sunday March 13. Apply to the Shell Great Lakes Innovation Competition for a chance to vie for $20,000 in grant support and the opportunity to spark
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University will host its first Michigan state competition for Business Professionals of America Feb. 27 when students from nine middle school chapters will compete in more than 14 different events consisting of computer skills, business fundamentals, speeches and many team events. Davenport University BPA students and staff will assist with judging, grading
AUBURN HILLS - As part of Oakland University's Lean Diversification Program and endorsed by the Michigan Lean Consortium, the Macomb-OU INCubator is offering two Green Belt Certificate Programs for business managers looking to develop excellence, nurture innovation, efficiently allocate resources, and eliminate waste. Participants in the Green Belt Certificate program will gain the ability to
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business Development Center and Small Business Association of Michigan launched a joint research project designed to help determine what resources small and medium-size Michigan companies need for future success. The research project kicked off February 10 with a survey of small business owners to learn more about what kind
