GRAND RAPIDS - More than 500 students interested in entrepreneurship learned from some of the country's top young entrepreneurs about what drives and motivates entrepreneurs, and how they can take their own ideas and turn them into business opportunities during a half-day, high-energy conference March 30 at Grand Valley State University. GVSU's Center for Entrepreneurship
LANSING - Women in Michigan have fared slightly better than men in terms of jobs during this recession, but not as well as women nationally, a panel said Wednesday. Michigan women also have struggled more with basic financial issues, such as managing subprime mortgages, said panelists at an event held by the Institute for Public
WASHINGTON DC - Washingon's new U.S. Cyber Command is prepped and ready but is still waiting for Senate approval of its new commander before it can open for business. The new command would unify and administer the U.S. Department of Defense's vast computer networks to better defend against cyberattacks, CNET News.Com reported. In June, Defense
LANSING ? The Michigan House moved several bills designed to prevent the fraud that was allegedly perpetrated on the Michigan Economic Growth Authority Program earlier in the month, but it appeared Wednesday there would not be any disciplinary action within the Michigan Economic Development Corporation as a result of the con. The legislation, some of
WASHINGTON DC - The United States is hemorrhaging millions of jobs as a result of the nation's growing trade deficit, in part due to currency manipulation by China, according to a report issued by the Economic Policy Institute - and Michigan is one of the states that have suffered substantial job losses. Since China joined
DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the winner of its 2010 Michigan Small Business Person of the Year and its other awards. They will be presented on April 29 during the sixth annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards event at The Lansing Center in Lansing. Gov. Jennifer Granholm will be the keynote
GRAND RAPIDS ? It's every entrepreneur's dream. Build a company with sweat equity, sell it in an all-cash deal. Well now it's the story that Jason Pliml, founder of MockDraftCentral.Com, can tell. Pliml, who started MockDraftCentral.Com in 2002, sold his company in late January to rival Roto Sports of Madison, Wisconsin. The deal was announced
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems, the No. 1 rated ERP software for manufacturers, announced Monday that it will host a live demonstration of Plex Online's ERP solution for precision metalformers and fabricators Thursday from 2 ? 3 p.m. ET. The demonstration will showcase how implementing an industry-leading ERP system helps improve operations, while seamlessly linking
GRAND RAPIDS ? Internet advertising agency Adtegrity.com said a weak fourth quarter depressed both net profits and revenues for the full year ended Dec. 31. Adtegrity's audited full-year results included net income of $139,415 on net revenues of $11.38 million, compared with net income of $251,371 on total net revenues of $15.7 million in 2008.
ANN ARBOR - The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business announced Thursday the winners of its 2009-2010 business plan competitions - Michigan Business Challenge awards and Eugene Applebaum Dare to Dream Grants. Award winners and grant recipients receive funding totaling nearly $100,000