LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan says that gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer?s proposal to broaden the base of Michigan's Corporate Income Tax takes Michigan in the wrong direction and would hurt the economic recovery of the state?s entrepreneurs. ?I am aghast that candidate Schauer suggests rolling back business tax reform and returning the
DETROIT - There was a popular TV commercial back in the 1990s that featured two security guards on patrol in a scary cement tunnel. Cue the sound of running footsteps and the dramatic chase music as our guys desperately pursue an unknown intruder through the tunnel. Then they stop, a look of satisfaction spreads across
MARQUETTE - It?s old news that open-source 3D printing is cheaper than conventional manufacturing, not to mention greener and incredibly useful for making everything from lab equipment to chess pieces. Now it?s time to add another star to the 3D printing constellation. It may help lift some of the world?s most destitute people from poverty
KANSAS CITY - Last week, the SBA Office of Advocacy released a study on the issue of women involved in entrepreneurial activity in science, technology, engineering and math fields. It found that across all STEM fields, female PhDs have lower rates of patenting and entrepreneurship than do male PhDs (5.4 percent versus 7 percent and
DETROIT ? The College of Creative Studies hosted an all-night Hackathon this week, kicking off the Meeting of the Minds conference focused on urban sustainability and technology. The winning team earned $5,000. The event was sponsored by Qualcomm and encouraged developers to arrive Tuesday night and develop a product by Wednesday morning. The five teams
ANN ARBOR - The last month has been extremely busy as we put the final planning touches to the 2014 MichBio Expo & Conference and prepared the next issue of BioMatters? more on that later. In late August I visited Thermo Fisher Immunodiagnostics (i.e., Phadia U.S.) in Portage and met with the Medical Director, Rob
SAN FRANCISCO - We're one step closer to creating the Ansible communicator in "Ender's Game," the warp drive envisioned by Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre and a "Star Trek"-style Transporter. Or we can at least keep thinking that while scientists do the hard, incremental physics required to keep us dreaming of those kinds of future advancements.
DETROIT - Over the years, Detroit has held many titles and nicknames, many of them negative - which is why, as the city works to reinvent itself, one local woman is on a mission to crown it the "Little Free Library capital of the world." Kim Kozlowski wants to raise enough money over the next
ANN ARBOR - The use of non-compete agreements in employment contracts from the chief executive to the middle manager is on the rise, but is that good or bad for competition and innovation? That depends on who's signing them and why, according to research by Norman Bishara, associate professor of business law. "We're seeing companies
BIRMINGHAM - As summer is drawing to an end many IT security professionals are returning to their desks after vacations and trips to drop freshmen off at their new schools. A quick check of emails, Twitter, Facebook, and news sites will reveal that insecurity never sleeps nor vacations. A quick recap: Celebrity Photo Leaks. There