TiE Detroit

TiEQuest Extends Deadline For Executive Summary To June 26

WIXOM ? TiE Detroit has extended the deadline for the TiEQuest 2011 Business Venture Competition by two weeks, until June 26. Final presentations and competition also has been extended by two weeks to July 30. TiEQuest is an initiative by the Global TiE organization to create and present a comprehensive framework for Business Venture Competitions

By |2011-06-14T00:00:00-04:00June 14th, 2011|Archive, TiE Detroit|

Simple, Fair, Efficient Describes Gov. Snyder’s Economic Gardening Efforts

SOUTHFIELD ? Gov. Rick Snyder's three words for reinventing Michigan are "Simple, Fair and Efficient," Michael Finney, president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., told about 60 people attending the TiE Detroit monthly meeting Tuesday night at the Southfield Westin. He calls it open source economic development. ?Results over bureaucracy, rejecting partisanship,? Finney

By |2011-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2011|Archive, TiE Detroit|

MEDC President Talks Open Source Econ Development At TiE-Detroit April 5

SOUTHFIELD ? TiE Detroit will host Michael Finney, the new President of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., on April 5 at the Westin Southfield where he will discuss Open Source Economic Development. At the evening event, Finney will discuss: His concept of "open source economic development"? Governor Snyder's structural change in MEGA Tax Breaks New

By |2011-03-21T00:00:00-04:00March 21st, 2011|Archive, TiE Detroit|

Message From TiE Detroit President Rupesh Srivastava

SOUTHFIELD - I am honored to have been afforded the opportunity to lead TiE Detroit, with the mission of promoting entrepreneurship, and to create a sustained economy. Michiganders know full well what this recovery will mean to the State of Michigan. The economic despair of 2010 was challenging to small entrepreneurs and huge corporations alike,

By |2011-02-13T00:00:00-05:00February 13th, 2011|Archive, TiE Detroit|

Srivastava Elected Next President Of TiE-Detroit

DETROIT ? Rupesh Srivastava, president and CEO of Youngsoft, on Saturday was elected the new president of TiE-Detroit. His term will start on Jan. 1, 2011. No other details were available as of Sunday night. TiE is a global, not-for-profit, non-political, and non-religious organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurs across its international network sponsored by top

By |2010-12-05T00:00:00-05:00December 5th, 2010|Archive, TiE Detroit|

Michigan Has Lost The Entrepreneurial Spirit – But Can Get It Back With Fixes

DEARBORN ? We've lost the entrepreneurial spirit in Michigan, warned David Egner, president and CEO of the Hudson Weber Foundation. But with a few policy changes, Michigan could lead the nation and the world out of the current economic malaise. Egner, speaking at the TiECon Midwest Conference, one of the state?s largest entrepreneurial gatherings, said

By |2010-11-03T00:00:00-04:00November 3rd, 2010|Archive, TiE Detroit|

Rishi Jaitly, Co-founder Of Michigan Corps, To Keynote At TiECon Midwest 2010

FARMINGTON HILLS - The Detroit chapter of TiE (Talent, Ideas, Enterprise) Thursday announced that Rishi Jaitly, founder and CEO of Michigan Corps, will deliver a keynote speech during President Reception on Octber 27 during a preview of TiECon Midwest 2010. "The idea behind Michigan Corps is to help Michigan rebound from its economic troubles by

By |2010-10-21T00:00:00-04:00October 21st, 2010|Archive, TiE Detroit|