Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
DETROIT - This week, we celebrated the winter 2025 graduates of Start Studio MVP during our Demo Day event, showcasing the innovative spirit and hard work that thrives in Detroit's tech community. We were thrilled to witness the remarkable achievements of our tech founders and the MVPs they diligently crafted over the past six weeks.
LANSING - Michigan Celebrates Small Business unveiled a range of accolades for small business owners throughout the state, including recognition for Michigan’s 50 Companies to Watch and the introduction of new categories specifically for microbusinesses and disability-owned businesses. Launched in 2004, the Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards have been celebrating and elevating Michigan small businesses
DETROIT - Executive Search Partners specializes in Information Technology searches in the United States and Canada. We have been recognized as one of the best Executive Recruiting Companies in North America. ESP focuses on Information Technology, Finance and Accounting, and Human Resources positions. Managing Partner Gary Erickson joins MITechTV with some news. ESP
DETROIT - Ally Charitable Foundation announced a $1 million commitment to Detroit's Strategic Neighborhood Fund (SNF), a partnership between the City of Detroit and Invest Detroit targeting 10 neighborhoods across the city. The grant is part of the third phase of SNF and aims to expand and build on the impact of the first two
DETROIT – Ally Charitable Foundation today announced a $1 million commitment to Detroit’s Strategic Neighborhood Fund, a partnership between the City of Detroit and Invest Detroit targeting 10 neighborhoods across the city. The grant is part of the third phase of SNF (SNF 3.0) and aims to expand and build on the impact of the
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - For 35 years, the Collegiate Inventors Competition has offered student innovators from across the country the opportunity to showcase their work and compete for top prizes. CIC has now opened the entry period for the 2025 competition. The National Inventors Hall of Fame, in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark
ANN ARBOR - Diane Durance has spent the past 20 years heading up entrepreneurial programs. Recently she took a new position as CEO of Headwaters North, the Sault Ste. Marie SmartZone. She's working to create a Blue Tech Hub across the Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan that includes Traverse City. Blue Tech focuses on innovations
MIDLAND– BlueWater Angels, a network of individuals and organizations from the Great Lakes Bay and mid-Michigan region focused on investing private capital in promising start-up companies, has selected Erin Strang to succeed long-time director, Leland Richards. Strang is an accomplished business development professional who joined the Central Michigan University Research Corporation (CMURC) in 2009 as Grant
ANN ARBOR - Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem scored a big win December 20 when the Michigan Senate approved the $60 Million Michigan Innovation Fund and the House passed the final bills in the R&D tax credit package. Joining MITech TV is Mike Flanagan, Vice President, Capital Programs, at Ann Arbor SPARK, and also Managing Member of
ANN ARBOR – Washtenaw Community College will offer a second cohort of its Tech Ecosystem Development Incubator program aimed at fostering innovation and empowering local entrepreneurs. The new session begins the week of January 27, 2025. Applications are open until January 6. This collaborative initiative, funded and supported by the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti SmartZone Local Development
