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Jackson Credit Union, Foundation, Hospital Give $100K To Business Incubator Focused On Social Equity

JACKSON—The Michigan Credit Union Foundation, True Community Credit Union, and Henry Ford Allegiance Health have jointly donated $100,000 to The Launch Pad, a mixed-use business incubator program in Jackson. The Launch Pad encourages the formation of local, neighborhood, and service-based businesses, and provides resources, education, and space to serve underserved and underrepresented communities in business.

By |2021-08-08T13:47:55-04:00August 8th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Conquer Accelerator Selects Six Startups for 2021 Cohort

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Conquer Accelerator announces its sixth season and summer 2021 cohort. The 10-week accelerator welcomes six selected teams to its East Lansing program: CrossBraining, Frizzmo, Nickels, Rebound AI, SafetySit, and Tandem. “We’re proud of what we’ve built over the last five years at Conquer Accelerator and we’re only getting better,” said Thomas Stewart, Conquer Accelerator Program

By |2021-06-22T17:02:09-04:00June 22nd, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|
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West Michigan Food Processing Incubator Opens In Muskegon

MUSKEGON — An 8,000-square-foot food processing business incubator in Muskegon is now open and accepting new tenants. Last Friday, Greater Muskegon Economic Development and the West Michigan Food Processing Association announced that the new Food, Agriculture, Research Manufacturing (FARM) Center is officially open on the campus of Muskegon Community College. The facility includes flexible manufacturing space for commercial

By |2021-03-25T21:19:14-04:00March 25th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|
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Continental Business Incubator Produces First Spinout – Door Lock Passive Bolt

AUBURN HILLS — Continental Automotive, the Auburn Hills-based U.S. subsidiary of the German auto supplier Contnental AG, announced that its Co-pace business incubator has produced its first spinout company, a door lock manufacturer called PassiveBolt. The auto supplier said the new company, to be based in Ann Arbor, will bring automotive grade touch technology to

By |2019-03-13T13:31:52-04:00March 13th, 2019|Auto Tech, ESD|
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Lee Gaddis Tells The Story of Gaddis Gaming

ROYAL OAK - Lee Gaddis, founder of Gaddis Gaming incubating at the new Centrepolis at Lawrence Technological University, says he is dedicated to bringing new and exciting products to the leisure and entertainment industry. Gaddis specializes in manufacturing table top game related products that will enhance the social game playing experience both at home or

By |2018-12-20T12:13:57-05:00December 20th, 2018|ESD, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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FinTech Consortium To Open Hub, Incubator In Downtown Detroit

DETROIT - FinTech Consortium Tuesday announced it will open Detroit FinTech Bay, its flagship North American FinTech hub and incubator, located in a renovated former bank building in the heart of Detroit’s central business district. Rick Frisbie has been named chairman of its North American operations. Frisbie is the former chairman of RobustWealth, a FinTech

By |2018-07-17T21:15:51-04:00July 17th, 2018|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Mobility Startups Join U-M Incubator To Pilot Autonomous, Connected Vehicle Innovations

ANN ARBOR - Five companies from across the country will test and develop mobility solutions with University of Michigan students as a part of U-M's TechLab at Mcity. TechLab is managed by U-M's Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with Mcity, a public-private partnership led by U-M to accelerate advanced mobility vehicles and technologies. Unlike traditional

By |2017-10-12T20:11:07-04:00October 12th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, IoT|
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MadDog Technology Transforming Pontiac Into A Hub For Software Development

ROYAL OAK - Tech248 Director Greg Doyle interviews Mark Hillman, co-founder of MadDog Technology, one of the members of a group that represents 1000 companies. MadDog is in the historic Riker Building in downtown Pontiac, creating a world-class tech space, Hillman said. MadDog incubates and invests in software companies, some eight and counting. Former Compuware

By |2017-04-10T20:38:27-04:00April 10th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Michigan Strategic Fund Funds Flint Business Incubator, Factories In Grand Rapids, Port Huron

LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved three grants to create a new business incubator in Flint and build new manufacturing plants in the Grand Rapids area and Port Huron. The MSF will provide a $286,000 performance-based grant to Siliconature Corp., and a $496,000 performance-based grant to HP Pelzer Automotive Systems Inc. Funds are

By |2017-03-30T21:33:44-04:00March 30th, 2017|ESD|
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Great Lakes Ag-Tech Business Incubator Now Called ACRE AgTech

WEST OLIVE – The Great Lakes Ag-Tech Business Incubator is now known as ACRE AgTech, but it will continue its work to connect, develop and cultivate agriculture technology innovations, either into new businesses or commercializing them in partnership with established entities. ACRE connects entrepreneurs with the resources they need to succeed, furthering the cultivation of emerging

By |2017-02-16T17:20:07-05:00February 16th, 2017|New Products / Contracts|
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