DETROIT - Blogger turned entrepreneur Amanda Lewan announced this week that she has signed a lease for the fourth floor of the Julian C. Madison Building in downtown Detroit to handle demand for her co-working space. The new lease adds 3,000 square feet, bringing the capacity to near 10,000 square feet. Bamboo Detroit currently leases approximately 6,000
ROYAL OAK - Amanda Lewan, president of Bamboo Detroit, describes its new 6000 square foot location in downtown Detroit at the Julian C. Madison Building on Washington. It will include dedicated desks and private offices, plus a lot more space for start-ups to grow. It is expected to accommodate up to 300 entrepreneurs, up 161
ROYAL OAK - Amanda Lewan, co-founder of co-working space Bamboo Detroit, talks about her new “pop” up version in East Detroit in this episode of M2 TechCast. Bamboo East will exist until mid November inside MASH Detroit on the east side of Detroit, a three-month try out to judge how well it will be received
DETROIT - The Michigan Inventors Coalition is bringing back their 4th Annual Expo and Conference on Wednesday, September 7th. Each year the conference attracts inventors of all types, including makers and tech entrepreneurs, to learn how to refine and protect their inventions. There’s also a fun expo so you can show off your innovative products. Space
ROYAL OAK - Amanda Lewan, one of the three Diva Tech Talk podcasters, joins M2 Techcast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about her coverage of the Mackinac Policy Conference (she is editor of Michipreneur.Com) and some exciting news about her co-working space, Bamboo Detroit. It will be expanding soon. The Mackinac Policy
DETROIT - Techstars Mobility has announced their next class of tech startups aiming to disrupt the transportation space. Last year’s class included companies like SPLT who have expanded regionally and nationally, bringing ride sharing to corporations through their technology platform. The twelve startups in this year’s class will work intensively over the three-month program at Ford
DETROIT - Last year was the first year that FUEL: Detroit, a leadership conference led by entrepreneur and investor Josh Linkner, was hosted. We heard phenomenal feedback from entrepreneurs who attended. This year Fuel: Detroit is back on April 21st and has announced their featured speakers. Who’s going to be there to inspire you? Designer
DETROIT - Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? The sweetest holiday of the year is this weekend. We know our readers might be in need of some lovely inspiration in the form of locally made goods. So, we’ve curated a few Michigan made items we think will help inspire your holiday next week. Enjoy and remember
LANSING - Get your business plan ready to go! In Lansing, the Green Light Business plan Competition is now open. If you’re a venture that has been in existence for less than a year or a well-thought out business idea looking to get off the ground, then this might be a great competition for you.
FERNDALE - Two of the three Diva Tech Talk ladies joined M2 TechTalk co-hosts Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on the Jan. 4 show. Kathleen Norton-Schock and Amanda Lewan discussed the first 16 episodes during 2015 and where Diva Tech Talk is headed (hint national) this year. Matt and Mike also talk about the CES
