GRAND RAPIDS - Keith Brophy, who had served as State Director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center for the past three years has resigned to return to the private sector to pursue health tech. His resignation was effective March 8. Ed Garner, the West Michigan SBDC Regional Director, has assumed the role of Interim
ROYAL OAK - Where are we headed in terms of small business development in the year 2030? The Michigan Small Business Development Center is working on that in its 2030 plan. How does drone technology impact business. Autonomous Vehicles. Cybersecurity. Artificial Intelligence all are under review by the MISBC. Jennifer Deamud, Associate State Director of
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Feb. 26, the Michigan Small Business Development Center will feature one of its clients. Enrico Schaefer will update drone law and trends. Melih Oztalay will introduce a conquest auto sales program that combines technology with social media marketing. And Warner Norcross + Judd LLP Attorney John Muhs will talk
ROYAL OAK - On the Michigan Small Business Development Center segment of M2 TechCast, CEO Keith Brophy interviews Andrew Agbay, founder and President of Decypher Corp of Berkley, Michigan, helping businesses transition from manual reporting to automated, meaningful reports. In the interview, Agbay answers these questions: What Decypher Corp does, and what makes his business
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Jan. 29, cybersecurity expert Caston Thomas, CEO and founder of InterWorks Technology, will talk about cybersecurity threats to the Internet of Things. Michigan Small Business Development Director Keith Brophy will interview an entrepreneur helped by his SBA-backed program. Managed Service Provider Rick Beckers, CEO of CloudTech1, will announce
ROYAL OAK - Skypersonic is a Rochester-based research and design engineering company providing autonomous systems and vehicle technology services as well as real-time location systems for various industries, including its Skycopter drone for indoor use for commercial, industrial and civil purposes. CEO Giuseppe Santangelo talks about his company and drone products in this segment of
LANSING - Nov. 15 is the deadline to apply for the 2018 Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards that will be awarded next May at a gala held at the Lansing Center. You may nominate a company for the following categories: Michigan 50 Companies To Watch Michigan 50 Alumni Awards Small Business Innovation Award. The 2018 Michigan Celebrates
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Oct. 30, Supported Intelligence CEO Patrick Anderson will discuss how his company has partnered with a team of University of Michigan engineering students to research and prototype an innovative application for use with connected vehicles. Keith Brophy will interview a client of the Michigan Small Business Development Center.
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Sept. 25, Mike Casewell, CEO of Roasting Plant, will discuss his string of coffee shops in Michigan that roast and brew fresh coffee using his patented technology. TechStak’s Nicole Pasuit will probe Technology and Customer experience with a couple of TechStak members. Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan
ROYAL OAK - Paul McCown, the Chief Financial Officer for Dataspeed, is one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch winners this year. He will receive his award Thursday night at the gala in Lansing. Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center, interviews McCown - along with M2 TechCast Co-Hosts Mike
