DETROIT - Entrepreneurs Organization, a global community of founders that helps entrepreneurs tap into the minds, resources, and insights needed to scale, gets a new leader in July when local entrepreneur April Clarke founder of Xpress Transportation takes over for Bob Kuehne of Blue Newt Software in Ann Arbor. Clarke says the program is great for
GRAND RAPIDS - Every budding entrepreneur comes up against the issue of financing. It isn’t easy to fund new and unproven ideas. But one aspiring business woman had the unusual opportunity of pitching her idea on national television. The popular show “Shark Tank” recently featured Sara Moylan of Grand Rapids, founder of Shefit. Shark Tank,
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.
SOUTHFIELD - The Diva Tech Talk team is excited to share our interview with Deb Swink, Vice President for CSI Leasing, an equipment leasing corporation with 70 offices worldwide, and leasing operations in 36 countries. Deb has had a long and successful career in the male-dominated field of information technology leasing. To listen, click on http://www.divatechtalk.com/blog/ep18
DETROIT - It’s that time of year already! Lots of applications are opening up for summer accelerator programs. Techstars Mobility in Detroit is open now for their next summer class of tech startups. The Techstars Mobility program is specifically seeking entrepreneurs with an idea to innovate in transportation, though they define mobility broadly seeking new
DETROIT - Calling all entrepreneurs. If you’re an early stage company preparing for an accelerator or getting ready to raise money, then this might be a great opportunity for you. Startup Next is a free, five week mentoring program created by Techstars aiming to help companies prepare for entering an accelerator program. Application deadline is Jan. 10.
DETROIT - Magna International Inc. is teaming up with Techstars Mobility of Detroit and IncWell venture capital of Birmingham to select 15 startup companies to participate in a Pitch Day on January 7th at CES 2016. Startups who are selected will have an opportunity to pitch their company before the panel of judges from the
DETROIT - It’s almost that time of year, where entrepreneurs all around the world network and celebrate together. There’s often not much planned in our Metro Detroit area, so it’s great to see this upcoming event being held at the Palace of Auburn Hills in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015. The event aims to bring
DETROIT - Startup Weekend, the popular weekend long event for starting a company, is back to Detroit but this time for a much younger crowd. Youth can come and join in on the fun for a very special Digital Innovation Competition for Kids. Startup Weekend Detroit – Youth is coming to Ford Field November 6-8, 2015
