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Michigan Mobile Musings: A Vision For STEM In Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan seems to have the necessary components to be the world leader in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math as a result of our strong talent, educational institutions and industry. Michigan’s labor supply is strong with 16.7 percent of all degrees completed are STEM degrees, which is slightly higher than the national average

By |2016-09-07T16:25:15-04:00September 7th, 2016|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

MTAM Talent Exchange, Powered by WorkFountain

GRAND RAPIDS - WorkFountain is a proven web-based talent matching tool that addresses the unique recruiting needs of the small to mid-sized business community. The system is simple and it works. WorkFountain guides employers through an easy posting process and intelligently sorts through tens of thousands of profiles to instantly provide employers with pre-selected candidates

By |2016-09-07T16:25:16-04:00September 7th, 2016|Connected Tech, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Mobile Michigan Musings: MTAM Talent Exchange, Powered By WorkFountain

GRAND RAPIDS - WorkFountain is a proven web-based talent matching tool that addresses the unique recruiting needs of the small to mid-sized business community. The system is simple and it works. WorkFountain guides employers through an easy posting process and intelligently sorts through tens of thousands of profiles to instantly provide employers with pre-selected candidates

By |2016-08-28T17:25:14-04:00August 28th, 2016|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Michigan Mobile Musings: Pokémon GO- Risks And Opportunities

GRAND RAPIDS - The Pokémon GO phenomenon is causing businesses in many industries to see new opportunities. In case you've not heard, since its debut this augmented reality game has dominated gaming charts in the US and caused disruption in communities and businesses worldwide! Millions of users have downloaded the game. According to several reports,

By |2016-08-03T15:27:14-04:00August 3rd, 2016|Connected Tech, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Michigan Mobile Musings: What Consumers Want From Automotive

GRAND RAPIDS - The automotive industry is rapidly changing, but is it in a way that consumers want. Michigan firm Jacobs Media has for years been doing research to find out, and their sister firm, jacAPPS, an app development firm (and MTAM member) puts that research to work in the apps it developers for its

By |2016-07-20T12:54:08-04:00July 20th, 2016|Featured, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Michigan Mobile Musings: Boot Camp for Non-Tech Entrepreneurs -SBDC-West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS - The use of Mobile/Wireless technologies are fast becoming a critical element in the growth and productivity of companies in every industry. Often there are entrepreneurs with exciting ideas of ways that they can use these technologies to facilitate growth for their firm or serve their customers more effectively, but they don't know

Mobile Michigan Musings: The Detroit Iron Yard- Talent Solution-Demo Day

GRAND RAPIDS - The Iron Yard was launched in 2012, and became the largest code school in the country two years later, operating in 22 locations, including a first international location in London, England, to help solve and create real, lasting change for people, companies and communities through technology education. The Iron Yard executives believe that passionate, talented people who love what they do will create and sustain great families,

By |2016-06-29T11:19:23-04:00June 29th, 2016|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Cloudtech1- Cost Effective IT Management Solution

GRAND RAPIDS - More industries and businesses are turning to cloud computing technology as an efficient way to improve quality services due to its capability of reducing overhead costs, downtime and its ability to automate infrastructure of deployment, as well as the advantages of high-computing power. Melissa Birnie interviews Rick Beckers, President of Cloudtech1, a Rochester Hills

By |2016-06-21T19:55:18-04:00June 21st, 2016|Connected Tech, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

Are You Ready for Connectivity Revolution?

GRAND RAPIDS - According to networking giant Cisco Systems Inc., Intel Corp, and a variety of industry analysts; growth of connectivity thru the use of Internet of Things devices will range anywhere from 26 billion to 100 billion by 2020. As our world becomes increasingly more connected, business owners and consumers will need to shift

By |2016-06-12T19:39:12-04:00June 12th, 2016|Featured, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

A Boot Camp For Non-Tech Entrepreneurs In Washtenaw County

A Boot Camp For Non-Tech Entrepreneurs In Washtenaw County GRAND RAPIDS - The use of Mobile/Wireless technologies are fast becoming a critical element in the growth and productivity of companies in every industry. Often there are entrepreneurs with exciting ideas of ways that they can use these technologies to facilitate growth for their firm or

By |2016-05-22T19:36:18-04:00May 22nd, 2016|Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|