WASHINGTON DC - While a popular book once proclaimed that "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus," that's not really true when we're talking about entrepreneurs. A new Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy-sponsored report finds that men and women entrepreneurs share more similarities than differences. The study?s main conclusion is that, when other
LANSING ? Michigan legislation designed to help residents find and purchase health insurance through a state-created exchange is on its way to the House after the Senate unanimously approved the bills. The package of the three bills - SB 278 , SB 280 and SB 283 - would create Michigan Health Ensure Affordable and Reliable
AUBURN HILLS - Minority-owned businesses may prosper from a newly formed partnership between Osiris Innovations Group and the Mosaic Advantage Program ? strengthening a network of minority owned suppliers. Osiris provides on-demand supply and demand chain automation applications. Mosaic is a division of ASG Renaissance a professional services firm with offices in Farmington Hills. The
ANN ARBOR ? Earlier this week, a host of government and business officials decided the Connected Vehicle Proving Center, a showcase for testing and evaluating connected vehicle systems ? such as smart roads and telecom technologies. The CVPC, funded by the State of Michigan, has been created through a strategic alliance between the Center for
GRAND RAPIDS ? Phil Tepley, the Tech Team Coordinator for the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center, was named Michigan?s State Star Performer at the America?s Small Business Development Centers? 27th Annual Conference in Denver. This award is given to a single SBDC employee per state that is an exemplary performer who, because of
TROY - When people look at you, they see a Michigander. And when they look at us, they see the same. That's why, as part of our commitment to representing the best in technology talent across the state, we say yes as much as we can when it comes to honoring the requests of other
DETROIT - Jim Epolito, the president of the Michigan Economic Development Association, said Michigan's biggest problem these days is its bad attitude. With a ground breaking UAW-GM autoworker contract in hand, and a new Michigan state budget for the current fiscal year, the dark days are behind the state. Epolito made his remarks at the
PITTSBURGH - GSP Consulting provides this Congressional legislation update: The US House has passed legislation that would let Angel-funded companies apply for Small Business Innovation Research Grants from the federal government. Rich Overmoyer from GSP provides this news and more in this News Maker interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
DEARBORN ? Butzel Long will be hosting its 20th annual Labor and Employment Law Forum on Oct. 12 at the Dearborn Inn. Registration closes Oct. 8. The program, called Best Practices for the Changing Workplace, has been approved by the HRCI for 4.25 recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification. The Forum will
LANSING ? The State of Michigan won national recognition for three programs, including its Michigan.Gov web site, a two-year project that gave residents and businesses more online services and information. The awards came from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers. Other Michigan programs winning awards included: Data Center Migration: A project that consolidated