mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

Buttons2Button’s Gina Adams On Crowd Funding Campaign

ROYAL OAK -Gina Adams, Co-Founder of Buttons2Button, magnetic button covers to help people with disabilities become more self sufficient, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to expand her fledgling operations. She is getting coaching for his business from Lawrence Technological University's Centropolis Accelerator. https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e171-buttons2buttons-gina-adams-on-crowd-funding-campaign

By |2024-04-04T14:16:18-04:00June 1st, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Pingree Detroit CEO Jarett Schlaff On His Custom Leather Goods Shop

ROYAL OAK - Jarett Schlaff, CEO of Pingree Detroit, will talk about his custom leather goods business that works with veterans. Schlaff is getting coaching for his business from Lawrence Technological University's Centropolis Accelerator. https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e171-pingree-detroit

By |2024-04-04T14:16:20-04:00June 1st, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

PlanetM’s Amanda Roraff Talks Hardware Summit

ROYAL OAK - Amanda Roraff, Operations Manager for PlanetM, discusses the Hardware Tech Summit that will be held June 19 during Detroit Startup by Lawrence Technological University's Centropolis Accelerator. The Summit well be held at Detroit Velodrome. https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e171-planetms-amanda-roroff-talks-hardware-summit

By |2024-04-04T14:16:21-04:00June 1st, 2019|ESD, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Carpooling Scoop Technologies Partners With Bedrock In Detroit

DETROIT – Carpooling company Scoop Technologies on Wednesday announced a partnership with Bedrock to bring its services to Detroit. Scoop will be added to Bedrock’s growing alternative mobility initiatives, including its May Mobility autonomous shuttle route and Luum, a mobility management software provider powering Bedrock’s commuter benefit and incentives program. Scoop will immediately be available

By |2019-05-22T10:48:30-04:00May 22nd, 2019|Auto Tech, New Products / Contracts|

M2 Techcast Internet Radio Evolves Into Internet TV In July

ANN ARBOR - MITechNews is adding a live Internet TV show in July, as the weekly M2 Techcast on the PodcastDetroit Network evolves from audio to video. M2 Techcast, which airs live on Monday from 2 to 3 pm, will retain the same format, with four segments featuring interviews with Michigan’s top technology, and business

By |2019-05-22T08:14:35-04:00May 21st, 2019|Featured, IoT|

Centrepolis Accelerator’s Pingree Detroit, Hardware Tech Summit, Tech248, ButtonsToButton Kickstarter Campaign

ROYAL OAK – Jerrett Schlaff, CEO of Pingree Detroit, will talk about his custom leather goods business that works with veterans.  Amanda Roraff, Operations Manager for PlanetM, discusses the Hardware Tech Summit that will be held June 19 during Detroit Startup at LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator. Greg Doyle, Manager of Tech248, outlines the future of the Oakland County

By |2024-04-04T14:16:22-04:00May 19th, 2019|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, Podcasts (TechTown)|

MTEC Hosts SmartStart Classes For Startup Entrepreneurs

HOUGHTON – MTEC SmartZone will be holding another series of SmartStart classes starting June 5, an MTEC program that is designed to educate and guide entrepreneurs through the process of validating and growing their business idea. SmartStart includes six separate class sessions over the course of a six to the seven-week timeframe where participants develop

By |2019-05-19T15:56:56-04:00May 19th, 2019|New Products / Contracts|

StartupMichigan.Tech: One-Stop Shopping For Entrepreneurial Michigan

DETROIT – The Michigan entrepreneurial ecosystem has come a long ways in the past couple of decades, but it was still missing a key piece, a platform to showcase startups, connections to funders and tech hubs. On May 20, the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator will takes the wraps off StartupMichigan.Tech, what Chris Rizik CEO and

By |2024-04-04T14:16:24-04:00May 17th, 2019|Entrepreneur, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|