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.

M2 TechCast: CloudTech1 University Debuts May 18 In Rochester Hills

FERNDALE - On May 18, Rick Beckers introduced CloudTech1 University, an evalution of the business he has been in for the past 35 years. He said he decided to create a university to evangelize cloud technology. The first session of CloudTech1 University meeting was at CloudTech1 in Rochester Hills. During the first session, the business

By |2016-05-20T18:54:07-04:00May 16th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Commercial Drone Operators Will Need Pilot Licenses

FERNDALE - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer updates what’s happening with drones - and there is a lot going on in the world of drones. The Federal Aviation Administration will be coming out with new regulations for commercial operators that will allow anyone to fly a drone if they have a drone pilot’s license. For

By |2016-05-18T09:11:46-04:00May 16th, 2016|Drones, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechCast: Naturalicious Founder Jimmere Builds $1 Million Hair Care Empire In 3 Years

FERNDALE - Gwen Jimmere of Naturalicious is the first African American woman in history to hold a U.S. patent for a natural hair care product - and Naturalicious in just three years has topped $1 million in annual sales. You can find her products at select Whole Foods stores and on Amazon. Jimmere developed her own

By |2016-05-16T22:04:02-04:00May 16th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Ann Arbor Maker Works Offers Variety Of Hands-On Maker Opportunities

Meetings at Maker Works Ann Arbor    ANN ARBOR - Whether you're a long-time member, a newcomer, or not a member at all, Maker Works hosts several different kinds of meetings in the shop regularly each month, and one of them could be just what you're looking for. From monthly maker-style show-and-tell, to robotics, to

By |2016-05-16T11:19:04-04:00May 16th, 2016|Maker MI, News|

Medical Main Street Event With Detroit Chinese Business Association May 20

TROY - Aimattech Consulting is supporting The Detroit Chinese Business Association along with Oakland County’s Medical Main Street initiative in hosting the highest level governmental delegation from Taizhou China Medical City on May 20. During the conference, DCBA will have a China FDA official to interpret Chinese drug application policy and the latest trends, to

By |2016-05-13T18:13:06-04:00May 13th, 2016|Life Sciences, News|

M2 TechCast: Woman-Owned AMI Strategies Celebrating Quarter Century In Business

FERNDALE - Kathleen Norton-Schock of Diva Tech Talk interviews long-time entrepreneur Jane Sydlowski, who started AMI Strategies a quarter century ago, quite a milestone, especially for a woman-owned, woman-founded technology company.  AMI is in the telecom expense monitoring business. AMI’s products and services include telecom invoice management, wireless help desk, energy invoice management, bill pay services

By |2016-05-13T17:46:02-04:00May 13th, 2016|Diva Tech Talk, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Michigan Growth Capital Symposium Announces Presenting Companies

ANN ARBOR - Thirty-six early-stage and growth companies representing life sciences, IT, and technology have been selected to pitch investors May 17-18 at the 35th Michigan Growth Capital Symposium at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti. The two-day event will host dozens of industry speakers, including keynote addresses from James Flynn, managing director of Deerfield Capital

By |2016-05-13T13:39:37-04:00May 13th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

M2 TechCast May 16: Red Level, Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance, Cybersecurity Update

FERNDALE - On M2 (Squared) TechCast Monday May 16, Red Level CEO David King will talk about the Novi company’s old technology spring cleaning event June 7, Matthew Felan President & CEO of the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance will talk about economic development in the Saginaw-Bay City region, then cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard

By |2016-05-13T13:09:07-04:00May 13th, 2016|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

App Development Bootcamp For Non-Techie Entrepreneurs June 2 In Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR  - If you are a non-technical entrepreneur, but you need to create a mobile App to drive traffic to your website, then you’re going to want to attend this bootcamp on June 2 that will provide you with “developer basics” so you understand app developers’ lingo and how to work with them. The

By |2016-05-13T10:15:16-04:00May 13th, 2016|Connected Tech, News|

What Should You Measure With Online Marketing?

FLINT - Online marketing has become a very sophisticated process in the last decade, with many new analytics and resources available to digital marketers. It now takes constant measuring, and that’s because of the high level of competition in the digital space. But there are ways to get a step up on the competition. It just takes a

By |2016-05-13T10:03:08-04:00May 13th, 2016|Small Business Association of Michigan|