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Great Lakes Angels Hosts Pitch Night, Investing Overview Feb. 16

BIRMINGHAM ? The Great Lakes Angels Feb. 16 meeting will feature six exciting companies prior to a workshop called Overview of Angel Investing. Presenting companies include: AccuSuite (Ann Arbor, MI) is a seed stage startup developing a Cloud 2.0 business management suite (ERP, CRM, ecommerce) for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). By taking full advantage

By |2015-01-26T00:00:00-05:00January 26th, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Detroit Chinese Business Association Hosts Chinese New Year Gala

DETROIT ? An estimated 400 business, community and government leaders will gather Feb. 27 at the Motor City Casino to ring in the Chinese Year of the Goat. Dignataries invited include Gov. Rick Snyder, and other prominent figures from Delta Airline, Yanfeng USA, General Motors, ZYNP Intl. and many more diversified companies. To purchase tickets,

By |2015-01-26T00:00:00-05:00January 26th, 2015|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Davenport University Offers Free Income Tax Preparation

GRAND RAPIDS - Student and faculty volunteers from Davenport University are trained and ready to kick off free income tax preparation sessions, available to low- and middle- income tax-filers (less than $58,000 in total family income) at locations across West Michigan. Every year, millions of dollars in tax refunds and credits go unclaimed by those

By |2015-01-26T00:00:00-05:00January 26th, 2015|Announcements/New Products, Archive|

Auto Industry Supports 7.25 Million Jobs, $500 Billion In Annual Payroll: Report

ANN ARBOR - A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research calculates the substantial economic contribution of the automotive industry to the national economy and the economies of all 50 states. Nationally, automakers, parts suppliers, and dealerships directly employ nearly 1.6 million workers and support a total of more than 7 million total jobs

By |2015-01-22T00:00:00-05:00January 22nd, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

I-Corps Applications Due Feb. 4 For Design Thinking Program

SOUTHFIELD - The application deadline is Feb. 4 for the next nine-week Michigan I-Corps@LTU program that helps designers, innovators, engineers and tinkerers move their business ideas from the drawing board to the marketplace. classes start Feb. 14 at Lawrence Technological University. This year?s program will emphasize Design Thinking, a product development process that goes through

By |2015-01-22T00:00:00-05:00January 22nd, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Michigan Entrepreneur Creates Data Rescue Software On Flash Drive

GROSSE POINTE PARK ? Former Detroit Regional Chamber CIO Hans Erickson knows all about disaster recovery. He also knows that the technology used by professionals like him required installation, configuration and was beyond the capabilities of the average computer user. Enter GEEPS, data rescue software for everyone pre-loaded on a flash drive. MITechNews.Com readers get

By |2015-01-22T00:00:00-05:00January 22nd, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

MITechNews.Com Readers Get 10 Percent Discount On GEEPs Data Recovery Software

GROSSE POINTE PARK ? Former Detroit Regional Chamber CIO Hans Erickson knows all about disaster recovery. He also knows that the technology used by professionals like him required installation, configuration and was beyond the capabilities of the average computer user. Enter GEEPS, data rescue software for everyone pre-loaded on a flash drive. MITechNews.Com readers get

By |2015-01-22T00:00:00-05:00January 22nd, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

ACE ’15 Features 8 Breakout Sessions To Nurture Entrepreneurs

LIVONIA - ACE ?15, Michigan?s 15th Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship event to be held January 29 at Burton Manor will feature eight breakout sessions designed to nurture Michigan?s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Through out the six hour event ACE?15 will provide access to many experts and resources. The eight breakout sessions include: Beyond the Idea: Funding Your

By |2015-01-22T00:00:00-05:00January 22nd, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|