BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? Great Lakes Angels' November 8 monthly event will feature 10-minute elevator pitches by two Michigan technology companies seeking investors ? Jade Biomedical and RealKidz. The event will be held at a private venue in Detroit area. Specifics will be shared with those accredited investors that register early. Presenting companies include: JadeBioMed makes
ANN ARBOR - The Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest has moved back the Phase I registration deadline for its Business Plan Competition from October 31 to November 15 to give entrepreneurs more time to sign up. The submission deadline for a completed five-page executive summary by registered teams also has been moved back to December 14th.
GRAND RAPIDS ? David Brenner, former chairman of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest, has been appointed director of a new technology incubator under development by the University of Notre Dame, the City of South Bend and Project Future, the regional economic development organization. Brenner currently is founder and managing partner of IdeaWorks, a start-up incubator/accelerator
PORT HURON ? GLIMABluewater is hosting a hands-on, fun look at the latest and greatest digital cameras on Nov. 8. The event is sponsored by Best Buy. Those folks who attend will learn about digital cameras, how to take better photos and digital editing, all in time for Christmas. You need to RSVP by Nov.
TRAVERSE CITY ? GLIMANorthwest's annual Tech Show has been upgraded to Tech City, held in conjunction with Traverse City Chamber of Commerce's Business Expo Nov. 6 at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. Speakers from Google, Microsoft and the major technology companies in Traverse City will be giving educational presentations all day long. Segway personal
LANSING - Efforts to spin more businesses out of mid-Michigan's higher education institutions will be ramped up, thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The grant to the Prima Civitas Foundation will further efforts to improve the mid-Michigan economy. Specifically, it will support comprehensive benchmarking and best-practices identification among Michigan higher
TROY - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology provides leadership, mentoring, community outreach, professional development and networking to professional women within the Michigan technology community. Why Join MCWT? An MCWT membership offers you an investment in your future. Some of the benefits you can enjoy as a MCWT member include: Peer Networking Local Events
GRAND RAPIDS ? Internet Advertising Network specialist Adtegrity.Com cut its losses dramatically for the third quarter, but still posted another loss. The Pink Sheets traded stock reported a net loss of $986 on net revenues of $3.1 million for the third quarter, compared with a loss in the year ago third quarter of $63,200 on
GRAND RAPIDS ?The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center will be hosting several workshops through the end of the year designed to assess the needs of small business owners and equip them with the tools they need to not only start, but also successfully run their businesses. The workshops bring together several experienced business
ADELAIDE, Australia - The University of Michigan solar car team finished 7th in the World Solar Challenge after losing 10 racing hours to a race accident. Just seven kilometers into the Challenge, the U-M lead vehicle was cut off by the Stanford Solar Car Team and forced to break quickly. The U-M solar car, Continuum,