BIRMINGHAM - CFO Services International President Pietro Sarcina has been named president of Great Lakes Angels. David Weaver will remain as Chairman and Founder. CFO Services provides advisory services, including strategic, commercial and business planning, formation of companies and business structures, origination and structuring of financial transactions, M&A due diligence, internal controls, and CFO
DETROIT - Linda Mitchell, Dir. of Cloud Sales and Devices, Microsoft Heartland Division and MCWT VP of Programs introduced two of the recent scholarship winners, Emily Morningstar and Tonya Thomas. Linda also talked about the wide range of MCWT programs like GET-IT programs in high school and annualCamp Infinity to encourage young women of all
DETROIT - TheMichigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation celebrated a decade of providing scholarships to technology-oriented women at its annual Scholarship Recognition and Partner Awards event on May 21. The nonprofit awarded a record 22 women with scholarships and laptops this year. The evening was made possible by a strong network of partner companies
DETROIT - By day Jay Aho is Senior Manager, Data Analytics and Business Intelligence at Delphi; but he also has another very important job: role model and mentor for his daughter Xara (Ha-ra) who is entering the 6th grade. This year she participated in Camp Infinity which was held on the University of Detroit Mercy
DETROIT - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan is interviewed by Foster Braun from the Michigan Renewable Energy Fair. He also discusses a beta test for a new cloud-based video collaboration product called VideoMeeting. To listen, click on http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/MiTechNews-6.26.15.mp3
FERNDALE - We're being joined live in-studio tonight by some great guests for episode 98 of our weekly live podcast. Hatch Detroit joins us for the third year in a row to talk about their awesome contest for entrepreneurs in the city, and we've also got Rocket Fiber coming in to talk about their plans
ANN ARBOR - Customers are less satisfied with fast food as their discretionary income improves and preferences shift in favor of quality over price, according to new data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Customer satisfaction with full-service restaurants holds steady at 82 on ACSI's 100-point scale, while fast food restaurants fall 3.8 percent
CHICAGO - As Michigan develops its state energy policy and waits for the federal Clean Power Plan carbon standards to be finalized later this summer, a new report from the national nonpartisan business group Environmental Entrepreneurs shows that the state ranked No. 5 in the nation in clean energy and clean transportation job announcements in
DETROIT - General Motors CEO Mary Barra joined 150 other Kettering University alumni, all GM employees, gathered for a special reception at the Renaissance Center in Detroit to celebrate and support a new scholarship fund for Kettering students on June 25. The General Motors Legacy Endowment at Kettering University is designed to provide scholarship
DETROIT - Well, we all know "instant success on social media is an oxymoron. However, there are certainly a few things you can do to take your business to the next level using the social network that is hotter than a Michigan summer - Instagram. Want to get Instagram instantly working better for your business?