ANN ARBOR - At this forum you will learn about personality traits that impact entrepreneurialism, create a marketing plan for your business, learn about legal, accounting, franchises, business plans and financing options. You will receive one on one counseling with a business expert and have an opportunity to get advice from a variety of business
DETROIT - CEOs of small businesses are encouraged to participate in a nationally recognized program designed to assist growth in 2nd Stage businesses. The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center will present Venture Forward, starting January 20, 2012, at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, to help the existing business owners looking to grow. Venture Forward
SAN FRANCISCO - Even potential data security breaches must be disclosed by U.S. companies in some circumstances, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced. The move by the SEC is likely to shed more light on how publicly-traded companies are grappling with cybersecurity problems -- especially because the agency's ruling says that disclosure is needed when
DETROIT - Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association, announced the winners of its 11th Annual Awards Gala at the MGM Grand Detroit on Friday. Receiving Automation Alley's newest award, "Global Trader of the Year," was The Wireless Source of Bloomfield Hills. Founded in 1999, The Wireless Source provides trade-in and recycling programs for mobile
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan plans to have about 1,700 employees at the ex-Pfizer site in northern Ann Arbor by the end of 2012, according to projections reported by AnnArbor.Com. David Canter, who led the Pfizer site in northern Ann Arbor when the global pharmaceutical company owned it, is executive director of the
DETROIT - Detroit business owners will have a unique advantage entering the global marketplace as the result of a newly established partnership between Wayne State University's TechTown and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). Local entrepreneurs can access the services and financial assistance products of Ex-Im Bank, as well as a variety
SAN FRANCISCO - Looks like a legitimate Netflix app, but it's not. There's an Android app circulating that looks very much like the real Netflix mobile app, but it's actually a Trojan that steals account information. The fake app, which was found on an online user forum, sends the user's log-in information to a remote
MIDLAND - The MidMichigan Innovation Center will host its third annual IP Goola Affair where it provides an update on latest issues in Intellectual Property for entrepreneurs on Halloween morning. This year, just in time for the event, the President signed into law the most sweeping changes in patent law in the US in history.
TROY ? Walsh College is hosting its fifth annual BusinessLIVE conference October 20 at the Troy campus from and features 10 break-out sessions plus a Kick-Off Keynote Michigan Business Success Story: George W. Auch Company. Auch President Vince DeLeonardis will discuss the 100-year-old family business culture and employee ownership. Tickets are $50. Exhibit space is
LANSING - There was no decision to re-refer legislation authorizing a new bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, on Thursday, but Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville raised the specter of adding a constitutional amendment to the debate. In a radio interview with Frank Beckmann on WJR-AM, Mr. Richardville (R-Monroe) said the Legislature could act