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Beringea Offers Start-Up Business Advice April 12 At Wayne State’s TechTown

DETROIT - Do you have a business idea or start-up that you'd like to get feedback on from a venture capital company for possible funding? Farmington Hills-based Beringea, Michigan?s largest VC firm, will be holding its ?Office Hours? open pitch program in Detroit on Tuesday, April 12. Beringea is inviting entrepreneurs at all stages looking

By |2011-04-07T00:00:00-04:00April 7th, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

HBO Series Hung Gets $1.06 Million Grant From Film Incentive Program

LANSING - "Hung," the HBO television series, will continue to shoot in suburban Detroit and has been awarded a $1.06 million grant from the state under its revised film incentive program, the Film Office announced Tuesday. The grant was based on $2.65 million in projected in-state expenditures. "Over the past three years, we have developed

By |2011-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Central Michigan Students To Split $45,000 Friday in New Venture Competition

MOUNT PLEASANT - This Friday, $45,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the Central Michigan University student teams who submit the top three winning business concepts in the New Venture Competition. 24 teams are participating in the competition, which began last October. The students, from multiple academic disciplines, will present their business plans to

By |2011-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Simple, Fair, Efficient Describes Gov. Snyder’s Economic Gardening Efforts

SOUTHFIELD ? Gov. Rick Snyder's three words for reinventing Michigan are "Simple, Fair and Efficient," Michael Finney, president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., told about 60 people attending the TiE Detroit monthly meeting Tuesday night at the Southfield Westin. He calls it open source economic development. ?Results over bureaucracy, rejecting partisanship,? Finney

By |2011-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2011|Archive, TiE Detroit|

Gov. Snyder To Keynote SBAM June 23 Annual Meeting

LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan's June 23 Annual Meeting and Networking Luncheon at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing features a keynote address by Gov. Rick Snyder. The program, which begins at 11:30 am, also includes recognition of the 2011 Small Business Innovation of the Year, Legislator of the

By |2011-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Borders To Move Headquarters From Ann Arbor To Greater Metro Detroit

ANN ARBOR - The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Borders would move its headquarters to "cheaper office space in the greater Detroit metro area." The company is believed to have about 550 workers at its headquarters in Ann Arbor, down from about 1,800 several years ago. The decision comes after Borders' chief financial officer,

By |2011-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|