SOUTHFIELD - The Great Lakes Chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum, the Great Lakes Entrepreneurs' Quest, and TiE Detroit brings you the 2010-2011 Savvy Entrepreneur series. The series provides early to mid-stage technology entrepreneurs with guidance on key topics that all startups must navigate to realize success. Bring your best questions and thorniest challenges to
REDMOND, Wa. - With court backing and a novel use of a civil procedure, Microsoft appears to be close to obliterating the Waledac spam botnet, changing the way online criminal operations are defeated. A magistrate judge in federal court in Virginia is expected to recommend within days that the judge hearing Microsoft's case grant a
GRAND RAPIDS ? Dematic is offering a series of Warehouse Logistics Conferences focused on the operation and maintenance of material handling systems in the warehouse and distribution center. The conference will offer presentations on how to improve the performance of automated/mechanized material handling technology, controls and software, as well as increase warehouse operational performance and
ANN ARBOR - The Association for Women in Computing-Ann Arbor on Sept. 14 will take a look at pair programming, an agile software development technique in which two programmers work together at one work station. The presenters are Kealy Opelt & Ted Layher of Menlo Innovations. Many agile programmers see pair programming as too hard
DETROIT - The Renaissance Venture Capital Fund, Michigan's venture capital fund-of-funds, has closed its first fund, nearly $50 million in investments, making it the largest privately funded regional VC fund of funds in the country. "The vision of the Renaissance Venture Capital Fund was to strengthen and bring together the state's venture capital, business, industrial
ANN ARBOR - Republican Rick Snyder spent $7.6 million to win his party's gubernatorial primary, and Democrat Virg Bernero has the public funding system to thank for his campaign avoiding serious money troubles. Snyder reported $504,668 on hand as of August 23, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday reflecting through that date. But Snyder
EAST LANSING ? Another poll of Michigan voters released Tuesday shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder leading Democrat challenger Virg Bernero by nearly 2-to-1. The poll of 600 likely voters by Mitchell Research & Communication of East Lansing found Snyder ahead among men (61%-23%), women (46%-28%) and independents (54%-13%). It was conducted August 25-29, and
DETROIT ? Wayne State University and TechTown, its business incubator, are hosting for the sixth year the E2 Detroit networking event. This year's theme is The Lean Launch: Creating a Business in a Down Economy. The all-day event will bring together entrepreneurs, business leaders, authors, investors and others for networking. Keynote speakers and workshops will
ANN ARBOR - Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing (LA2M) has released its official Fall speaker lineup, and with a wide range of topics relating to digital and interactive marketing, it's gearing up to be a dynamic season. The LA2M Fall series kicks off, Wednesday, September 8th, with an Internet marketing theme that looks at Facebook Advertising,
NEW YORK - A new August online survey conducted by Harris Interactive (in the U.S.) and Opinion Matters (in the UK) detailing workers' views on work email leads to a conclusion that the typical 9-5 work day no longer exists as workers in America and the U.K. regularly check email outside of normal business hours,