LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation this week awarded Biotechnology Business Consultants, Automation Alley, Michigan Tech Enterprise Corporation SmartZone, and the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest each a $500,000 grant to help support the critical business services the organizations provide to technology entrepreneurs and companies in Michigan. Each group will use the grant to help
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Friday announced it has awarded Kettering University, Wayne State University Research and Tech Park (TechTown), Ann Arbor SPARK, Oakland University and the Michigan Research Institute each a $250,000 grant to support their business incubators. The funding was appropriated by the Legislature and approved by the Michigan Strategic Fund.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google is in "late stage" talks to acquire microblogging service Twitter, according to a report on Thursday on TechCrunch citing two unnamed sources. All Things Digital's Kara Swisher, however, on Friday said the report isn't true, also citing unnamed sources and saying the companies have only been in product-related discussions, CNET
DETROIT - TechTown's hosting an open house for entrepreneurs in Southeast Michigan on April 29 to showcase SmartStart, a new accelerator program for startups with unique business models. Many people are thinking about starting their own business these days but mistakenly think they don't have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. SmartStart can give
TROY - After a phenomenally successful year of matching up-and-coming technology professionals with mentors such as Phil Bertolini, CIO, Oakland County, Ruthanne Largent, Director IT MGM Grand, Detroit and Paul Peabody, VP, CIO, William Beaumont Hospital, Midwest Technology Leaders and ConnecTech have launched the next group of mentors and mentees. The Mentoring Program pairs today's
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative's fifth annual Life Science Business Showcase on April 23 will feature more than 30 life science and medical device companies, inventors and entrepreneurs from across the region, exhibiting their innovation and successes in the life science industry. Registration deadline is April 17. No other event
TROY - The Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan forum on April 9 will feature presentations by emerging companies selected by a panel of the group's business leaders and investors. EISEM is a series of programs that works to highlight entrepreneurs and their businesses and further develop their message to reach customers and investors. Keynote Speaker:
TROY - Midwest Technology Leaders is asking for nominations for the 2009 Midwest Collaboration Award, created in 2005 to identify, create, support and honor impacting partnerships between Midwest companies and local individuals or groups benefiting the technology community. Information technology is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Midwest economy. As the regional economy
ANN ARBOR - Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest set a record on March 30 when 170 teams applied to compete in the spring 2009 business-plan writing contest. The previous mark was 111 applications set in in winter 2008. GLEQ also heard on this week that the Michigan Economic Development Corp. will provide the contest with two
LANSING - GM could be split into two companies, says a report from Reuters. A new legal entity would be formed that contains all the company's profitable operations, like Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC and Buick. And a so called "old" GM would retain all the company's money losing operations, like Hummer and Saturn. The old GM