TROY - Join Automation Alley April 22 for an overview of the 21st Century Jobs Fund competition. This event will provide more information about the competition including the program's request for proposals, proposal due dates, peer review process, eligibility requirements, funding categories, evaluation criteria and other information for potential applicants. The briefing, which runs from
TROY - Automation Alley is working with the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center and the Edward Lowe Foundation to offer PeerSpectives CEO Roundtables, a new opportunity to CEOs, presidents or owners of growth-oriented businesses in Michigan. At a special demonstration April 16 of PeerSpectives, sponsored by Miller Canfield, prospective participants will watch a
TROY - Automation Alley, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce, is hosting a high-level business and government delegation from Sichuan, China, on April 3 that wants to meet with U.S. companies interested in selling their products into the China market or exploring joint-venture partnerships, technology licensing agreements, and collaborative R&D opportunities with leading
TROY - Automation Alley member companies on April 8 will expose emerging products and services in technology and how they are being used within organizations to impact the bottom line. This interactive case study will examine how companies are effectively streamlining their businesses by using web services to manage and integrate multiple disparate systems. Time:
TROY - Do you have the proper tools to adequately market and grow your business? If not, then attend the Technology Business Committee's new Marketing Mechanics Series. The series will provide attendees with the basic tools to construct an effective marketing plan, with a specific focus on marketing strategy, public relations, advertising and Internet marketing.
TROY ? John Bedz, formerly of Michigan Small Tech and "Small Times" magazine, has joined Automation Alley to improve the SBIR federal grants issued through the National Automotive Center. Bedz will work with TARDEC personnel within the NAC to analyze the SBIR program and develop a strategy for improving the success rate of the SBIR
TROY - Are you looking to expand your business overseas? If so, there's still time to register for Automation Alley's upcoming trade mission to China and Vietnam. From April 18-26, participants will have the opportunity to attend Auto China 2008 in Beijing and visit Vietnam, Asia's next hotspot. China has a market of 1.3 billion
TROY ? Automaton Alley on March 12 is hosting another in its series of programs on Business-To-Business Development Series, this one focused on closing qualified leads for small to medium-sized businesses. This session will discuss how to qualify your leads, the importance of presenting your product or service and how to make your presentation effective.
TROY ? On Valentine's Day, the Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan forum will feature presentations by emerging companies selected by a panel of the group's business leaders and investors, along with a keynote speech delivered by Randal Charlton, the Interim Director of Wayne State University's Tech Town. In January 2007, Charlton was named as Entrepreneur
TROY - The Automation Alley Technology Business Committee is hosting on Feb. 13 its popular Business to Business series, this session aimed at big business and called The Heart of the Sale: Qualifying through Closing. This session will discuss how to qualify your leads as well as the importance of presenting and what to do