DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration honored the Detroit participants in its Emerging 200 Initiative at a graduation ceremony on November 17. SBA's e200 program identified 200 inner-city businesses across the nation that demonstrated a high potential for growth. Selected companies participated in a free, six month course of in-depth business education focused on
DEARBORN - Donna Ventimiglia, chairman of the Michigan Council of Women In Technology Foundation Advisory Board, talks about how the money raised in the 2009 Signature Event Gala will be used to support the next generation of women technology professionals. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR ? University of Michigan Finance Professor David Brophy was given the Lifetime Achievement Award Monday night by the Michigan Venture Capital Association in part for his idea to create an annual get together for VC's around the country to showcase Michigan technology startups. Brophy is the father of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium,
DETROIT - Changes under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to U.S. Small Business Administration loan programs has led to a rebound in SBA-backed loans for small businesses and greater access to much needed capital. The SBA Michigan District Office statistics for October show a significant increase in both dollar amounts and the number of
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration Tuesday announced a three-year agreement to expand and deliver entrepreneurship training for service-disabled veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The agreement with SBA�??s Office of Veterans Business Development will support the expansion of the year-long Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities. The expansion of this innovative
DETROIT - B.A. Maze, which makes devices to more easily remove caps from such products as medicine bottles, has landed a major new distributor, Bed, Bath & Beyond. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
DETROIT - Wayne State University aims to reach out to young men and women an overview of science and engineering careers Nov. 18 through a special program funded by the National Science Foundation. Unlimited Horizons: Exploring Science and Engineering Careers for Women and Minority Students, an ESCALATE (Engineering & Science Careers in Academia: Learning from
DETROIT - Michigan business leaders will come together on Nov. 7 at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology's annual signature event - a fundraiser to support the non-profit group's Foundation. The top auction prize - diner with top Michigan CIOs. The MCWT Foundation's mission is to encourage
TROY - Join Walsh College November 17 when the Walsh College Alumni Association and BLI will host a B2B networking breakfast from 7:15 - 8:30 a.m. in the dining room/cafeteria at the Troy campus. The monthly breakfasts are designed to offer business owners, business development professionals and sales people the opportunity to meet potential new
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration is proposing increases in the size definitions for three broad commercial sectors. The proposed increases cover size standards for 71 different types of businesses, two-thirds of them in retail trade sectors. The rest are in accommodations and food services, and other services. The changes, if adopted, will expand