DETROIT - IDEACore's software lets companies match customer requirements - things like wanting more head room in a vehicle or making a product easier to use - to the technical actions that will meet those needs. It also helps prioritize requirements in order to focus on the changes that will have the greatest impact. Now
DETROIT - Wayne State University's TechTown developed the E2 Challenge grant entrepreneurial program that pays the student teams up to $45,000 this summer to help fund salaries and patent application costs. One of the winners is Cool Schools Technologies, which has developed a secure social networking interface to allow 9th grade students to make connections
DETROIT - Soft Landings, an innovative program developed by Wayne State University's TechTown, helps foreign companies land in Michigan, specifically Southeast Michigan. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - AXIS Music Academy, already with three studios in Southeast Michigan, is now looking closely at bringing its music training to Ann Arbor. AXIS was one of the companies featured in the July unusual entrepreneurs�?? segment by the New Enterprise Forum. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR - GradeCheck.Net, a web site that helps student-athletes prepare for the tougher academics at college, and perhaps help them win scholarships, is gaining traction among students, high schools and colleges. The TechTown tenant pitched investors for money at the July New Enterprise Forum event. a>>
CLARKSTON - To support regional programs specifically focused on attraction and retention of girls and women in technical fields, the Michigan Council of Women In Technology's 2009 Golf Classic will take place July 28th at Pine Knob Golf Club. Despite the difficult economy, the day-long outing is projected to raise 24 percent more funds than
WASHINGTON - Building on Recovery Act provisions implemented earlier this year, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced Thursday it can now provide surety bond guarantees on federal contracts valued at up to $10 million, if the contracting officer certifies that the guarantee is in the best interests of the government. An Interim Final Rule is
DETROIT - Wayne State University TechTown's SmartStart program is expanding, with two classes already underway and more to follow. To learn more, click on this TechTown edition of Newsmaker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
DETROIT - If you missed the June FastTrac to the Future orientation meeting, you have another chance to attend on July 25 at Wayne State University's TechTown. To find out more, listen to this special TechTown edition of Newsmaker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
DETROIT ? If you'd like your company to trade with your business counterparts in Canada and Mexico, then you're going to want to attend the Trade North America Conference in September at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. The two day conference, Sept. 9-10, not only includes a keynote speech from former Michigan Governor John Engler,