WASHINGTON - Top entrepreneurs from each state, including Michigan, will soon head to the nation's capital to compete for the honor of National Small Business Person of the Year during the U.S. Small Business Administration's National Small Business Week celebration, May 17-23. The National Small Business Person of the Year and runners-up will be selected
ANN ARBOR - New Enterprise Forum's April 16 meeting, How to Kill a Deal? Let Us Count the Ways, is a look at what factors, beyond the investor pitch, can be issues for entrepreneurs seeking funding. The event takes place at 5 p.m. April 16 at the Holiday Inn North Campus, 3600 Plymouth Road in
ANN ARBOR - Domino's Pizza has a program that pays you while you learn all aspects of how to run a successful store. As part of its new Franchisee in Training program, Domino's is looking for college graduates in entrepreneurial programs and military veterans to train for 24-36 months. Candidates who successfully complete the training
TROY - The deadline for applications for The Michigan Council of Women In Technology's Mentor Program is April 20. The program will be limited to 30 pairs of mentors and mentees. Once you complete the application process, there will be a Mentor Program Kickoff May 11 starting at 5:30 pm at Barry Auditorium at Walsh
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
ROCHESTER - MichiganMall.com is committed to finding ways to put struggling businesses or unemployed Michigan workers back to work by inviting small businesses, consultants and folks in the film industry to check out opportunities listed by the businesses listed at the Michigan business portal site. "We are encouraging entrepreneurs, businesses in technology, local colleges and
DETROIT - Leaders of faith-based organizations and other nonprofits in Detroit have a unique opportunity to learn about bootstrapping their finances through TechTown's Faith-Based Business Forum. The Faith-Based Business Forum will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2009 from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. in Conference Room A at TechTown, 440 Burroughs Street, Detroit, Michigan, 48202. Featured
ANN ARBOR - Jan Gensheimer, president of business consultant Seracon, has been named president of the New Enterprise Forum as the entrepreneur support organization named new officers and seated five new board members in March. Elected vice president is Gerry Roston, Co-Founder of Pair of Docs Consulting LLC, now serves as NEF Vice President. Pair
DETROIT - Smart Start, an innovative business-growth program created by Wayne State University's TechTown to kick start entrepreneurs, is accepting applications for its July class. The program includes mentoring, financing and incubator space. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
CHICAGO - Is Issuing IP Bonds a Good Move for your Company? Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Attorney Scott Slavick explores this topic in a podcast interview. He discusses the history of companies issuing IP bonds; the risk of issuing IP bonds; what your company can do with the added revenue from issuing the IP