Entrepreneur Corner

University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Institute Hires Associate Director

ANN ARBOR - The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity Finance announced Tuesday the appointment of Erik Gordon as Associate Director. He will report to Executive Director Tom Kinnear. In this new role, Gordon will work directly with students in the classroom to hone

By |2009-01-27T00:00:00-05:00January 27th, 2009|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

AimWest Hosts Tech Trends With Keith Brophy

GRAND RAPIDS ? It's that time again. Technology progrnostacator Keith Brophy, now of RCM Technologies, will again host his annual predictions of tech trends at the Grand Valley State University Eberhard Center on Feb. 18. Join aimWest for one of its most popular events as Brophy provides business professionals with a look ahead at the

By |2009-01-27T00:00:00-05:00January 27th, 2009|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Online Technologies Rebrands Itself

ANN ARBOR - Managed data center Online Technologies is no more. The company now calls itself Online Tech Inc. "Online Tech better reflects who we are and what we do as a managed data center operator," said Mike Klein, President of Online Tech. "Compared to our old acronym OTC, Online Tech can't be confused with

By |2009-01-27T00:00:00-05:00January 27th, 2009|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Diane Durance – GLEQ Fall 2008 Wrap Up

ANN ARBOR - Diane Durance, the executive director of Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan writing contest, provides an overview of the huge expansion of the contest, and a list of all the winners just announced in January at the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship in Ann Arbor. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>

By |2009-01-27T00:00:00-05:00January 27th, 2009|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

BlueWater Angels To Host Training Event For Investors, Entrepreneurs

MIDLAND - The BlueWater Angels is sponsoring and hosting a half-day program in conjunction with the Angel Capital Association focused on learning about valuation and portfolio strategy Feb. 19 at Saginaw Valley State University. Tickets cost $75. �??By bringing together experienced and relatively new investors, along with entrepreneurs seeking private funding and professionals involved in

By |2009-01-23T00:00:00-05:00January 23rd, 2009|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Peter Tchoryk Of Windsight Wins ACE 09 Elevator Pitch Competition

ANN ARBOR - Peter Pchoryk, CEO of Windsight, which makes advanced wind energy solutions for the wind energy industry, was named on Jan. 22 the winner of the Elevator Pitch Competition at the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship at Washtenaw Community College. Tchoryk was selected from a field of six competitors that also included Edward Shaffer

By |2009-01-23T00:00:00-05:00January 23rd, 2009|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

SBA Offers New Online Resources For Small Businesses

WASHINGTON - Entrepreneurs can take advantage of new, free online training and other resources offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration to assist them during this period of economic recovery. The SBA offers a variety of online courses to assist small businesses in more effectively managing their firms in the current economy. The new course

By |2009-01-20T00:00:00-05:00January 20th, 2009|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|