ANN ARBOR - Do you have large company corporate experiences and would like to make a change to a new environment? Would you like to make an investment in yourself and gain skills and experiences that will prepare you to work in a nimble, startup organization? Would you like to have a mentor and real
SAGINAW - The Saginaw Future Inc. Procurement Technical Assistance Center assisted five area companies attain more than $4.3 million in government contracts in the third quarter of 2008. The companies won a total of 36 federal government contracts. The numerous products and services provided include specialized aerospace equipment, metal fabrication and pharmaceuticals. The federal government
TRAVERSE CITY �?? Versus Technology reported a net loss of $808,000 for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31, almost four times the loss posted the year before. The increase in the reported net loss for the year was primarily attributable to a 26 percent increase in research and development and sales and marketing expenses. Net
GRAND RAPIDS ? Are you in touch with the current workplace trends? As the current workforce is changing, so are the roles of IT departments. Companies are challenged with not only attracting and retaining valued IT professionals, but also meeting new industry demands. Interact with a panel of West Michigan CIO's and hear their thoughts
ANN ARBOR - LA2M, Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing, has announced an exciting line up of topics for January and February 2009 that will explore digital marketing tools and tactics. LA2M is a weekly meeting of marketing professionals from both digital and traditional backgrounds. Founded in January 2008, LA2M will be taking a twist on its
ROCHESTER - Oakland University's School of Education and Human Services is accepting applications for its distance learning Education Specialist Degree (Ed.S.) in Educational Leadership. The 36-credit post-master's degree prepares individuals as principals and central office administrators. Classes begin on January 6. Approved by the Michigan Department of Education as a principal preparation program, the distance
ANN ARBOR - EDF Ventures, a member of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, knew it would be challenging to find the right CEO for its portfolio company Lycera, an Ann Arbor-based pre-clinical stage pharmaceutical company formed to license technology pioneered at the University of Michigan. And it had nothing to do with the demanding job
GRAND RAPIDS - The MI-SBTDC provides ongoing training for growing and starting businesses. Professionals or current small business owners with pertinent expertise teach these trainings. Descriptions of the sessions offered, date, location, and fee are listed at MISBTDC Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance.
DETROIT - TechTown has launched SmartStart, a business development program designed to help startups maximize revenue growth and profitability through a detailed strategy backed up by experienced support staff and mentor networks. TechTown is Wayne State University's 43-acre research park and business incubator with more than 50 companies in residence. SmartStart is a business development
TROY - In the heart of a down dirty challenge normally stews opportunity. NETPODS has experienced many challenges over the past two years and now has built a blog site to provide these "lessons-learned" to help other entrepreneurs. NETPODS is the flagship company that has launched one resource blog CapitalBUG.Com focused on obtaining investment capital