TROY - The Celebrate Michigan Expo has come and gone ? but the glow from our Michigan positive initiative remains. Rave reviews affirming our message of hope and optimism have been pouring in and plans are underway for the Celebrate Michigan Expo 2009. Early bird sponsorships and sign ups start now. SAVE THE DATE Tuesday
GRAYLING - The Crawford County Economic Development Partnership will celebrate National Micro-Enterprise Day on October 22 by hosting an open house at the CCEDP office to draw community attention to the local impact of the micro-business community. Studies show that money spent at a locally owned business stays in the local economy and continues to
ANN ARBOR - If you're an entrepreneur and serious about attracting potential investors, you'll want to enter the fall 2008 Great Lakes Entrepreneur�??s Quest Business Plan writing contest. Only a solid business plan will catch the eye of angel investors and venture capitalists. GLEQ Executive Director talks about what GLEQ contestants need to know, and
BATTLE CREEK - Battle Creek Unlimited, a business development and funding group, announced this week that it will become the initial investor in support of the Michigan Homeland Security Resource Fund. Neither the size of the fund, nor the amount of Battle Creek Unlimited's investment was disclosed. In other news, the fund launched its website
ANN ARBOR - New Enterprise Forum and will host a panel discussion on how entrepreneurs can take the next step to grow their ventures beyond their initial sales and known reference customers on October 16 at the Holiday Inn North Campus in Ann Arbor. The participants for this event include: Noura Bashshur - President &
MARQUETTE - The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has approved Pasty.net's Marquette County wireless project and will release the first $1 million to fund installation of the new WIMax broadband wireless communications network in five rural Marquette County townships - Michigamme, Republic, West Branch, Ewing and Wells. Pasty.Net Founder Charlie Hopper said he's applied for an
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? VoolaMoola.com, a video-sharing web site that is very similar to YouTube, and Prescription Giant, an Internet pharmacy providing prescription and OTC drugs, will be reviewed at the Oct. 23 meeting of Great Lakes Angels. There will be a handout with information on other company requests for financing that were sent in advance
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - A Yahoo acquisition of AOL could happen as early as this month, TechCrunch reported Monday, citing sources close to the negotiations. "It's rumors and speculation, which we don't comment on," Yahoo spokesman Brad Williams told CNET News.Com. AOL also declined to comment. According to the report, Yahoo would buy AOL's content
DETROIT - The E2Detroit conference on Oct. 8 at Wayne State University promises to provide any aspiring entrepreneurs with the knowledge they�??ll need - and the power networking they must have - to build their businesses. Marketing Director Kathleeen Norton Schock also provides more details on the admission discounts available to E2Detroit for partnering groups,
DETROIT - TechTown's First Friday networking event Oct. 3 at 4 p.m.will feature William Abbatt and John Nemazi of Brooks Kushman P.C. will discuss the pitfalls and opportunities of intellectual property. Abbatt's intellectual property practice includes patent, trademark and copyright prosecution, plus enforcement, transactional work, and licensing. He counsels clients on ways in which they