KANSAS CITY - Understanding the characteristics of new business formation and sustainability can help lead to policies that encourage entrepreneurial businesses, which are a major driver of economic growth. A new report released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation fills a gap in the study of entrepreneurship. As the largest longitudinal study of new
ANN ARBOR - Mark Holtz has joined the Bank of Ann Arbor's Technology Industry Group as an assistant vice president where he will report to Michael Cole to help him expand the bank's technology ad life science business market presence. Holtz will be responsible for developing relationships throughout the technology business community and providing deposit,
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? The topic of the American Marketing Association Detroit Chapter monthly meeting March 26 at the Iroquois Club will be Angels and Venture Capitalist?s working together to move Michigan forward. Keynote speakers for the evening will be Terry Cross, Founding Member of the Michigan Venture Capital Association and Dick Beedon of MacBeedon Partners.
DETROIT - SenSound, a Wayne State University technology spin out, has introduced SenQC, a software based quality control system for manufacturers of products in a broad spectrum of industries. SenQC will allow manufacturers to conduct high-throughput 100 percent in-line and end-of-line pass/fail inspections of components, subassemblies and finished goods to verify acoustic signatures and test
TRAVERSE CITY ? Join Rich Brauer of Brauer Productions on April 11 at the Northern Michigan Advertising Club's final luncheon of the season, when the longtime film producer will offer a peek into his 30-plus years in what he affectionately calls "this crazy industry." The Club?s meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. April 11
ANN ARBOR - Considering an investor for your business? What should you look for? What will an investor expect? Come to the New Enterprise Forum?s March 20 event with questions for our panel regarding this critical relationship for your venture. Panelists include: Jeff Basch, Vice President, Business Development - Adaptive Materials: Jeff leads Adaptive Materials'
SOUTHFIELD - TiE Detroit - The Indus Entrepreneurs ? are hosting a program on March 18 that will examine the technology work force crisis and how to solve the H1B professional workers' crisis. The number of employed IT professionals is growing at a faster rate than the overall business that has pushed IT unemployment to
AUBURN HILLS - There is still time to enroll in a new business program presented by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Center that starts April 4 and runs through June 13. Venture Forward, an intensive, ten-week program that utilizes the highly acclaimed FastTrac GrowthVenture learning system along with MI-SBTDC counseling and research support to
DETROIT ? High school youths locally and across the country teamed up with adult engineers and mentors during a six-week design and build phase to prepare for the FIRST robotics competition, which provides a glimpse of our educational, technological and economic future. Five of the last six years, Michigan teams have gone on to win
ROCHESTER - Intelligent document software creator, Ajlsoft Inc., which was runner up in the fall 2007 New Business Category for the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business plan writing contest, has launched its new web site to showcase its latest products. Ajlsoft creates business knowledge software for environments characterized by complex transactions and extensive documentation. Their