DETROIT ? The Michigan Council of Women in Technology will host a fun-filled cafe style evening at the MGM Grand Casino on April 9 of brilliant discussion and interactive activities designed to stimulate and energize current and prospective members. MCWT will talk about as many interesting topics focused on women, careers, technology, and business. ?The
GRAND RAPIDS ? aimWest, the Western Michigan interactive and technology group, will host a post-work mixer March 12 at 5:01 pm at the Naya Bistro and Wine Bar in the Cascade Road area. aimWest Tech 5:01 events are a chance to network and exchange ideas with interactive and technology professionals from the West Michigan area.
ANN ARBOR - Teams from the University of Michigan have won first prize and received additional top honors in the Cleantech Venture Challenge hosted by the University of Colorado. U-M teams won a total of $27,000. The winning teams from the University of Michigan included first-prize winner Potentia, with a business plan for battery replacement
KALAMAZOO - The 2008 Kalamazoo Valley Community College Employment Expo has more than 62 employers signed up so far offering tech jobs in computer technology, engineering, and hospital equipment. The expo at the Texas Township Campus is scheduled for March 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is a no-cost opportunity for students, KVCC
KALAMAZOO ? FastTrac TechVenture kicked off the first of six West Michigan training program on Feb. 27 at Southwest Michigan First with 13 business teams, from companies as diverse as medical devices to developers to Web 2.0 designers. The group heard from John McIntyre, CEO of Venomix, who presented an overview of technology entrepreneurship. McIntyre
ANN ARBOR - Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest on Feb. 21 presented the Entrepreneurial Community Supporter and Advocate Award for 2007 to Jan Gensheimer of Seracon at New Enterprise Forum. Gensheimer was recognized for her outstanding contribution to the success of new technology ventures in Michigan through her leadership roles in business development organizations including GLEQ
LANSING ? Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is the keynote speaker April 24 at the Fourth Annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards celebration at the Lansing Center. Michigan?s economy is built on a strong foundation of innovation and hard working people. Michigan Celebrates Small Business seeks to acknowledge the best and brightest of small business leadership
LANSING ? Michigan will provide $1.4 million in state matching funds for competitive-edge companies that receive certain federal research grants to commercialize technology that can create jobs in the life sciences, alternative energy, homeland security/defense and advanced automotive, as well as manufacturing and materials. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is partnering with The Michigan Small
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK will be hosting six educational, entrepreneurial and talent networking events in March ranging in topics from marketing and social networking to talent matching and business planning for start-ups. All events except Hot Shots will be held at SPARK Central. March 5 - Spring Training for Start-Ups: Business Planning for
DETROIT ? Wayne State University?s TechTown is hosting its next First Friday technology and business mixer March 7. The informal networking get together starts runs from 4-6 pm at TechTown?s headquarters, located at 440 Burroughs, between Cass & Second Ave. For more information, click on TechTownWSU.Org a>>