Entrepreneur Corner

MCWTF March Event Promotes Female-Tech Professional Networking

SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation's March symposium, held at Lawrence Technological University, was an attempt by the organization to reach out to college women, and help the group's core membership, made up of professional women. The symposium was also part of an effort to increase the number of women working

By |2006-04-03T00:00:00-04:00April 3rd, 2006|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

GLEQ, NextEnergy Co-Host Entrepreneur’s Roundtable On Commercialization

ANN ARBOR ? The Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest will host an Entrepreneur's Roundtable on Business Commercialization on Tuesday, March 28 at the NextEnergy Center at TechTown in downtown Detroit, the first in a series of joint events between the two organizations. The roundtable discussion will focus on the business commercialization process from prototype through beta

By |2006-03-23T00:00:00-05:00March 23rd, 2006|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Great Lakes Angels To Explain How Angel Investing Fits Into Asset Allocation

BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Great Lakes Angles' April 18 monthly dinner meeting will feature a panel presentation that will focus on how Angel investing fits into Asset Allocation. The evening event, by invitation only, also will include elevator pitches from AquaBlock and Interventional Imaging. "This is a great opportunity for accredited investors to come and learn

By |2006-03-23T00:00:00-05:00March 23rd, 2006|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Money Finders Looking For $1 Million To Fund Wastewater Treatment Systems

TROY - Michigan startup Waste Stream Technologies has asked Money Finders to locate investors who can come up with $1 million in first-year funding to help the company begin commercializing its wastewater treatment systems, which company executives contend can reduce current costs by at least 50 percent. WST says its systems can process twice as

By |2006-03-23T00:00:00-05:00March 23rd, 2006|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Michigan Venture Capital Association President Sets Goals For Her Group

ANN ARBOR - The new president of the Michigan Venture Capital Association has three goals she hopes to accomplish during her tenure in office this year - goals she hopes will increase the capital under management in Michigan. MVCA President Jan Garfinkle, Managing Partner and Founder of Arboretum Ventures in Ann Arbor, said she hopes

By |2006-03-23T00:00:00-05:00March 23rd, 2006|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

ISO/IEC 20000 Standards Topic For Fourth Friday Breakfast Seminar

GRAND RAPIDS - ISO/IEC 20000 standards will be the topic March 24 of the topic of the Fourth Friday breakfast seminar series, produced by Right Place Inc's West Michigan Technology Council and hosted by CPR in Grand Rapids. Rod Sager, President of ITSM Consulting LLC, will provide a brief overview about Information Technology Infrastructure Library,

By |2006-03-21T00:00:00-05:00March 21st, 2006|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|