CASSOPOLIS ? More than 200 companies have submitted applications to be named among the Michigan 50 Companies To Watch, an awards program focused on second stage up-and-coming entrepreneurs and underwritten by the Edward Lowe Foundation. Edward Lowe Foundation Executive Director Mark Lang said the contest, which closed Wednesday, attracted well over 200 companies to the
ANN ARBOR - Some 33 companies or would-be companies completed business plans by the Jan. 11 deadline for the fall competition of the Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest. Another 22 companies that had attended meetings decided they weren't yet ready for prime time. GLEQ Executive Director Art DeMonte the finalists for the cash and in-kind awards
BIRMINGHAM - NextEnergy's Jim Croce and DTE Energy's Ganesh Ananthasubramaniam will discuss alternative energy investment opportunities on Jan. 18 at the next meeting of the Great Lakes Angels. THe meeting also will feature a presentation by NEXTEP SYSTEMS of Troy, which has developed a touchscreen ordering system for the fast food and concessions industries. The
ANN ARBOR - If you think your technology company is ready to pitch at the grand daddy of all private equity events, then this is the annoucement you've been waiting for. The 2006 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium has issued a call for applications to pitch hundreds of potential investors at the 25th anniversary Symposium in
LANSING ? Last chance to enter your company in Michigan?s 50 To Watch Awards Program. Nominations close on Friday and the applications need to be completed by January 11. Eligibility Requirements are as follows: Companies interested in participating in the Award Program must meet certain minimum qualifications of second-stage companies. Specifically, in order to be
TROY - The fourth forum in the Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan, scheduled for Jan. 12, will feature presentations by three emerging companies selected by a panel of the groups' business leaders and investors. The keynote speaker will be from the Michigan Economic Development and discuss the new 21st Century Jobs Fund Initiative and the
ANN ARBOR ? Michael Finney of the Washtenaw Development Council and Ann Arbor SPARK will discuss the future of the two organizations he runs on Jan. 26 at the Sixth Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship at Washtenaw Community College?s Morris Lawrence Building. The event is sponsored by Butzel Long. Event organizers include the Ann Arbor IT
GRAND RAPIDS ? If there?s a positive side to higher gas prices, it?s an increase in the mileage tax write-off on New Year?s Day by the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS will increase the standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes to
ANN ARBOR ? Event networking is the primary reason why private equity finance professionals joined the Michigan Venture Capital Association, a new survey shows. In a survey completed by 45 MVCA members ? two thirds of those solicited ? 50 percent said the ability to network through events was cited as the reason they joined.
BIRMINGHAM ? If you plan to grow a small business quickly, follow these personal technology tips from Jeff and Rich Sloan, hosts of the nationally-syndicated StartupNation Radio program and authors of "StartupNation ? Open for Business.? "1. Analyze and respond to what happens on your website. As the old saying goes, you can't fix what