TROY - Watch up-and-coming entrepreneurs present their business plans, and then join in the discussion as Automation Alley hosts the Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan Entrepreneur's Forum May 20 from 8-11 a.m. in Troy. The Entrepreneur's Forum features business plan presentations by emerging technology-driven companies. The short presentations are critiqued by venture capitalists, angel investors
GRAND RAPIDS - The Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy is a hands-on, interactive camp for West Michigan high school students to learn how to launch a business. Deadline application is May 16. Our theme this year is Farm Agriculture. Academy participants will be exposed to the importance of networking (with students and professionals), target market research
FLINT - Individuals interested in pursuing an education in a technical field while earning a paycheck from a participating employer in the Flint area are invited to attend a placement event that will allow them to apply and get qualified for the Michigan Advanced Technician Training program offered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. ?The
STERLING HEIGHTS ? Macomb Area Communities for Regional Opportunities and the Sterling Heights Regional Chamber will host an informational luncheon on investment crowd funding on May 9 where a panel of state and regional experts will discuss Michigan?s pioneering interstate crowd funding legislation. They also will discuss opportunities for residents to grow their local economy;
LANSING - Michigan Shifting Gears, an intensive career transition initiative sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, kicks off its next three-month cohort on June 17. Registration for the Summer 2014 session, taking place in Lansing, is open now through June 6. ?Michigan?s small businesses and entrepreneurs are growing and searching for qualified talent to
ROYAL OAK - 2014 will bring two very important issues to the forefront for small business owners, the Personal Property Tax Exemption for small businesses will be on the August 2014 Primary Ballot. And, the minimum wage debate will most likely be on the November ballot. The SBAM 1500 Business Technology Consortium will discuss both
DETROIT - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that May 12 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in Michigan as a result of frost and freezes between April 1 and June 19,
DETROIT - Star-Trek-Horizon, a feature-length independent film currently in production in Southeast Michigan and produced by an Albion College graduate, launched a crowd funding campaign on Kickstarter over the Easter weekend and in just 32 hours raised $10,000. The campaign continues to run through May 19. Horizon follows Captain Harrison Hawke and the crew of
DETROIT ? There is a new acronym in education that expands on the popular STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. It?s called STEAM and it was the focus of a program on April 14 at the College for Creative Studies. STEAM is STEM with addition of Art and Design. The all day summit at
LOS ANGELES - WayFounder has opened its first quarterly online competition, geared at sourcing great ideas from consumers who are not able to assume the risks inherent in founding a new company. The first competition will run for 60 days through June 8 and will focus on acquiring consumer product and mobile app ideas in