ANN ARBOR - The Fall edition of the Michigan Growth Capital Journal will be published in October, so it's not too late to sign up for this eNewsletter, which will provide you will all the latest news and information on what's happening in the private equity finance market in Michigan and the Midwest. The eNewsletter
TROY ? Wingspan Partners has helped CrimeCog land $1 million of additional growth capital and brought in an experienced senior executive from the security industry to run operations. Milford based CrimeCog Technologies delivers information and communication services to law enforcement agencies, jails, courts, prosecutors, attorneys and municipalities for the collection and sharing of justice, criminological,
TROY - Walsh College?s new series, The Face of Michigan Entrepreneurship, kicks off with a luncheon featuring former race car driver Howdy Holmes, now Chelsea Milling Company president, as guest speaker on November 1 at the Troy Campus. Holmes will describe how he left behind a race car-driving career to rev up Chelsea Milling, the
TROY - Wingspan Partners has helped arrange a $2 Million private placement of mezzanine debt for Strategic Financial Services, which offers its customers an integrated package of business services and consulting. Wingspan acted as financial advisor to Strategic Financial, a privately-held company headquartered in Troy. The money will be used for growth financing and general
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? John May, a national leader in the angel investor movement, will headline the Great Lakes Angels second Angels? Boot Camp on Nov. 16, which is open to accredited investors from Michigan, Ohio and Ontario, Canada. Those investors, however, must commit to making a minimum investment of $25,000 per year in one or
BIRMINGHAM - Seneca Health Partners, a healthcare focused venture capital fund managed by Seneca Partners, has joined Wachovia Investment Holdings, an affiliate of Wachovia Bank, by investing in Senex Financial Corp, an Indianapolis specialty healthcare finance company which provides solutions for hospital self-pay receivables. The total investment was not disclosed. A representative of Wachovia will
SOUTH LYON ? The Breanna Rose Foundation, a charity supported by Mitechnews.Com, is hosting its annual golf outing Sept. 24 at the Tanglewood Golf Course to help raise funds to find a cure for Dystonia, a neurological disorder characterized by painful muscle contractions. Branna Rose Strange is the four-year-old daughter of David Strange Jr., the
DETROIT ? The MIT Enterprise Forum will host a live broadcast Sept. 22 at TechTown, the Wayne State University tech incubator. Thursday?s topic ? The Power of Revolutionary Thinking: What Today?s Scientists Can Teach You About Driving Innovation In Your Organization. Do you ever wonder how the really BIG ideas happen? From DaVinci and Einstein
TROY ? The Southeast Michigan Entrepreneurial Initiative will host its second program Aug. 24 to showcase Chris Hopkins, CEO of GRID4 Communications, one of the country?s fastest growing competitive local exchange carriers. The event takes place from 8-11 a.m. at the Automation Alley Tech Center, 2675 Bellingham in Troy. It is sponsored by Automation Alley
ANN ARBOR ? Funding uncertainties for the Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest have left the five-year old business plan writing contest, one of the nation?s most successful, without any events scheduled this fall. Platinum sponsors of year?s past, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at