LIVONIA ? Join forward-thinking community of entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders from around the Great Lakes region to network, learn and connect at ACE'14 Jan. 30 at Burton Manor Conference Center. The program includes business experts, elevator pitches and Consultants' Corridor, which will have more than 130 sessions open to entrepreneurs on a first-come, first-served
TROY - Association for Corporate Growth Detroit Chapter announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors. The new Board members are: Steve Ellis, founder and managing director of Stratford -Cambridge Group, Farmington Hills, MI, a boutique buy-out firm focusing on micro-cap businesses in the industrial sector. He is also has held
TROY - A fine-tuned elevator pitch can open the door to funding and key partnerships for entrepreneurs. Perfecting that pitch takes practice and often some advice from experts and other experienced entrepreneurs. Watch up-and-coming entrepreneurs present their business plans, and then join in the discussion at the Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southeast Michigan Entrepreneur's Forum. EISEM
FARMINGTON HILLS ? Join the Michigan Israel Business Bridge Jan. 9 for its first networking program of 2014: The Connected Autonomous Vehicle, How Michigan and Israel can partner on technology. Registration closes Jan. 7. Speakers include: Udi Naamani, CEO, Fusepoint Solutions(Ann Arbor/Israel), Past Director of the Connected Vehicle Proving Center at the University of Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS - Join aimWest on Jan. 22nd to learn how West Michigan based companies such as Steelcase, Spectrum Health, Meijer and Kelly Services are trying to overcome this pressing issue of diversity in IT. Ever notice that IT teams are kind of homogeneous? You?re not the only one. There have been studies and articles
GRAND RAPIDS - Start your morning off Jan. 23 at Holistic Care Approach, West Michigan's premier wellness center, where complementary therapies are integrated with conventional medicine to provide a personalized holistic health care experience ? part of the Inforum Connections program. Inforum will welcome new members, network with other Inforum members and their guests, and
LANSING - Fifty-eight percent of small business owners in a recent Small Business Association of Michigan survey said their company health insurance rates went up this year, compared to just four percent who said that their rates went down. Nine percent reported no change in their rates, six percent didn?t know if their rates had
NORTHVILLE ? In the spirit of this Holiday season, DataFactZ donated new toys to the Ennis Center for Children, a non-profit that works with abused and neglected children in Pontiac and four other Southeastern Michigan locations. The toys will help provide 300 children in their care with three to five presents and a holiday party
DETROIT - As a special incentive for ConnecTech Detroit members, the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan is offering two limited opportunities for firms who join the trade association as business-level members by December 15th. Select a Charter, Corporate or Small Business membership by December 15, 2013 receive a membership that runs thru December 31, 2014
GRAND RAPIDS ? aimWest is hosting its Holiday 5:01 social mixer on Dec. 18 at the SpeakEZ Lounge. Tech professionals are invited to take a break, grab a drink and some tasty food and reconnect with everyone who we?ve lost touch with over the busy fall. This informal but upscale event aims to provide a