GRAND RAPIDS - TechShop, a membership-based do-it-yourself workshop and fabrication center, Monday said it hopes to raise $60 million to build more franchises nationwide, including one in Grand Rapids. TechShop already has a Michigan location in Allen Park. The new fundraising by TechShop is possible because a critical part of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups
LANSING - Adults who never graduated from high school might have the opportunity under a partnership between Michigan Virtual University, ed2go and Smart Horizons Career Online Education announced Tuesday. The program would allow adults to earn a high school diploma as well as a career certificate. "Too many Michigan adults do not have a high
DETROIT ? Gov. Rick Snyder, the state?s biggest self-proclaimed nerd, keynoted the second annual Techonomy Detroit conference at Wayne State University where he told a packed house of 600 plus Detroit?s comeback is going on in spite of the way government was operating. Snyder?s comments came during an informal conversation with David Kirkpatrick of Techonomy
STERLING HEIGHTS - Entrepreneurs with interest in small business resources, including potential funding, are invited on Sept. 24 to participate in BOOST! Macomb, a pitch competition hosted by the MidMichigan Innovation Center and the Macomb-OU INCubator. Up to 20 contestants will have two minutes to pitch their idea, product, service or business before a panel
SOUTHFIELD - Hannan Lis was re-elected President of The Michigan Israel Business Bridge at the organization?s Annual Meeting. Originally from Haifa, Israel, Hannan Lis, is principal, COO and board member of The WW Group, Inc. (Weight Watchers? largest franchise group), and founder and CEO of Lis Ventures LLC, a venture fund investing in emerging technologies
GRAND RAPIDS - Social Media and grass-roots, viral marketing have helped Grand Rapids become a big name in many arenas thanks to campaigns like Beer City USA, Google Fiber, Artprize, Laughfest, Kids Food Basket ?Toyota 100 Cars for Good? and more. How did Grand Rapids get here? Join aimWest Sept. 25 to hear West Michigan
LANSING ? Gov. Rick Snyder is the keynote speaker Sept. 24 at the University Club of Michigan State University to coincide with the release of the tenth anniversary of Inforum Center for Leadership?s Michigan Women?s Leadership Index, a biennial snapshot of the leadership of women in Michigan?s top 100 companies. In conjunction with research partner
EAST LANSING - College-bound students who are interested in the Michigan State University College of Engineering are invited to East Lansing on Oct. 5, for Spartan Future Engineer Preview Day. ?Preview Day is the once-a-year opportunity for high school juniors, seniors and transfer prospective students and their parents to attend faculty-led academic informational sessions and
TROY - This October, more than 500 of Michigan's most talented entrepreneurs, investors, designers, developers and creative minds will meet in Detroit to learn, exchange ideas and network at 2013 Brand Camp. Automation Alley, Michigan?s largest technology business association, is proud to sponsor this annual one-day conference. To be held Oct. 22 from 8 to
DETROIT ? Gamification company LevelEleven has netted another $2 million in funding from SalesForce.Com, along with some previous investors, bringing total raised for the startup to $3.5 million. Other participating include Detroit Venture Partners, Hyde Park Venture Partners and angel investor David Fry, founder of Ann Arbor Fry Multimedia. Long-time technology entrepreneur and investor, Rick