Entrepreneur Corner

Deadline For $1 Million Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition Aug. 14

DETROIT - The deadline to apply for the $1 million Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is Aug. 14 for companies and Sept. 26 for students. Top prize for the business winner is $500,000. AMIC showcases the best and brightest new business concepts to investment capital to help foster their growth within Michigan. Targeting entrepreneurs with mid-to-late

By |2013-08-01T00:00:00-04:00August 1st, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

TiE Detroit Young Entrepreneurs Program Taking Applications. Deadline Aug. 15.

DETROIT - TiE Detroit ? Talent, Ideas, Enterprise - invites high school students to enroll in a life changing unique program TiE Young Entrepreneurs. Seats are limited. Application deadline is Aug. 15. TYE will accomplish this objective by offering training and mentoring program to selected high school students who learn about the challenges and rewards

By |2013-07-30T00:00:00-04:00July 30th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Compuware Earnings Surpass Wall Street Expectations, Analysts More Upbeat

DETROIT - Compuware Corp. surprised Wall Street and beat first quarter earnings estimates, which has been rewarded with more favorable ratings from some analysts. The computer software and services company reported this week adjusted earnings per share increased 100 percent to a penny in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 ended June 30 compared

By |2013-07-26T00:00:00-04:00July 26th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Michigan Corporate Relations Network Give 5 Companies Innovation Grants

LANSING - Michigan Corporate Relations Network this week announced five more Michigan companies have won Small Company Innovation Program grant awards. The new grants, designed to promote research partnerships between Michigan small businesses and the universities comprising MCRN, are in addition to eight awarded in May as part of the latest round of SCIP grant

By |2013-07-25T00:00:00-04:00July 25th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Six Michigan Startups Get $1.5 Million From Pre-Seed Fund

ANN ARBOR - Six Michigan companies recently received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund totaling $1.5 million. So far, 89 Michigan companies have received more than $20 million in seed funding from a collaborative effort of Michigan?s SmartZones. What?s more, Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund companies have attracted more than $27 million in matching grant

By |2013-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

U-M Zell Lurie Institute Gets New Executive Director Replacing Tom Kinnear

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business announced Wednesday the appointment of Stewart Thornhill as the executive director of the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, pending approval of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. He is the successor to Tom Kinnear, who has been the

By |2013-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Houghton MTEC SmartZone Gets $36K Grant To Assist Endres Machining

HOUGHTON ? The MTEC SmartZone has been awarded a $36,000 grant from the Business Accelerator Fund to assist a tenant company, Endres Machining Innovations, develop innovative tooling products for the metal-cutting industry. The BAF will help EMI launch its first product. EMI is using the BAF grant to cover the installation of and employee training

By |2013-07-16T00:00:00-04:00July 16th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

NEF Celebrates 10th Anniversary July 25 With Unusual Entrepreneur Updates

ANN ARBOR ? The New Enterprise Forum is celebrating its tenth anniversary in July during its unusual entrepreneurs month, featuring business success stories hinging on a wacky product or service idea, lucky timing in a market segment, or a chance encounter that become the big break. To celebrate the decade mark, this year NEF will

By |2013-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12th, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Michigan Isreal Biz Bridge Hosts Reception For Isreal Auto Suppliers

SOUTHFIELD ? The Michigan Israel Business Bridge is hosting a reception July 17 at Lawrence Technological University with more than 20 Israeli automotive suppliers looking to work with Michigan companies. RSVP by July 8. The reception features a review of the Michigan Trade Mission to Israel last month by Mike Finney President and CEO of

By |2013-07-03T00:00:00-04:00July 3rd, 2013|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|