Entrepreneur Corner

MCWT Gala Generates $245,000 For Women’s Foundation

DETROIT - Leaders in Michigan's IT industry came together Nov. 3 at Detroit's Westin Book Cadillac for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology's seventh annual Signature Gala. The gala generated $245,000 in net proceeds, which will go toward supporting the nonprofit MCWT Foundation's mission to encourage women's interest in technology education and careers. ?This

By |2012-11-23T00:00:00-05:00November 23rd, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

AimWest Holiday 5:01 Dec. 12

GRAND RAPIDS -The aimWest Holiday 5:01 on December 12 will be a great time 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 comfortable networking event as we all prepare for

By |2012-11-23T00:00:00-05:00November 23rd, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

SBAM Entrepreneur Survey Static From Summer – Awaiting Election Results

LANSING ? The Michigan entrepreneurial economy is basically in a static position in an October survey by the Small Business Association of Michigan, compared to the one three months earlier. Entrepreneurs report sales, profits and hiring all advanced at about the same levels as in the spring. Similarly, they anticipate sales, profits and hiring over

By |2012-11-14T00:00:00-05:00November 14th, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Walsh College Hosts Walshpreneur Fair Nov. 12

TROY - Experts within the investor and entrepreneur communities will join Walsh College President and CEO Stephanie Bergeron and members of Walsh College?s Blackstone LaunchPad team November 12 from 5 p.m. at Walsh College?s Walshpreneur Fair and Reception. The public is invited to the college?s Troy campus to attend the annual event, which celebrates Global

By |2012-11-08T00:00:00-05:00November 8th, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Ann Arbor SPARK Recognizes 11 FastTrack Companies For Consistent Growth

ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK presented its annual FastTrack awards to Washtenaw-based companies that have demonstrated consistent growth. Several of the 2012 FastTrack award recipients were multiple year winners. FastTrack awards are presented to companies with consistent records of growth. Recipients of 2012 FastTrack awards were required to have revenue of at least $100,000

By |2012-11-06T00:00:00-05:00November 6th, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Augment Ventures Invests In Llamsoft

ANN ARBOR - Augment Ventures recently made its second investment, in leading analytics software company LLamasoft. Terms were not disclosed. LLamasoft will use the investment to further development of its supply chain solutions software. ?LLamasoft is an attractive investment because its leading analytics software has a huge potential to unlock business intelligence and optimization in

By |2012-11-01T00:00:00-04:00November 1st, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|