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BIRD Foundation Founder Keynotes Michigan Israel Business Bridge In September

BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Limor Nakar-Vincent, the Director of U.S. Business Development & BIRD Energy for the BIRD Foundation will speak at a Michigan Israel Business Bridge event September 6 at the MIBB offices. Founded in 1977, The US-Israel Bi-national Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation supports joint (Israeli-American) development projects in the various areas of

By |2012-08-16T00:00:00-04:00August 16th, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

FranNet Seeks To Put Veterans Back To Work

GROSSE POINTE - FranNet of Michigan helps many entrepreneurs start businesses each year. But recently, the company has taken on a new mission: putting veterans back to work. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in May that the unemployment rate among veterans who have served since the Sept. 11 attacks was 12.1 percent ?

By |2012-08-15T00:00:00-04:00August 15th, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

New Crowdfunding Platform Piloted At University Of Michigan

ANN ARBOR - A new crowdfunding platform that lets investors back individual people rather than specific ideas or projects will be piloted at the University of Michigan and four other universities this fall, company officials announced Wednesday. Upstart, founded by a UM alum and former president of Google Enterprise, lets college grads and would-be entrepreneurs

By |2012-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11th, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Winning Futures CEO Wins Michigan Tech Outstanding Young Alumni Award

WARREN - Michigan Technological University awarded Winning Futures CEO Kristina Marshall with its Outstanding Young Alumni award at its August 3 alumni recognition banquet. The Houghton-based university bestowed the award upon Marshall in recognition of her distinguished professional achievements while still under the age of 35. She was the sole recipient of the award. Marshall

By |2012-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11th, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

4 Technology Startups Split $200,000 From Michigan Microloan Fund

ANN ARBOR - Four Michigan companies have received a combined total of $200,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program this past quarter, bringing the total amount loaned through the Fund to more than $2.5 million. The companies received the funding to support commercialization of their core products. ?From a company doing high tech manufacturing to

By |2012-08-08T00:00:00-04:00August 8th, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Craig T. Hall Casts Big Shadow In West Michigan Entrepreneurial Scene

GRAND RAPIDS ? Craig T. Hall, the President of Lee Shore Equities, avoids the limelight. But the shadow he has cast on the West Michigan entrepreneurial scene looms long indeed. Since he graduated from Purdue University in 1972 with Bachelor?s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Hall has started eight successful supply chain and related technology companies

By |2012-07-27T00:00:00-04:00July 27th, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

IT-Harvest Press Created To Help Technology Authors Get Published

BIRMINGHAM ? IT security expert and author Richard Stiennon has launched IT-Harvest Press, a new publishing group that will recruit subject matter experts with proven writing skills to nurture through the book writing process. The very first book in IT-Harvest?s catalog is ?UP and to the RIGHT: Strategy and Tactics of Analyst Influence.,? a book

By |2012-07-21T00:00:00-04:00July 21st, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Incorporating Social Collaboration Into Master Content Management

LIVONIA ? Schoolcraft College is hosting an event on Aug. 1 about incorporating social collaboration into master content management. Collaborative and social content experiences are how today?s business user consumes and creates content. These content environments come with the same culpability and responsibility as traditional content systems, but organizations need an end-to-end strategy and solution

By |2012-07-18T00:00:00-04:00July 18th, 2012|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|