DETROIT - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation awarded eight women in various stages of their academic or professional careers with laptop stipends and scholarships at a ceremony at the Birmingham Country Club. MCWT?s corporate and media sponsors who make the annual scholarship program possible and support events throughout the year also were
GRAND RAPIDS - Take two parts real-life, one part game-like thinking, and mix well in a non-game environment - what do you get? Gamification offered by aimWest on June 20. Some may call it the next wave of incentivizing, but the proliferation of smart phones and modern web applications are fueling the fire behind the
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center will present financial tools workshops in metro this summer to help small business CEOs better understand their financials. ?5 Keys to Achieving Fiscal Fitness,? is designed to help the non-financial manager business owner strengthen financial literacy and improve the ability to access capital businesses
LANSING - As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court's decision later this month on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an email survey of small business owners by the Small Business Association of Michigan finds widespread skepticism about the value of the Act to entrepreneurs and their employees. Seventy-six percent
ANN ARBOR - The Jump-start Our Business Startups Act, a measure meant to create jobs by helping small firms raise capital, was amended during passage through Congress to strip regulatory restrictions on investments in small companies. Hear from a panel of experts what the new legislation will mean for entrepreneurs and investors at the New
EAST LANSING - Entrepreneur Connect 2012 is just two weeks away. On Tuesday, June 12, you'll experience a packed agenda with opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors, educators and business leaders at the James B. Henry Executive Development Complex. Learn about Crowd Funding and Lean Startup from national experts. Be matched with a manufacturer for your prototype
MACKINAC ISLAND - The mindset of the state is changing and more people are looking to stay in Michigan and start their own business, and because of that, so too is the perception people around the world have of Detroit and the state as a whole. During a panel discussion titled, "Innovation: Entrepreneurship as the
ANN ARBOR ? University of Michigan President Mary Sue Colman said U-M is making a more concerted effort to train students to become entrepreneurs. Speaking the 31st Michigan Growth Capital Symposium at the Marriott in Ypsilanti Colman, who has been U-M president since 2002, said the university has been enhancing courses focused on entrepreneurship. ?My
GRAND RAPIDS - Ever wonder how giant organizations handle Social and Emerging Media? In an age of transparent and participatory government, how are these new values emerging in military social channels, and extending to other communications channels? Lieutenant Commander Chris Servello of the Navy Office of Information, is the Director of Emerging Media and the
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK's first Shifting Code cohort graduated from the program May 16 in a ceremony at SPARK Central. The 26 graduates successfully completed the Shifting Code program, a program designed and administered by Ann Arbor SPARK and funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to meet regional demand for software developers.