ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor SPARK Foundation recently presented the winners of the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition with their cash awards. The competition's grand prize of $500,000 in cash was awarded to DeNovo Sciences and the competition's $150,000 prize was awarded to Fusion Coolant Systems. "DeNovo Sciences and Fusion Coolant Systems highlight how having
LANSING - Several members of the Small Business Association of Michigan have been elected to leadership positions with SBAM's national affiliate the National Small Business Association. Chris Holman, president and CEO of both The Greater Lansing Business Monthly magazine and the new radio broadcast company, The Michigan Business Network.com, was elected 2012 NSBA Chair. Jeff
DETROIT - All T-Mobile customers who visit a participating T-Mobile Corporate-Owned Store in Michigan and Indiana from Dec. 9-16 can enter a sweepstakes for a new Microsoft Xbox 360 with Kinect. The Xbox 360 with Kinect will be given away to five lucky winners in the Michigan-Indiana Region. All winners will be notified by December
DEARBORN ? The MIT Enterprise Forum Great Lakes Chapter will host a technical demonstration Dec. 8 that will show how the iPad and Tablet computer market has changed publishing. In addition, Adobe, WoodWing and Asyling Digital Media Solutions will present and provide technical demonstrations for the iPad and Tablet market. Thursday, December 8, 3-6 p.m.
DETROIT - iRule LLC, a developer of cloud-based software that allows home electronics to be controlled by iOS devices, said Monday it had completed its round A financing. Terms were not announced. Leading the financing was CPoWeR Ventures, the venture capital arm of Compuware Corp., Envy Capital, and several Michigan angel investors. Compuware?s CTO, Paul
NOVI - The state's Pure Michigan Business Connect program has more than doubled in less than six months with an additional $5 billion in loan access for Michigan-based companies offered through Fifth Third Bank, Gov. Rick Snyder announced. The governor also welcomed several new partners to the initiative. The bank?s commitment more than doubles the
SEATTLE - Through Nov. 28, Startup Weekend's Global Startup Battle is open for voting. The competition is designed to foster friendly competition and community awareness among the global Startup Weekend community. Forty-eight winning teams from Startup Weekend events that took place Nov. 11-14, 2011 and Nov. 18-20, 2011 have the chance to compete to become
DETROIT - Gov. Rick Snyder, speaking at the Michigan Emerging conference on Monday, once again highlighted his five keys to reinventing Michigan. The first term Republican governor also defended his decision to do away with most state tax breaks, saying his simplified business tax code has already begun paying dividends by creating new jobs. Snyder
KANSAS CITY - A recent poll shows that the so-called millennial generation ? those ages 18-34 ? are an entrepreneurial lot, but a few key barriers are holding them back, especially the economy. ?Fifty-four percent of the nation?s Millennials either want to start a business or already have started one. They recognize that entrepreneurship is
DEARBORN - The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition has announced that its 2011 "Spirit of Michigan" recipient is Mike Jandernoa, founder of Jandernoa Entrepreneurial Mentoring and former CEO of Perrigo. Jandernoa will be honored during the AMIC's second annual gala awards on Nov. 17 at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. As CEO, Jandernoa took Perrigo