Entrepreneur Corner

Phimation Offers $50 Million Stage 2 Small Business Training

ANN ARBOR - Phimation Strategy Group, a management consulting, coaching and training firm, Monday launched a program in support of Gov. Rick Snyder?s economic gardening efforts.The program targets $50 million in impact and hundreds of new jobs over the next year among Michigan's Stage 2 small businesses. Stage 2 companies are those that have grown

By |2011-07-26T00:00:00-04:00July 26th, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

New Enterprise Forum Sheds Light On Unusual Entrepreneurs

ANN ARBOR - Past presenters have developed businesses that produced hands-free doggie toilets, ergonomic gardening tools and alcohol products - in the city of Temperance. This year's panelists at the New Enterprise Forum's annual Unusual Entrepreneurs program will tell tales of safe sex, bulging muscles and cheese. The program celebrates the wondrous diversity of entrepreneurial

By |2011-07-26T00:00:00-04:00July 26th, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

AzulStar Gets Funding From Grand Angels, Blue Water Angels

GRAND HAVEN - Two Michigan angel groups have co-invested in the Grand Haven fixed WiMax owner and operator AzulStar, which teams with leading companies, governmental agencies and private investors to offer very-high bandwidth wireless data, voice and video services. The amount of funding was not disclosed. Grand Angels of Grand Rapids and Midland-based Blue Water

By |2011-07-19T00:00:00-04:00July 19th, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Ann Arbor SPARK Entrepreneur Bootcamp Set For Sept. 29-30

ANN ARBOR - Spend two full days in September learning how to identify critical issues for your business plan at Ann Arbor SPARK's Entrepreneur Boot Camp. Application deadline is Sept. 1. Entrepreneur Boot Camp is an intensive and instructive way to gain critical feedback and advice about your business model, management team, competitive positioning, market

By |2011-07-19T00:00:00-04:00July 19th, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Agility Recovery Solutions-SBA Webinar July 19

WASHINGTON DC - Find out what business owners learned after nearly losing their companies to small scale disasters like a sprinkler system malfunction or catastrophic events like widespread flooding during a free webinar on July 19 hosted by Agility Recovery Solutions and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Agility Recovery CEO Bob Boyd will share real

By |2011-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12th, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

MISBTDC Offers No-Cost Training To Veterans Looking To Start Business

GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center is now offering no-cost training to Veterans who have an interest in growing or launching a small business. ?Many Veterans are launching and growing businesses here in Michigan and they need assistance,? stated Carol Lopucki, state director of the MI-SBTDC. ?The training programs will

By |2011-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8th, 2011|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|