ANN ARBOR - Skip Simms of Ann Arbor SPARK won the 2011 NEF Battle of the Elevator Pitch, which features local entrepreneurs and investors who "pitch" an imaginary business to demonstrate that the basics of business pitches apply even in the most unusual of business models. Or maybe they pitch just to show that we
ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor SPARK recently celebrated the conclusion of its 19th Boot Camp program with participant investor pitches and a reception. At the Ann Arbor SPARK Boot Camp Celebration, Brio Device was selected as the Best of Boot Camp winner, based on the quality of its investor pitch and business plan. As winner,
DETROIT - The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center will present a series of June workshops in Oakland County and Detroit that explore the five keys to achieving fiscal fitness. The workshops will help the non-financial manager business owner strengthen financial literacy and improve their ability to access capital businesses needed to grow. The
ANN ARBOR - New Enterprise Forum is holding the 5th Annual Battle of the Elevator Pitch competition May 19 when prominent state entrepreneurs pitch an imaginary company to demonstrate what a great business pitch sounds like. A panel of judges will take it all in, assessing substance as well as style. Past events have been
DETROIT ? The 2011 Moneywise Empowerment Tour, providing seminars that teach financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills, come to Detroit May 28 at Greater Christ Baptist Church. The day-long Moneywise Empowerment seminars cover a diverse array of subjects, including starting and growing a business, financial planning, investing and retirement options. SBA resource partners will participate in
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is hosting a series of Community Development Workshops covering Community Assistance and Community Development Block Grant training at eight locations around the state between May and October. ?This is a golden opportunity for economic developers and local officials to learn about all the tools available to facilitate strong
YPSILANTI ? When University of Michigan Business Professor David Brophy started the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium in 1980, he only figured it would run a couple of years. This week, Brophy celebrated the 30th edition of what has become the grand daddy of all American investment conferences. On May 10-11, 41 companies ?pitched? venture capital
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder said the introduction of the inaugural W.K. Kellogg-Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellowship class at the Capitol on Thursday symbolized something much more important than the tax debate going on down the hall. Six of the first 92 recipients joined Snyder at a news conference. Each will receive $30,000 to pursue
DEARBORN ? When Suzie Avery, Head of the Michigan Women's Commission, and Cassandra Woods, State Director of the Office of Senator Carl Levin take the stage on May 17 for the National Association of Women Business Owners annual Public Policy Forum you can expect the questions - and most likely, the answers - to be
TROY - Troy Chamber President Michele Hodges recently celebrated her 10th anniversary with a surprise reception given her after the April board meeting. Current and past board members, as well as current and former staff, attended. "Michele is a great encourager and all great leaders do this,? said 2011 Board Chairman John Tagle of John