MOUNT PLEASANT - Michigan's next promising businesses got a boost Friday in the form of $45,000 in start up funds during Central Michigan University's New Venture Competition. The competition was held to enrich the economic environment in Michigan and encourage the entrepreneurial spirit among CMU students. 24 teams presented their business plans to a panel
DETROIT - Do you have a business idea or start-up that you'd like to get feedback on from a venture capital company for possible funding? Farmington Hills-based Beringea, Michigan?s largest VC firm, will be holding its ?Office Hours? open pitch program in Detroit on Tuesday, April 12. Beringea is inviting entrepreneurs at all stages looking
GRAND RAPIDS - Top student entrepreneurs from seven local colleges and universities will compete on April 12 in the Regional Business Plan Competition to win $5,500 in seed capital and numerous consulting services. This Second annual competition will bring together students from GVSU, Aquinas, Calvin, Cornerstone, Davenport, GRCC and Hope. Their innovative business ventures will
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan's June 23 Annual Meeting and Networking Luncheon at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing features a keynote address by Gov. Rick Snyder. The program, which begins at 11:30 am, also includes recognition of the 2011 Small Business Innovation of the Year, Legislator of the
GRAND RAPIDS - Join aimWest on April 20 to find out how West Michigan is becoming a hub for the one thing the future of businesses and communities depend on - innovation. Panelists from local collaborations TEDx Grand Rapids, New North and SiteLab will discuss innovation as more than just access to talent, capital and
MOUNT PLEASANT - This Friday, $45,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the Central Michigan University student teams who submit the top three winning business concepts in the New Venture Competition. 24 teams are participating in the competition, which began last October. The students, from multiple academic disciplines, will present their business plans to
DETROIT ? The U.S. Small Business Administration's Michigan District Office presented its fiscal 2010 lender awards at SBA's 2011 Small Business Lending Conference held in Lansing Friday where Huntington National Bank was named Michigan Lender of the Year, SBA's award for the best overall performance, for the second time in a row. Huntington National Bank
WASHINGTON - The number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. increased by a rate of 1.5 times (50 percent) the national average (34 percent) and account for 29 percent of all enterprises, yet only employ 6 percent of the country?s workforce and contribute just under 4 percent of overall business revenues. The news comes from
LANSING - Michigan Celebrates Small Business, the state's premier awards event celebrating small business excellence, will recognize over 60 small businesses at the seventh annual awards dinner on April 28th in Lansing. ?Michigan?s economy is built on a strong foundation of innovation and hard working people. Michigan Celebrates Small Business seeks to acknowledge the best
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Startup accelerator, Momentum, kicks off its 2011 program with The Michigan Lean Startup Conference May 19 at Grand Valley State University's Eberhard Center where entrepreneurs will rapidly prototype new business models. Eric Ries is creator of the Lean Startup Methodology and keynote speaker. Other speakers at the Lean Startup Conference