SOUTHFIELD - It's time to register to attend the fifth annual Michigan Council of Women in Technology Career Summit on Oct. 9 where you'll learn the latest technology issues and trends and leave with new contacts and skills you can apply to your own career. The popular half-day event will convey business and leadership skills
NEW YORK ? Bryan Janeczko left a lucrative Wall Street job to start a celebrity food and nutrition service in New York City and now has taken all that entrepreneurial savvy he picked up along the way to create a web site that will help other entrepreneurs short cut some of his business pain. Wicked
ANN ARBOR - So it's time for an equity investment ? congratulations. Just don't start celebrating yet, because there are landmines and a whole world of scrutiny waiting for you on the due diligence trail. Join the New Enterprise Forum Sept. 16 to find out more. Panelists: Andrew McColm - Managing Director, Early Stage Partners.
KANSAS CITY - In any given year in the U.S. economy, new and young companies make up the largest bloc of companies by age category, meaning their considerable job creation record is partly structural, according to a study from Kauffman Foundation. The study, Neutralism and Entrepreneurship: The Structural Dynamics of Startups, Young Firms and Job
KALAMAZOO - Change is constant is a common theme for Jeffrey Brittan, the President and CEO of StructureTec. Recognized as a Gazelle Company by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in 2000 and one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch in 2009, StructureTec is continually changing. "You can't be satisfied," Brittan said. "You have to
GRAND RAPIDS - Entrepreneurship can be a tough journey, but it is never one that has to be taken alone. Small business owners Tammy Kinzel and Carol Renis will tell anyone that running a small business requires collaboration and teamwork to achieve success. After working together for a number of years, Kinzel and Renis decided
GRAND RAPIDS - The Academy of Professional Small Business Consultants is a certification program of business skills for individuals including bankers, accountants, economic developers, and other groups that assist small business owners and entrepreneurs. The Academy offers the participants a basic understanding of the problems facing small business entrepreneurs. The purpose of the two week
BATTLE CREEK ? The Totally Technology Series kicks off its fall classroom seminars Sept. 21 at Miller College with Open Source Technology Management. The free and low-cost technology training courses are designed to help professionals and organizations grow within today's market of interactivity. The classrooms and computer labs are located at Miller College, which is
ANN ARBOR - LA2M is pleased to announce Monday Night Football announcer and FIFA 2010 World Cup ABC Host Mike Tirico as the featured presenter at Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing on October 20. Mike will be sharing his insight into the marketing of the World Cup and the rise of soccer in the US at
ANN ARBOR - The Association for Women in Computing-Ann Arbor on Sept. 14 will take a look at pair programming, an agile software development technique in which two programmers work together at one work station. The presenters are Kealy Opelt & Ted Layher of Menlo Innovations. Many agile programmers see pair programming as too hard