CHICAGO - Toymail, a Gross Points start-up, won $25,000 and third place in the Innovation Grand Challenge at this year's Cisco Internet of Things Global Conference. Toymail allows parents to send and receive messages wirelessly through toys from a mobile app. Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior called Toymail "proof that IoT (Internet of Things) is already
LANSING - The Michigan Golf Course Owners Association has joined the Small Business Association of Michigan as a new Strategic Partner. The MGCOA represents the interests of local golf course owners and operators and assists its members in becoming more profitable and knowledgeable business owners. ?We are very pleased that the MGCOA has joined the
ANN ARBOR ? If you weren?t able to attend the standing-room-only Ignite UX Michigan presentation night in Ann Arbor this week, we?ve got you covered with videos from most of the user experience presentations. Ignite UX Michigan was held at Conor O?Neill?s in Ann Arbor, in the Celtic Room. Not an extra chair was to
DETROIT - Graduating college seniors with degrees in computer science and related majors from an accredited four-year college or university need to look no further than Hacker Fellows, a cutting-edge program that allows them to work as a developer at a Michigan start-up. This program, administered by Grand Circus in partnership with Invest Detroit, gives
PLYMOUTH - Relax and Network with Michigan Israel Business Bridge members and guests at a unique after work program highlighting MIBB founder Chuck Newman?s newest venture, Memory Preservation Lab and ClipFort. The networking event is being held on October 29 from 5:30 ? 7:30 PM at the Michigan Life Science and Innovation Center in Plymouth,
ANN ARBOR - You're invited to an evening of short talks on user experience topics in Ann Arbor October 21 when Ignite UX Michigan shines a spotlight on local speakers. The event is free, registration is not required, and it is a great opportunity to learn and to mingle with other local UX professionals and
WARREN - Students from elementary through high school will demonstrate their ability to design, program and build autonomous robots at Lawrence Technological University?s Halloween RoboParade on Oct. 25 at the Expo Center on the South Campus of Macomb Community College in Warren. The event is open to the public and admission is free. Many of
FARMINGTON HILLS ? Learn the basics of Angel investing in a series of three workshops that start Oct. 15. But if you are a high net worth individual, you need to register by Oct. 13 to attend. Not only will you be learning what it takes to become an Angel investor, you will have the
DETROIT - Wayne State University?s Innovation Fellows Program is cultivating the next generation of chief scientific officers and entrepreneurial scientists for local high-tech industry. The program is supported by the New Economy Initiative (NEI) for Southeast Michigan and is led by Bramdon Dogwill, project manager of innovation programs in WSU?s Technology Commercialization Office. The first
AUBURN HILLS - Have you felt the pain of seeing your priorities get pushed below the daily fires? Is your business falling short of its full potential? If you are a business owner or top leader and answered yes to these questions, you are not alone. A staggering 95 percent of business owners struggle to