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Women In Technology Connect-Net Event Aug. 19 At Lawrence Tech

SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Council of Women In Technology offer its Connect-Net Network Forum Aug. 10 at Lawrence Technological University. Guest speaker will be Maureen Monte, an IBM Consultant. Feeling stuck in a technical corner? Frustrated by internal walls or external expectations that hinder your ability to achieve your fullest potential? Unsure of your strengths

By |2010-07-19T00:00:00-04:00July 19th, 2010|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Businesses Need To Make A Case To Present At Growth Capital Symposium

ANN ARBOR ? More than 65 Midwestern and Coastal Investment Firms were represented at the 29th annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium on May 11-12. The MGCS provided them an opportunity to connect with the "Best of the Midwest's" entrepreneurs, startups and emerging growth companies that are actively searching for partners and funding. The Symposium included

By |2010-07-18T00:00:00-04:00July 18th, 2010|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

SBA Offers Podcasts To Help Small Businesses Break Into Global Market

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U. S. Small Business Administration is now offering a new set of three export-oriented podcasts offering valuable information on issues and challenges small business exporters may find when dealing with specific countries. The podcasts, featuring interviews with business representatives from Uganda, Cameroon and Bahrain, are part of a comprehensive effort by

By |2024-01-11T08:30:48-05:00July 16th, 2010|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

NEF Hosts Unusual Entrepreneurs Success Stories

ANN ARBOR - Sometimes it's luck and sometimes it's timing ? and yet other times it's the sheer genius of a wacky idea. Join the New Enterprise Forum July 15 to hear from a panel of creative, inventive entrepreneurs who have discovered and capitalized upon unusual or untapped market needs to build successful businesses. Panelists

By |2010-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13th, 2010|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Accuri Cytometers Completes $6 Million Series E Financing

ANN ARBOR - Accuri Cytometers said Monday the company has completed a $6 million Series E preferred stock financing. The financing included current investors Arboretum Ventures, Baird Venture Partners, Fidelity Biosciences, Flagship Ventures and the InvestMichigan! Program co-managed by Credit Suisse. Accuri plans to use the proceeds from the Series E financing to support expansion

By |2010-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13th, 2010|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Ann Arbor SPARK Offers Shifting Gears Training This Fall

ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK will kick off its fourth Shifting Gears program this fall. Applications to the 2010 Shifting Gears program are due on September 3. Leading up to the fall Shifting Gears program, SPARK also announced five information sessions beginning August 3. Shifting Gears, an intensive four-month program, provides professional career coaching

By |2010-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13th, 2010|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Wayne State University Wins 2010 Campus Technology Innovators Award

DETROIT - On July 19, administrators from Wayne State University's Computing & Information Technology office and the Office of the Vice President for Research will be recognized at the Campus Technology 2010 conference hosted by Campus Technology magazine. Wayne State is one of 11 Campus Technology Innovators award winners, chosen from nearly 500 entries. Wayne

By |2010-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13th, 2010|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Plex Systems Goes To Traverse City Auto Conference To Help Build Brand

TRAVERSE CITY ? Plex Systems is trying to build its brand among auto suppliers and the journalists that cover them at the Center For Automotive Research's Management Briefing Seminars next month. The event typically draws thousands of auto executives from supplier companies hoping to rub elbows with their counterparts at the big automakers, such as

By |2010-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13th, 2010|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|