GRAND RAPIDS ? A host of entrepreneurial events are on tap in March across Michigan, ranging from business-plan competitions, to small business training programs to video elevator pitch contests. Check it all out in the MIEntrepreneur calendar. Registration Deadline March 1 FastTrac New Venture. Intensive 10-week program designed to test your business idea, broaden your
GRAND RAPIDS ? Earlier this month, Gov. Jennifer Granholm joined with the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Centers, Michigan Credit Union League, Grand Rapids Community Foundation and FastTrac NewVenture program clients at Grand Valley State University to discuss new tools available to help small and medium-sized businesses grow in Michigan. The governor discussed a
ANN ARBOR - The Wolverine Venture Fund, part of the University of Michigan's Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Ross School of Business, announced Tuesday that it has another exit for one of its portfolio companies, Mobius Microsystems. Financial details were not announced. A leader in precision all-silicon oscillator
DETROIT ? TechOne Printing, a tenant at Wayne State University's TechTown, is run by entrepreneur Kristen Weimert. And her goal is to make printing services not only affordable for start ups like her, but also more available. She's forged a delivery alliance with a logistics company at TechTown to serve greater Detroit. To listen, click
DETROIT - A collaboration between Wayne State University and Focus: HOPE has more than tripled both the number of African-American undergraduates enrolled in computer science courses and the number of African-American declared computer science majors at WSU since 2004. The Information Management and Systems Engineering program, which began in 2005, addresses the severe under-representation of
DETROIT ? FusionGamez, a tenant at Wayne State University's TechTown, is developing a new twist for online video games ? they'll pay you to play. This new wrinkle in gaming was developed by Kwabena Johnson, who developed his business skills as a SmartStart client. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
ANN ARBOR ? The Women of Color Task Force is hosting its 28th Annual Career Conference on March 5 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Early registration ends on Feb. 19. The event is open to all U-M personnel and the general public. This event will feature 46 professional and personal workshops on
WARREN - Eight Southeast Michigan women leaders will be honored by the Michigan Business and Professional Association at its 14th Annual Women and Leadership in the Workplace Symposium and Awards on March 4 at The Fairlane Club in Dearborn. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. followed by a brunch. The conference runs until noon. The event
ANN ARBOR ? The application deadline is March 9 for any companies that want to pitch hundreds of investors in May at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, the grand daddy of all investors conferences nationwide. Thirty-two ventures, representing a range of industries, will be selected to present to an audience of venture capitalist, angel and
ANN ARBOR ? The New Enterprise Forum will honor the three entrepreneurs who nurtured HandyLab through its acquisition as the NEF Entrepreneurs of 2009 on Feb. 18 at the Holiday Inn North. Honored will be: Kalyan Handique is now VP of R&D Systems Development at Becton Dickinson (BD) Diagnostic Systems. He played a pivotal role