PARK RIDGE, IL - The MDRT Foundation has awarded a $3,000 grant to Winning Futures, a nonprofit that offers school-based mentoring programs and workshops for middle and high school students in Southeast Michigan, to help prepare young people to succeed through life skills programs that build character value development, goal setting, and strategic planning.
ANN ARBOR - Check out the latest in innovation when downtown Ann Arbor technology companies, and incubators are opening their doors to the public on June 12 for the A2 Tech Trek. On Friday, June 12 anytime between 3 pm and7 pm, start at one of our 3 check-in locations in downtown Ann Arbor,
PLYMOUTH - Fresh Co. Home Inc. of Bloomfield has been named one of the six grand prize winners in the Comcast Business Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs program and will receive an additional $20,000 cash award as well as an all-expenses-paid trip to Comcast headquarters in Philadelphia where they will receive one-on-one consulting with national business
ANN ARBOR - The Desai Family Accelerator, a joint venture between the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and the College of Engineering, on Thursday announced the six most-promising companies selected to participate in its inaugural cohort. More than 72 technology-based startups submitted applications. The six winners will move into the Accelerator and
GRAND RAPIDS - Summer officially begins June 21, but join aimWest as the West Michigan tech networking groups jump-starts summer a few days early on June 17 with another energetic 5:01 Social Networking Party celebration. Take a break, grab a drink and some tasty food, make a few new contacts, and reconnect with aimWest. Thanks
TROY - Automation Alley on Wednesday announced it has extended the registration deadline to June 10 for its #hack4detroit event, a 24-hour hackathon scheduled for Grand Circus Detroit on June 12 where the winning team can earn a $5,000 check. Participants in the upcoming #hack4detroit event will use the city of Detroit's new Open Data
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Technology and Intellectual Property law firm Young Basile is Great Lakes Angels' newest sponsor. Young Basile is the only Michigan-based law firm with offices in Silicon Valley. Clients include software publishers, social media companies, hardware manufacturers and service providers, ranging from start-ups to industry leaders like Google, Netflix and Synopsys. Young Basile
HOWELL - Learn go-to-market strategies from two extraordinary entrepreneurs and pitch your product for prizes through Best Shot on June 10 at Cleary University. Registration Required by June 5 to compete. Seasoned business professionals Tom Sesti, and Steve Schwartz will teach entrepreneurs how to start earning sales revenue for your business with knowledge and resources
DETROIT - Adam Skornia is one step closer to realizing his entrepreneurial goals after undergoing a rigorous mentoring program and getting awarded $5,000 in pre-seed capital from Wayne State's Blackstone LaunchPad Warrior Fund Competition. Skornia, who graduated from Wayne State in December with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering, received the funding last month
LANSING - The National Small Business Association, the Small Business Association of Michigan�s national affiliate, Monday honored Gary Kushner, president and CEO of Kushner & Company in Portage, as the 2015 Lewis Shattuck Small Business Advocate of the Year. "Gary has been an outspoken and tireless advocate for small business for more than three decades,"