Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
TRAVERSE CITY - In an evening full of firsts, TCNewTech puts five Michigan investors in the hot seat to pitch their firms to the entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses in the area. The unique format was intended to educate local entrepreneurs and startups, about who the players are and what they are looking for when
DETROIT - The annual Hatch Detroit competition, to accelerate the growth of small businesses in Detroit, has scheduled its "Hatch Off" finals for July 21. Voting continues through July 7 for the People's Choice awards. Vittoria Katanski, Hatch executive director, provides all the details in this video interview. To check out the voting, click on
TRAVERSE CITY - Join the TCNewTech Community for our (Reverse) Pitch & Networking Event on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at The City Opera House or via YouTube, Facebook, or LinkedIn from your own device. Register on our new app! Here is the schedule: 5:30 PM Cash Bar & Networking at City Opera House 6:00 PM
DETROIT – The first round of votes are in and after a tight race Hatch Detroit powered by TechTown has announced that five entrepreneurial teams will advance to the final stage of the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest, which includes another round of public voting and the opportunity to compete at Hatch Off on July 21.
GRAND RAPIDS - Entrepreneur incubator Start Garden is hosting a live in person 5 X 5 Night. Startups get to pitch to 5 guest judges for 5 minutes to win $5000. More valuable than the cash, 5×5 Night gives entrepreneurs a platform to move their business ideas forward by presenting them to the public. For
BOULDER, CO. - According to recent reports, it’s estimated there will be 90 million freelancers in the U.S. by 2028, making up more than half of the entire workforce. To provide additional context about job opportunities for freelancers, FlexJobs has assessed the remote freelance job market based on data between January 1, 2022, and May
DETROIT - TechTown Detroit celebrated the hustle and hard work of 15 Retail Boot Camp graduates during our 12th cohort showcase on June 9. The participating business owners pitched their visions and what they learned during the RBC program live at TechTown. Five standouts each won a $5,000 Kickstart Award, and one People’s Choice Award
EAST LANSING – Spartan Innovations announces the seventh season and summer 2022 cohort of its Conquer Accelerator program. The 10-week accelerator welcomes five teams to its East Lansing program: Detroit Maid, Fleet-Lab, Kibage, KindKatch, and Meknology. "Year after year, the talent and innovation that comes through the Conquer Accelerator program has been incredible and we're
GRAND RAPIDS - Tech start-up and Start Garden tenant Payload CMS has been accepted into and received a $500,000 investment from highly competitive tech accelerator Y Combinator. With an acceptance rate of less than 3% and alumni like Airbnb, Dropbox, Doordash, Instacart and Reddit, Y Combinator is more difficult to get into than Harvard. Since
AUSTIN, Texas - Companies are increasingly taking a public stance on social issues, but what should they take a stand on and how should they make their voices heard? We conducted a survey to find out and discovered that over three in five (64%) said it’s important for employers to take a stand on social
