Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
DETROIT - The Internet Advisor on WJR 760 AM is joined by a group of very talented young women (Gen Z) who won the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Website Design 2017 Competition. Guests include: Jamie Fu – 1st place high school advanced category – Novi High School Sonia Bhakkad – 2nd place high school advanced category – Plymouth
EAST LANSING - Applications are now open for the sixth annual GreenLight Business Model Competition, a $100,000 statewide contest focused on early-stage entrepreneurs, based in Michigan, less than two years old. Applicants must be Michigan residents and have a well-crafted business idea. Applicants who already have a registered business must provide evidence that the entity
ROYAL OAK - Tember Shea, Director of the inGAGE program at Inforum, talks about the success experienced in 2017 by the program that helps train second stage women entrepreneurs running companies get them to $1 million in revenue or ready for an angel investor. Started in August 2012, inGAGE’s first seven cohorts have incorporated 38
DETROIT - SmartCone, a Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety Solutions, has won the NextChallenge: Smart Cities technology challenge, a will receive $60,000 in grant funding from Wells Fargo to demonstrate and validate the concept. NextChallenge: Smart Cities technology challenge, a global competition challenging innovators to find hardware and software technology solutions to address unmet needs in urban areas.
ROYAL OAK - BuyMichiganNow.Com, celebrating its 10th anniversary, is offering a Christmas shopping guide for products made in Michigan. Founder Lisa Diggs joins M2 Techcast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about her passion project and provide some great last-minute gift ideas for those who want to support Michigan businesses. From her website:
ANN ARBOR - CampGig.Com, a summer camp staffing solution, won first prize and a purse of $25,000 at Ann Arbor SPARK’s Entrepreneur Boot Camp, while Breath of Life was runner-up and took home $10,000. The winners were selected by a panel of experts, based on the business’ investor pitch. Boot Camp is designed for entrepreneurs
The 2018 SBA awards include: + Michigan Small Business Person of the Year + Small Business Exporter of the Year + Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year + Women Owned Small Business + SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year Nominations Due by December 18 Nominate Here
ANN ARBOR - Registration is now open for the Running Start youth entrepreneurial workshop program, an engaging, mentor-led, workshop-based approach to equip youth with entrepreneurial skills to start a business. “We’ve had an enthusiastic response from parents and the local community about this new workshop series,” noted Founder & President of Running Start, Debra Power. “Due to demand, we have opened
DETROIT - Tom Lawrence is many things to the online world: Entrepreneur (owner of Lawrence Technology Services in Taylor), tech expert who has helped answer our listener questions, podcaster and YouTube celebrity. To listen to this podcast, click on http://internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Podcaast-1741-Tom-Lawrence.mp3
ANN ARBOR - Mentoring appears to be an essential factor in entrepreneurial success, as many incubators, tech hubs and universities have programs to match startup founders with experienced veterans. A new study by University of Michigan professors Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks and David Brophy surveyed 33 private and university entrepreneurial programs to shed some light on what
