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Mercantile Bank Launches Mentoring Program In Partnership With Grand Valley State University

GRAND RAPIDS — Mercantile Bank has launched the Mentoring, Aspiring, Preparing program and, in partnership with Grand Valley State University, a scholarship, providing students with assistance for their education expenses while exposing them to careers in banking. MAP is a leadership development program that will provide four years of professional and personal development in concert

By |2022-03-19T16:17:21-04:00March 19th, 2022|Entrepreneurs|
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MCWT Update With Kathleen Norton Schock

ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to MITech TV to update all things Michigan Council of Women in Technology, including previous events, upcoming events, and summer technology camps. MCWT is powered by an energetic and forward-thinking team that primarily consists of volunteers who are working full-time jobs, raising families, and have a passion for improving

By |2022-03-03T10:05:19-05:00March 3rd, 2022|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|
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Comcast Offers RISE Funding To Racially, Ethnically Diverse Women-Owned Small Businesses

PLYMOUTH - Comcast Corporation has expanded its Comcast RISE program to all women-owned businesses nationwide, furthering its efforts to advance digital equity and help provide underrepresented small business owners with access to the digital tools and funding they need to thrive.    Comcast RISE, which just celebrated its one-year anniversary last November, remains open to racially and ethnically diverse

By |2022-02-21T15:06:12-05:00February 21st, 2022|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|
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TechTown Hosts Virtual Conference To Coach Black-Owned Businesses To Success

DETROIT – In honor of Black History Month, TechTown Detroit will host a free, one-day virtual conference to prepare Black-owned businesses in metro Detroit for success through the global pandemic and beyond. Individuals who run Black-owned businesses, who are part of the business service ecosystem or simply curious how to support Black-owned businesses in metro

By |2022-02-13T19:10:50-05:00February 13th, 2022|Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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NEF To Recognize Five Michigan Entrepreneurs Who Have Had Major Achievements

ANN ARBOR - New Enterprise Forum announced the names of the five Michigan entrepreneurs who have won awards in recognition of their achievements during the past year. The awards will be presented to the winners at the NEF Annual Awards Event on February 17, 2022. The online event is open to the public with free

By |2022-02-13T18:09:32-05:00February 13th, 2022|Entrepreneurs|
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Detroit City Distillers Offering Paczki Day Vodka Online Orders Feb 11

DETROIT - Paczki Vodka, made with real Paczkies made in Detroit, will be going on sale online on Friday Feb. 11 at 8 am. A year ago the cult classic sold out the entire run of 4000 bottles in 22 minutes. Detroit City Distillery co-owner Michael Forsyth joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to

By |2022-02-09T20:54:12-05:00February 7th, 2022|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|
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Renaissance UnDemo Days 2022 Opens Applications

ANN ARBOR - Renaissance Venture Capital DEI UnDemo Day® will bring together some of the region’s top early-stage companies and technologies for a virtual event with venture capital investors from around the country. Chris Rizik, who manages the Renaissance Fund, provides the back story in this video interview. He said this is the first UnDemo

By |2022-02-07T09:52:41-05:00February 7th, 2022|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, ESD, mitechtv|
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State Of Michigan To Provide $237 Million For Business Loans

ANN ARBOR - The State Of Michigan will receive $237 million for business loans and funding for Venture Capital companies, part of a $10 billion national program from the Biden Administration. Last week, the Michigan Strategic Fund approved the new program that could start pumping money into Michigan businesses by spring, said Chris Cook, Director

By |2022-02-03T17:36:29-05:00February 1st, 2022|Entrepreneurs, Featured, mitechtv, Politics/Government|
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6 Useful Tips for Starting an Electronics Business

DETROIT - Since electronics, computer equipment, and gadgets have become more affordable to the general public, they are no longer the exclusive domain of tech enthusiasts. Because of our culture’s ever-increasing rate of change, we are all affected by the need to stay current. Electronics stores, nowadays, are more than just places where you can

By |2022-09-19T14:43:21-04:00February 1st, 2022|Entrepreneurs|
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CitySide Ventures Fund Looking For Tech Companies For Investment

ANN ARBOR - CitySide Ventures has launched its $10 million Great Lakes Angels Fund by investing an undisclosed amount of money in three start-up companies. David Weaver, CitySide Chief Investment Officer, said more early-stage capital is available to keep new companies in Michigan and grow the Michigan ecosystem. He said the fund would like to

By |2022-01-30T17:01:18-05:00January 30th, 2022|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|
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