Michigan Technology News and Entrepreneurs
ROYAL OAK - Greg Doyle Manager, Oakland County One Stop Shop Business Center and Tech248 Leader, joins M2 Techcast co-Hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to launch the new Tech248 monthly update. Doyle or Irene Spanos Director, Economic Development & Community Affairs for Oakland County, will take turns interviewing Tech248 members who are making news.
EAST LANSING - The Conquer Accelerator program at Michigan State University announces Wednesday that Travis Stoliker is joining its team as entrepreneur-in-residence. Stoliker, a successful Lansing-area entrepreneur, angel investor and co-owner of Saddleback Barbeque, will provide startup teams with mentorship, support and a fresh perspective. “When Conquer Accelerator’s leadership team approached me to come on
DETROIT - Next Energy is hosting on Feb. 23 the semi-finals of the 9th Annual Global Automotive & Mobility Innovation Challenge presented by SAE International and the MI Innovation Alliance. GAMIC provides early‐stage start‐ups with an opportunity for competition‐prep coaching and targeted exposure to decision‐makers, in addition to over $300,000 in total in-kind acceleration services and
DETROIT - DTX Launch Detroit is seeking applications from teams of college students or recent graduates aspiring to launch a technology-based or -enabled business. Applications will be taken through April 21 and will be reviewed on a first-come/first-reviewed basis. Accepted participants will receive a stipend of $2,500 per person (up to $7,500 per team). Launch Detroit
DETROIT - The Association for Women in Communications-Detroit will host a highly engaging panel discussion entitled “Fiercely Divided - Ways to Move Forward” February 16. The event, which runs from 5:30 to 8 pm, will be held at Sila Italian Dining & Pizza, located at 4033 12 Mile Road in Berkley. Panelists from both sides
GLENVIEW, IL - Some 85 percent of small business owners are optimistic about the economy in 2017 marking a high water mark since May 2015, based on the SurePayroll Scorecard survey. The highest business optimism last year was 78 percent. What’s more, 66 percent of small business owners expect to be profitable in 2017, with
LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Shri Thanedar, Ph.D, founder of Avomeen Analytical Services in Ann Arbor, to learn how he bounced back from total business failure and is now sharing the financial gains of his business success with his employees. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2709/Entrepreneurial-lessons-on-bouncing-back-from-business-failure.aspx
ROYAL OAK - Tember Shea, director of the Inforum inGAGE, talks about how these training sessions can help women entrepreneurs rapidly grow their businesses. inGAGE provides confidential peer-to-peer founders forum where emerging second-stage entrepreneurs assess their companies’ operations, management, finances, and personnel to examine strengths and challenges. Through this process, participants can identify and formulate
KALAMAZOO - Kalamazoo Candle Company earned the coveted Makers’ Mart title Thursday at Catalyst University, a daylong leadership event annually hosted by Southwest Michigan First. Kalamazoo Candle Company was selected by the 2,500 event attendees from a pool of four finalists—all regional product makers based in Southwest Michigan. The company wins $5,000 in cash and
ANN ARBOR - This week the Desai Accelerator announced its next round of startups and its new managing director, U-M alumna Angela Kujava, formerly the director of innovation for the global application development firm Logic Solutions. Angel has more than a decade of experience working with entrepreneurs, will build on the Desai program. The next five
