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UM’s Bloom Named Judge Of China-Government Back InnoSTARS IoT Pitch Competition

DETROIT – David Bloom, University of Michigan Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, has joined the judging panel for the Chinese-government backed InnoSTARS competition that concludes the day-long IoT Techconnect Conference April 29 at the Michigan Science Center. Bloom works at the UM’s School of Information that develops digital and computer skills for more than 500 students.

By |2019-03-22T16:21:15-04:00March 21st, 2019|Entrepreneurs, Featured, IoT|
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UM Student Startups Win More Than $100,000 In Funding

ANN ARBOR – Student startups at the University of Michigan took home more than $100,000 in prizes in the final round of the 2019 Michigan Business Challenge, a campus-wide, multi-round business plan competition hosted by UM Ross School of Business’ Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies. This year, for the first time, the MBC also featured the

By |2019-03-19T19:25:40-04:00March 19th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|
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Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awardees Announced

LANSING - From Detroit to Marquette, small businesses are growing, innovating and shaping their communities. Now the list of 2019 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awardees has been released. 2019 Awardees Michigan 50 Distinguished Alumni Award – Strategically Focused MMI Engineered Solutions, Inc. – Saline Michigan 50 Distinguished Alumni Award – Most Engaged Workplace Armor Protective Packaging

By |2019-03-19T18:30:50-04:00March 19th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Michigan Small Business Development Center|
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Chicago Inno Highlights 10 Detroit Women Building Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In The Motor City

CHICAGO - Digital media and events company Chicago Inno, highlighted 10 Detroit women whose initiatives are powerful winds behind Detroit’s sail. These 10 women are at the helm of fueling an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in Detroit, the publication reports. And these women are: Talent Incubation April Boyle, Founder & Executive Director of Build Institute Kicking off

By |2019-03-15T06:02:37-04:00March 15th, 2019|Entrepreneurs, Guest Columns|
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Survey: More Money, More Family Time – Why Self-Employment So Popular

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Perceptions of the self-employed tend to go one of two ways. Either you believe self-employed workers have the best job ever, with a flexible schedule that allows them to take time off whenever they want, or you think they’re total workaholics, taking their job on vacation or to the family dinner

By |2019-03-14T21:25:33-04:00March 14th, 2019|Entrepreneurs|
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THC123 Seeks To Work With Rapidly Growing Marijuana Business In Michigan

ROYAL OAK -  Anthony Sabatella is the founder of THC123 metro Detroit company that provides payroll and staffing solutions for the Medical Marijuana Industry. Now with voters approving the legalization of recreational Marijuana, Sabatella is expanding into helping businesses that provide cannabis to the public startup and expand. He explains all in this M2 Techcast

By |2019-03-15T05:59:19-04:00March 14th, 2019|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Backstage Detroit Hosts Kickoff Party March 13 To Welcome First Cohort

DETROIT - Backstage Detroit, a three-month program designed to give underrepresented founders the support they need to reach the next critical milestone, is hosting its kick off party March 13 at the Lear Innovation center. Backstage, a national program, focuses on funding women and minorities. Companies participating in the Backstage Accelerator will receive $100,000 checks

By |2019-03-11T08:33:19-04:00March 11th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|
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GR’s Grand Angels Launches Chapter In Detroit, Woodward Angels

DETROIT – Grand Rapids-based Grand Angels, one of the state’s most prominent angel investor groups, has launched Woodward Angels, a new angel investor group in Detroit. Woodward Angels is launching as an affiliate of Grand Angels Holding Co. LLC, the holding company for Grand Angels, and the Michigan Capital Network, which includes both Grand Angels

By |2019-03-10T15:58:22-04:00March 10th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs|
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Smart Bracket AI App – Crush Your Office NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket

ROYAL OAK - Supported Intelligence, an East Lansing based Artificial Intelligence software developer, has again produced its "Smart Bracket" app that helps basketball enthusiasts crush the NCAA College Tournament office brackets...like scoring in the 97 percentile. CEO Patrick Anderson explain how in this episode of M2 TechCast. Patrick Anderson To purchase the Smart Bracket app,

By |2019-03-11T11:13:20-04:00March 7th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Gina Adams – Disability Friendly Magnetic Buttons

DETROIT - The simple act of dressing oneself for one out of six people is a daily struggle. Enter magnetic buttons. Founder Gina Adams joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on M2 TechCast to explain how the Buttons 2 Button team developed a patent-pending, no-sew, adapter set that convert traditional shirts into magnetic closures to

By |2019-02-28T09:45:40-05:00February 28th, 2019|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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