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Timely Year-End Tax Actions

LANSING - The alteration in the standard deduction and how taxpayers have been accustomed to using it may be the single most important factor for tax planning into 2019. The increase in the standard deduction is designed to simplify taxes for millions of tax payers. So rather than itemizing deductions, some taxpayers will instead just

By |2018-12-20T17:36:48-05:00December 20th, 2018|Featured, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Long-time WJR Personality Foster Braun Bids His Radio Audience Goodbye

DETROIT - One of the co-founders of the Internet Advisor, Foster Braun, reflects upon his 21 years of being part of the show and says his heartfelt goodbye to the audience with this being his last show. Also on the Internet Advisor on WJR 760 AM Detroit was Brian Kurtz certified Drone Pilot and Videographer. He talked about

By |2018-12-20T13:14:55-05:00December 20th, 2018|Featured, Internet Advisor, Podcasts|

West Michigan Business Executive Named SBDC State Director

GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan business executive and Amway alumni J.D. Collins has been named state director of the Small Business Development Center, an SBA-backed one-stop-shop for business advice and training aimed at entrepreneurs and small business. Collins began his new role December 17 leading the SBDC, a 90-person organization that serves more than 5,500 companies statewide. He

By |2018-12-20T17:35:40-05:00December 19th, 2018|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

65 Mobility Startups To Showcase Products, Services At NAIAS – Detroit Auto Show

DETROIT – Sixty five mobility startups from 10 countries will be exhibiting during the press preview and industry days at the North American International Auto Show – aka Detroit Auto Show – at the 3rd annual AutoMobili-D exposition, Jan. 14 – 17, 2019. AutoMobili-D is a 150,000 square-foot exhibition featuring a wide range of automakers, suppliers, investors and

By |2018-12-19T15:45:59-05:00December 19th, 2018|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|

LTU’s Window Walk Winners, ITC Gifting Michigan Tech, Redlevel’s IT Budgeting Advice, 123Net Support For Detroit Community Tech Project

ROYAL OAK – On M2 Techcast Monday Dec. 17, Lawrence Tech’s Christopher Stefani will announced the winners of its 2018 Holiday Window Walk. ITC Transco’s Jon Jipping will explain why the electric transmission company donated $75,000 to Michigan Tech’s ECE Learning Center. Redlevel’s Rob Tessanne, VP, Cloud & Technology Solutions, will discuss Budgeting for IT

By |2018-12-14T15:28:33-05:00December 14th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

BuyMichiganNow.Com Holiday Gift Guide – All Michigan-Made Products

ROYAL OAK - Lisa Diggs, founder of Buy Michigan Now, joins Matt Roush on M2 TechCast to talk about her Holiday Gift Guide chock full of Michigan-made products. If you're looking for last minute Christmas gifts, find them at BuyMichiganNow.Com. To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/buymichigannow

By |2018-12-12T19:14:12-05:00December 12th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Transportation Visionary To Keynote IoT TechConnect 2 At Michigan Science Center

DETROIT - Autonomous Vehicle expert Lawrence D. Burns, formerly General Motors Corporate Vice President of Research and Development, will be the morning keynote speaker at IoT TechConnect April 29, 2019, at the Michigan Science Center. Lawrence D. Burns Burns, who just published his latest book, Autonomy: The Quest to Build The Driverless Car - And

By |2018-12-14T09:25:44-05:00December 11th, 2018|Featured, IoT|

Michigan Science Center Update, 86 Repairs, Ginko Contact App, Foster Braun

ROYAL OAK – On M2 Techcast Monday Dec. 10, Lisa Reynolds will update all the happenings at the Michigan Science Center. Tember Shea of InvestDetroit will interview 86 Repairs cofounder, Joe Gallagher. Nick Schleuter of Ginko will details his one tap contact exchange mobile app. Foster Braun of Internet Advisor will join us in studio

By |2018-12-07T12:04:10-05:00December 7th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

GVSU Report: November Strongest Month For West Michigan Economy In Year

GRAND RAPIDS - For the West Michigan industrial economy, September was strong, October was stronger and November was the best month of the year, said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business. Long surveyed local business leaders and his findings below are based on data

By |2018-12-07T11:47:23-05:00December 7th, 2018|Featured, News|

LTU Hosting 800+ High School Students In DECA Business Competition Dec. 14

SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University will host the 2018 DECA High School District Competition on Friday, Dec. 14. The university will host more than 800 students from 21 Oakland County high schools in competitive presentations and educational exercises in marketing, business, finance, leadership, and entrepreneurship competency areas. Competitions will be held throughout the university’s Southfield

By |2018-12-05T16:04:26-05:00December 5th, 2018|Entrepreneurs, ESD, Featured|