LANSING - Twenty projects in 17 cities will participate in the pilot phase of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's "Cool Cities" grant program, eligible for up to $100,000 in grants aimed at making inner cities more attractive to young workers and the companies that would employ them. The grants not only allow the target communities to complete
KALAMAZOO Kalamazoo Valley Community College had such success with its first Entrepreneurs Boot Camp that it has planned another this fall and opened the competition to entrepreneurs with business plans outside the IT community. The tentative dates for Boot Camp II at the Michigan Technical Education Center (M-Tec) will be four consecutive Fridays in late
DETROIT Auto exchange Covisint, now a subsidiary of Compuware, announced Thursday an agreement with General Motors to use Covisint Connect data messaging service, which will connect more than 6,000 GM suppliers. Covisint Connect supports both traditional EDI as well as future ebXML-based communications through an advanced technology platform. GM will continue to provide suppliers no-cost
LANSING - The latest Small Business Barometer survey shows Michigan entrepreneurs, after a tough first quarter, remain downbeat about potential sales, employment and profitability in the second quarter. "The results are a real shock compared to the optimistic economic indicators we're seeing on the national level," Michael Rogers, Vice President for Communications for the Small
ANN ARBOR -The deadline for the Spring Cycle competition at Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan writing contest is Friday at noon. Both the New Business Idea and Emerging Com pany teams must submit their entries prior to that time to be considered in this year's GLEQ Spring Cycle competition. The awards ceremony for the GLEQ
DETROIT - Speculation that President Bush may attend the annual Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting on Mackinac Island surfaced Tuesday. But the best that can be said at this point is that the president has not declined the invitation to speak at the conference that brings together the state's top politicians and business leaders.