ANN ARBOR - The digital divide in the Detroit area - one of the most racially segregated regions in the country - is based not on race but disparities in income, says a new study by the University of Michigan. "African Americans are not significantly less likely than others to use a computer," said Wayne
ANN ARBOR Training session No. 10 for the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan writing contest the marketing plan - is set for next week at multiple locations around the state. GLEQ instructors will discuss the definition of a marketing plan, the scope and planning required in creating one and the fundamentals of segmentation, positioning and
LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm said permanent increased revenues and budget cuts are required as part of her plan to close a projected $1.3 billion deficit in the 2004-05 fiscal year. Graholm, in presenting her new budget, said the state has already cut $3 billion in the last year and made a good faith effort
LANSING - Startup companies would be exempt from about $4 million in Michigan taxes for up to five years under a package of 11 bills passed nearly unanimously by the Senate. While the bills would likely be limited in effect - dealing only with companies that had fewer than 25 employees, had sales of less
LANSING Small Business Barometer, health insurance reform, small business opportunities in Iraq and SBAs 2005 budget are all featured in this Small Business Association of Michigan news update. Small Business Barometer Down Underscoring the struggle to recover from the economic slowdown, fewer small business owners in a recent survey gave positive ratings to Michigan as
LANSING - The U.S. Small Business Administration announced a fiscal year 2005 budget request of $678.4 million that increases loan authority for the agencys flagship lending program, which guarantees loans to small businesses. The budget requests $12.5 billion in loan guarantee authority for the 7(a) program, a 30 percent increase over the FY 2004 requested
DETROIT - It is vitally important that you who are comfortable with banking, investing, making travel reservations and purchasing products over the Web to understand the increasing likelihood that someone is watching over your shoulder, writes Hans Erickson, CIO of the Detroit Regional Chamber. As you type your SSN, credit card number, expiration date and
LANSING - President Bush's proposed 2004-05 federal budget could spell big problems for Michigan's appropriations plan, possibly driving Michigan's expected general fund deficit from $1 billion to $1.3 billion. The shortfall will come largely if a Medicaid funding program used by Michigan and other states is eliminated as proposed by Bush. But state officials also
LONDON United Kingdom telematics company, Tumarc, has received a government grant to develop a next generation Telematics device. The funding comes under the Smart scheme a package of support to help smaller businesses research and develop technologically innovative products. Tumarc will be developing three key telematics building blocks: The T-box: the telematics client fitted on-board
HOUGHTON Three new board members have been added to the Michigan Tech Enterprise Corporation, which operates the Michigan Tech Enterprise SmartZone in this Upper Peninsula community. The new board members include: David Weaver, President of Aimattech L.L.C., a management consulting firm located in Bloomfield Hills near Detroit. He also serves as President of Great Lake