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Report: Credit Conditions For Small Business Improving Across The Country

COSTA MESA, Ca. -  A report released Thursday says current credit conditions for small businesses are improving across most of the United States, and overall small-business delinquencies decreased slightly from last quarter, with levels dropping at every stage of delinquency. The total bankruptcy rate fell as well, though at a slower pace than the previous

By |2016-08-25T19:56:46-04:00August 25th, 2016|News, Small Business Association of Michigan|

MTAM Sponsors Ford Hackathon During CTIA

DETROIT - The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan has stepped up to sponsor the Third Annual Ford Developer Conference & Hackathon during CTIA Super Mobility Week in Las Vegas September 7 – 9 at the Sands Expo Center. Hackathon participants compete for a share of a $20,000 prize package, including a two-year lease on a

By |2016-08-25T17:02:32-04:00August 25th, 2016|Connected Tech, News|

Tickets On Sale For 2016 TEDxDetroit Oct. 6 At Historic Fox Theatre

DETROIT – Tickets are now on sale for the TEDxDetroit conference on Oct. 6, a day-long conference set to gather Detroit’s budding and booming entrepreneurs, educators, entertainers, scientists, technologists, artists and more. Last year more than 3,000 people attended. “TEDxDetroit is all about inspiration! Thousands of people from all walks of life will gather to

By |2016-08-25T15:52:05-04:00August 25th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

New Automation Alley Executive Director Kelly Seeks To Make Association THE Experts On Fourth Industrial Revolution

TROY - Tom Kelly, the new executive director of Automation Alley, is developing a new strategy to make the technology business association an expert on what he calls Industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution fueled by dramatic changes in the digital world transforming manufacturing - still Michigan’s biggest business sector. “My job is to

By |2016-08-25T18:55:06-04:00August 25th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

Deadline For $1 Million Accelerate Michigan Business Plan Competition Sept. 2

DETROIT - The 7th Annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition takes place on November 3rd at Cobo Convention Center in Downtown Detroit. The $1 million competition - with $500,000 for first place - showcases the best and brightest startups in Michigan while highlighting the state as a powerhouse for business opportunity and next generation. The deadline

By |2016-08-25T13:48:17-04:00August 25th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|

Delphi, Mobileye Seek Fully Driverless Car By 2021

DETROIT - In the latest in a burst of announcements aimed at bringing fully autonomous, and even driverless, vehicles to market, automotive mega-supplier Delphi is teaming up with the high-tech Israeli firm Mobileye. The two tech firms plan to show off their system during a preview at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next

By |2016-08-23T20:35:56-04:00August 23rd, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, News|

Fiscal Health Trends Reversing In Some Michigan Communities

ANN ARBOR - After five years of steady statewide improvement, fewer Michigan communities report that they are better able to meet their fiscal needs this year. A University of Michigan survey polled top elected and appointed officials in the state's 1,856 units of local government and found that 2016 marked a change in earlier trends

By |2016-08-23T19:48:48-04:00August 23rd, 2016|News, Politics|

Co-Working Spaces: Where Everyone Knows Your Name

ANN ARBOR - We often envy the remote or freelance worker who saves time commuting and dressing up, but rarely do we consider how many might feel isolated and socially adrift. New research on co-working indicates that the need for such spaces grows as they make a sense of community and building relationships an integral

By |2016-08-16T21:18:42-04:00August 16th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, News|

Nominations Open for Sustainable Business of the Year

GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will again honor local organizations and professionals at The Third Annual Triple Bottom Line Bash on October 12.

As in past years, a nominating committee of past honorees and WMSBF board presidents will select finalists for a vote by the forum membership. To assist the committee in this

By |2016-08-16T20:52:03-04:00August 16th, 2016|Clean Update, Featured, News|

MSU Engineering Wins NIH Challenge To Keep Track Of Pills

EAST LANSING - Researchers from the Michigan State University College of Engineering have created an easy way to use a cell phone to recognize prescription pills – often a major problem for the elderly and one that can have deadly consequences. Mi Zhang, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the first-prize winner

By |2016-08-16T20:28:07-04:00August 16th, 2016|ESD, Life Sciences, News|