DETROIT ? Wayne State University is working with Rain Source Capital of Minneapolis to create an angel fund to pump money into the fledgling technology and life sciences the university is nurturing at its TechTown incubator. Steve Mercil, CEO of Rain Source Capital, talks about next steps in this News Maker Interview. To listen, click
PLEASANT RIDGE - Josh Linkner, just 37 years old, already has founded his fourth company, ePrize, an online promotions company that develops interactive marketing for the likes Proctor & Gamble and other Fortune 500 companies. Linkner talks about his Michigan entrepreneurial experiences and the Michigan technology and entrepreneur talent pool in this News Maker interview
NOVI - RazorThreat, which develops security information and threat management software that protects computer networks from bots and malware, won the 2007 Emerging Technology company of the year award from Automation Alley. The Royal Oak company, still in its development stage, hopes to someday protect the Michigan government computer network from constant attacks. More in
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan InfraGard, an FBI-backed group that helps business protect itself from cyber and physical attack, hosted a tabletop Avian flu pandemic exercise on Sept. 27 to see how prepared its members were to deal with a catastrophic disaster that could kill upwards of 5 percent of the people infected and depress worldwide
LANSING - Joe Kuklis, a co founder of GSP Consulting in Pittsburgh, provides a primer on federal R&D Earmarks - often called pork barrel politics - but a friend to small businesses seeking funding. Listen to how your company can use this money, particularly if your company is involved in homeland security and defense. Listen
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan InfraGard is looking for volunteers to staff centers in four Michigan cities that will be participating on Sept. 27 in a Flu Pandemic Exercise. Larry Shattuck, Midwest Region Representative for InfraGard, talks about the exercise in this Newsmaker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
KALAMAZOO - GLIMASouthwest.Com is hosting a Security seminar at the Fetzer Center at Western Michigan University's campus on Oct. 4 called Shedding New Light On IT Security. In this Newsmaker Interview, Faith Heikkila of PivotGroup, the conference organizer, talks about what attendees can learn about at the Tech Expo 2007. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com
PITTSBURGH - Joe Kuklis, a founding partner of GSP Consulting in Pittsburgh, talks about Small Business Innovation Research federal grants and how Michigan companies can get them. SBIR grants help take promising technology from inception to commercialization and don't dilute the positions of other investors. Learn about this innovative government program in this Newsmaker Interview.
ANN ARBOR ? Did Dick Beedon, CEO of Mac Beedon Group, use a performance enhancer to win the New Enterprise Forum's May Battle of the Elevator Pitches. Some participants contend the serial entrepreneur did. MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan interviews all the players in this spoof of the popular Newsmaker Interview podcast. To listen, click on
LANSING - The Travel Industry Association of America honored Travel Michigan with two Mercury Awards - one for the Best State Tourism Advertising Campaign for its Pure Michigan campaign, and the other for Best State Tourism TV Spots. In this Newsmaker Interview, George Zimmermann, a Michigan Economic Development Corp. vice president and director of the