ROYAL OAK - Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center, kicks off his new segment on M2 TechCast interviews John Slagter, President of The Mackinac Technology Company of Grand Rapids, whose company has developed a new product that would attach to windows to reduce heat loss in the winter and air
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday Sept. 12, Keith Brophy, state director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center interviews Tim Smock of Test 4 Time, Kathleen Norton-Schock will talk about lots of news coming out of the Michigan Council of Women in Technology as well as interview Kim Cross, founder of Philanthropy Services.
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan seems to have the necessary components to be the world leader in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math as a result of our strong talent, educational institutions and industry. Michigan’s labor supply is strong with 16.7 percent of all degrees completed are STEM degrees, which is slightly higher than the national average
GRAND RAPIDS - WorkFountain is a proven web-based talent matching tool that addresses the unique recruiting needs of the small to mid-sized business community. The system is simple and it works. WorkFountain guides employers through an easy posting process and intelligently sorts through tens of thousands of profiles to instantly provide employers with pre-selected candidates
DETROIT - Jordan Wright, is an R&D Engineer at Duo Security, who recently developed a phishing assessment tool that helps companies evaluate how vulnerable they are to phishing attacks. The results of their study were shocking: 31 percent of employees clicked the link in the phishing campaign that went into their email. 17 percent clicked the link
DETROIT - On this Internet Advisor podcast, Annalisa Bluhm, Maven Communications Manager, joins the team to explain GM’s Maven Car Sharing Service, which offers Ann Arbor a New Way to Road Trip. Click here to listen to GM Maven Car Share
ROYAL OAK - After taking the holiday off, we’re live in-studio tonight with all four finalists from Hatch Detroit for episode 161 of our podcast from the Podcast Detroit studios. We’re also just over a week away from our Pink Slip Party at the Majestic Theater and we’re all locked and loaded for it, the
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks about the keys to a successful startup operation with business author Herby Fabius - an entrepreneur, social media expert, blogger, and podcaster. He founded BillionSuccess.com, a startup interview site where he shares weekly founder interviews. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2524/Learn-how-to-be-a-successful-startup.aspx
ROYAL OAK - Amanda Lewan, co-founder of co-working space Bamboo Detroit, talks about her new “pop” up version in East Detroit in this episode of M2 TechCast. Bamboo East will exist until mid November inside MASH Detroit on the east side of Detroit, a three-month try out to judge how well it will be received
ROYAL OAK - Don Carpenter, water expert from Lawrence Technological University, discusses green water infrastructure and what it could mean for cities like Flint in this episode of M2 TechCast. Green infrastructure is Nature’s way of handling storm water runoff. If lakes, streams, and oceans do not realize we have developed the land adjacent to
