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Venture Capital

Entrepreneurs: Here’s your chance to meet with Michigan’s largest venture capital firm

March 21, 2011 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Need help raising capital to accelerate the growth of your business? West Michigan entrepreneurs now have a chance to make an “elevator pitch” to investors from Beringea, Michigan’s largest venture capital firm, at Grand Valley State University’s (GVSU) Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, located at GVSU’s Grand Rapids campus.
From 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, [...]

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Tagged as: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, small business resources, venture capital

Time running out for entrepreneurs to win $100,000

February 28, 2011 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Michigan-based entrepreneurs who want a shot at winning $100,000 are encouraged to register by the 5 p.m. Friday, March 4 deadline for the Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest business-plan competition.
“This competition is a great resource for Michigan innovators to tap,” Michigan Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Michael A. Finney said.  “Our future Fords, Dows and [...]

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Tagged as: Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Pure Michigan Living

January 26, 2010 Small Business Capital Access Programs

When considering locations for your company, few things are more important than the quality of life for your employees.

Today, we are proud to announce the launch of PureMichiganLiving.com, a new initiative by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) dedicated to covering good news and quality of life stories about our great state. As a [...]

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Tagged as: Quality of Life

Microloans: Funding Solution for New Entrepreneurs

December 14, 2009 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

In a entrepreneur video interview with AnnArbor.com’s Business Review, Skip Simms explains the importance of microloans for funding options for new business owners as traditional sources of capital are no longer available.  Simms, a Managing Director at Ann Arbor SPARK, highlights how critical funding is for start-up companies and how microloans can help the economic [...]

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Tagged as: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Resources

MEDC – The Year 2007 in Numbers

December 31, 2007 21st Century Funds

1 - National ranking of Michigan.org for visitors to state travel Web sites every month from April through December.
4 - International investment missions, to Sweden, Germany and two to China, to attract overseas companies to locate job-creating facilities in Michigan.
6 - Michigan’s ranking among all states on the Small Business Survival Index 2007 according to the national Small [...]

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Tagged as: brownfield redevelopment, Capital Access Program, community assistance programs, economic diversification, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, international investment, Pure Michigan, Tourism Industry, venture capital

Celebrating Tech Growth

November 16, 2007 Venture Capital

If I told you we can take $12 million dollars and turn it into $100 million in just four years, you might think I’m blowing smoke, selling snake oil, or just plain deluded. But it is true and the proof was celebrated today in Kalamazoo.
Local leaders joined Gov. Granholm at a ribbon cutting for one [...]

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Tagged as: economic diversification, Economic Growth, venture capital