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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Introducing the “Why Michigan?” video series

January 19, 2012 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Founders Brewery says it chose Michigan for its “delicious water.” ePrize chose Michigan for its cost structure and quality of life.

In a new series of web videos launching today, you’ll hear directly from business leaders who have opted to locate and grow their companies in Pure Michigan.
This ongoing video series will profile Michigan-based businesses, their [...]

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Tagged as: beer, brewery, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, eprize, Founders brewery, Jobs

Michigan companies participate in White House forum

January 12, 2012 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Michigan business leaders who have brought jobs back or decided to make significant investments in the United States participated in a forum hosted by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C. on January 11.
 The forum, called “Insourcing American Jobs,” brought together business owners who shifted work back to the United States [...]

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Tagged as: career opportunities, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Events, talent, tech jobs

Ready for a job you love? Consider Michigan Shifting Gears

December 15, 2011 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

They felt like consolation prizes, facing rejection, unmet needs and constrained relationships. So they each risked peeking through a new door and now enjoy lives that seemed unimaginable just months earlier. 
Just ask Cathy Lewis, now talent acquisition consultant for Fifth Third Bank in Southfield. She worked at Comerica Bank until her position was moved to [...]

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Tagged as: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Jobs, Shifting Gears, talent, training

Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition

October 27, 2011 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Registration is open for the second annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, November 15-17, 2011. Event highlights include two and a half days of experiencing innovative company pitches, exciting student ideas, keynotes from leading entrepreneurs and investors as well as multiple receptions and networking opportunities.
Fifty-three mid- to late-stage start-up businesses have been chosen as semifinalists for the $1 [...]

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Tagged as: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Events

U-M event celebrates invention, offers networking opportunities

October 19, 2011 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

The University of Michigan is holding its annual Celebrate Invention showcase on Wednesday, October 19 to celebrate some of the cool start-ups and inventions that have come out of labs this year. 
 A record 430+ people have RSVPd for the annual event. The reception is also intended to encourage networking among the inventor community and with other community partners.
Here are some of the [...]

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Tagged as: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Events, invention, University of Michigan

Snyder: Michigan welcomes immigrants, foreign investment

October 7, 2011 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Many factors will play a role in Michigan’s economic turnaround, but Governor Rick Snyder is making one thing abundantly clear: for Michigan to succeed, we must look beyond our borders and open up to the promises and potential of the global marketplace.
Governor Snyder recently sat down with Dan Rather to talk about the importance of [...]

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Tagged as: dan rather, governor snyder, immigration, opportunity

Volunteer with Shifting Gears and Help Michigan Retain Talent

September 21, 2011 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Michigan Shifting Gears, an MEDC program designed to help highly-educated and experienced business professionals transition to new opportunities, needs your help.  Volunteer mentors and resume reviewers are needed at events this week, next week, and beyond.  For more information on becoming a volunteer with the program, send e-mail to Maria Nevai at ShiftingGears@Michigan.org. 
How you can [...]

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Tagged as: career opportunities, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Events, Mentor, talent, training

MEDC loan enhancement program helps small businesses get deals done

August 25, 2011 Access to Capital

A Michigan start-up specializing in electric vehicle charging equipment was the first company to receive a loan enhancement under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), a small business capital access program administered by the MEDC.
Livonia-based PEP Stations worked with Talmer Bank and Trust on a working capital line of credit with a limit of [...]

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Tagged as: Access to Capital, electric vehicle, small business resources, start-up

Shifting Gears Fall 2011 offers career transition training

August 22, 2011 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Space is still available for seasoned business professionals looking to shift their skills into new job opportunities through Michigan Shifting Gears Fall 2011, a career transition development program offered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC).
“As Michigan transitions into the new economy, many highly skilled and experienced individuals across the state are struggling to negotiate [...]

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Tagged as: career change, career opportunities, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Events, talent

Detroit nonprofit group offers program aimed at innovators of tomorrow

August 16, 2011 Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Talent, Ideas, Enterprise (TiE), the Detroit chapter of the global nonprofit organization The Indus Entrepreneurs, has started an intensive mentoring program aimed at a very motivated population segment of high school students.
The program, TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE), teaches selected high school students the basics of entrepreneurship though an intensive mentoring program. The nine month program [...]

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Tagged as: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Mentor, students, talent

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