St. Clair inventors’ product picked up by Disney
ST. CLAIR — Smart Shelf, a Michigan‐based company started by brothers Dan and Ed Cass, announced that its patented portable furniture platform has been licensed with the Walt Disney Co. …
Blue Ocean high school pitch competition names Dacko executive director
ANN ARBOR –Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corp., organizers of the Blue Ocean Entrepreneurship Competition, the premier entrepreneurial competition for high school students, announcement that Ted Dacko had been appointed executive …
TiECon Detroit coming Oct. 6
FARMINGTON HILLS — The Detroit Chapter of the entrepreneurial organization TiE announced that TiECon Detroit 2018 will be held Oct. 6 at Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi. …
Entrepreneurs Expo coming to Oakland Mall
TROY — An event that started out as a crafters marketplace at Oakland Mall has been expanded into an Entrepreneurs Expo starting Saturday, March 10.
Shinola exec: Solve manufacturing talent shortage by making work spaces beautiful
SOUTHFIELD – If American manufacturers want to solve the talent shortage on their factory floors, they’ve got to make manufacturing work something people aspire to, not settle for. That was …
Summer camp staffing system wins best of Ann Arbor Spark Boot Camp
ANN ARBOR — A summer camp staffing system called CampGig.com was the winner of the $25,000 top prize at the economic development organization Ann Arbor Spark’s annual entrepreneur boot camp. …
StabiLux Biosciences Receives $650,000 in Funding
HOUGHTON — StabiLux Biosciences, a company founded by Michigan Technological University physics professor Yoke Khin Yap, has recently been awarded more than $650,000. The funds are from America’s Seed Fund, …
LTU symposium covers tech as a force for social good
SOUTHFIELD — Technology can be used to serve the public good and promote inclusiveness, a panel discussion at Lawrence Technological University Tuesday night argued. “Inclusive Technology: Seeking to Do Good” …
UM’s annual Entrepalooza symposium to feature Veronika Scott of the Empowerment Plan
ANN ARBOR — Entrepreneurship programs from across the University of Michigan are teaming up to host the annual Entrepalooza symposium on Friday, Sept. 22 at the Michigan League, 911 N. …
Nonprofit coworking space opens in Harbor Springs
HARBOR SPRINGS — A beautiful northern Michigan resort city like Harbor Springs is likely to attract people who can work from anywhere, so they work from their homes. Now, a …