Benjamin Eu has spent time in crowded urban communities like New York City and Singapore and couldn’t help but notice the difficulties parents were having maneuvering heavy, bulky strollers through stores, streets, subways, and into taxis, buses, and cars. Thinking about this led Eu to conduct over 100 interviews and surveys with parents and caregivers. […]
Every company’s journey starts with a founder or set of co-founders. ColorHub’s starts with two brothers from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Andrew Harris, now CMO, and Tim Harris, CEO. With entrepreneurial intentions, the two grew up dreaming about starting a business together. When Andrew was in college, he and Tim, who had been working in the […]
Detroit Startup Week is back next week May 22nd – May 26th with the main basecamp of activity hosted in Midtown at the Masonic Temple. The entire week is full of community led free events covering topics such as entrepreneurship, technology, mobility, art, design and so much more. Last year almost 3,000 attendees came out […]
Ann Arbor’s Intermitten conference is back, merging talks from the tech and arts together for a weekend of inspiration June 8th- June 9th. The goal of Intermitten is to “explore ways in which creativity has an ever-expanding rol in our increasingly-connected world.” The team hopes to expose Ann Arbor’s local creative community to visitors, too. […]
Startup Weekend, a weekend long event bringing together coders, designers and business folks, is coming back to Detroit with a focus on social entrepreneurship. The event will be March 17th-March 19th at Cleary University. The event allows anyone to come and join in on a team to build a business over the course of the […]
ACE, the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship, is back this year for another great day of networking and learning on January 26th at the Westin Southfield Detroit Hotel. ACE brings together some of the top entrepreneurs, investors, students and startups from across the Great Lakes Region to foster collaboration and growth. Past events have brought out almost […]
Startups can now apply to Michigan State University’s summer business accelerator tailored for getting through the early stages of entrepreneurship. Last summer, Conquer Accelerator worked with six teams across its 10-week program. In For Summer 2017a new cohort of five startup businesses will be accepted. The startups do not have to be studen-run. Applications are open […]
Nine energy startups are flying in this week to compete for $125,000 at the Nexus of Energy & Transportation in Upcoming Detroit Venture Forum. The event hosted by Village Capital and Blackstone Charitable Foundation aims to support and reward top startups solving problems in energy. Before the startups pitch, Jean Case, CEO of the Case […]
Accelerate Michigan is back next month and one luck startup will have the change to win the state’s largest cash prize, $500K, to fuel their companion’s growth. The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition announced 36 finalists who will be competing for the first place prize, and runner up cash prizes. Nearly 200 companies spanning nine high growth sectors […]
This year’s Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium is looking for innovators to share ideas for for-profit business solutions in urban settings. The event, led by entrepreneur and professor David Tarver, will bring together entrepreneur and innovators to gather in flint October 19th-21st. Finalists will be chosen for two tracks, urban jobs and urban infrastructure, and will have […]
“Do or do not. There is no try.” ~ Yoda We all do it in our normal course of the day . . . “I will try to get it done before the end of the day.” “I am trying to build a company that does changes the world.” “I am going to try and […]
The Michigan Inventors Coalition is bringing back their 4th Annual Expo and Conference on Wednesday, September 7th. Each year the conference attracts inventors of all types, including makers and tech entrepreneurs, to learn how to refine and protect their inventions. There’s also a fun expo so you can show off your innovative products. Space is still […]
Aspiring entrepreneurs have a difficult path to forge. But in Mid-Michigan, they have organizations and agencies that help make the journey easier and allow new business hopefuls to achieve their dreams of success. Michigan State University and the MSU Foundation play leading roles in Mid-Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, facilitating access for both startups and businesses already […]
Entrepreneurs are the most energized and exciting people in the world. However, many entrepreneurs are so eager to launch that they don’t build a strong human foundation for success. Hint: the human problem is the hard problem. As a result, mistakes are made. Plans, products and partners become road kill. To prevent this crisis, I […]
The Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative, founded by entrepreneur David Tarver, is back this year and heading in October to Flint, Michigan. Flint is David Tarver’s hometown. He grew up in the city, studied engineering at the University of Michigan, and then went on to have a very successful entrepreneurial career himself. But Flint is more than his hometown. It’s the […]
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