May 24, 2010
FastTrac to the Future launches aspiring entrepreneurs down the road to successful business ownership. The conference will include breakout sessions on entrepreneurial topics, plus information tables and an opportunity to talk one-on-one with a business advisor about your goals receive recommendations for FastTrac and other entrepreneurial training courses. The conference will be held at [...]
May 6, 2010
Nathan Bomey, a staff writer with AnnArbor.com posted a fine article today featuring University of Michigan professor David Brophy. David was responsible for launching the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium almost 30 years ago and has an interesting perspective on entrepreneurship in Ann Arbor. See the article here:
http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/michigan-is-embracing-gospel-of-diversifying-the-economy-university-of-michigans-david-brophy-says/index.php
April 14, 2010
For entrepreneurs and financiers alike, there is no better opportunity to connect with the best of the best.
This year the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium will be May 11-12 at the Marriott resort in Ypsilanti.
http://www.michigangcs.com/
April 10, 2010
Since 1851, the US economy has been in periods of contraction roughly one-third of the time, yet sixteen of the blue-chip companies that comprise the Dow 30 were founded during recessions and almost 60% of Fortune 500 companies began business in a bear market.
Check out the Kauffman Foundation’s theory here and read the article in [...]