Posted by asignore on December 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Ann Arbor SPARK Foundation recently presented the winners of the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition with their cash awards. The competition’s grand prize of $500,000 in cash was awarded to DeNovo Sciences and the competition’s $150,000 prize was awarded to Fusion Coolant Systems.
DeNovo Sciences accepts their award at the Michigan Life Sciences Innovation Center.
“DeNovo Sciences and Fusion Coolant Systems highlight how having... [Read More...]
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This past November, Ann Arbor SPARK staff participated in the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition (AMIC). AMIC is a 3-day business plan competition highlighting Michigan’s most innovative companies, most of whom are poised to create an immediate economic impact within our state. With this year being the second year of the competition, it was exciting to see how the competition has grown and the statewide attention it has gained. We met... [Read More...]
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Posted by asignore on November 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Paul Krutko speaking at the VC breakfast.
Our team is up bright and early this Tuesday morning to spread the word of cool technologies, high returns, and the growing venture capital scene in Michigan to a group of around 30 Silicon Valley VC’s and high net worth individuals. The group was very interested in hearing more about our upcoming CEO Podcast between Paul Krutko, President and CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK, and Jan Garfinkle, Founder and Managing... [Read More...]
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Posted by asignore on November 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Greetings from San Jose!
Ann Arbor SPARK’s Business Development team has arrived in California this week on a business and talent attraction trip surrounding the MichAGAIN campaign that is administered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. We are hosting three events during our stay in the San Jose area and have meetings set up with business leaders. Our team hopes to educate businesses about all the opportunities that are available... [Read More...]
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Posted by Jenn Cornell on September 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
We’re excited to kick off our live event Web streaming this week with three great events: Marketing Roundtable on September 13, BioArbor on September 14, and Deal Structures on September 15.
The Marketing Roundtable, from 5:30-7 p.m., is on how to turn customers and stakeholders into advocates. Join consumer and business marketing experts as they reveal the latest integrated marketing and customer satisfaction strategies for creating relationships... [Read More...]
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Last week we hosted a White House Business Council Roundtable at our very own SPARK East facility in Ypsilanti. The roundtable is a part of an ongoing series of roundtables that are hosted all over the country with the goal to bring together business leaders to hear about what is going on with the administration at a national level. Our guest of honor was Dr. Rebecca Blank, Acting Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary for Economic Affairs at the... [Read More...]
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Posted by vchristofferson on June 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Some of the event organizers: LeRoy Newland, GE; Stefanie Ridenour, MEDC; Me; Valerie Furchi, GE; and John Hill, MSU
What do you get when you mix a handful of Michiganders and 125+ alums from the great state? An amazing night filled with networking, laughs, rivalry talk and memories. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s MichAGAIN Campaign was in full effect last night at Policy Lounge in Washington DC. The group of state and... [Read More...]
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Posted by admin on April 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
MichAgain's VC luncheon attracted attention to the state's growing companies
What do you get then you put 15 high powered VCs in a room? About $1 billion of capital to spend and a whole lot of interest in our entrepreneurial endeavors.
Our first MichAGAIN Boston event was a ravishing success. Our informal program was packed with dynamic speakers including our very own VC expert Skip Simms, as well as Ken Nisbet, head of U-M Tech... [Read More...]
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Posted by admin on September 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Ann Arbor SPARK is now accepting applications for the 2010 FastTrack business awards. Applications are due by October 15. Click here to apply.
FastTrack awards are presented to companies with consistent records of growth. For the 2010 FastTrack awards, companies are required to have revenue of at least $100,000 in 2006, and average growth of 20 percent for the following three years. To qualify, companies must report 2009 revenues greater than... [Read More...]
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Posted by admin on September 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
On September 20, we’re kicking off our newest series in our Entrepreneur Education & Training Resources: Business Law and Order. The nine-session series will give entrepreneurs insight into important legal issues surrounding company formation and growth.
Topics planned for Business Law & Order include:
Business structure
Intellectual property
Doing business overseas.
Compensating founders
Hiring employees versus contractors
Understanding... [Read More...]
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