JAC Products Expands in Ann Arbor Region
Saline-based JAC Products received high-tech, five-year MEGA tax credits today to fund expansion in the Ann Arbor region. JAC Products, which also has a location in Shelby Township, was approved today for MEGA tax credits totaling $572, 970 from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the State of Michigan. JAC Products is a leading tier 1 manufacturer of functional exterior automotive trim. It is in the process of designing and developing... [Read More...]
Three More Companies Receive Microloans
Three Michigan companies recently received a combined total of $140,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program, bringing the total amount invested through the Fund to over $1.4 million. Detroit Electric, Ergun Technologies, and Local Orbit received the funding to support commercialization of their core products. Read about the companies. Read More →
Three Companies Receive Michigan Microloan Funding
Three Michigan companies recently received a combined total of $104,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program. This brings the total amount invested through the Fund to over $1.3 million. Terra-Telesis, KnowledgeWatch, and uwemp received the funding to support commercialization of their core products. Terra-Telesis is based in Okemos and received Microloan funding for the commercialization of emerging technology based on its unique low profile,... [Read More...]
Grand River and NanoBio in USA Today and BioSpace
Last week we blogged that Grand River and NanoBio both received MEGA tax credits on June 15th. We are thrilled to announce that both companies received national news coverage when USA Today and BioSpace both wrote about these great new Michigan companies on Friday, June 18th. Read More →
4 Companies Receive Michigan Microloan Funding
The Michigan Microloan Fund Program recently awarded four Michigan Companies a combined total of $122,000. Akervall Technologies, Blaze Medical Devices, Ellison Corp. and Waste Water Heat Transfers Systems all received the funding to support commercialization of their core products. Akervall Technologies are based in Ann Arbor and have developed the Protech Dent™ mouth guard. Blaze Medical Devices is also based in Ann Arbor and is developing... [Read More...]
3 Michigan Companies Receive Michigan Microloan
Ann Arbor SPARK is excited to announce that Inventure Enterprises, LED Optical Solutions and RiserCam have all received funding that will support the commercialization of their core products. Funding came from the Michigan Microloan Fund Program which has invested in total $1.1 million and collectively contributed $121,000 to these three new Michigan companies. Inventure Enterprises is based in East Lansing and is a global provider of management... [Read More...]
Buycentives, CIMple Integrations and Local Orbit Awarded Microloans
Three Michigan companies recently received a combined total of $95,000 through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program. Buycentives, CIMple Integrations, and Local Orbit received the funding to support commercialization of their core products. Microloans available through the Michigan Microloan Fund Program range from $10,000 to $50,000. To qualify, companies must be a small business located in Michigan, have ownership or license to innovative technology,... [Read More...]
Four Michigan Companies Receive Combined Total of $170,000
Four companies recently received a combined total of $170,000 in funding from the Michigan Microloan Fund Program. CTC Holdings, Energy Management Devices, MemCatch and Motor City Wipers will use the microloan funding to commercialize their products and accelerate business growth. Read more… Read More →
Four More Michigan Companies Receive Support from Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund
Four more Michigan companies recently received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund. To date, 38 Michigan companies have received seed funding from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, a collaborative effort of Michigan’s SmartZones. Combined, Mandy & Pandy, Algal Scientific, Axenic Dental, and RealBio Technology received $924,000 from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund. read more… Read More →
Four Michigan Companies Receive $125,000 from Ann Arbor SPARK’s Microloan Program
Four more companies have received funding from the Michigan Microloan Fund Program, administered by Ann Arbor SPARK. Allinnova, Procuit, Solarflex, and The Whole Brain Group will use the funding to commercialize their products. The Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, the Ann Arbor Local Development Financing Authority and Washtenaw County support the Michigan Microloan Fund Program. Read more… Read More →
