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Billionaire Zell Pledges $60 Million to University of Michigan
Bloomberg Business July, 2015 Billionaire investor Sam Zell pledged $60 million to the University of Michigan to expand entrepreneurship programs for students and alumni. Read More
MGCS Highlights MI’s Strengths, Challenges, Need for More Capital
xconomy May, 2015 The 34th annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) continues today in Ypsilanti, attracting venture capitalists and hot startups from around the region for a two-day conference where companies Read More
Podcast: Stewart Thornhill on entrepreneurship
The Washington Post February, 2015 This week our podcast conversation is with Stewart Thornhill, executive director of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan. Read More
2015 Michigan Growth Capital Symposium to Highlight Entrepreneurial Upsurge
dbusiness December, 2014 Organizers of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium today unveiled initial plans for the 2015 conference, which will be held May 19-20 at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti. Read More
MBA Entrepreneurs Profit As Schools Pump Record Sums Into Ventures
BusinessBecause October, 2014 Before Alex Money enrolled in a master’s and later a PhD at Oxford University, he was a fund manager in the City of London, where he spent two decades working in investor relations and as a portfolio manager at Citibank, among other...
UM offers annual free symposium on entrepreneurship
Crain’s Detroit Business August, 2014 The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business is holding its annual free, open-to-the-public symposium on entrepreneurship, called Entrepalooza, Sept. 12 at the Michigan League. Read More
“Michigan Matters” Mackinac Focus: Detroit, That Senate Race, And The State’s Talent Gap — Movers & Shakers Weigh In
CBSDetroit June, 2014 Mayor Mike Duggan, Gov. Rick Snyder and Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr dominated headlines coming from the Detroit Regional Chamber’s policy conference held here. Read More
Groupon cofounder: Detroit has entrepreneurial mojo, too
Detroit Free Press May, 2015 Brad Keywell, a metro Detroiter and University of Michigan grad who hit the entrepreneurial jackpot as cofounder of Groupon after migrating to Chicago, sees no reason why Detroit and Michigan can't spawn Read More
App made for students walking around campus at night wins $25,000 Michigan Business Challenge prize
Crain’s Detroit Business February, 2015 Companion, a student startup that offers an app that allows friends and family to keep an eye on you as you walk home late at night, was the big winner at the 32nd annual Michigan Business Challenge. Read More
What’s ahead for 2015? Uber-type Businesses, Wearable Technology
dbusiness December, 2014 Disruptive business models, such as companies that link consumers directly to service providers, will be on the rise in 2015, suggests a new entrepreneurial forecast from the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University...
HP split may impact Pontiac unit's future
Crain’s Detroit Business October, 2014 An uncertain future faces Hewlett-Packard Co. in Pontiac as its multinational parent company prepares to split into two separate public entities by October 2015. Read More
Creating a financial model to value water risk for businesses
physorg August, 2014 With water risk rising in some companies and basins as a more urgent problem than climate change, University of Michigan researchers have worked out a way to measure how it affects stock volatility. Read More