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Orr: Post-bankruptcy Detroit needs business to promote it to investors,
Crain’s Detroit Business October, 2014 A post-bankruptcy Detroit could be very well positioned to convince companies and financial markets it's a good place to do business — although government accountability and persistent unemployment are issues to watch, two...
The Top 50 Schools For Entrepreneurs
Forbes September, 2014 Babson College, a school of 3,000 students in Wellesley, MA, takes the No. 1 slot in a new ranking of the top undergraduate schools for entrepreneurs, released this week by the test prep company Princeton Review in collaboration with...
Ann Arbor's Movellus Circuits named best emerging company in GLEQ contest
Crain’s Detroit Business June, 2014 Ann Arbor-based Movellus Circuits won the grand prize of $25,000 Tuesday as the best emerging company at the 14th annual Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest business plan competition at the Marriott Eagle Crest resort in Ypsilanti. Read...
Sam Zell gives $60 million to U. of Michigan to support student entrepreneurism
Forbes July, 2015 Students at the University of Michigan’s Samuel Zell and Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies will soon receive millions in additional funding from their very own angel investor. Read More
MBA Recruiters Seek Entrepreneurship Experience For Innovation Push
BusinessBecause May, 2015 As companies recognize the need for innovation they are increasingly warming to entrepreneurial talent. MBA recruiters are now on the lookout for start-up experience. Read More
Is the Uber economy bad for workers?
Marketplace March, 2015 You don’t have to look very hard these days to find an app billing itself as, “The Uber of … A, B, or C”. Case in point: Waffle House, the national chain of all-night eateries, has joined forces with Roadie, an . . . Read More
6 Student Start-Ups to Know (Plus Top Programs for Aspiring Entrepreneurs)
Make it Better December, 2014 Skills like creativity, communication, design and problem-solving are necessary for entrepreneurs of any age. Read More
No excuses left' for Detroit leaders after bankruptcy
The Detroit FreePress October, 2014 Post-bankruptcy Detroit will provide plentiful opportunities for investments, but only if elected officials deliver substantive improvements in basic services, the city's bankruptcy strategists said Friday. Read More
Princeton Review, Entrepreneur ranks U-M's graduate entrepreneurship program No. 3 nationally
mLive September, 2014 Only Harvard University and Babson College – a private school in the affluent city of Wellesley, Massachusetts – have better graduate entrepreneurship programs than the University of Michigan, a study says. Read More
High-tech companies, universities set to pitch for funding at Michigan Growth Capital Symposium
Crain’s Detroit Business June, 2014 Thirty-two high-tech companies from Michigan and the Midwest will make pitches for funding Tuesday and Wednesday at the 33rd annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium. Read More
Michigan Ross receives $60m to develop Zell entrepreneurship centre
Financial Times July, 2015 The Ross school at the University of Michigan has received a pledge of $60m from the Zell family to extend programmes at the school’s entrepreneurship centre, which already bears the Zell name. The gift is one of the largest ever to be...
How to Survive Being an Overnight Success
The Wall Street Journal May, 2015 It seems like a dream scenario for a startup: Sales surge, and business takes off. But then what? Any number of things can turn a small business into a rapid success. Read More