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Finland Is Courting Pension Funds With A Smart Grid Multi-Asset Portfolio
Clean Technica January, 2015 At the G20 Summit this past September, the World Bank announced its plans to base a Global Infrastructure Initiative (GII) in Australia. Read More
Michigan Business Challenge Starts 2015 Competition, Adds Social Impact Track
techcentury October, 2014 The University of Michigan’s Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies has kicked off its annual business plan competition, the Michigan Business Challenge. Read More
Student-Led Social Venture Fund Invests in Loveland Technologies
Dow Jones September, 2014 The Zell Lurie Institute at the University of Michigan said its Social Venture Fund has participated in a Series AA investment in Loveland Technologies, a crowdfunding and social mapping system company. Read More
'Red ocean market': VCs wary of investing in app companies
Crain’s Detroit Business July, 2014 Why are venture capitalists often reluctant to invest in companies that make apps? "Because it's a red-ocean market. There's so much competition, it's inevitable that there will be blood in the water," said Tom Kinnear, a professor...
UM receives $60M gift from Zell Family Foundation
Detroit News July, 2015 A $60 million gift is headed to the University of Michigan’s business school to extend an entrepreneurial studies programs and create a $10 million seed fund for student business ventures. Read More
10 Entrepreneurial Must-Read Books to Kick Off Your Summing Reading List
Entrepreneur July, 2015 An entrepreneur’s work never ends, so many of you might not be taking summer vacations this year. But if you do have a chance to escape to the beach, pool or campground this summer, you’re in luck. Read More
State continues VC funding, but debate continues
Crain’s Detroit Business March, 2015 State legislators have backed off a plan to end funding for venture capital firms from two state funds created during the Granholm administration to help diversify the economy. Read More
Business Schools Plug Into Silicon Valley’s Innovation In Teaching
Business Because January, 2015 Business education is entering the age of the digital economy. Silicon Valley’s method of innovation and venture creation is gaining ground with academics. Read More
The Democratization of Entrepreneurship (And Why It Matters)
Business News Daily October, 2014 Entrepreneurship is trendy. It seems that everyone you meet nowadays is starting his or her own business, or knows someone who is. Read More
U-M Social Venture Fund Invests in Detroit’s Loveland Technologies
xconomy September, 2014 The University of Michigan today announced that its Social Venture Fund has backed Detroit-based startup Loveland Technologies as part of a Series AA round of financing. Read More
A Summer Reading List for Entrepreneurs
Poets & Quants July, 2014 Want to create a company but not sure where to begin? Here’s an idea: Crack these books at the beach or before that summer barbecue for a crash course in startups. Read More
Zells donate $60 million to University of Michigan
Detroit Free Press July, 2015 The University of Michigan's business school is set to receive $60 million from the Zell Family Foundation, which has now donated more than $150 million to the university over the years. Read More