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UM student-led VC funds taking applications for biz plan investments

Crain’s Detroit Business October, 2014 The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business announced Thursday that its three student-led venture-capital funds are looking for business plans to...

U-M’s Michigan Business Challenge Awards Top Student Startup

xconomy February, 2015 The Michigan Business Challenge, the University of Michigan’s annual business competition for innovative, student-led startups, ended Friday after a four-month process. More than $129,000 in grants and prizes went to the winners, . . .Read...

U-M Entrepreneurship Symposium Not Just for MBAs Anymore

dBusiness August, 2014 When Entrepalooza — a symposium highlighting entrepreneurship and venture capital leaders — first launched at the University of Michigan in 2001, the event largely drew an audience of community members and business students. Read More

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Crain's Detroit Business August, 2015 When Sonali Vijayavargiya arrived in the U.S. 13 years ago, she thought it would be easy to find a job. But no jobs were available, and no companies were sponsoring visas. Read More$10 Deposit Casinos in New Zealand: Exploring...

Michigan startups to pitch at UM investment event

The Detroit News May, 2015 More than 30 startups from the Detroit area and around the Midwest will present pitches Tuesday and Wednesday at the 34th annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium. Read More