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xconomy, February 1, 2015

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

The Michigan Business Challenge, the University of Michigan’s annual business competition for innovative, student-led startups, ended Friday after a four-month process.

The Washington Post, February 1, 2015

Main Street Morning: The battle for cyber supremacy

Here’s what’s affecting my small business, my clients and other entrepreneurs today.

Crain’s Detroit Business, February 1, 2015

App made for students walking around campus at night wins $25,000 Michigan Business Challenge prize

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 Challeng

The Washington Post, February 1, 2015

Podcast: Stewart Thornhill on entrepreneurship

This week our podcast conversation is with Stewart Thornhill, executive director of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan.

Business Because, January 1, 2015

Business Schools Plug Into Silicon Valley’s Innovation In Teaching

Business education is entering the age of the digital economy. Silicon Valley’s method of innovation and venture creation is gaining ground with academics.

Clean Technica, January 1, 2015

Finland Is Courting Pension Funds With A Smart Grid Multi-Asset Portfolio

At the G20 Summit this past September, the World Bank announced its plans to base a Global Infrastructure Initiative (GII) in Australia.

Make it Better, December 1, 2014

6 Student Start-Ups to Know (Plus Top Programs for Aspiring Entrepreneurs)

Skills like creativity, communication, design and problem-solving are necessary for entrepreneurs of any age.

Crain’s Detroit Business, December 1, 2014

IntraLase Corp.: University of Michigan's talent-nurturing environment key to spinoff success

The idea behind IntraLase Corp. was a simple one: to produce safe and effective lasers for the medical industry, especially in eye surgery.

LA Times, December 1, 2014

Beyond profits: Millennials embrace investing for social good

Once she gets her MBA degree from UC Berkeley in May, Leigh Madeira's dream is to help find funding for young companies devoted to improving the lives of the world's poor.

The Michigan Daily, December 1, 2014

Startup career fair planned for January

Though finals are almost here next semester;s activities are just around the corner. And one these is the annual MPowered Startup Career Fair.