Do you have any certifications? What about your college and high school diploma? Where are your high school and college transcripts? What about that real estate license? All of these questions could probably be answered in one place if Credentialock was around 20 years ago. Credentialock is a new Michigan startup that just launched their
For nearly a decade now the heir apparent to the Amway fortune, Rick Devos has been establishing his own name in Michigan’s business circles. He is a creative entrepreneur who loves getting feedback from the public on his business endeavors, that’s why he’s started the Start Garden. The Devos family has pledged $15 million dollars
Ann Arbor Michigan based FetchNotes is a new note taking mobile app. However they aren’t looking to challenge the likes of Evernote or Catchnotes. Co-Founder Alex Schiff says that they are looking to bring sticky notes to the mobile phone. Think more along the lines of three to four word notes not three to four
In 2011, I wrote a post called “Why I Didn’t Get A Real Job” that got a lot of attention. Admittedly, it was a childish reaction to a relative’s assertion that I needed to go get a “real job.” After a few months of full-time entrepreneurship that same summer, I thought I was finally experiencing
My first startup experience was working for a tech company that made mobile applications for sports fans. I worked nights and weekends in an entry-level position with the founding team while finishing up my college degree. For aspiring young entrepreneurs like myself, a business school education is valuable, but it is no substitute for working
Domino’s is taking advantage of starutps’ love for pizza with a new ad and their new pizzavestment program. more here.
Detroit’s Grand Circus is teaching technology with a purpose and helping the startups and the employees of the future in the Motor City.
Restaurant recommendations made easy with Detroit startup myfab5
Community banks are great. Often times community banks have more 1:1 resources to give to their customers. They can offer education, guidance and products that benefit local businesses, local residents and bolster the local economy. But what happens when a college student or young adult leaves home for another city? Well often times they turn
Twelve Cities founder and Thiel Foundation Under 20 Community Liason shares three important themes that exist in great cities at an event in Chattanooga Monday night as part of the Gig Tank festivities. More here.
Last February 500 students got together at the Palmer Commons on the campus of the University of Michigan for a hackathon. Michigan Hackers and MPowered, two student groups on campus, put together the hackathon which Forbes called the largest student-run hackathon. The February event was inspired by a similar hackathon on the campus of Penn
On Friday Montana became the fifth Blackstone Launchpad region, joining Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Blackstone LaunchPad is modeled after a successful program developed at the University of Miami in 2008, which has generated 1,413 business proposals, 210 new jobs, and drawn nearly 2,600 participants. Each new regional program will be linked together, drawing ideas
New York startup Elevatr is an app for building startups, check it out.
Ann Arbor VC Firm Huron River Ventures announces the closing on their $11 million dollar first fund.
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