Entrepreneur's Corner

TROY - Automation Alley is one of four business incubators that have created the Business Accelerator Network. In this interview, Automation Alley Executive Director Ken Rogers talks about how this network will help Southeast Michigan help even more entrepreneurs...

DETROIT - Judy Johncox, Director of New Business Services at TechTown, talks about the new Business Accelerator Network that TechTown joined in June and how she hopes it will work with a pool of external business support professionals to help entrepreneurs develop startups...

WARREN - David Egner, executive director of the New Economy Initiative, said the $3 million investment in four Southeast Michigan business incubators announced in June will be followed this fall by additional efforts to help build the innovator brand for Southeast Michigan...

Mark Clevey, who helped develop the Regional Virtual Business Incubator Network that is based at the Mid Michigan Innovation Center, talks about how this innovative program is reaching out to entrepreneurs beyond the Mid Michigan region...

MIDLAND - Debra Zellner is the new Business Development Director at the MidMichigan Innovation Center. She came from a similar job at Dow Corning, so understands entrepreneurs and Mid Michigan well...

DETROIT - Wayne State University is offering a FastTrac to the Future for Entrepreneurs, a two-day introduction to various training available, on May 25-26. Randal Charlton, TechTown Executive Director, outlines what training is available in this Newsmaker Interview...

DETROIT - The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center, an SBA-backed groups that provides training and support to start ups and small business, has set up an office in Wayne State University's TechTown to reach out to entrepreneurs based in the incubator...

DETROIT - Wayne State University's TechTown is now leasing space in its its new Tech 2 building, the former Dalgleish Cadillac building. If you want more information, Real Estate and Facilities Director Henry Argasinski provides the details this special Newsmaker Interview...

DETROIT - Michael O'Neil of Detroit Logistics in Detroit is one of five SmartStart entrepreneurs featured on Feb. 5 at Wayne State University's TechTown's First Friday networking event. These entrepreneurs will discuss what they've learned in the business incubator program...