TechTown

NewME Brings Silicon Valley To Detroit With PopUp Accelerator; Local Partners Include MTAM

NewME Accelerator is inviting local technology start-up rock stars to participate in the Detroit PopUp Accelerator this summer.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/05

TechTown Expands SWOT City Program To East Jefferson Commercial Corridor

TechTown announced it has expanded its SWOT City program to Detroit’s East Jefferson commercial corridor through a new engagement with the Jefferson East Business Association. SWOT City works to strengthen Detroit’s small business districts by offering acceleration services through partnerships with local community or economic development organizations.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/26

Event Notices From February 19

The latest event and meeting notices from Michigan’s technology-focused companies, institutions and groups

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/19

TechTown Creates Detroit Technology Exchange With $1M Grant

TechTown, Wayne State University’s business and technology company incubator and research park, said Monday that it had received a grant for $1 million over two years from the Michigan Economic Development Corp.’s Michigan Strategic Fund to form the Detroit Technology Exchange.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/11

Detroit’s TechTown Launching Venture Accelerator

TechTown is launching a venture accelerator program. Officials with TechTown say the program is modeled on the concepts of startup consultants Steve Blank and Bob Dorf, authors of 2012′s “The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide For Building A Great Company.”

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/10

HR Notices From December 10

The latest staffing, leadership and boardroom news from Michigan’s technology-focused companies, institutions and groups

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/10

Fisher Fund Gives TechTown $150K For Brightmoor Development

TechTown Monday announced a $150,000 grant from the Marjorie S. Fisher Endowment Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. The grant will support of the nonprofit incubator and accelerator’s recently launched business stabilization and development program in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/19

TechTown To Host Boston-Born Marketing Hackathon For Startups

TechTown Thursday announced that the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange, an organization representing Boston’s digital marketing, media and Internet technology community, has selected the Detroit-based nonprofit incubator and accelerator to host the first MITX Up Detroit, an event that will pair TechTown startups with veteran marketers for a free two-hour mentoring session on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/08

View of Detroit from the Greektown Casino parking deck. (WWJ Photo/Mike Campbell)

SBTDC Moves Downtown

The Southeast Michigan Region of the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center is moving from Midtown to Downtown.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/01

TechTown, Groupon Partner To Raise Funds For Startup Soup Winners

Detroit’s TechTown and Groupon Grassroots, the philanthropic arm of Groupon, announced the launch of a local campaign to raise funds for the winner of TechTown’s Startup Soup

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/15

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