What is Entrepreneur Boot Camp? The simple answer is a program to teach entrepreneurs how to build their business. This is one of my favorite programs. Usually it is our first time to see how the team works together and how they think about their business. This year was the first time we were able …
Established in 1967, the engineering services firm has serviced Detroit-based clients including Verizon Wireless and Neumann Smith for many years. News from Concentrate Source: SPARK
The size and number of local holiday art fairs has continued to grow, and last year several of them teamed up to create a winter art tour. We took a look at what's driving that trend. News from Concentrate Source: SPARK
Renovation efforts were focused on restoring original Art Deco design elements while also creating more legroom and making the building more accessible. News from Concentrate Source: SPARK
We're wrapping up the initial five-month run of On the Ground Ypsi with a panel discussion on Ypsi's past and future. We asked the community leaders on our panel to weigh in on Ypsi's greatest strengths and challenges. News from Concentrate Source: SPARK
For eight years Ann Arbor SPARK has played a key role in one of the largest business plan competitions in the world. SPARK was the original producer of the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition, which every year has awarded a top prize of $500,000, of which SPARK provides $250,000. This year, the top prize went to …
Michigan Works! Southeast will receive more than $2.6+ million from the Michigan Talent Investment agency to train workers at 61 companies in the region, including ten companies in Livingston County. The grant awards are part of the state’s Skilled Trades Training Fund, which is now in its fifth year. The Fund provides competitive awards for …
Ann Arbor-based Mi Padrino has already drawn over 50,000 users to its online platform, which facilitates the tradition of families helping to fund each other's big life events. News from Concentrate Source: SPARK
The experience of moving to a foreign country can be traumatic for children, especially those fleeing persecution or war. Metro Detroit organizations are giving immigrant and refugee children tools to heal from traumatic experiences for a better future. News from Concentrate Source: SPARK
The agency, which serves clients ranging from Masco to the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, is celebrating growth on multiple fronts as it closes out 2017. News from Concentrate Source: SPARK
The Greater Ann Arbor Region is a collaborative partnership of six counties working together to serve growing businesses that are seeking a destination for relocation or expansion.
