Articles tagged: TechArb
Student startup marketplace opens in bottom floor of Michigan Union
Posted: Apr 21, 2013Student startup companies have a new a stepping-stone to bring their products and ideas to market. The VEX Venture Exposition in the Michigan Union gives budding companies started by University of Michigan students a place ... Read more »
Concentrate: More than $110,000 awarded to Michigan student startups through business competitions
Posted: Mar 01, 2013The Michigan Business Challenge and Dare to Dream program recently awarded over $110,000 to student startup companies at the University of Michigan. The programs, part of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, award grants $200 to $1,000 that are funded by alumni and partnering companies. For some student startups, this is the only influx of capital their company will receive for some time. Read more »
Tech Beat: Ann Arbor student startup aims to make bikes available for quick rentals
Posted: Mar 01, 2013ike sharing programs, designed to make biking affordable and easy in urban environments, have caught on like wildfire in Europe but have been slow to make inroads in America. Read more »
Fast Company/With Video: University of Michigan student venture hopes to cut fuel emissions in small engines
Posted: Jan 09, 2013PicoSpray was founded by University of Michigan students and was housed in the TechArb startup incubator. It’s now garnering national attention after a write-up in Fast Company highlighted the company’s product, a new fuel injector. Read more »
Concentrate Media: Five fascinating technologies coming out of Washtenaw County
Posted: Dec 05, 2012A story from Concentrate Media takes a look at five of the most interesting inventions and innovations happening right now in the Ann Arbor area. Read more »
LectureTools is second U-M startup acquired in 1-month period
Posted: Nov 08, 2012Another Ann Arbor-based startup has attracted the attention and interest from a major company. Echo360, a Virginia-based innovative education company, announced Wednesday it had acquired University of Michigan spinoff LectureTools. The acquisition comes on the ... Read more »
Tech Beat/With Video: Top 3 eye-catching inventions from University of Michigan student entrepreneurs
Posted: Oct 27, 2012There are stories of famous entrepreneurs who never finished college - Bill Gates and Michael Dell come to mind - but the University of Michigan is banking that today students starting companies will want to stay in school if given the right resources. Read more »
Tech Beat: Atlantic Magazine editor stops at U-M's TechArb to check out student startup scene
Posted: Sep 21, 2012With writers from the Atlantic Magazine in town visiting local startup hotspots, it’s no wonder they went to TechArb, the University of Michigan’s startup incubator. Senior editor Alexis Madrigal writes that he was impressed by ... Read more »
Deputies arrest four suspects in thefts of catalytic converters from 16 vehicles
Posted: Mar 30, 2012Deputies arrested four men, ranging in age from 16 to 31, Friday morning with 16 stolen catalytic converters in their possession, according to the Washteanw County Sheriff’s Office.File photo of a catalytic converter Read more »
Over student objections, University of Michigan regents approve Rick Snyder as commencement speaker
Posted: Mar 17, 2011The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted unanimously Wednesday to continue a university tradition by having Gov. Rick Snyder give the spring commencement address, one day after students protested the invitation. Regents voted to ... Read more »
University of Michigan spinoff Shepherd Intelligent Systems pursues bus tracking technology
Posted: Jan 04, 2010Waiting at a bus stop for your ride to arrive may soon be an annoyance of yesteryear. At least that’s what Ann Arbor-based Shepherd Intelligent Systems hopes. The months-old University of Michigan spinoff company is ... Read more »
Ann Arbor venture capital firm RPM Ventures raises $60 million for investments
Posted: Dec 11, 2009Ann Arbor-based RPM Ventures raised $60 million for a new investment fund - its first new capital in nine years - for investment in promising information technology, officials said today. “Reaching $60 million is no easy ... Read more »
With Video: 'PBS NewsHour' highlights Ann Arbor's economy, digital media, dining scene
Posted: Dec 09, 2009Ann Arbor's resiliency during the economic crisis, exemplified by a vibrant dining scene and an innovative economy, was featured Tuesday night on "PBS NewsHour." Read more »
Top 5 reasons the University of Michigan's student entrepreneurial movement matters
Posted: Dec 06, 2009Here's AnnArbor.com's Top 5 reasons why the University of Michigan's student entrepreneurial movement matters to the Ann Arbor region. Read more »
The Salesperson’s Curse
Posted: Dec 03, 2009Ever get caught in the trap of telling a prospect all your features and benefits only to find out later they really weren’t interested in buying? Or, bring up a feature that you think is ... Read more »
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