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University of Michigan Joins the Global EIR Network

Feld Thoughts

In 2015, I announced the Global EIR initiative to try something different. Today, I’m happy to welcome the University of Michigan to the Global EIR network. Applications are now open to become a Global Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institution (EGI).

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7 Ways To Inspire Creativity In Your Employees

YoungUpstarts

Fast-forward a few years, and MyLocker.net now sells customized gear all over the nation out of our Detroit headquarters. One of the most frustrating structures you see in monolithic, global corporations is when employees never interact with people from other departments. Interdepartmental communication.

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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

YoungUpstarts

Follow along as we explore 10 of the most exciting college business incubators around today, and be sure to share your own favorites in the comments: Entrepreneurs Hall @ The RIT Global Village. At Rochester Institute of Technology’s Entrepreneurs Hall, innovation is a way of life.

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Scaling Techstars Horizontally

Feld Thoughts

Techstars Mobility (Detroit). When you ponder Techstars acquisition of UP Global, especially if you think about how horizontal scaling and geography intersect, you get a glimpse of another layer of functionality that we just added to the horizontal scaling model. Techstars Berlin (Berlin). Techstars METRO (Berlin).

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Why There’s A Startup Boom In The US Midwest

The Startup Magazine

Ann Arbor, Columbus, Detroit, and Minneapolis have continued their rich vein of form, spitting out Midwest startups and raising venture capital at insane rates. The Global Fight for Talent. Similarly, the fight for global talent has gone global. Across the Midwest, regional champions have risen.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. Given that of all existing U.S.

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When You Need To Know – Use A Keylogger

YoungUpstarts

But there is a downside to the global community that instant communication has brought about. A young startup company out of Detroit, Michigan, created a resolution to the problem of wayward employees and curious children. Finding a Solution. There is a solution to your problems.

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