Two Detroit organizations with a focus on further catalyzing small business development efforts in the area are joining forces. Hatch Detroit, a retail and restaurant incubator initiative, will now be housed within TechTown Detroit, a Midtown neighborhood-based small business support organization affiliated with Wayne State University, according to a news release.
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Forbes: Research Finds Conventional Accelerators Aren’t Good Fit For Social Entrepreneurs
Are startup accelerators useful for social enterprises, especially those focused on reviving struggling urban areas and economic development? Suntae Kim, assistant professor of management and organization at Boston College, spent eight years researching two accelerators in Detroit to find out, working much of that time with Anna Kim, assistant professor in management for sustainability at McGill University.
M Health Lab: Hospital-affiliated doctors prescribe fewer antibiotics through telehealth than third-party physicians
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for telemedicine boomed – increasing 63-fold among Medicare users alone from approximately 840,000 telehealth visits in 2019 to 52.7 million in 2020.
Detroit News: Stellantis mines tech industry for software talent
Undergoing a historic transformation, access to global opportunities and a love for iconic vehicles rank among the reasons workers are leaving traditional technology titans of video game makers and microchip designers for a future with a legacy automaker.
SecondWaveMedia: Welcome to Rural Innovation eXchange!
I made the move to rural Michigan four years ago. The move was not to escape urban life, but to immerse myself in Michigan’s flourishing wine industry. Almost as soon as I began pouring wine in a tasting room on the Leelanau Peninsula, I discovered innovations occurring across the industry, from southwest Michigan to the Traverse Wine Coast to Petoskey. Winery owners and winemakers are tapping new technologies and innovations to harvest their grapes, bottle their wine and improve their craft.
Government Technology: Advocates Call for Funding for Michigan Broadband Office
A group of rural Michigan advocates are urging state lawmakers to fund and staff the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer created the office in June 2021 with the aim of expanding broadband internet access to more residents. But the office as yet has no budget and therefore no fulltime staff.
Detroit News: RMC raises $1.35M for local charities; 82,500 more Detroit homes have internet access
The 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic raised more than $1.35 million for local charities, the title sponsor of Detroit’s PGA Tour stop announced Thursday morning.
Of that total, $805,000 was designated for the tournament’s Changing the Course initiative, which aims to end Detroit’s digital divided by 2025. When the initiative launched in 2020, about 40% of Detroit households had access to the internet; today, with the help of Changing the Course and the federal Affordable Connectivity Program, that number is 67.5%.
Tech HQ: Motor City goes electric and automated with Google, Ford innovation hub
Detroit, Michigan used to be known as the hotbed of American automotive innovation, and with the involvement of the Ford Motor Co., tech bigwig Google, and a once-rundown train station, the city might once again be recognized as a vehicle research hub – except this time, the focus will be on electric and autonomous transportation.
Big Rapids Pioneer: Michigan ranks No. 11 nationally in business startups in 2021
Recently released information from the Business Formation Statistics Report shows Michigan just missed the top ten in most business startups in 2021 of all 50 states, ranking No. 11 of all 50 states.
The state reached 150,465 business startups created in 2021, up from 130,081 in 2020 and the highest number since tracking began in 2004. Michigan had 59% more business startups in 2021 than before the pandemic in 2019 (150,465 compared to 94,433).
Clean Technica: Israeli Startup Puts Electric Highway To The Acid Test In Motor City
The Intertubes are all abuzz with news that Detroit’s Michigan Central mobility innovation district will host a mile-long stretch of electric highway, making the Motor City first in the nation to make the dream of wireless EV charging on-the-go an actual reality. The new venture is yet another feather in the electric vehicle cap of Ford Motor Company, which is a partner in Michigan Central along with Google and other stakeholders.
