5/30/13 - Minding social media regulations the topic of next Lunch & Launch
Business professionals who use computers for requesting and providing quotes, obtaining job applications and displaying products are affected by social media regulations, and the Macomb-OU INCubator's next Lunch & Launch event on Thursday, June 6, will detail exactly how.
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5/10/13 - Financial planning expert to share tips on investing, retirement
The Macomb-OU INCubator is inviting business leaders to attend the next Lunch & Launch event on Thursday, May 23, to learn leading financial management concepts from an expert who has adopted calculated risk and risk management as a way of life.
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5/7/13 - Mac-OU INC executive earns prestigious management certificate
Julie Gustafson, Executive Director of the Macomb-OU INCubator in Sterling Heights, recently completed the National Business Incubation Association's Incubator Management Certificate Program.
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5/1/13 - Incubator client wins grant to advance in-demand automation tech
With application assistance from the Macomb-Oakland University INCubator, Sterling Heights-based client company OmnicO AGV Inc. has been awarded $30,500 from the Business Accelerator Fund of the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC).
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April 2013

4/30/13 - Lunch & Launch event to focus on doing business with government
The Macomb-OU INCubator is inviting business leaders who are interested in contracting the government as a prime or subcontractor to attend the next Lunch & Launch event on Thursday, May 9.
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4/29/13 - Lunch & Launch speaker to offer valuable insight on employment law
The Macomb-OU INCubator is inviting business leaders to attend the next Lunch & Launch event on Thursday, May 2, where they will learn key legalities as employers.
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4/9/13 - Businesses invited to learn how to ramp up cyber security measures
The Macomb-OU INCubator is inviting business leaders interested in learning how to meet their cyber security needs to attend the next Lunch & Launch event on Thursday, April 18.
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March 2013

3/28/13 - Training to focus on federal funding available for small businesses
The Macomb-Oakland University INCubator will host a training program on Tuesday, April 9, to help small technology entrepreneurs and businesses assess their eligibility for the government's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Through these programs, 11 federal agencies make over $2 billion in high-risk, non-dilutive capital available to fund R&D at innovative small companies annually.
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3/20/13 - Seminar to offer inventors an inside look on the patenting process
In celebration of the new patent office Detroit location, "Get Out of the Garage: Patent Your Idea!" will be presented on Tuesday, April 2, by the Macomb-OU INCubator, the City of Sterling Heights Economic Development and Macomb County Planning and Economic Development - jointly described as Velocity.
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3/12/13 - State grant to help Macomb-OU INC advance area business, economy
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the state's leader in marketing and promoting economic growth, has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Macomb-Oakland University INCubator for a second year in a row.
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3/7/13 - Panel discussion to focus on moving new businesses to profitability
Back by popular demand, the Commercialization Breakfast Panel is returning to the Macomb-OU INCubator on Thursday, March 14, to help regional business owners and managers get on the fast track to growth.
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3/6/13 - L&L speaker to share tips on "wowing" business meeting attendees
Business owners, managers and project coordinators looking to add some zest to business meetings are invited to learn how to "wow" meeting attendees during the Macomb-OU INCubator's next Lunch and Launch on Thursday, March 21.
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February 2013

2/22/13 - Incubator client companies win grants to advance business goals
With application assistance from the Macomb-Oakland University INCubator, client companies Dynamic Intelligent Solutions (DIS) and LogiCoul Solutions, LLC, have been awarded $34,000 and $9,872, respectively, from the Business Accelerator Fund of the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC).
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2/11/13 - Lunch & Launch to focus on impacts of Michigan's right to work laws
The Macomb-OU INCubator invites employees and employee representatives to unravel the mysteries of Michigan's new right-to-work laws at the next Lunch and Launch event on Thursday, Feb. 21.
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2/6/13 - Incubator to play key role in advancing research, economic growth
The Macomb-OU INCubator has been selected by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to administer the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Federal Matching Program for the State of Michigan.
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January 2013

1/22/13 - Endorsed certificate program ideal for businesses looking to go Lean
As part of Oakland University's Lean Diversification Program and recently endorsed by The Michigan Lean Consortium, the Macomb-OU INCubator is offering the Green Belt Certificate Program for business managers looking to develop excellence, nurture innovation,efficiently allocate resources and eliminate waste.
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1/14/13 - Young entrepreneur to discuss finding success by one's own rules
Jake Sigal, who gained entrepreneurial success by playing by his own rules, will bring his do-things-differently message and the story of founding Livio Radio to the Macomb-OU INCubator's Fireside Growth Story Series on Tuesday, Jan. 29.
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1/11/13 - Seminar aims to put mobile technology on business leaders' radar
Business leaders are invited to learn how mobile technology extends beyond the latest app and impacts modern business at the Macomb-OU INCubator's next Lunch and Launch on Thursday, Jan. 24.
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1/9/13 -  Meetups to offer startups, growing ventures insight on raising capital
Startups and early-stage growth-based businesses looking for funding need look no further than the Macomb-OU INCubator's Capital Raise Meetups with Business Commercialization and Capital Investment Advisor Mike Brennan.
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1/7/13 – Executives-in-residence to lend insight to aspiring entrepreneurs
The Macomb-OU INCubator is starting 2013 with a bang as the new Executives-in-Residence (EIR) program kicks off. After a highly competitive application process, new EIR's have made their way to Mac-OU INC to provide additional resources and support to what is already an extensive acceleration program.
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1/4/13 - Bookkeeping expert to share tips on communicating with CPAs
To kick off the Macomb-OU INCubator's Lunch and Launch series in 2013, Lori Bianco, CPA and CGMA with BiancoCPA, will present "Are All Your Ducks in a Row?: How to Set Up a Bookkeeping System to Efficiently Communicate with Your CPA" on Thursday, Jan. 17.
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