Business and Economy
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An entrepreneur’s cheat sheet
The brothers behind Wall St. Cheat Sheet could write a case study for entrepreneurs, content providers, and new media strategists.
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Manufacturing 10,000 jobs
U-M plays key role in $148-million research institute opening in metro Detroit.
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The state of entrepreneurship
The state of Michigan conjures certain classic images: the Great Lakes, the Motor City. Time to add “hotbed of entrepreneurial activity.”
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Easy Riders
Shifting gears comes naturally to entrepreneurs. For the founders of Autobike, it’s the defining feature of their evolving startup–a bike that shifts automatically.
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A2 on the (high) rise
Things are looking up in Ann Arbor—way up. A recent building boom is reshaping the city skyline, hastening a vertical shift in perspective.
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Recipe for success
Savorfull CEO Stacy Goldberg, RN ’97/MPH ’99, is on a mission. She wants to prove that “free-from” foods can taste good. That’s welcome news to people who must avoid common allergens.
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Hatching a (business) plan
Alumni siblings Andy and Emily Linn are feathering their family business with camaraderie and creativity in Detroit’s Cass Corridor.
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Reinventing the wheel
Founders of tech startup Are You a Human could have set up shop anywhere—and they chose Detroit. Based in the historic Madison Building, they embody new momentum in the city.
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Student startup scores spot with national incubator
Fetchnotes, founded by a team of U-M undergrads, is an innovative new cloud-based system that lets users organize information via phone, smartphone app, desktop widget, or web browser.