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 UM-Dearborn Innovation Index slips in 1st quarter
The Innovation Index compiled by the Center for Innovation Research at the University of Michigan-Dearborn fell in the first quarter of the year from the final three months of last year.... [More]
Fourth Quarter UM-Dearborn Innovation Index Released
Temporary Small Business Administration loans provided a boost to the Index, which measures economic innovation in Michigan... [More]
eCities 2011 Now Open
The University of Michigan-Dearborn is conducting its 5th annual eCities study. This project examines community-level factors that influence entrepreneurship, economic development, and job growth... [More]
 iLabs partners to bring the Savvy Entrepreneur Series
The second series provides information on what is cash flow, how can it be maximized, and what are best practices for compensating... [More]
Michigan Innovation Index fell slightly in the third quarter
Positive indicators in the third quarter 2010 Innovation Index were gross job creation, which increased due to jobs added by new and expanding companies... [More]
iLabs partners to bring the Savvy Entrepreneur Series
The series provides early to mid-stage technology entrepreneurs with guidance on key topics that all startups must navigate to realize success... [More]
Drop in job creation hits innovation index in 2nd Quarter
The Index, which quarterly measures economic innovation activity in the state of Michigan, was impacted by a continued decline in gross job creation and fell... [More]
 iLabs recognized in Dean’s Brief
If UM-Dearborn had a front door, it might be iLabs, the University’s Center for Innovation Research housed in the College of Business... [More]
 Public-sector partnerships deliver for businesses
A University of Michigan-Dearborn study has identified the state's top seven communities for fostering local entrepreneurship and business development. ... [More]
Innovation index rises sharply in 1st quarter
The index tracking innovation indicators in Michigan’s economy gained in the first quarter as trademark applications made... [More]
 Capuchin bakery goes to school for help sustaining mission
The Capuchin Soup Kitchen's On the Rise Bakery in Detroit is heading to college for help in streamlining its operations... [More]
Detroit students to get hands-on entrepreneurial training
You can build the best schools, staff them with the best teachers and devise the best learning programs, but there still will be opportunity... [More]
State needs a better tax, regulatory system to attract and grow high-tech companies
Michigan wants to be a high-tech state. Its leaders say making it a place where jobs in technical industries flourish... [More]
'Innovation Index' dips
A drop in trademark applications caused a dip in innovative economic activity in Michigan during the fourth quarter of 2009... [More]
UM Dearborn’s Innovation Index ends string of declines but job creation still lags
The index tracking indicators of innovation in the state’s economy held flat between the first and second quarters of 2009, halting a year of decline... [More]
 UM-Dearborn study spotlights best cities for entrepreneurs
How entrepreneurial-minded is your city? The University of Michigan-Dearborn has a pretty good idea.... [More]
 New Study Shows Michigan's Tech Firms Down On State
Although most technology executives do not feel Michigan is an ideal place to start or grow a business, their opinions are not simply a reaction to the economic conditions in the state, according to a survey conducted by the University of Michigan-De... [More]
 Study prompts call to help 'stop-outs' finish degrees
Time and money are the two dominant factors preventing 25-34 year-olds with some college experience from completing a college education... [More]
 2009 Entrepreneurial Cities Index
iLabs, the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research, is now... [More]
All indicators in Michigan Innovation index drop in 4Q
All economic indicators that gauge Michigan's innovation climate dropped in the fourth quarter.... [More]
Innovation Index Falls for Third Quarter
New business registration, small business loans and trademark applications in Michigan fell in the third quarter as the nationwide recession.... [More]
'Innovation Index' sees slowdown
UM-Dearborn index of innovative economic activity in the state fell slightly during the second quarter of 2008... [More]
Six communities share top ranking in entrepreneurial index
Auburn Hills, Plymouth Township, Southfield, Troy, Tecumseh and Dundee shared top rankings for attracting and retaining... [More]
UM-D program brings technology to market
Nine owners of startups or innovation-based businesses looking to expand in Michigan have been approved for the first class of the... [More]
 Index shows first-quarter jump in state's innovation activity
Innovation and entrepreneurial spirit may be on a comeback in Michigan for 2008 after last year's turmoil... [More]
 Survey of tech-sector execs finds mixed feelings about region
Southeast Michigan tech firm executives think the region wouldn't be such a bad place to do business and grow - if... [More]
Statewide investment in innovation hits new low
A drop to a record low in statewide investment in innovation marked the end of 2007, according to data released today by the University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Management.... [More]
 UM-Dearborn to launch program for entrepreneurs
The come-and-learn environs of higher education and the learn-as-you-go process of entrepreneurship will merge in a new pilot program under way... [More]
 Innovative activity slows in 2007
Innovative economic activity in Michigan fell from 99.7 in the second quarter of 2007 to... [More]
 Spending on Innovation Down Sharply in State
Investment in innovation is off sharply for Michigan, according to the latest Innovation Index to be released today by the University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Management... [More]
 iLabs Tracks Innovation in Michigan
If innovators drive the state's economic engine, a new report from the University of Michigan-Dearborn suggests the state's brain trust is slowly getting a feel for the accelerator... [More]
UM-Dearborn Innovation Index Shows Uptick for Michigan
Innovative economic activity in Michigan increased 2.8 percent from the middle of 2006 to the middle of 2007, according to a... [More]
 Opinion survey on Detroit water system
A recent survey of registered voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties revealed 73 percent of the electorate believed the decision as to who manages... [More]
 Willow Run Airport supports 2,000 jobs
Freight and passenger traffic at Willow Run Airport represented $200 million in economic impact and more than 2,000 jobs in Michigan in 2006, according... [More]
 Entrepreneurs fill campuses with start-up dreams
By passing the corporate ladder, more than four in every 10 Michigan college students say they hope to start their own businesses one day... [More]
 iLabs Identifies Metro Detroit’s Entrepreneurial Hotbeds
Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Troy and Wixom are local leaders in attracting and retaining entrepreneurial companies, according to a study due out this week from the... [More]
 iLabs study looks at entrepreneurial cities and what makes them work
The cities of Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Troy and Wixom were identified “as top performers at attracting and retaining entrepreneurial firms,” in a study recently completely by faculty and students at the University of Michigan-Dearborn School of... [More]
 Study helps Ford craft buyouts
Ford Motor Company’s recent employee buyout program was a bigger success than the company anticipated, and part of its success is thanks to a study conducted by faculty members and... [More]
 iLabs Students to Present Study in Lansing
The School of Management is proud to announce that a team of four students in iLabs, the Center for Innovation Research, were one of ten student projects selected to represent the University of... [More]
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