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Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium 2016 Announces New Business Challenge Competitions for Flint
#UES2016 brings business innovators, academics and community leaders together to solve urban problems using for-profit business solutions (DETROIT – Sept. 8, 2016) The Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative is pleased to announce the details of two new business challenge competitions in conjunction with the third annual Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium, to be held Oct. 19 to 21 in Flint. The 2016 Symposium (#UES2016) follows… Read More 

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Fall Enrollment Opens for TeenQuest Pre-Employment, Leadership Training
Countywide Afterschool Program Kicks Off First Session Sept. 19 (FLINT, Mich. – Sept. 8, 2016) TeenQuest – a pre-employment and leadership training program designed to prepare Genesee County youth for success in the 21st-century workplace – has released its 2016-17 schedule. Enrollment is open to all students, ages 14-19 in grades 9-12, in Genesee County. TeenQuest will be offered four… Read More 

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Technology Action Plan and priority goals presented (GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. – Aug. 31, 2016) – Connect Michigan applauds the efforts of Genesee County, Michigan, for achieving certification under Connected Nation’s Connected Community Engagement Program. Today, Connect Michigan presented Genesee County’s certification and its Technology Action Plan before the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, University of Michigan-Flint representatives, Genesee County Board… Read More 

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FUNchitecture has an office inside Flint’s Plaza One building on Court Street, but owner Shannon Easter White prefers to leave her desk behind for meetings. Today, she’s had two appointments at the Flint Farmers’ Market, which has its perks. For one, it’s an effective way to showcase her work. After all, the sole-proprietor spent more than a year designing the… Read More 

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When asked to identify his proudest moment as a business owner, Dan Crannie has a difficult time pinpointing one particular project. After all, since launching in 1985, Signs by Crannie has become one of the state’s largest sign makers, with a sister site in Florida and a portfolio boasting thousands of signs, plaques and vehicle wraps. But if he had… Read More 

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Dwayne and Sonyita Clemons first met a few years ago through work. They were representing different organizations at a church health fair, and after stopping by Dwayne’s table, Sonyita set up a business meeting with him to discuss potential collaborative opportunities. “We went to lunch, and then to dinner, and now we’re married,” she says with a laugh. And as… Read More