Category: MEMBER NEWS

Welcome Paul McCreadie, Arboretum Ventures to the 2021 MVCA Board of Directors. We caught up with Paul recently and captured his thoughts about the venture capital community! Paul McCreadie is Partner & Chief Operating Officer and oversees Arboretum’s investment process and leads the firm’s operations. His portfolio investments focus on capital-efficient health IT and service […]

Two award-winning CIOs share their plans and strategies on Reopening at GDI Infotech’s Webinar Series “Thriving in a Post Pandemic World” ANN ARBOR, MI, (September 8, 2020) – GDI Infotech (GDI), a leading provider of Talent Matchmaking Solutions and Services is hosting “Thriving In A Post Pandemic World” a new webinar series that’s designed to […]

Detroit, MI (August 20, 2020) – Sixteen Kerr Russell members were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021. Notably, eleven of the named attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for more than five years. Kerr Russell also had three attorneys recognized as 2021 Best […]

Submitted by Victor Cardenas, Assistant City Manager, City of Novi. The City of Novi is a new 2020 MVCA member – welcome! We are going to do our very best to give “The Joe Rogan Experience” a run for its money with the City of Novi’s new podcast “Now You Novi.” Co-hosts City of Novi’s […]

(The following post is from one of MVCA’s new members in 2020, Kapor Capital.) Written by: Brian Dixon: @MrStartup / Kapor Capital: @kaporcapital I was one of the first Black investors to be promoted to Partner at a venture capital firm. At the time (2015), I was also one of the youngest, having just turned […]

ANN ARBOR, MI, (April 23, 2020) – GDI Infotech (GDI), a leading provider of Talent Matchmaking Solutions and Services has launched GDI TalentHub™ to connect IT Specialists to companies actively hiring during COVID-19 crisis. Millions of people have lost their jobs across the United States. Many industries and geographies have been hit hard. While there […]

COVID-19 has turned the world upside down. Companies are facing unprecedented financial constraints and making difficult decisions to conserve cash. Fishman Stewart’s intellectual property (IP) attorneys weigh in via an interactive panel discussion. Topics include: Pausing the patent cash burn rate Implementing cost-effective ways to protect brands and inventions Deploying smart business practices to safeguard the competitive […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the overall economy. The economic and legislative shifts are presenting opportunities for taxpayers to re-look at their gift and estate planning initiatives. In the current (hopefully, temporary) down market and low interest rate environment, there are strategies that taxpayers can employ to maximize the transfer of wealth while minimizing […]

The Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) Board approved $20 million in aid aimed at helping businesses affected by the closures ordered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a special virtual meeting today. Of the $20 million, $10 million is in loans and $10 million is in grants to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

Coordinated by TechTown Detroit, the Detroit Small Business Stabilization Fund will provide direct financial assistance to small businesses to help them through this period of decreased sales and activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To donate, click here.