HOUGHTON, MI – May 5, 2021 – MTEC SmartZone, Innovate Marquette SmartZone, and Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation (EDC) are gearing up to host the fifth annual Return North… Continue reading
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MTEC SmartZone to Continue Providing Vital Startup Services through Additional Support from the State
HOUGHTON, MI – April 29, 2021 – In February this year, the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) Board approved a one-year extension of its $100,000 Gateway Representative Business Incubator Grant for… Continue reading
Return North Career Fair video released
MTEC SmartZone, in cooperation with Innovate Marquette SmartZone and Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation is pleased to share our 30-second video: “Find your way Home, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula”…. Continue reading
MTEC Client SightLine Honored as a 2021 Michigan Celebrates Awardee!
SightLine is being acknowledged as one of the 2021 awardees for the SmartZone Best Small Business award, presented by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. SightLine will be honored at the 17th… Continue reading
Upper Peninsula SmartZones Partner Together To Host Return North Professional Careers Fair
5th annual event aimed at attracting alumni, former residents, and friends of the U.P. back to the region HOUGHTON, MI – March 25, 2021 – MTEC SmartZone, Innovate Marquette SmartZone,… Continue reading
MTEC Newsletter – February 2021
Another installation of MTEC SmartZone’s Newsletter is here! From refreshing our website content and revamping the newsletter format to exciting funding news and another round of SmartStart, MTEC and our… Continue reading
MTEC SmartZone Honored to Again Support the Bob Mark Model Pitch Competition
On Thursday, January 28, The Bob Mark Business Model Competition was hosted by Michigan Technological University (MTU). The competition provides a venue for students at MTU of all majors to pitch… Continue reading
Michigan Rise Rounds Out SightLine’s Pre-Seed Investment
Congratulations to SightLine, a Houghton, U.P. of Michigan predictive analytics ed-tech company (and MTEC SmartZone client) who announced the closing of their pre-seed investment round with the addition of Michigan… Continue reading
Another SmartStart Success: Knot your Average Startup Rolls into Sales
HOUGHTON, MI – November 25, 2020 – Veteran, local teacher, musician, and now entrepreneur, Jeff Hauswirth, from Houghton Michigan has a simple new product called Knot Away that was created… Continue reading
Finlandia and FINNZONE launch cooperation with XES Helsinki Student Entrepreneurial Community
First transatlantic entrepreneurial presentations scheduled for November 17 Finlandia University’s Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter and FINNZONE have launched a new initiative with the XES student entrepreneurial community from… Continue reading