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“In 2012, the MTEC SmartZone was looking at a way to create more entrepreneurs that could serve the Keweenaw. What came out of that was SmartStart, a program where up-and-coming… Continue reading

MTEC SmartZone (MTEC) announced today that they will be holding another series of SmartStart classes starting June 5, 2019. SmartStart is an MTEC program that is designed to educate and… Continue reading

MTEC team members attended the Cybersecurity grand opening at Northern Michigan University today. Two MTEC clients – Arroyo Networks and Xeratec shared their expertise by participating in a panel with… Continue reading

Ms. Goodreau, an Upper Peninsula native from L’Anse, Michigan, joins the SmartZone team as the new Director of Marketing and Communications. She comes in at an exciting time to continue… Continue reading

Last week, two teams presented at the 1 Million Cups event and received feedback from the community:  Chris Schmidt, a Geophysicist by education, started a graphic design and product company called Studio 13…. Continue reading

Predictive analytics company SightLine Data has published their first case study on student retention rates at Michigan Tech. It outlines the University’s on-going challenge with bouncing retention rates and highlights… Continue reading

Eric Ollis, President of Lexul, and his team have graduated from our Incubator space at the Jutila Center. They didn’t move far, though. The Lexul team now occupies a bigger, brighter space on… Continue reading

MTEC SmartZone’s Marketing and Communications team produced a success story video for ThermoAnaltyics which will be presented at the Growing Northwest Michigan Share Of Defense Contracts Workshop in Traverse City this month…. Continue reading

The Spark Plug Awards is an annual community celebration that recognizes local businesses, organizations, community projects, and individuals for their efforts during the past year. NOMINATIONS Have you experienced exceptional customer… Continue reading

The first SmartStart class of 2019 has begun! With 7 teams participating, this makes for one of the largest groups yet. The teams will meet weekly for 6-7 weeks as… Continue reading