Tech entrepreneurship is a powerful force for addressing societal problems and opportunities. Dr. Marlo Rencher, TechTown’s director of technology-based programs, benchmarked some of the best practices for creating an inclusive tech entrepreneurship environment.
DetailsRaxplay is creating a new way for music listeners everywhere to experience music. Our TechTown staff had an opportunity to sit down with founder Isaac Lymon to discuss how they started and what they are doing to turn music albums into mixed reality experiences.
DetailsWe all love progress, but no one enjoys seeing the orange barrels come out during Michigan’s road construction season. Additionally, it takes on a completely different meaning if they appear outside the front door of your small business. For business owners on Livernois, Grand River and Bagley, this has been their reality all summer. Diggers, cement trucks, backhoes and semi-trucks zoom up and down the road, park in front of their businesses and rip up their sidewalks, making it even more difficult than normal to execute a marketing strategy.
DetailsMeet Thanh Tran. He is the founder of the Accelerate4Kids Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing computer science education to children in grades K-8.
DetailsDetour Detroit brings community-focused journalism to the forefront for Detroit residents. With over 4,000 readers, Detour Detroit is dedicated to helping Detroiters understand their city and each other. Find out why they choose TechTown as their coworking home.
DetailsGood design is good business. One could also say, good business is good design. Every touchpoint a customer has with a business — from the visual display on a website and store fixture to the way phones are answered and customer service issues are resolved — should be designed to attract revenue and invite loyalty. One touchpoint that many businesses use to engage with customers are pop-up events.
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