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The best entrepreneur summits close to home and around the world 2

By Sam Brake Guia September 5, 2017

While we might be over halfway through the year there are still plenty of great startup events and entrepreneur summits to enjoy in 2017! You may not have heard of some of these on the list, but they are going to be awesome. Launch Wisconsin Lets start off with one close to home. Launch...

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If big tech CEOs ran for president, the Midwest would be their battleground: perspective 3

By Ben Allen September 5, 2017

There has been ample speculation about whether Mark Zuckerberg or Tim Cook might run for president;...

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Is the Midwest set to deal with retail sector growth? 4

By Ben Allen September 1, 2017

The Midwest is fast becoming the nexus of the retail sector, with Amazon currently embarking on a...

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Rural Ohio is getting creative with DIY internet 5

By Sam Brake Guia September 1, 2017

If you have ever spent more than a week in a location without Wifi, then you probably know how...

The Midwest is a sleeping giant, but these 4 startups didn’t get the memo 6

By Nicolas Waddell August 31, 2017

A recent survey which asked Americans to identify the most innovative parts of the country revealed...

4 reasons why the Midwest is becoming so important to the US tech sector 7

By Ben Allen August 31, 2017

Tech news has been punctuated by stories of growth in the Midwest for a while now. There are a...

Uber face fingerprinting and price caps in an angry Chicago 8

By Sam Brake Guia August 31, 2017

If Uber gave out free rides for every time, they caused a stir due to their unfair treatment of...

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Startups getting involved in Marijuana initiative in Michigan 9

By Omar Elorfaly August 31, 2017

Several startups and entrepreneurs have their sites on Michigan, as the battle to legalize...

NASA’s 3D printing challenge in Edwards, Illinois

NASA’s 3D printing challenge in Edwards, Illinois 10

By Ben Allen August 30, 2017

Over the last few years NASA has been running a competition in which companies enter their...

Drones are delivering contraband over prison walls in Michigan

Drones are delivering contraband over prison walls in Michigan 11

By Nicolas Waddell August 28, 2017

For the second time in just a week, a drone has been used to airdrop contraband into a Michigan...

Michigan cosmetic startup Sahi Cosmetics receives $100,000 investment

Michigan cosmetic startup Sahi Cosmetics receives $100,000 investment 12

By Sam Brake Guia August 28, 2017

Ann Arbor based startup, Sahi Cosmetics LLC, has received seed investment worth $100,000 from The...

Apple chooses Iowa for $1.3 billion data center

Apple chooses Iowa for $1.3 billion data center 13

By Daniel Sanchez August 28, 2017

In building its next state-of-the-art data center in Iowa, Apple is joining tech giants Microsoft,...

Ohio based startup MoveEasy is making moving … not difficult 14

By Nicolas Waddell August 27, 2017

Midwest cities have become the go to place for startups in recent months, and cities in Ohio are no...

Making Detroit the centre of transport innovation through startups

Making Detroit the centre of transport innovation through startups 15

By Sam Brake Guia August 25, 2017

Startup Angels, a Washington D.C based company working to empower angel investors, is teaming up...