Want $20,000 To Start a Web-Based Business?
Seed-funding for new startups is the subject of this week's West Side Stories podcast, featuring Bill Holsinger-Robinson of Momentum. »
The New Age of Education: We Need It
For most of Gen-Y, education is not something that is truly adding value to our lives. We all know that we need the experience, need to put in the time, and most of all, need the degree. But less and less of the educational journey itself is... »
Why I Left Michigan, But Will (Probably) Come Back
Michigan is truly a special place to live. It is home to beautiful summers, amazing golf courses, distinguished philanthropic organizations, and of course thousands of lakes that provide indescribable pleasures. But Michigan is also known for the nation’s highest unemployment rate... »
Michigan Leads Nation in Biggest Cut to Arts Funding
Michigan leads the pack with a whopping 80 percent cut to state arts funding between fiscal year 2009 and 2010. Next comes Florida with a 65 percent cut, followed by Illinois with nearly 53 percent. »
Michigan Population Shrinks Again
More people moved out Michigan in the past year, continuing a trend of the past several years. »
Michigan Radio Asks for ‘Three Things’
In this new series, Michigan Radio’s Morning Edition host Christina Shockley will be asking artists, politicians, business owners, teachers, and people from all walks of life to give us their three ideas for things each of us can do to revive our state. »
The Great Job Myth
At some time during every student’s senior year in college, one thing invariably happens: A meltdown. Why? Because of the question ”What are you doing when you graduate?” »
Hiring Gen Y
One reason young people say they leave the state is because they can't find a job. But the problem might not be that there aren't jobs in Michigan -- but that they don't like the jobs that are available. »
Call-In Show and Web Chat from 12/17/09
From 7-8 pm on Thursday, December 17, Michigan Radio will air a special call-in show for the Generation Y Michigan series. The show will be co-hosted by Charity Nebbe and Lauren Silverman. »
The Mitten: One Size Fits Most?
Oversimplified arguments for pledging allegiance to Michigan willfully ignore infrastructure-dependent jobs, the near impossibility of raising capital for start-ups, and the time it will take most people to turn a profit. »
Grand Rapids’ ‘Mich-i-can-do Attitude’
A recent addition to what I’ll fondly refer to as Grand Rapids “michiganda” is a Facebook group called “Michigan by Choice.” Co-founder Kevin Buist works for ArtPrize and is 28. He sat down with me when I was in Grand Rapids a few weeks ago. »
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