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Cason Thorsby is not your typical 24-year-old. As a young entrepreneur, he brings a lot to the table – and to the dinner table.
Originally from Davison, Mich., Thorsby received his bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship from Central Michigan University in May of 2008.
Aside from his day job where he teaches students at CMU about entrepreneurship, Thorsby is the founder and chief marketing officer for Dixie Dave’s Wild Game Soups. The company produces ultra-healthy soups with a tasty recipe made by Dixie Dave, a celebrity chef.
MT. PLEASANT, Mich., April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Business Insight, the advanced analytics consulting arm of Central Michigan University Research Corporation (CMU-RC), announces their 9th Annual Forum -- "Analytics Driven Opportunity in a Recovering Economy" to be held May 20th from 9:15 to 4:15 in Mt. Pleasant, MI.
Target audience: Business, government and non-profit leaders interested in or working to leverage business intelligence and advanced analytics across their organization. This event is provided at no-cost and lunch will be provided.
Forbes.com: With unemployment soaring, incubators can help people move into self-employment--and create jobs.
Update Online: Ann Arbor-based Altarum Institute has been awarded a grant of $19,619,990 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the lead agent in establishing Michigan’s health information technology regional extension center, the Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption (M-CEITA, www.mceita.org).
M-CEITA is a partnership of 13 Michigan organizations, including Central Michigan University Research Corporation.
M-CEITA’s collective mission is “to provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to improve the quality and value of health care delivery in our state."
Ann Arbor Biz News: ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Ann Arbor-based Altarum Institute has been awarded a grant of $19,619,990 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the lead agent in establishing Michigan’s health information technology regional extension center, the Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption (M-CEITA, www.mceita.org). The grant will be administered through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and managed and sponsored by Altarum. It is expected to create over 100 new jobs in Michigan.
M-CEITA is a partnership of 13 Michigan organizations, including Central Michigan University Research Corporation.
Centralight Spring 2010: CMU offers entrepreneurial support system
Many people keep their distance when it comes to bees, but Steve Haystead, '79, has always been intrigued by them.
Learn more about Haystead and other entrepreneurs who have received assistance from the CMU Research Corporation
Visit the CMU Research Corportion website www.cmurc.com to learn what we can offer entrepreneurs.
9 & 10 News New jobs could be on the way to Traverse City since a business that showcases the health benefits of tart cherries just received a sweet boost from the State.
With the help of the CMU Research Corporation, the State awarded more than $250,000 to "Michelle's Miracle."
ADA, Mich. (WZZM)- One of the most vital and immediate needs after the earthquake in Haiti was clean drinking water.
A partnership of West Michigan businesses is working to provide clean water in Haiti and all around the developing world.
10 News SanDiego, CA: The U.S.S. Carl Vincent will be distributing 1,500 portable Hydraid Biosand Water Filters to Haiti as part of the Navy's humanitarian group, Project Handclasp, to aid those affected by the Haiti earthquake.
Find out more about Hydraid biosand water filters at http://www.hydraid.org/
The Central Michigan University (CMU) Clean Water Initiative is working to create a sustainable microbusiness model for the filters in India.
WWJ Radio Plymouth-based Luna Tech Designs announced this week an interactive virtual globe for this year's Plymouth Ice Festival. The virtual globe application, or LunaGlobe, immerses visitors on the Plymouth Ice Festival Web site in a 3-D virtual version of the ice festival, giving them interactive opportunities to explore and discover the festival events, avoid likely parking and traffic problems, know where to find those irresistible roasted almonds, as well as locate participating shops and restaurants in the area.
Press Release:(Mt. Pleasant, MI) Most of us forget about Michigan’s cherry crop and the many associated businesses during the bitter Michigan winters, but thanks to $250,000 in funding from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, an up-and-coming nutraceuticals business, Michelle’s Miracle, is working full steam ahead in the heart of northern Michigan’s cherry country.
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The Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 4520 Ashman in Midland, has extended grant support for the Entrepreneurial Internship Program started in January. The program is a project between Saginaw Valley State University, Central Michigan University, Michigan State University, the University of Michigan-Flint and MidMichigan Innovation Center
MMIC Press Release: More jobs and more support are on the way, as the Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIIE) has extended grant support for the Entrepreneurial Internship Program (EIP) which began in January of this year. The program is proving effective in encouraging entrepreneurship and education by matching outstanding students with start-ups and incubators, and then providing financial support to help the entrepreneurs as well as the students who are gaining valuable business skills, and earning money at the same time.
The extension will open opportunities for up to a dozen more additional companies and student interns for winter and spring opportunities. The application process begins by visiting the MidMichigan Innovation Center Web site at www.mmic.us, and looking under the Virtual Programs tab for details.
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At CMU-RC, we partner with people who want to develop their ideas and grow their businesses—from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies. Our clients run the gamut from students and alumni exploring new ideas in food, healthcare, and energy; to entrepreneurs and start-up businesses that need facilities, technology, and business support to put their ideas to work; to major corporations seeking advanced analytics to make sound strategic decisions for their future. If you have an idea, we're here to help you make it work.
From soup to nanotechnology, we make ideas work.
Wild Game Soup
It's no surprise that some of our most creative startups are borne in the minds of innovative and enterprising CMU students. Our relationship with CMU's Labelle Entrepreneurship College provides a pathway for student businesses like Wild Game Soup—brainchild of entrepreneurial studies' senior Cason Thorsby. After his business plan won a university award,Thorsby came to us to develop his culinary concepts, and today we're providing the facilities, resources, and flexibility he needs to get his ideas to market.
Bardic Wells
Ever quaffed a glass of mead? If not, you’re missing out on an ancient European tradition and one of Michigan’s most promising new food products. Brainchild of Steve Haystead, a Michigan beekeeper known for his honey and bee’s wax, mead is a hearty, honey-based libation and the ancestor of all fermented drinks. Haystead’s new venture, Bardic Wells Meadery, is Michigan’s first meadery—producing almost a dozen varieties of therapeutic mead from raw, unfiltered honey from Haystead’s organically managed hives. It’s tasty. It’s healthy. And it offers a honey of a chance for Haystead to expand from beekeeper to brew master. Already on select shelves in places like Whole Foods, Haystead owes his early success to a fabulous brew of high quality ingredients crafted with patience. And while Haystead works his craft, we’re working ours—designing a business plan, exploring financing, investigating buy vs. lease options, vetting potential partners, and helping with marketing and advertising. That kind of responsive and targeted support is helping Bardic Wells move from a basement brewery into a 10,000sf state-of-the-art mead-making facility—all in less than six months.
Michelle's Miracle
Michelle's Miracle, Inc. specializes in nutraceutical products using cherries, America’s “Super Fruit”. Cherries contain powerful antioxidants which provide the distinctive red color of the fruit and may hold the key to many of its health-promoting qualities.
Michelle’s Miracle has developed a product line that utilizes one of America’s Super-Fruits, that encompasses a variety of health benefits, and offers quality tart cherry nutraceuticals for consumers. Instead of sourcing exotic berries from halfway around the world, Americans can find powerful nutrient rich cherries grown in Michigan.
Stable Grazer
Are you tired of feeding your horses numerous times a day? The Stable Grazer, developed by Dan and Ed Fehringer, is an automatic horse feeder that allows horse owners the luxury of loading a feeder once a day with flake hay, grain or pellets. The feeder has a convenient timer that drops the horse feed up to six times a day preventing common health problems among horses such as cribbing and sand indigestion. The Stable Grazer can save time and money for individual horse owners or full service ranch owners. If you’re looking to make your horse live a more comfortable and healthy life while saving some time, then Stable Grazer is for you.
Selestial Soap
It Shouldn’t Cost More to Live Green…is the guiding force behind Selestial Soap. Developed as a safe and effective product for consumers looking for laundry alternatives that are truly green, Selestial Soap is a natural laundry detergent formulated from all natural ingredients. With years of experience in the cleaning and laundry business behind them, Ruth Smith and Jim Legato developed Selestial Soap because they wanted to use environmentally friendly products that really worked, but didn’t believe those products should cost extra.