http://www.mitechnews.com Mitech News Podcast http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=11942 ANN ARBOR - Logic Solutions develops applications to make browsers work better with mobile phones, such as the iPhone. And with four offices in China, the Ann Arbor company is going after one of the world's largest smart phone markets. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=11941 LANSING - Advanced Battery Concepts won the $25,000 GLEQ Grand Prize Award in the Emerging Company category. The Midland company has developed battery electrode technology which enables dramatic improvements in battery performance. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=11940 LEELAND - Michelle's Miracle Dietary Supplement, the brainchild of a divorced mother of two, is a dietary supplement made from tart cherries that does wonders for the body. Her products are sold online through the company's web site, MichellesMiracle.com and at a growing number of health food stores and grocery stores throughout the country. She is a virtual tenant of the Mid Michigan Innovation Center. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=11913 DETROIT - TechTown has received a $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Senior Engagement Programs, money that will be used to fund start up businesses for senior Americans as well as to hire mentors to help them make their dreams come true. TechTown Executive Director Randal Charlton discusses the program in this Newsmaker Interview. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=11904 DETROIT - Jack Miner is the newest support leader for TechTown's SmartStart program bringing with him more than 20 years experience working with startups and Fortune 500 companies, most recently in Battle Creek. Miner also manages TechTown's partnership with Hebrew Free Loan, a private community organization that has pledged $300,000 in small business loans for Jewish entrepreneurs in Southeast Michigan. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=11886 DETROIT - What are some of the missing elements of your business plan that are holding you back from success? Come to TechTown's First Friday event and Eddie Flowers, founder of the Michigan Insurance Benefits Agency, will reveal "The 5 Missing Books of the Business Plan." http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=11885 DETROIT - In the July meeting of the Faith-based Business Forum, TechTown will explore how leaders can direct their teams to increase the profile of the organization's brand in order to generate new levels of public interest in the organization's mission and goals. Christa Chambers-Price, managing director of Chrysalis Interactive and CEO of Knowledgecrush, Inc., will lead the discussion. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=11859 WARREN - David Egner, executive director of the New Economy Initiative, said the $3 million investment in four Southeast Michigan business incubators announced in June will be followed this fall by additional efforts to help build the innovator brand for Southeast Michigan. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=11858 DETROIT - Judy Johncox, Director of New Business Services at TechTown, talks about the new Business Accelerator Network that TechTown joined in June and how she hopes it will work with a pool of external business support professionals to help entrepreneurs develop startups. http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=11764 DETROIT - TechTown Executive Director Randal Charlton said last month's two-day FastTrac To Success event was very successful, bringing hundreds of entrepreneur's to the downtown Detroit business incubator.