When Slow Growth Means Smart Growth
By: Dennis Archambault,
7/1/2010
For most companies the mantra is: grow big and grow fast. Of course, given the current economy, any growth would be a blessing. But what if slow growth were the long term strategy? With a focus on work/life issues, purpose, and entrepreneurial pride, some Metro Detroit firms have consciously decided they'd rather be the tortoise than the hare.
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The Young & Entrepreneurial: Jake Sigal
By: Jon Zemke,
7/1/2010
When someone asks why young professionals matter for Metro Detroit's future, think of people like Jake Sigal. The 28-year-old Ferndale resident took his love of music and penchant for entrepreneurship and not only helped invent the USB turntable for DJs, he started Livio Radio, a company that employs 15 people and has attracted support from Michigan's largest VC group.
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Building The Future: Metro Detroit's Young Architects
By: Kim Shine North,
6/10/2010
Architects look at things a little differently. Where we see empty space or blight, they see the potential for something inspiring, innovative, or grand. It should come as no surprise then that the trio of young architects
Metromode spoke to are excited about both their own and Metro Detroit's future.
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Blog/Maud Lyon
Our guest blogger for this week is Maud Lyon. Maud is the founding director of the Cultural Alliance, and a consultant for numerous nonprofit organizations.
Check back here each week day to read Maud's thoughts on the state of arts and culture in Michigan. (
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