On Friday, May 21st, the Women’s Exchange of Washtenaw (WXW) is hosting its third annual day-long forum. This year’s event provides twice as many workshops, an excellent panel of high-powered business women, breakout sessions, and plenty of chances to talk amongst yourselves and form business connections (including a lengthy happy hour).
ast week I attended a graduation ceremony on campus that may have as much lasting significance for the region as the one coming up next week at Michigan Stadium. President Barack Obama’s visit will garner more media attention and larger crowds, but the future of Michigan’s economy was on display at the TechArb graduation.
Every time I walk across the Diag on the University of Michigan campus, I can’t help but be impressed by the students I meet. They represent a pool of talent that businesses can tap, even before they graduate.
When people ask me to be a presenter at various events, I always say yes.
Getting to talk to a group is a great way for an editor to recognize who is touched by content – and also who isn’t. That can help shape the decisions I have to make every day about news stories and which ones get told.
What would attract business people to a “Business to Business†expo? That was one question facing my colleagues and myself at AnnArbor.com as 2010 started.