Digerati News

The MORE Program Launches InsYght
August 2011
Ken Agacinski of The MORE Program joins Craig Fahle on WDET Radio to launch InsYght. Listen Now >

New online system personalizes help for budding, growing biz
July 2011 - By Sherri Welch
A new online referral system meant to help Michigan entrepreneurs start or build their businesses launches today.Read more >

Balasia Named German Marshall Fellow
Feb 2011 - By Margarita Bauza
Tonya Allen, a vice president at Detroit's Skillman Foundation, and Brian Balasia, CEO of Detroit-based Digerati Inc., are among 44 fellows selected by the Washington, D.C.-based German Marshall Fund of the United States to visit Europe for several weeks this year. Read more >

Stop Detroit Brain Drain - Revitalize, Redefine Detroit
Jan. 2011 - By Gary Anglebrandt
Representatives of Detroit business gathered at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business today to encourage students to take a second look at the city and consider its entrepreneurial opportunities. Read more >

Digerati and The MORE Program Speak at Ross School of Business - Jan 2011- By Terry Kosdrosky
A deep talent pool. Fertile ground for innovation. New technology taking hold. Venture capital and assistance at the ready. A more reasonable cost of living than you can find on either coast. Those are the assets Detroit and southeast Michigan posses, Read more >

Small Business Administration Signs on with The MORE Program - Jan 2011- By Sherri Welch
A one-stop website for entrepreneurs being developed by the nonprofit More Program and Detroit-based Digerati Inc. has attracted participation from a second federal agency. Read more >

MORE Gets Funding for InsYght
Aug. 2010 - By Sherri Welch
Seeing its potential, the New Economy Initiative has granted nearly $1.6 million to the MORE program to fund development of the Statewide Entrepreneurship Support System and portals for business support organizations. Read more >

Brian Balasia – on WDET - July 2010
Brian discusses initiatives and policies to help keep our Michigan educated talent here in Michigan! Watch Video >