Does Michigan's recovery hinge on Ann Arbor's emerging entrepreneurial culture? One local writer thinks so.
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Manufacturing an entrepreneurial economy is about more than just creating a healthy venture capital community and establishing various startup resources.
Attitude and culture are just as critical.
Entrepreneurial executives and economic development officials said Friday in Ann Arbor that Michigan’s economic revitalization hinges partly on its ability to cultivate a new entrepreneurial workforce.
"It's probably happening a little bit slower than we would like to see, but I think we’re seeing a tipping point here," said Kapila Viges, director of entrepreneurship activities for the Michigan Economic Development Corp. "We aren’t going to stay in this entitlement mode. We’re shifting from entitlement to empowerment."
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