The Michigan Israel Business Bridge is looking to raise money for its Educational Foundation, an initiative that will help the Bloomfield Hills-based non-profit continue to bridge the burgeoning entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Great Lakes State and Israel.
The Michigan Israel Business Bridge Education Foundation has received a matching challenge grant from an anonymous donor for all donations made in November and December. The non-profit hopes to raise between $20,000 and $30,000.
"That will allow us to continue to do the work we're doing, reaching out to even more businesses and communities to bring more business from Israel to Michigan," says Pam Lippitt, executive director of
Michigan Israel Business Bridge.
The Michigan Israel Business Bridge was established five years ago to help create more connections between Israel and Michigan. The focus is on helping facilitate more commerce but also branches into other areas, such as helping connect stem cell researchers at the University of Michigan with funding sources in Israel.
Israel is smaller than Michigan but has more than 3,000 companies centered on life sciences, homeland security, alternative energy, water technology, and agro-industry, with more engineers and scientists per capita than any other country in the world. Israel was dubbed the "start-up nation" by authors Dan Senor and Saul Singer.
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Source: Pam Lippitt, executive director of Michigan Israel Business Bridge
Writer: Jon Zemke
Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.
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