Ann Arbor SPARK is fundraising in order to double its operational
budget. When its merger with the Ann Arbor IT Zone is complete, SPARK
will have 12 employees; one or two will be added if the fundraising is
successful.
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[CEO Michael] Finney said the additional funds are needed for marketing,
more business support staff and specific programs - like the
wet lab incubator and business accelerator - that have
limited funding.
"Your marketing efforts should be driven by the
potential that's in a community,'' Finney
said. "... We have to get connected to all those
companies that are out there looking for homes for their
businesses here in the U.S., and frankly, this region does
not show up because we haven't been out there
communicating that this is a desirable place for
knowledge-based employers.''
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