When the automotive industry first took hold, Michigan became the most entrepreneurial state in the union, and business leaders aim to make it number one again with the help of some enterprising economic development corporations who are leading the charge.
According to excerpts from the story:
Michigan once changed the world. It was the entrepreneurial hot spot of the industrial revolution, leading technological advances in manufacturing for much of the 20th century.
But while Michigan was leading, the state's culture evolved into a risk-averse society that shied away from new ventures. Now it's the world that's changing, and Michigan needs to respond.
For venture capitalist and longtime entrepreneur Dick Beedon, it begins by getting people to understand that starting a business is a "cool" thing.
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