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Nothing drives growth in Ann Arbor's emerging new economy more than software and IT these days. And driving that growth are two distinct engines: start-ups scoring big sums of seed capital and growing companies hiring considerable numbers of new employees.  

Software/IT firms accounted for the creation of 285 new jobs in the Ann Arbor area, according to stories reported here in Concentrate over the third quarter of this year. During that period, a handful of Ann Arbor-based software start-ups cumulatively landed $3.75 million in venture capital, and TreeTown welcomed yet another venture capital firm that plans to specialize in early investment in local tech firms.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Ann Arbor's Small Business Job Growth: The Who, What , and Where