iLabs Center for Innovation Research

The University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research — iLabs — is housed within the University’s College of Business. iLabs, a research institute established in 2006, is dedicated to advancing the understanding of corporate, entrepreneurial, and institutional innovation and its impact on economic development.

You put a lot of effort and time into it. ... For a student who is curious about market research, it’s a great opportunity.

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iLabs Center for Innovation Research

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umd-ilabs@umich.edu

iLabs News

A graphic that features Lecturer Patrick Keyes and his business expertise — Graphic by Violet Dashi

Help Wanted: Business professor advises how to navigate the latest economic challenges

Lecturer Patrick Keyes, who teaches UM-Dearborn’s Small Business Management course and is an entrepreneur, understands struggles associated with business ownership and has a few ideas on how to work through them.

Business owner Ida Gonzalez, center, started a coffee company. She's pictured with her two children. — Dearborn resident Ida Gonzalez, center, started the local coffee company I Say It With Cafe. She is pictured with her two children.

Taking care of business

To strengthen community partnerships and help students gain experience, College of Business initiatives continue to support local businesses throughout COVID changes and help entrepreneurs succeed.

Customers eat seated on a Downtown Dearborn restaurant's patio seating. — Photo courtesy Downtown Dearborn Authorities

What local businesses learned from 2020 — and what it means moving forward

Through a partnership with Dearborn’s Downtown Development Authorities and the City of Dearborn, UM-Dearborn’s iLabs conducted research exploring how local businesses pivoted to weather the pandemic. Read the takeaways.

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eCities annual study recognizes 206 communities in Michigan

Researchers focused on the five-year changes in property values, community assets, tax rates and cost of doing business within the community.

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