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With the reality of “business as usual” being gone by the wayside, AZEC12 gathered a talented lineup of speakers to challenge today’s entrepreneurs, investors, and organizational leaders to begin seeing things differently. They brought a new perspective, and good insights into how we can operate, profit, and flourish in today’s technology-driven, fast-paced “social sharing economy”. … Read more
Nadia Damouni of Reuters is reporting that Scottsdale-based JDA Software may be up for sale: Enterprise technology maker JDA Software Group Inc is exploring a sale and has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to advise on the process, people familiar with the matter said. The sale process is at an advanced stage. The company … Read more
Last June, ASU Venture Catalyst launched its first-ever Techiepalooza event with the goal of bringing the local entrepreneurial and tech community together to network and learn at ASU SkySong in Scottsdale. The turnout was nearly 3 times what they expected, with close to 600 people shuffling through the modestly-sized ASU SkySong venue throughout the evening (read AZTechBeat’s … Read more
Next week, Tuesday, October 30th, the Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference will run all day at the new and improved Gangplank HQ building in Chandler. For the seventh year in a row, this event has strived to bring entrepreneurs together, share pertinent and valuable knowledge, benefit the surrounding communities, and develop strong relationships between one another. Stated … Read more
Do you love the convenience of taking photos and videos from your iPhone, yet wish they were higher in quality just like your bulky DSLR camera? A Phoenix-based startup, Smart Phocus, has designed and created a line of products to drastically increase your photo and video quality when shooting directly from your iPhone. Simply slide … Read more
Enterprise companies deal with a high volume of sensitive data, internal processes, file transfers and other business-critical interactions, so it is essential that these businesses are able to manage and secure these interaction networks while keeping up with current market conditions and regulations in a cost-efficient, streamlined manner. Founded in 2001, Axway provides enterprise businesses … Read more
Founded in 2003, Parchment has become the leader in the electronic transcript exchange business. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, they make it painfully easy to manage school transcript(s) online, and send / receive them to / from any educational institution. Having current integration with over 9,000 high schools nationwide (translating to over 30% of the market), … Read more
Meet Scott and Stacey Ferreira. They are co-founders of MySocialCloud.com. Inspiration came for this business startup after Scott lost all of his website / password information from a computer crash – he then had the idea to take this storage to the cloud! MySocialCloud.com was dreampt of being an all-in-one place to store personal internet … Read more
With online presence being a necessity for local businesses today, getting a handle on all the online tools available can be daunting. Clarisoft, a Scottsdale-based company, works directly with entrepreneurs to develop customized websites, web platforms, and mobile apps, with an eye toward customer development, rather than blind product development. Clarisoft is known to utilize … Read more
Hosted in the historic Levine Machine Building in downtown Phoenix, the Seed Spot Kick-Off Event last night was jam packed with serious local entrepreneurs. It promised big news, great speakers, and some fun and entertainment – it certainly didn’t disappoint! Background on Seed Spot: Courtney Klein Johnson and Chris Petroff are two budding entrepreneurs and … Read more