Homejoy, an Online Booking Home Cleaning Service, Launches in Phoenix

Homejoy, an online booking company designed to ease the process of finding someone to clean your home, launched in Phoenix in June. Whether you need a one-time clean or to find someone trusted and background checked to return to your living space, Homejoy can connect homeowners with qualified cleaners. Cleaners have insurance for cleans, background … Read more

Launch, Pivot, Scale, Speed – An Interview with the CEOs of iAcquire

With more companies vying for the attention of consumers, digital marketing strategies have become a must do. With 87 percent of marketers using social media to distribute content and 42.8 percent of marketers planning on advertising on a mobile platform, businesses need to figure out the best way to spend their ad dollars for the … Read more

Localeikki: Startup Helping Travelers Find a Good Place to Run, Hike or Cycle

Localeikki, a Flagstaff-based startup, developed a community-based mobile app and website that helps travelers locate running, hiking and cycling trails around the country complete with ratings, amenity listings and photos. As well, you can simply find a regularly scheduled ride or run in your area. The unique brand name stems from the “locavore” concept, “loca” … Read more

Local Gaming Developers Showcase at Demo Night

Zombies, gaming glasses, PAC-MAN and surviving worlds of horror were just some of the themes found at the Game CoLab Indie Game Demo Night where local gaming developers showcased their latest innovation. Co-Founders Joseph Darnell and Ben Reichert opened the Game CoLab co-working space to game developers and designers in May 2013 in the downtown … Read more

Innovation is Everywhere! AZTB Partners with GROW Conference

Technology pioneers, founders, executives, investors and influencers come together to help build companies and nurture innovation and growth at the GROW conference. From August 14 to 16, in Vancouver, B.C. the conference focus is about designing and building mobile and web products, trends in business and finance. Over 1,200 attendees and 25 venture firms (primarily … Read more

Doug Nicholas, CEO of Hard Dollar, Steps Down

Hard Dollar CEO Doug Nicholas will be leaving the company and returning to Greentree Partners. Nicholas has been with Hard Dollar since 2004 and has become one of the fastest growing software companies in the nation. A leader in the project cost management software business, Hard Dollar focuses on infrastructure, mining, oil and gas, and … Read more

AudioEye Delivers an Audio Internet for the Visually Impaired

AudioEye (AEYE.OB) the creator of Audio Internet™ is a patented Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) audio browsing and automated publishing technology platform that works to enable Internet access for the blind and visually impaired. This year AudioEye was voted Gold Edison Award winner for innovation in the category of “Lifestyle and Social Impact; Quality of Life.” This concept … Read more

CareerBuilder 2013 List – Best Places to Work in AZ

CareerBuilder recently released their 2013 list of the Top Companies to Work for in Arizona. Businesses are separated and listed by their number of employees, stretching from the 25-50 employees category to 1000 or more. As well, there are two extra categories, one for diversity initiatives and one for women’s initiatives. On top of their … Read more

Page.ly Acquires Competitor BlogDroid

Page.ly, a managed WordPress hosting company, announced the acquisition of competing service BlogDroid in an all cash deal* with the goal to diversify their customer profile. During the transition, Page.ly will manage the BlogDroid domain name and move customers from the existing BlogDroid infrastructure to their hosting platform. BlogDroid customers will immediately benefit from Page.ly’s … Read more