Photo contribution by Thomas Hawthorne Cold Play’s Sky Full of Stars lyrics filled the Phoenix Convention Center as CEO and co-founder Clate Mask of Infusionsoft made his way to center stage and kicked off ICON15 to a crowd of over 3,000 attendees. “Small business has changed, and the world is finally starting to notice it,” … Read more
Federal grant money is headed for Phoenix to help fuel the startup scene. Today, the U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced that BioAccel and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) were two of the first 26 recipients to receive a portion of the $10 million grant from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program. According to … Read more
Forbes unveiled their list of America’s Best Employers for 2015 and several Arizona companies ranked high on the list of the 500 companies recognized across 25 industries. A few of these companies have their headquarters in Arizona while the others on the list have a strong presence and employ a large number of people in … Read more
Inventors from across the Valley gathered over the weekend in downtown Mesa for the second annual Southwest Maker Fest. Exhibitors displayed robotics, artistic pieces and more for everyone to come and enjoy. The event has doubled in size and aims to enhance Arizona’s “maker” culture where inventors can gather and collaborate, according to Thomas Sollars, … Read more
With more women entrepreneurs emerging in the tech market, raising capital is first and foremost on the minds of founders. During the AZTB women in technology breakfast, a panel of founders and an investor shared their secrets to getting funded. Numbers are one of the most important thing for any entrepreneur to know, Cathleen Raffaeli, … Read more
In a recent ranking by Bestcollegereviews.org, Northern Arizona State University was listed as the number one online school of 2015. NAU made the number one slot by offering 45 bachelors degrees that can be completed entirely online. Overall, the school offers more than 80 bachelors degrees and 50 graduate degrees. Cost for an online program … Read more
Healthcare just became a little bit easier with the recent launch of Healthiest You‘s new mobile app. Healthiest You, a Scottsdale-based telehealth company, built the app to offer both mobile and desktop users free consultations with doctors, area-based procedure cost comparisons, provider directories, drug pricing and insurance information. Healthiest You’s application is meant to bring innovation and … Read more
The University of Arizona has launched a new online educational platform where students choose from 21 undergraduate degrees under the new UA Online campus. “We are thrilled that prospective students — from busy professionals advancing their careers and parents returning to the workforce to active military and veterans, community-college transfer students and others — can … Read more
Texas-based Cypress Growth Capital made its first Arizona investment at a Tempe-based digital advertising consultant, Genius Monkey. The investment of $2,000,000 was royalty-based. Genius Monkey will use the funding to further develop its artificial intelligence behind its advertising software, according to CEO Clint Ethington. Along with general support of their existing software, Ethington hopes to use … Read more
Tempe-based NetSuite services provider TrueCloud announced Monday the appointment of a new vice president of service delivery and operations. Susan Silberisen, previously the chief operating officer at BestIT, will work as to “provide and implement high quality solutions,” to the companies clients, according to TrueCloud. Silberisen has worked for 25 years in corporate management and … Read more