Scrappy & Scraps Gourmet Pet Treats is a local enterprise founded earlier this year with a mission to harvest eggshells from local restaurants and hotels and bake them into pet treats. This helps the food service industry lower its environmental impact and, in turn, benefit the eco-system. The recycled shells will be collected weekly, pasteurized and ground into a fine … [More]
Leading Brands Are Learning from Big Digital Marketplaces
Large, global eCommerce communities like eBay, Amazon and Alibaba are disrupting the retail marketplace by bringing together vast numbers of buyers and sellers in frictionless transactional environments. Inspired by their success, brand marketers are rethinking go-to-market strategies to better integrate digital advertising with personalized shopper engagement and more … [More]
Top Influencers for Online Sales Are … (Surprise!)
Top-ranked reviewers on online retail sites such as amazon.com may influence purchases, but a research study from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business finds that those who post reviews less often and more informally can be seen as more trustworthy and have more of an impact on sales. Shyam Gopinath, assistant professor of marketing at Kelley, and two co-authors of … [More]
Barbershop Evolves to Luxury Salon for Men
Phoenix is part of an ambitious 62-store expansion by Texas-based Boardroom Salon for Men, with multiple openings planned for early next year. “Boardroom prioritized the Phoenix market, with the opportunity to open eight to twelve salons, due to Phoenix being a large, vibrant, growing city with a strong business climate,” says Bruce Schultz, Boardroom co-founder and CEO. “It’s … [More]
Credit Union Industry’s Race to Excellence
At the recent CO-OP Financial Services THINK conference in Chandler, “Race to Excellence,” about 750 credit union leaders gathered to learn strategies to achieve excellence through the digital transformation of operations and member (customer) services. Technology is changing faster than ever, presenting new challenges and opportunities for credit unions — but, through … [More]
2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Roadster
This sporty AMG machine by Mercedes-Benz is designed to perform and to impress. The V8 is a higher output with less displacement at 469 horsepower; its biturbo has a massive torque of 465 pound-feet, which peaks at just 1,700 rpm and holds it all the way to 5,000 rpm. The sport suspension is derived from racing with the double wishbone for all four wheels. The very precise … [More]
Tread Lightly
Walking is part of many a wellness program encouraged in today’s workplace. Taking a stretch around the block or around the building may be good plan, but this time of year if the heat doesn’t get you, the monsoons will. An easy-to-store treadmill can be an option. Lightweight and easy-to-store are among the breakthrough attributes of Treadly — making it easier for consumers … [More]
Flower Child – Farmhouse Sensibilities
Well-suiting its focus on healthy eating, Flower Child’s décor evokes a back-on-the-farm feeling. The newest location, recently opened in Desert Ridge Marketplace in North Phoenix, is especially open and airy in its farmer’s market styling – simple, homey designs; a lot of light; and the chain’s signature cheerful touch of a cut flower on every table. The open expo kitchen … [More]
Tacos Not Just for Tuesday
Attesting to the popularity of tacos, “Taco Tuesday” is now showing up on the menu of restaurants not usually offering South of the Border selections. For great tacos any time, In Business Magazine suggests these as among the best in the Valley. America’s Taco Shop The concept began with the hand-written recipes from her mother that founder America Corrales brought with … [More]
Clockwork
Most entrepreneurs started their business so they could be their own boss, only to find that, in reality, they are bogged down in the daily grind. Now, Mike Michalowicz, the author of Profit First and other small-business bestsellers, offers a straightforward step-by-step path out of this dilemma. In Clockwork, he draws on more than six years of research and real-life examples … [More]
Feedback: July 2018
What have you identified most recently as your greatest risk to the ongoing success of your company, and what did you do to prevent it or overcome it? Allan Allford President and CEO Delta Dental of Arizona Sector: Healthcare Cybersecurity breaches may be the single greatest risk affecting all companies regardless of size or industry. It’s certainly on the short list of … [More]
For the Second Time Phoenix Children’s Ranked in All 10 Specialties by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is proud to announce the organization is again ranked by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals, this year in 10 out of 10 specialties. U.S. News & World Report’s national publication ranks children’s hospitals annually for their clinical expertise and patient outcomes in 10 medical specialties (listed below). This is the … [More]
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Named a 2018 Halo Award Winner
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria is thrilled to be named the 2018 Silver Halo Award winner in the Small Business Category for their work on Dine Out: Grimaldi’s and Share our Strength. When Grimaldi’s realized that one in six kids (or 13 million children nationwide) face hunger in the United States, the company teamed up with No Kid Hungry to launch Grimaldi’s Annual Dine Out for No Kid … [More]
Tempe Chamber Turns 110 Years Old!
The Tempe Chamber of Commerce is celebrating 110 years of service to Tempe’s business community. The organization began as the Board of Trade in 1893 and expanded to become the Tempe Chamber of Commerce in 1908. “Our goal is to be here for another 110 years and provide the advocacy, resources and support for Tempe businesses to be successful. Many years of hard work and … [More]
B2B CFO Named to Forbes Small Giants of 2018
B2B CFO®, the nation’s largest firm dedicated to serving privately held companies with CFO consulting and business transition services, has been named to the 2018 Forbes’ Small Giants List. B2B CFO is one of only 25 companies in the United States to receive this award. The winners were selected for demonstrating longevity, scalable profitability and excellence in business … [More]
Equality Health Named Business of the Year by the Greater Phoenix Chamber
Close on the heels of winning the Greater Phoenix Chamber’s Impact Innovator award, Equality Health, the Arizona-based organization pioneering healthcare delivery to underserved and diverse populations, has also just been named Business of the Year by the chamber in the small-to-medium business category. “On behalf of everyone in the Equality Health family, from our … [More]
Power CEOs
Some companies are woven through so much of the fabric of our business community that their impact extends far beyond their individual sector. A handful of such companies here have recently made changes in their top leadership with people newly calling Phoenix home. In Business Magazine, working with Greater Phoenix Leadership CEO Neil Giuliano, explored these new relationships … [More]
Tom Forese, Arizona Corporation Commission
Fresh eyes bring new perspective. That’s always a good thing, especially when those fresh eyes come out of the C suite of some of our community’s best businesses. Whether the result is affirmation of the direction business is already following or charting new paths, The Valley, and Arizona overall, enjoys the expertise of the leadership of major businesses who continue to be … [More]
