Marketing: Get Scooped

by Mike Hunter

Scoopr, from Scoopr Media, provides brands with authentic user-generated content to use in marketing efforts and rewards brand fans for their content. Scoopr helps brands know the difference between brand fans, brand ambassadors and brand evangelists by providing the analytics behind every photo it stores. Brands begin by creating an assignment on the Scoopr Web App. Mobile … [More]

Notary ePublic

by Mike Hunter

Notaries have been around for centuries, but with the latest technological advancements pioneered by Settleware Secure Services, the electronic and digital signature company found there’s a tech alternative — NotaryCam. Settlewareoffers the most sophisticated system available for getting documents e-signed and notarized online by providing protection and convenience. Businesses … [More]

Personal Work Force

by Mike Hunter

Ejobba offers a new Web marketplace that enables consumers to easily find qualified workers for virtually any task, from home improvement to self-improvement — creating jobs for Arizona workers and, in turn, fueling the local economy. Post a job, get estimates by qualified and reliable workers, and get the job done! … [More]

Toolkit to Trade

by Mike Hunter

Alliance Bank of Arizona and Mesa Community College have collaborated to present The Exporter’s Toolkit: How to Reach International Markets. This is a guide to getting started and includes exceptional information from Hank Marshall, City of Phoenix Economic Development Officer, and numerous other key executives and business owners who give advice, statistics and connections to … [More]

What Does Technology Look Like in the Valley?

by Don Harris

Technology industry sectors, ranging from aerospace and defense to semiconductors and bioscience, represent the cornerstone of Arizona’s economy. They provide high-paying jobs, most of which are located in the Greater Phoenix area. Many of the major manufacturers are household names, while others are start-ups aided by venture capital that never seems to be enough to meet the … [More]

‘Good’ for Business

by Mike Hunter

BIEN — An acronym for “Building an International Economic Network” — is a first-of-its-kind website to link businesses representing various industries in Arizona to each other and across international boundaries in Mexico and Canada. Partners include ASBA, Arizona Commerce Authority, Arizona Mexico Commission and the Canada Arizona Business Council. … [More]

In-the-Cloud Reliability

by Mike Hunter

ReliaCloud, by OneNeck IT Solutions, provides public, private and hybrid cloud flexibility. Now, with availability in Phoenix, customers throughout the Southwest region have the opportunity to harness the power of a local cloud. ReliaCloud is built to support the most demanding of applications, including SAP, Oracle EBS, Microsoft Dynamics (AX and CRM), data warehouses and … [More]

AZ Economy On the Go

by Mike Hunter

The Arizona’s Economy App is a project of the University of Arizona’s Economic and Business Research Center at the Eller College of Management, which has 65+ years of providing Arizona citizens and decision makers with award-winning economic forecasts and applied economic research for Arizona. The free app for iPhone, iPad and Android offers users access to real-time economic … [More]

IRS Instruction Videos for Business

by Mike Hunter

Few know that the Internal Revenue Service provides instructional and informational presentation videos on most aspects of business taxes for small business owners. Videos include presentations on forms, starting a business, workshops, filing and paying taxes and even disaster information. High-quality and simple to understand, the IRS video presentations are a quick way to … [More]

Trade Show Displays Made Easy

by RaeAnne Marsh

Air is what powers Skyline’s breakthrough exhibit system called WindScape. Fabricated with a bladder system that creates the framework, WindScape inflates in three to four minutes. It also offers the convenience of being lighter-weight than traditional exhibit systems. Where a traditional 10-foot backwall will weigh 60 to 80 pounds, a 10-foot WindScape backwall weighs about 20 … [More]