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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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]
Ecommerce in an Instant
Building one’s own business online is easy these days, and Shopify, Inc. is a complete online e-commerce solution to sell and manage a product-based business. With templates online or by creating a personalized one, it is as easy as uploading the products, information, images and logos to be open for business worldwide. A trusted solution, Shopify advises on how to sell, market … [More]
Legal Through a Click
LegalZoom.com, Inc. has widely been received as a valid option for businesses, for smaller documents and ongoing corporate compliance. Setting out to create new standards and convenience for business owners, the accredited site offers legal protection in the areas of trademarking, business start-up in all 50 states and other common legal issues. For the more complex needs, the … [More]
Make Business Decisions with Confidence
Marc Sachnoff, two-time Emmy-nominated TV producer and founder of new Kirkland-based start-up ModernWisdom.com, offers a new video-based e-course aimed at helping managers and business leaders become more confident in their decision-making abilities in every aspect of their work and life. In this 60-minute online workshop, Sachnoff shares an innovative process based on powerful … [More]
Employee Verification Services
The Work Number, a State of Arizona-recommended vendor, can fulfill the verification requests a business receives, on its current and historical employee population, from banks, potential employers, apartment complexes and government agencies, just to name a few — allowing a business to comply and be secure in whom it hires. … [More]
Small Business Research
Experian’s small-business credit research reports make it easy to find a variety of information about any business in its database of more than 27 million active U.S. businesses. Its precise and unbiased credit reports offer the vital facts and figures required for making powerful business decisions, getting to know the clients’ credibility and more. … [More]
Google Apps for Business
Google Apps for Business is a cloud-based productivity suite for business that helps the team connect and get work done from anywhere on any device. It’s simple to set up, use and manage, allowing users to work smarter and focus on what really matters. With Gmail, Calendar, Drive (storage), Docs, Sheets (spreadsheets) and Slides (presentations), it has all that is needed to … [More]
Tap into Big Data for Profit
Big data is capable of making a big impact on the bottom line of businesses. The term describes the exponential growth and availability of data, which businesses are eager to exploit. But this overwhelming abundance of data is important to businesses only if they are able to accurately analyze it in a timely manner, which can lead to more confident decision making. The term … [More]
Info Must Be Right to Get Found Online
Small businesses lose $10 billion annually due to missing or outdated information online, a problem GoDaddy’s Get Found program is designed to solve. Businesses can use a scan, which Get Found offers for free, to see how they appear across different sites, search engines and devices. Then, as a content management system that is partnered with Google, Yahoo, Bing, Yelp and more, … [More]
