VisionQuest 20/20, built on a collaboration two Arizonans initiated in 2001, aims to transform the way eye tests are administered to school children and help prevent issues related to treatable vision problems. It was the idea of James O’Neil, M.D., a pediatric ophthalmologist, to blend vision-evaluating technology into a video game to detect vision problems in a child, … [More]
Start-ups & Entrepreneurs
A start-up is an idea, a corner of the garage, the spare bedroom and every spare minute. The Great Recession may have been Arizona’s start-up booster. “There were suddenly a lot of people with great ideas and no jobs,” says Setheraman “Panch” Panchanathan, ASU’s senior vice president for the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development. “They didn’t have much more to lose, so … [More]
Leadership Connections Series
Bloomberg TV provides a multitude of videos on leadership and other business-related topics. Its “Leadership Connections” series offers interviews by some of the top leaders in American business. … [More]
Track What They Say About You
Review Trackers is a brand new review monitoring solution designed to help mom-and-pops, small businesses and entrepreneurs manage their online reputation by helping business owners listen and respond to what their customers are saying about their product and service. … [More]
New App Ties Location to Files
People or organizations can tag maps and floor plans of specific buildings, maintenance records and educational videos to a piece of equipment, or relevant tasks and checklists to a certain area of a facility. Any type of file or document that can be stored in the cloud can be tied to a location for easy lookup with the new Float Mobile Learning app, Wayfiler. … [More]
Making Language Barriers Disappear
Whether we want to acknowledge it or not, U.S. organizations are facing a critical skills gap in foreign languages. Only 5.6 percent of the world population speaks English as a primary language, yet only 11.4 percent of the U.S. population is fluent in more than one language. Download this eight-page white paper by Rosetta Stone for more. … [More]
Monitors: A View to Remember
Staring at work all day, every day with a high-quality, large monitor can be like starring through the clearest of windows at a great view. Here are some of our picks to brighten up the day and the productivity of everyone who spends the workday at a computer. The Dell UltraSharp U3014 This beast was recently named as a top pick by PC Magazine. This 30-inch monitor is … [More]
Arizona Admin Serves
Few know the Arizona Department of Administration or that it has a website for Arizona State jobs, procurement with the State and other benefits for individuals and businesses. The site will also inform on public meetings and notices that pertain to Arizonans. … [More]
AZ TechCelerator Surprises
The City of Surprise is a leader in mentoring of new and innovative business with its AZ TechCelerator program. Mentorships, discounted space and a City-supported drive to succeed are helping micro to small business. Apply online. … [More]
IRS is Your Partner in Business?
The IRS is exploring opportunities to partner with organizations to help entrepreneurs in Arizona thrive in their business ventures, especially new sole proprietors. By providing links and downloadable PDFs, it gives proprietors a site to find information through tax publications, videos and social media. It also provides specific resource information in PDF format for … [More]
Contest is Win for Small Business
The Arizona Small Business Association announced the winner for its amAZing® Small Business Video Contest at the 20th Annual Enterprise Business Awards Luncheon last month at The Phoenician. All In The Present won first place, along with $500 cash. The other finalists were Kaptured Photography, SWAT Fitness and Benjamin Franklin Plumbing. … [More]
Cashing In on the ‘Internet of Things’
Presence, a recently launched smartphone application from Mesa-based People Power, is the first free wireless Web camera made by recycling old smartphones or mobile devices as cameras, which can be used as monitoring devices. Users include the City of Globe’s school district, which uses smartphones donated by the residents as an affordable measure to maintain security … [More]
Business Advice in All Industries
A UK company has come up with a way to get business advice online for free. GuruOnline, a “video network” of clips on advice for every business situation from regions around the world. Members can access for fast and relevant answers to their business questions. … [More]
Counterfeit Software Hurts
A survey by Microsoft and IDC looked at the effects of malware and counterfeit software that infect computers. The study finds that time and costs are significant. Visit the site to see the results and learn more as one in three consumer PCs will be infected by malware in 2013, and consumers will waste $22 billion and 1.5 billion hours dealing with security issues from … [More]
Get IT $avvy
Baseline is a website that helps tech managers and business executives work together to understand and find the ROI in IT. Baselinemag.com provides valuable information on all areas of IT through articles, latest technologies and reports to help build business. With content organized for easy, intuitive search, this site is known for truly bringing an understanding of IT and … [More]
Evernote Does Everything
An app, Evernote claims it can help you remember everything. In business, that is a real plus. With Evernote, all of a user’s notes, Web clips, files and images are made available on all of his or her computers and devices. Reference to all that one does, stores awnd schedules is right at one’s fingertips. … [More]
Microsoft Biz Hub
Microsoft’s Business Hub is dedicated to helping small business thrive through business products, support and resources. Microsoft is supporting the Braddock’s Procurement Opportunities Guide online as an e-Guide. A key tool in helping small businesses secure government contracts, it provides information on how to compete with large corporations. … [More]
Healthcare Cost Calculator
The new healthcare reform law allows small businesses to purchase healthcare coverage at group rates from the new Health Insurance Exchanges and provides significant tax credits to help small businesses pay for this coverage. Businesses can use the link below to find out how they will be affected by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. … [More]
