Women link arms in ways that are different from men. They want to “feel good” when working together. They want to use intuition when making decisions. And they want to feel supported and engaged in community. These observations by Sarah Benken informed her organization of The KNOW Women in 2017. “For women, it is more than just passing around a business card to attract sales; … [More]
Bronze-Winning Whiskey from Sran Spirits
Scottsdale distillery Sran Spirits, LLC won a bronze medal at the 2020 New York International Spirits Competition with its Daru Whiskey. The NYISC is part of the International Beverage Competition series, a unique group of wine, beer, cider and spirits competitions taking place in New York City, Berlin, Melbourne and Hong Kong annually. The judging panels consist entirely of … [More]
HiMS Wins a Best in Biz Award
Health Information Management Systems won Silver in the Most Innovative Product of the Year, Healthcare and Medical category in the 2020 Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications in North America. HiMS received this honor for its Rapid Response program that helped clinics overcome the … [More]
ProShred AZ: Shred for Food
In its eighth annual shred-a-thon, ProShred Arizona raised close to $4,000 and 582 pounds of food for the Foothills Food Bank in Cave Creek. The shred-a-thon offered residents the opportunity to dispose of unwanted documents safely and securely in exchange for a monetary or food donation. Almost six tons of paper was shredded during the three-hour event, which was then sent to … [More]
Curaleaf Donates Pet CBD Product
Curaleaf, a community-minded cannabis company with eight locations across the state of Arizona, recently donated more than 1,300 units of pet CBD to the Forever Loved Pet Sanctuary, a small 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in Scottsdale that helps senior dogs find their forever homes. The products were developed using 100% natural and U.S.-grown hemp that was tested and extracted … [More]
Community Win/Win Thanks to M3 Junk Removal
Taking a “donate first, trash second” approach and partnering with three local charities to donate gently used furniture from its junk removal pickups, M3 Junk Removal — a division of North Phoenix-based M3 Commercial Moving & Logistics and Muscular Moving Men & Storage — is benefitting UMOM, New Life Center and St. Vincent de Paul while saving landfill space. “You … [More]
Looking Good 2021 – February Standouts
Achievements Bronze-Winning Whiskey from Sran Spirits HiMS Wins a Best in Biz Award Philanthropy ProShred AZ: Shred for Food Curaleaf Donates Pet CBD Product Community Win/Win Thanks to M3 Junk Removal … [More]
Guides & Resources – February 2021
Find out more in each issue of In Business Magazine as we provide resources and guides that can help businesses get and stay connected to the information they need to build business. COVID-19 Business Stimulus: With now two phases of the Paycheck Protection Program loans and other Small Business Administration loans and stimulus packages, we include these links for … [More]
Debit Card Program Supports Community Giving
Arizona Federal Credit Union believes that charitable giving to nonprofits is one of those things that a lot of people and companies intend to do but, unfortunately, get busy or distracted and never get around to doing it. When the credit union launched its 100 Club of Arizona debit card program in late 2017, it saw that its member-owners were excited to select and use a … [More]
Entrepreneur’s Pivot Produces Portable Sanitizing System
Coronavirus cases are on the rise once again. It is important to implement effective and easy solutions to maintain health safety within public spaces as we continue to move forward in the COVID-19 era. The Portable Sanitizing System powered by ExtremeMist®, is a solution dispersal mechanism that may well be the most convenient, efficient and effective solution to address … [More]
Local Face Mask Manufacturer Uses Navy Seal Technology
To protect oneself and minimize the spread of contagious respiratory illnesses, doctors suggest a multilayered mask with an insert filter is a better choice that single-layered surgical masks without a filter. Mesa-based US POWER AZ PPE manufactures POWER3, a high-quality, reusable 3-Ply smart mask. Both the coronavirus and the flu can be spread to others up to six feet … [More]
Digitizing the Private Investment Marketplace
WealthVP is fully launching this month following three months in beta testing. The brainchild of entrepreneur Leif Hartwig, WealthVP acts as a catalyst for investment opportunities, virtually matching qualified private companies seeking capital with purpose-driven Family Office investors in one simple, easy-to-use SaaS platform. Using information entered in investor and … [More]
AI Platform Combats Financial Crime
Consilient, a newly formed company dedicated to establishing a next-generation system for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism, recently launched a new secure, federated learning platform powered by Intel® Software Guard Extensions. The artificial intelligence platform aims to prevent financial crime and enable secure collaboration among financial … [More]
Looking Good 2021 – January Standouts
Achievements Local Entrepreneur Awarded for Diversity Leadership Sundt Exec Honored with Design-Build Industry’s Highest Distinction Philanthropy Impact Diversity Solutions Donates Surgical Masks to Senior Home Care Orgs Customized Chevys Donated to Phoenix Police Reserve Foundation … [More]
Customized Chevys Donated to Phoenix Police Reserve Foundation
The Phoenix Police Reserve Foundation was recently presented with three new, customized police Chevy Tahoes and one uniquely wrapped Chevy Camaro partially donated to the Foundation by Courtesy Chevrolet. Courtesy is a third-generation family-owned business owned by Scott Gruwell and is one of the largest Chevrolet dealerships for all of General Motors. Coming from many … [More]
Impact Diversity Solutions Donates Surgical Masks to Senior Home Care Orgs
Following its motto to 'Do well by doing good,’ Impact Diversity Solutions Corporation recently donated 30,000 surgical masks to Valleywise Health partners Home Assist Health and Bandera Healthcare to ensure their skilled, home care nurses have the PPE they need to keep themselves and their patients as safe as possible. Impact Diversity Solutions is a service-disabled, … [More]
Sundt Exec Honored with Design-Build Industry’s Highest Distinction
The Design-Build Institute of America has named Sundt Construction vice president Marty Hedlund one of the four industry leaders chosen for the 2020 Class of DBIA Fellows, which is the highest DBIA certification level. Design-build is a project delivery approach that includes planning, design and construction under one contract, resulting in greater value for the owner and … [More]
Local Entrepreneur Awarded for Diversity Leadership
Eric M. Bailey was presented the 2020 Diversity Leader of the Year award by the Diversity Leadership Alliance and Arizona SHRM. This award recognizes community leaders who have demonstrated excellence in promoting diversity and inclusion, as well as creating ways to hold uncomfortable conversations in the workplace to better unite people. Bailey is the president and … [More]
