Compass Career & Business Solutions recently opened the doors to its new training center for small businesses or for those who are thinking about starting a business. Founded six years ago to provide free education, training and support to small-business owners across Arizona, particularly the Hispanic community, Compass CBS has realized success in helping more than 5,000 … [More]
Striking Entertainment Trend
Bowlmor AMF recently opened Arizona’s second striking Bowlero location, Bowlero Christown, revamping the former AMF Christown Lanes. The concept is to be a total entertainment center for occasions from date night, family night and birthday parties to corporate events, and even includes an in-house team of expert event planners. Bowlero Christown’s 60 blacklight bowling lanes … [More]
Salon Debuts Membership Model for Hair Extensions
Scott and Christine Lewandowski recently launched Xtension Envy, a state-of-the-art salon offering a large selection of premium hair extensions. Identifying hair as one of the most important facets of a woman’s look, Xtension Envy offers solutions for women of all ages with varying needs: The salon offers solutions for thinning hair or hair loss due to cancer or a change in … [More]
Language Training
Rosetta Stone offers the solution for business leaders interested in providing language training to their workforce, and free trials are available. The company works with more than 20,000 organizations worldwide to address the needs of business learners; its trusted digital solutions get learners speaking in their new language from the very first lesson, and a comprehensive … [More]
Message, Meet and Call in a Single Work Stream
Cisco Spark™ with AT&T enables once disparate collaboration tools to be combined in one app-centric, cloud-based service, providing a continuous work stream across multiple devices — anywhere, anytime. Enterprises can expand and simplify their infrastructure with predictable performance, security and end-to-end support. Teams can also store documents in one place to more … [More]
Software for a Just Culture
Outcome Engenuity recently released the software version of its popular Just Culture Algorithm™. In both single-user and enterprise versions, the Just Culture Assessment Tool provides leaders and managers with real-time tools to more fairly and justly evaluate employee conduct. The Just Culture tools stem from 25 years of work in high-consequence industries: In aviation, … [More]
Profitable Culture and Demographic Fit
Chapman Automotive Group has entered into a partnership with Topgolf® in Arizona, which includes locations in Scottsdale, Gilbert and Tucson. The three-year agreement between the Chandler-based auto dealer group and the global sports entertainment leader will enhance guest experience through brand activations, music entertainment, driver appreciation nights, giveaways and … [More]
Banking on Sustainability
Eighty-two percent of people want to practice sustainability, such as recycling, but few actually do, according to Paul Winn, chief revenue officer of Recyclebank, LLC, a B-Corp-certified company dedicated to creating a zero-waste future. To overcome that inertia, Recyclebank created a patented behavior-change program that is also an economic opportunity for local businesses … [More]
CenturyLink Links to Hispanic Market
CenturyLink, Inc. launched CenturyLink® Stream Latino with a variety of Spanish-language sports, entertainment, family and local programming channels, as well as a Cloud DVR, recognizing an important community in the Phoenix market. CenturyLink Stream, which can be ordered online, provides subscribers the ability to stream live and on-demand programs on computers, tablets, … [More]
Point-of-Sale Marketing
Phoenix-based Mobivity provides a platform for intelligent and personalized marketing in the real world. Real-world customer activity in national restaurants, retailers and personal care brands is difficult to track and connect to digital actions. Mobivity leverages detailed purchase data and communications platforms to improve business results by understanding, predicting and … [More]
No-Password Identity Authentication
Trusona offers a suite of no-password solutions, from frictionless login to the world’s only insured authentication. Trusona’s dynamic authentication relies on patent-pending anti-replay technology that uses the unique nature of every action to prove the True Persona behind every digital interaction. With a global presence, Trusona is leading the #NoPasswords Revolution where … [More]
Energy Efficiency Still Markets Well
A pioneer in the EPA’s Energy Star program for home energy consumption as the first to adopt the standards in its markets, family-owned and -operated Chas Roberts A/C & Plumbing continues to see value in keeping energy consumption and costs down in Arizona even while the Environmental Protection Agency moves to withdraw from the Clean Power Plan and the United States … [More]
Local Company Leads the Way in Water Purification
Scottsdale-based Perfect Water Technologies, Inc. is an innovative water purification equipment manufacturer. The company has developed patented technologies that remove up to 99 percent of potentially harmful water contaminants in easy DIY home and light commercial systems. These include the “Tap Master” Series reverse osmosis systems, introduced in 2002, which use modular … [More]
Organization Addresses Return-to-Work Challenges
Returning to the workforce after taking a decade or more off can often be difficult, even for those with advanced degrees and once-successful careers. Most of all, technological advances are transforming the workplace, and those reentering it need to update their skills plus build confidence to return to a changing and ever-advancing business environment. Local organization … [More]
Travel Drives Revenue?
Travel and entertainment (T&E) spend is among the top three controllable expenses for 82 percent of mid-sized to large companies, according to research conducted by YouGov for Chrome River. Chrome River Technologies, a global leader in expense and invoice management solutions, has launched Chrome River PROSPER, a new online platform that provides organizations with a unique … [More]
On-Demand Wage Payments
Green Dot Corporation’s recently enhanced SimplyPaid disbursements technology platform enables businesses to make on-demand wage payments to any debit card, new debit card, payroll cards, direct deposit ACH, cash pickup, online wallet funding and paper check, since the company acquired and integrated UniRush’s rapid! PayCard business. Three of the most innovative-use cases for … [More]
VR for HR
Virtual reality, artificial intelligence and speech recognition combine with data-rich analytics in an innovative HR training system from Portico. Providing realistic simulations, the programs create an immersive, interactive experience that elicits employees’ engagement and provide instant feedback with data-driven, measurable results. Custom designs offer businesses the … [More]
Standing Workstations Revolutionize Workplace
Stand up if you want to be healthier and more productive! Quite literally, thousands of employers across the nation are helping employees stand up to be more productive and health aware by transforming the workplace with standing and height-adjustable desks. Much more than a trend, height-adjustable desks are sweeping workplaces not only because of the potential increases in … [More]
