Scottsdale Mint, locally based fabricator of precious metals, has entered into a strategic partnership with Singapore Precious Metals Exchange as the Exchange’s only certified broker in North America. The partnership will allow United States- and Canadian-based investors to participate in the world’s first physical gold and silver exchange, with peer-to-peer bullion trading … [More]
Innovator Puts 3-D Model Technology Toward Full-Scale Buildings
3-D printers is a hot and exciting technology whose use has inspired imagination in diverse fields. Retired engineer Brian Korsedal saw an application to housing construction and, about a year ago, began putting 3-D modeling to use with full-sized buildings. Observing, “Everyone wants to do 3-D-print houses,” the founder of Arcology Now! Inc. says, “The algorithms and physics … [More]
NextFort is the Next Generation of Data Centers
NextFort recently became the newest addition to Chandler’s technology-focused Price Corridor, opening in early December its cutting-edge concept in data centers that increases energy efficiency up to 40 percent over conventional data centers. Along with innovative designs in power distribution and facilities architecture are changes in the facility’s cooling design. “Most … [More]
Get Paid Fast & Comply
BillingTree, one of the leading on-demand payment processors, has launched its online Compliance Suite™ to inform and educate businesses and organizations about the latest laws, regulations and guidelines and how they impact payment policies and procedures. … [More]
Employer Benefit with EBX
Recognizing its unique position to help employers understand the coming changes to the healthcare industry, Gilbert, Ariz.-based Employee Benefits Exchange Corp. (EBX) is offering a free consultation to educate employers on the requirements and responsibilities that will be effective on Jan. 1, 2014, going forward. During the consultation, EBX can help individual participants … [More]
License to Do Business in AZ
A Guide to Taxes for Arizona Business, an online publication, is designed to help Arizona businesses comply with the state’s basic tax and licensing requirements. In addition to describing the types of licenses and taxes that are applicable in Arizona, a few other agencies that impose taxes and require licensing are identified. Businesspeople can check compliance or use this … [More]
APS YouTube Channel for Business
As the Solana Generating Station goes online, APS demonstrates the power of its new renewable energy plant and produces several videos promoting it, demonstrating the power of renewable energy and educating business owners and others on the benefits of sustainability. … [More]
Major Construction Project Breaks Ground in Tempe
Six hundred thousand square feet of new office space is just the beginning for the Tempe project that will have its official groundbreaking this month at Rio Salado Parkway and Priest Road. At completion, Liberty Center at Rio Salado, being developed by Liberty Property Trust, will offer more than 1 million square feet of office, flex and light industrial space on the 100-acre … [More]
Teens in Business Build iPhone Repairs Company
Combining his expertise in marketing and hers in repairing electronic devices, teen entrepreneurs Alex Leiphart and Jessica Atkinson launched iPhone and iPad repair business Appleite in October. Having an idea for a business is not what sets them apart from other teens, they believe; the differentiator is knowing how to put the business together. Operating Appleite out of … [More]
International Culinary Store Franchise Expands to Arizona
Less than a year after opening their first Arizona store of the international Oil & Vinegar franchise in Scottsdale, Jessica and Mike Winn opened their second in Chandler this past October. They relocated to the Valley two years ago after buying the franchise rights to the entire state — a decision based on their experience as owners of an Oil & Vinegar franchise in … [More]
Equity Deduction Window Is Closing
Equipment financing “is an active market,” says Michael Brown, president of Washington Federal’s Equipment Finance Division, headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., which has experienced tremendous growth in the six years since the nearly-century-old institution added the product to its portfolio. And this month is ripe to see even more activity in this area in the final weeks before … [More]
Phoenix Market Draws New Hotel Brand and National Test Kitchen
Phoenix is a great market for Choice Hotels International’s newest brand, Cambria Suites, in the middle but upscale tier that research predicts will see the highest demand over the next 20 years. “When you grow a brand, you want to grow in primarily urban markets where you can get eyeballs on the new product,” says Michael Murphy, senior VP of Cambria Suites, explaining that … [More]
Auction Is Business Opportunity in China
The recent visit to Phoenix by the Chinese Association of Auctioneers presages business opportunity for local businesses. Selling through auction “allows manufacturers to introduce their product to a market without the huge expense of marketing,” says Deb Weidenhamer, whose iPai is the first wholly foreign-owned auction house in China and whose Auctioneers & Appraisers … [More]
Financial Literacy Program for Kids Yields Profits for Entrepreneur
Teaching financial literacy to kids has reaped its own financial strength for Scottsdale-based My Job Chart, which founder and CEO Gregg Murset says adds a new member every two minutes. A certified financial planner with 20 years’ experience in the insurance and financial services industry, Murset says the idea came from wanting to instill in his own children characteristics … [More]
New Rules Allow Advertising for Investors
Small businesses and start-ups have greater leeway in advertising for investors with the recent passage of a revision to the JOBS Act of 2012, regarding Securities and Exchange Commission rules, that enables small companies to publicly announce efforts to raise money. Regulation previously in effect dated from 1933, long before social media became a staple in communication, and … [More]
Mobile Business Card Connects
The vizCard mobile business card solution, available from All-State Legal, is a personalized mobile website that can be shared easily. A QR code, text messaging, email, a mobile wallet card with NFC, and Apple Passbook can be used to download vCards, view CommonConnections™ on LinkedIn and Facebook, and view hand-picked profiles, videos and other online content. … [More]
First Impressions Help Hire
Gone are the days of stock cover letters, sweaty palms and nervous interviewees; job seekers can let their personality, creativity and professional accomplishments shine through resumes, LinkedIn profiles and more with the simple click of the button. Zip Intro offers a free video platform that accelerates the hiring process for everyone involved. … [More]
Funding for Your Idea or Product
Business ideas usually need funding and funding is not always easy to find. Go online. Entrepreneurs are using these services to fund products, ideas, innovations and more. Both GoFundMe and Kickstarter have business opportunity to fund or get funded. … [More]
