The data: About half of small businesses fail within the first five years, and two-thirds close their doors within 10 years. Despite those high failure rates and the harsh effects of the coronavirus crisis on the U.S. economy, entrepreneurship boomed in 2020: business startups grew to 4.4 million – a 24% increase from 2019. The question: Are you a pretender or a contender as … [More]
Downtown Tempe’s Park After Dark Event Adds New Entertainers
What do you get when you combine classic homestyle pleasures like backyard games with lively music, food, and drinks in an inviting park setting? It’s Downtown Tempe Authority’s Park After Dark Event Series – laid-back evenings ideal for mixing, mingling, and getting back into the community. The fun continues every Saturday in August (through September 11) with an expanded … [More]
Enjoy Live Music with MIM’s Fall 2021 Concert Series
The MIM Music Theater is excited for over 50 award-winning artists and emerging talents to take the stage during our concert series! Enjoy this video of Jackie Venson performing “Only Have You” at the theater and experience more live music at MIM this fall. View the full lineup at MIM.org Members who give $500+ annually receive 10% off concert … [More]
Waymo Partners with Local Nonprofit to Scale Up Meal Delivery during Pandemic
The Phoenix East Valley is known as a hotbed of technological innovation. One compelling example shows how that innovation can be deployed to extend a lifeline to those most in need during critical times. During the pandemic, autonomous driving technology company Waymo partnered with AZCEND, a Chandler, Arizona-based nonprofit, to meet a growing demand for senior … [More]
Industrious Women’s Summit Coming August 20
Women are rising to the top in male-dominated industries, but continuing this charge calls for the support of like-minded professionals. To provide valuable connections for women, Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest (BBB) is hosting its 4th Annual Industrious Women’s Summit (IWS) on August 20. The virtual event will feature interactive discussions on … [More]
Moving & Storage Co. Signs On with U-Haul to Become Dealer
U-Haul Company of Arizona is pleased to announce that W&W Management Group LLC signed on as a U-Haul® neighborhood dealer to serve the Phoenix community. W&W Management Group will offer essential services like U-Haul trucks, towing equipment, moving supplies and in-store pickup for boxes. W&W Management Group owner Brandon Ward Sr. is proud to team with the … [More]
WEBINARS – Aug 24, 26 and 31: Arizona Small Business Boot Camp & Collective
UPCOMING SESSIONS Please join us for the upcoming Boot Camp sessions. If you missed any sessions this week, watch here. SESSION 179: TUESDAY - August 24 | 9:00 AM Growing Your Small Business with Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence can pose a significant advantage for your business. Many people aren’t aware of the benefits, let … [More]
Arizona Restaurant Association Partners with HonorHealth Desert Mission Food Bank
The Arizona Restaurant Association’s popular Arizona Restaurant Week events have long been an opportunity to support the hospitality industry in the state. This fall, the ARA is leveraging this event to raise vital funds for another important cause — helping underprivileged members of the community, those that are experiencing homelessness and those affected by the … [More]
Nikola Awarded Nearly $2M U.S. Department of Energy Grant
Nikola Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles (BEV), fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and energy infrastructure solutions, today announced that they have been awarded an approximate $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance its research into autonomous refueling technologies for future hydrogen … [More]
GoDaddy to Repurchase $250 Million of GoDaddy’s Common Stock
GoDaddy Inc., the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, today announced it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (ASR) with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC to repurchase $250 million of GoDaddy's common stock. The ASR was entered into pursuant to GoDaddy's share repurchase program, under which approximately $750 million share repurchase authorization … [More]
Multiple Arizona Dentists Maximize Practice Value in $60 Million Group Sale
Menlo Dental Transitions is pleased to announce the successful aggregate sale of multiple Arizona dental practices to a dental partnership organization. The practice transitions brokerage assembled the large group of individual practice owners and represented the dentists collectively during the sale. An initial group of practices sold for $30 million on Aug. 6 with a second … [More]
