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BioAccel Challenges Entrepreneurs to Solve Healthcare Problems
BioAccel, a 501(c)3 non-profit and Arizona’s premier resource for healthcare innovation, is announcing the BioAccel Solutions Challenge to solve medical and health delivery problems in Arizona, stimulate new company formation and increase investment in the industry. BioAccel will publicly release a vetted list of key healthcare problems, or “needs,” identified … [Continue Reading]
5 Mistakes that Quash Corporate Innovation
The biggest breakthroughs in the history of business – and the history of the world – are never the result of conventional thinking, says Maria Ferrante-Schepis, a veteran in the insurance and financial services industry who now consults Fortune 100 companies such as GE with innovation agent Maddock Douglas, Inc. … [Continue Reading]
6 Steps to Selling Your Business
If you’re a typical small business owner, you spend more of your time working on today’s issues than tomorrow’s potential. That may keep the doors open for now, but what about when you’re ready to retire, or no longer have the will or energy to run your business? As mid … [Continue Reading]
Is Facebook Worth the Effort for Small Business?
I’m a big advocate of social media, including Facebook, but whether or not it’s right for your business depends largely upon what you expect it to do and the type of business you’re in. Having been active in social media in the B2B space for the last several years, I … [Continue Reading]
Super Bowl power outage shines light on PR opportunity
One of the biggest victories that came out of this year’s Super Bowl was not the Baltimore Ravens win, but the fast thinking public relations and creative teams that seized the moment when the lights went out. When the players were side lined due to a 34-minute power outage viewers … [Continue Reading]
How Can Companies Collect Faster to Free Up Cash?
Accounts receivable (AR) is one of the most important, if not the most important, operations impacting a company’s cash flow. As a result, decisions and actions made within the accounts receivable department can be felt throughout an entire company. While the economy shows signs of improvement in some sectors, companies … [Continue Reading]
I love it when a plan comes together
This is a heady time for supporters of real immigration reform. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including our own John McCain and Jeff Flake, have announced their support for a framework of sweeping changes that have long been supported by Arizona’s – and the nation’s – business community. It … [Continue Reading]
An open letter to Phil Mickelson
Dear Phil, I read your recent comments about the crushing tax burden California has imposed on wage earners like yourself. You said that you might even move out of California. Allow me to suggest Arizona – your former home – as your next home. Though my time playing golf is … [Continue Reading]
Public Relations Resolutions for 2013
For the first time in years we are beginning to see public relations’ budgets increase. While the economy is slowly improving and consumers are beginning to spend, the real contributing factor for investing in PR is the shift in the way we work, live and communicate. We now see marketing … [Continue Reading]
Research potential clients online to protect against fraud
While many business-to-business companies use the internet as a way to gather information on the individuals and organizations they interact with, the web can reveal much more than an address, phone and basic facts on the products or services offered. Before getting into business with a company, it is important … [Continue Reading]
Tech Q&A: What is cloud computing?
Question: What is cloud computing? Answer: Everyone is talking about cloud computing. So, what exactly is it and it is right for your business? Cloud computing is the use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over a network (typically the Internet). The real question … [Continue Reading]
It takes fuel to win tech race
Many of us can relate to thinking of Arizona’s economy as an automobile race. To win, you need a smooth race course, a fast car, a winning driver and high-powered fuel. Carrying that analogy into Arizona’s technology sector, it’s clear that a lot of resources have been invested and progress … [Continue Reading]