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26
Oct, 2017

By Nikki Cabus

ScriptSender Bringing Health Tech Jobs to West Palm Beach

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Growing healthcare company ScriptSender moving to Palm Beach County

ScriptSender will bring 25 jobs to West Palm Beach within the next year and plans to continue hiring as they grow within the next three years. According to Chris Craft, President and CEO of the company “the move makes perfect sense, West Palm Beach is a great city with a lot to offer beyond the tropical weather. There is only upside to this move”.

Mayor Jeri Muoio will officially welcome ScriptSender with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for this Friday, October 27th at 4 p.m at the company’s new HQ location 319 Clematis Street in Downtown West Palm Beach, the ceremony will then move to Banko Cantina for a reception.

“We’re proud to welcome our newest member ScriptSender to our growing Tech Hub here in the Palm Beaches,” said Joe Russo, Executive Director of Palm Beach Tech. “Chris and his team are innovators in healthcare, and that makes the company a great fit for our community”.

 

About ScriptSender – “Integration Made Easy”

ScriptSender offers an innovative way of transferring physician orders and other electronic documents from one referring physician or medical practice to another when referring a patient to a specialist. Fast-track integration solution for use where an HL7 orders interface and a site-to-site VPN aren’t cost-effective or expedient, or where integration may be otherwise difficult due to self-imposed organizational boundaries. In short, ScriptSender is Integration Made Easy.

With one click, referring providers can directly and securely transmit orders, patient jackets, insurance cards or any other clinical information. You and your providers can be freed from complex interfaces, site-to-site integration issues and administrative bottlenecks.

 

12
Jul, 2017

By Nikki Cabus

Achieve Announces Velocity 2.0

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Velocity 2.0 is a one-of-a-kind training program that shapes passionate marketers and fundraisers into movement builders. Produced by Achieve, a global research and marketing agency for causes, Velocity 2.0 is the opportunity for Palm Beach County’s nonprofit leaders to create sustainable change for their city.

The program consists of three full- day and two online sessions where nonprofit leaders of our community will learn the most relevant practices used to build the movements of today from our team of experts and others in the industry. The curriculum also provides credit for CFRE certification or recertification.

SCHEDULE

  • Session 1: July 21 | 9 a.m – 3 p.m.
  • Online Session: August 11 | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
  • Session 2: August 30 | 9 a.m – 3 p.m.
  • Online Session: September 22 | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
  • Session 3: October 19 | 9 a.m – 3 p.m.

CURRICULUM

Skill building, discussions and education in:

  • Donor and Constituent Behavior
  • Messaging for Campaigns
  • Design for Campaigns
  • Digital Campaigning
  • Multi-channel Campaign Approaches

Experiential learning opportunities:

  • Onsite Donor Interviews
  • Case Studies and Organization Interviews
  • Peer Review of Campaign Design, Methods and Approaches
  • Case Studies with Content, Practitioner and Campaign Experts

 

Thanks to the Quantum Foundation and Town of Palm Beach United Way, the programming is free for all attendees.

The first session is Friday July 21 and the application deadline is this Friday, July 14th.

12
Jun, 2017

By Nikki Cabus

West Palm Beach’s MyTaskit triples users, reaches milestone

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The MyTaskit software platform used by marine service businesses recently announced that their commercial version, MyTaskit Pro topped 1,000 users, three times what it was a year ago. On the other hand, the consumer application, now has more than 50,000 registered boat owners, a 700 percent increase. The software helps coordinate work orders between technicians and managers, and records labor hours with their integrated DockMaster application.

According to a recent study done by the West Palm Beach based company, those using the task coordination software reported an ROI 15 times its cost within the first month alone. You can learn more about their findings here www.MyTaskit.com/ROI.

“Our team really gets excited to hear back from our customers who report increased revenue, streamlined task processes and satisfied employees and boat owners,” said Kevin Hutchinson, CEO and Founder of MyTaskit. “We’re very pleased with our achievements so far and look forward to continued growth in this industry.”

 

The significant growth is in part due to last year’s launch in the Great Lakes region. In Q4, SkipperBud’s, Gage Marine and Walstrom Marine signed up as clients. Suntex Marinas also named the software company it’s vendor of choice, using the MyTaskit Pro for boat management and service work coordination. More recently, in Q1 2017 Prime Marina Group signed up to use the software at multiple property locations.

To learn more about MyTaskit or MyTaskit Pro, visit http://mytaskit.com/

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18
May, 2017

By Nate Hendriksen

Tech Garage Announces 2017 Summer Camps

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2017 CAMP DESCRIPTION

Every year, Tech Garage does a great job of keeping a unifying theme for the four weeks of camp, while continuing to challenge and motivate those who have attended camp for multiple years. The program is centered around a challenge or project-based learning where we provide guidance when needed.

The year-round TechGarage program will begin to focus members toward real world problems where they can utilize their technology skills developed from competitive robotics. We will see what the campers can do and have some fun with the challenges starting in camp. This is a great way to start the process of getting students engaged in thinking about real-world problems at a young age.

Participants will form teams that to compete for cash prizes (X-prize) on the last day of the four-week camp. This is an optional program for those who want to step up to the challenge.  The team that best solves that problem based on the specifications will be awarded a cash prize of $1,000. In addition to the cash prize, a number of other prizes will be available such as:

  • A machine capable of automatically sorting 10 different types of Legos with 90% accuracy given a specific time limit.
  • A robotic lawnmower that can automatically cut a region of grass at FAU Henderson school.
  • A machine capable of sorting 6-32 bolts of varying lengths.
  • A custom designed drone with increased lift capacity and modular payload area using the core electronics from a Bebop 2 drone.

These will be difficult challenges and we will be pleasantly surprised if teams are able to meet the specifications and be eligible for the cash prize. At most, only one cash prize will be awarded per X-prize challenge and the challenges will be open until solved.

SHARK TANK

We will also offer a Shark Tank style competition on the last day of camp. Campers will have the opportunity to present a business idea and working prototype to a distinguished panel of judges. Cash prizes will be awarded if the judges feel the business idea has merit and the working prototype demonstrates the potential of the product. We have numerous mentoring programs in Boca for young entrepreneurs and this will be a great introduction to what it takes to start a business.

BEGINNING (GRADES 4-8) – REGISTRATION

$350/week or $1200 for all 4 weeks (9am-5pm)

Beginning camp is designed for those who are just getting started and have a passion for technology. We have four structured programs where campers will be in one class in the morning and a different class in the afternoon. If a camper attends two weeks they will be able to complete all four programs. For campers who sign up for all four weeks we will work with them based on ability in advance camp or interest in other programs. We have no shortage of fun and engaging programs.

  • Programming – Code Combat is a fun way to learn programming in Python or Javascript by playing a videogame, We are bringing back an old favorite with RoboCode to teach Java programming through a Tank game where campers compete against each other.
  • Electronics – Arduino microprocessor and breadboarding of electronics, LittleBits a fun build system that allows building of custom circuits and devices.
  • Computer Aided Design (CAD) – Campers will use OnShape to CAD parts that can be laser cut or 3D printed. Will be focused on making something that can be taken home.
  • Building – We have a couple options based on interest. Campers will be able to do First Robotics League robot, SeaPerch, Model building, DIY STEAM kits.

ADVANCED (GRADES 6-12) – REGISTRATION

$350/week or $1200 for all 4 weeks (9am-5pm)

  • COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN: This is probably our most popular program every year where campers will learn and use CAD(OnShape.com) to laser cut and 3D print parts. We will also introduce Vacuum Forming which allows casting of parts with different materials. For those planning to do Shark Tank this will help understand the challenges of mass producing parts for a product. For those interested in the Lego sorter, Robot lawnmower, Drone build or Bolt sorter these will all require custom manufacturing of parts.
  • VIRTUAL REALITY GAME DESIGN: We fully anticipate this will be a very popular program and priority will be given to campers who sign up for all four weeks of camp. We will be using the Unity game engine to develop VR applications for HTC Vive, Oculus and possibly Microsoft HoloLens. A prerequisite for this program is the ability to CAD a 3D part which can then be imported into Unity which does a great job of minimizing complicated programming to do basic VR applications.
  • ELECTRONICS: Raspberry PI and Arduino have redefined what is possible for low cost but powerful embedded systems. Campers will work through the core concepts of using Raspberry PI and Python to control external circuits and work with a range of add on boards(HATS) that allow for external input/output/control. This will provide a foundation for the skills needed to work on the X-prizes or SharkTank competition.
  • PROGRAMMING: RoboCode is a great way to learn the fundamentals of Java programming where you program a Tank using a provided API that competes against other pre-programmed tanks and tanks from other campers.  Can’t emphasize enough the importance of learning the fundamentals of programming using Java. Taking this class will be a prerequisite for the Virtual Reality Game Design program if you are new to TechGarage.

REGISTRATION

We will be open for drop off at 8:30 and pickup by 5:30. Campers will need to bring a snack and lunch each day. We will prioritize spots in camp based on TechGarage membership, participation in all four weeks and early registration. We will do everything we can to accommodate your selection. If we are unable to find a suitable fit and unable resolve the conflict we will provide a refund. Please review the following prior to registering for camp. If you have any questions please email contact@stemhq.org.

16
May, 2017

By Ryan Morgan

Arrow Digital: Let Us Reintroduce Ourselves

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— Digital experiences through custom software –

that’s always been our passion, now it’s in our name.

To turn vision into technological reality – that was our goal when we first opened our doors in 2005. And while the devices we use, the websites we visit and the ways we work have changed, that core mission remains the same.

Our family looks a bit different as well. What started as a couple of developers with an idea is now the foremost team in custom software, web and UX development. Our leadership includes 4 .NET MVPs, 5 published authors, 13 Sitecore marketers and 15 Sitecore developers. It’s this group and our 120+ strong workforce, paired with our relentless pursuit to provide best-in-class custom software solutions that got us to where we are today.

Our New Name: Arrow Digital

The ways we interact and employ technology have changed drastically in a relatively short amount of time. People, process and technology are no longer separate entities, but parts of the same whole coming together to create truly interactive experiences.

All of our work takes place in this ever-evolving digital landscape – and we want our name to reflect that. It’s been a pleasure for us to be a part of this technological evolution, and we’re excited to start the next chapter of our company with a new name: Arrow Digital.

The Same Passion for Innovation

While our name has changed, and the website may look a little different (we’ve taken a page out of our own UX playbook), what’s made us the company we are today remains the same: a relentless passion to deliver effective, client-centric, custom software solutions.

We’re excited to dive into the coming year, investing further in our staff and exploring the ways we can make our clients more competitive through .NET and Sitecore.

The Same Exceptional Faces

The creativity and knowledge our people bring to the table every day is what makes us who we are – a leading-edge, custom software, web and UX firm. We want to make our team’s voices heard. Our revamped “Insights” page will feature their analysis, ideas and advice on what it takes to compete in a technology-centric business environment.

We could go on, but we’ll let you hear more about our continued evolution from our team:

“‘Digital’ encompasses more than just software, web design or really any single silo of technology. It’s about all of these components coming together to create a digital experience. I’m thrilled that our name now matches our constant pursuit of bringing our customers those experiences.” – Shaun Walker, Partner and Innovation Lead.

“Today’s business environment necessitates constant evolution. We feel the shift to Arrow Digital puts us in position to grow as a leader and trusted partner for our current and prospective clients.” – Mark Landry, CEO.

We can’t wait to see what lies ahead. If you have a software vision you want to see come to life, start a project with us today!

12
May, 2017

By Nikki Cabus

Flamingo House Celebrates 1st Anniversary

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Congrats To The Flamingo House On Their One Year Anniversary!

 

What started as an idea has turned into a reality for Amber Tollefson And Nichole Thompson when they founded the The Flamingo House in 2016. They felt isolated and lacked productivity working from their home offices so they decided to create an affordable and creative space for the community. The idea behind The Flamingo House is that just like flamingos, people do better together than they do alone and that’s the philosophy they follow in their creative space.

The open floor concept allows for an exchange of ideas and provides functional space to members. What makes Flamingo House extra special is their unique built in studio where members can bring their ideas to reality.

They offer a range of membership options to fit different needs, prices range from $25 for a day pass to $850 a month for a private office.

 

 

To celebrate this awesome accomplishment, The Flamingo House is hosting a ONE LEG UP party on May 20th @ 6pm. The event is open to the public and will feature pop-up shops, food trucks, live painting, music, and more.

The Flamingo House in East Boca Raton
4160 NW 1st Ave Suite 16
Boca Raton, FL 33431

RSVP on Facebook

We wish our friends at The Flamingo House many more years of success and creativity!

11
May, 2017

By Nikki Cabus

MyTaskit and Valsoft partner to bring back DockMaster

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West Palm Beach’s MyTaskit Forms Business Partnership with Valsoft

Montreal software company enters marine vertical with DockMaster

 

West Palm Beach, Fla. – MyTaskit, an organization known for its comprehensive task coordination and business management software solutions, has announced that it has entered into a formal partnership with Valsoft, a company specialized in the acquisition and development of vertical market software companies.

The partnership aims to provide expanded software solutions for the marine industry with DockMaster, the well-regarded marine business management software, being at the core. DockMaster is a brand that has been an industry staple for more than three decades, helping marine professionals manage their business operations. Since 2015, DockMaster has been known as the Operations module of MyTaskit Pro. As part of the new Valsoft partnership, it will return to the celebrated DockMaster name.

With this business alliance, Valsoft obtains the rights to the DockMaster brand and intellectual property, as well as operations of DockMaster products and services. The MyTaskit and DockMaster teams will work together daily, ensuring the partnership results in continued strategic development, deployment, support, and integration of both DockMaster and MyTaskit Pro software products.

Cam Collins, previously Senior Vice President at MyTaskit, has been named President of DockMaster, and will continue in this role as the leading executive of operations. Additionally, Kevin Hutchinson, CEO and founder of MyTaskit, is joining Valsoft’s board of advisors. Hutchinson says the partnership is aimed at continued growth and enhanced product development.

“When Valsoft approached us, they were looking to invest in the continued success of our marine software products,” Hutchinson said. “As our discussions evolved, we found that by committing to a strategic collaboration, we would be able grow the capabilities and demand for both of our products. This partnership focuses on delivering more extensive product solutions to our existing customers and the marine industry as whole, while also opening up opportunities to partner with other niche marine software providers.”

Valsoft CEO Ouissam “Sam” Youssef says his company is looking forward to a long-term partnership with MyTaskit.” We approached Mr. Hutchinson about a partnership between our two companies to bring back the DockMaster brand and invest in the Marine industry software leader. We will carry on Kevin and his team’s legacy of 100% customer success. We will continue to work closely with Kevin, Cam and the entire MyTaskit and DockMaster team to make sure our customers have all the tools they need to compete in today’s technology era.”

Valsoft and MyTaskit have additionally formed a co-marketing relationship for MyTaskit Pro’s coordination product, a task coordination software solution for marine service companies. This agreement will support the continued data integration between DockMaster and MyTaskit Pro, and both companies expect future software integrations and product enhancements to follow.

By The Numbers

  • DockMaster is the leading business management software in the marine industry with nearly 4,000 users in 7 countries.
  • MyTaskit Pro is the leading software tool for service professionals to coordinate work tasks with over 1,000 marine service pro users in 3 countries since its launch in 2015.
  • MyTaskit.com is the leading online software tool for consumers to manage their vessels and interact with their preferred service pros online. Today, nearly 50,000 consumers are directly registered or pre-registered by their pros.

About MyTaskit

MyTaskit provides a comprehensive software platform for coordinating tasks within companies and between multiple businesses and their customers. Its software allows service professionals to perform work more efficiently, gives companies a way to increase profitability and better measure customer satisfaction, and it provides customers a better experience, with faster, more transparent service work for their high-value assets. Learn more at www.mytaskit.com.

About Valsoft

Valsoft specializes in building and acquiring vertical market software companies that provide mission critical solutions in their respective industry or niche. Valsoft’s operating strategy is to hold, invest and create value in companies for the long-term through various organic growth and acquisition initiatives. Valsoft is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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04
May, 2017

By Nikki Cabus

Lake Worth’s Social House Expanding

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About Social House

Social House is primarily a creative coworking space, providing work, studio and meeting rooms for solo entrepreneurs, small businesses and flexible workers in creative industries. Social House is owned and managed by husband and wife team Eric and Laura McGlynn, and is the result of seven years of brainstorming, dreaming, scheming and building relationships in South Florida. Palm Beach Tech Space members are welcome to visit Social House and other partner spaces once a month free of charge.

 

Their Expansion

As part of their expansion efforts, Social House has recently bought a nearby historic cottage that’s only a few steps away from their main House. The cottage will bring the community more creative goodness.


    
 

The new space brings many new possibilities, these are just a few ideas:

  • One big + beautiful team office, fitting up to 4 desks, with windows on 3 sides
  • One medium-sized and more private windowed office that would fit 1 or 2
  • Shared photo/video studio area perfect for food or product shoots and small set photography
  • A small non-windowed room that would be great as either a voice recording studio or storage
  • Main room with all kinds of fun and cozy details (fireplace, tons of big windows with original casings) that works as shared flex space – desks, create space, art studio, yoga studio, workshops
  • Sweet little kitchenette we’ll remodel to use for photo shoots (and prepping lunch!)
  • Back garden with all kinds of potential for growing herbs, outdoor classes and workshops, and lunch al fresco
  • Parking! It has four spots.

Think this is the right fit for you? Social House is currently taking requests for those interested in their new creative space.

02
Oct, 2016

By Nikki Cabus

Vivid Arts to Cover GOLDEN Fest in Boynton Beach

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Local public art tech startup Vivid Arts will be covering Golden Fest, hosted by their partners ActivistArtistA this October 9 at the Boynton Beach Arts District located at 404-422 Industrial Ave in Boynton Beach. They will have a tent set up where they will be interviewing the participating artists and doing Facebook Live at facebook.com/ vividartsapp.

Vivid Arts is a digital platform that promotes and connects vibrant art communities. Their iOS app, website, podcast and video series feature artists, public artwork, and events throughout Florida (mostly in Palm Beach County). Users can navigate within the app to locate public artwork, read artist profiles and find out the message and purpose behind the art.

The startup based out of West Palm Beach has documented more than 100 public artworks showcasing the work of more than 50 attributed artist documented and geo-located so far in Palm Beach County and beyond.

People can locate art, stay updated with local art events and go behind the scenes on artists’ creations through the website and app.

There’s more to the platform than street art however, Vivid Arts has something for everybody, making it a must-have for locals and visitors alike. Whether you’re interested in learning more about the murals around town or you simply want to discover art events and exhibits nearby, this virtual curator is sure to help.

Most recently, they added the Vivid Arts Podcast, connecting the arts and culture community by providing a behind the scenes experience to the creative process. To check it out, visit their website or subscribe to their SoundCloud (@VividArtsApp).

Download Vivid Arts for free on the App Store, like and follow @VividArtsapp on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter or go to www.vividartsapp.com for more information.

28
Sep, 2016

By Nikki Cabus

HotelPlanner.com and SuperShuttle Partner Together to Provide Exclusive Travel Services

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West Palm Beach, FL (September 28, 2016) – HotelPlanner.com, the leading online provider of group hotel sales and SuperShuttle, the worldwide transportation company announced a new partnership today that will offer exclusive travel services.

SuperShuttle will now be offering travel services powered by HotelPlanner through a dedicated link: http://travel.supershuttle.com/. The service will provide competitive rates in both hotel accommodations and shuttle transportation to over nine million customers per year.  As the first automated group reservation system online, HotelPlanner.com’s technology provides unmatched customer service, the best pricing, and an overall easier hotel booking experience.

 “We are very proud to be in partnership with SuperShuttle and a part of their newest travel services,” said Tim Hentschel, CEO of HotelPlanner. “With solid partnerships among high quality travel service providers, HotelPlanner.com hopes to better facilitate specially negotiated hotel rates and provide a more convenient, simple, and faster process for their growing clientele and all of their travel needs.”

 Starting in 1983, SuperShuttle has helped fulfill ground transportation needs by consistently providing passengers with an affordable, reliable, and safe travel experience which has propelled their reputation and has since become the leading airport shuttle service in the U.S.

 “We are very excited to partner with HotelPlanner.com to provide our customers high-quality travel services,” said Ken Testani, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing & Partnerships for SuperShuttle. “This partnership with allow our customers to access better hotel rates when making their travel plans with us. It’s a seamless and convenient way to meet their travel needs through one dynamic portal.”

 For more information, visit travel.supershuttle.com or contact Melissa Le’ppin at 800-898-1347 x230.

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SuperShuttle International

Based in Phoenix, Ariz., is a division of Transdev On Demand, Inc. SuperShuttle serves over 40 airports, carrying more than nine million passengers a year. SuperShuttle also provides ExecuCar sedan service at all airports served by SuperShuttle, including some of the largest in the country: Los Angeles, New York, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.  SuperShuttle is also available in Paris, France, Cancun and Los Cabos, Mexico, and Amsterdam, Netherlands. ExecuCar is available in over 80 airports.

 Transdev On Demand, Inc.

A division of Transdev based in Phoenix, includes SuperShuttle International, ExecuCar and zTrip nationwide.  Transdev On Demand, Inc. serves over 80 airports with its multiple service offerings in the on demand service space.It boasts some of the most fuel-efficient fleets utilizing propane and compressed natural gas, as well as partnerships with many leading airlines and travel wholesalers.

 HotelPlanner

HotelPlanner.com provides group hotel booking services to 3,000 groups per day representing $3.2 billion a year in RFP’s within the $192 billion global group travel market. The company’s group hotel booking service ensures the lowest rates by allowing customers to receive quotes online directly from hotel group sales managers. HotelPlanner allows customers to book hotels for business meetings, conferences, conventions, family reunions, weddings, extended stays, tours, military reunions, church events, and group travels. The company also provides mobile applications for booking group hotel reservations. The company owns and operates Meetings.com, a site that provides information, planning and booking services for group, meeting, and individual hotel stays for the corporate, associations and business to business enterprises. With a mission statement geared towards, “Bringing People Together,” HotelPlanner & Meetings.com are the global experts for hotel sourcing, providing direct clients and market leading affiliates with unmatched group and event discounted room rates plus localized service levels not available at other travel companies. Founded in 2002, the company has offices in London, England, (European Headquarters), Hong Kong (Asia Headquarters), West Palm Beach, FL (USA Headquarters), and Las Vegas, Nevada.

29
Aug, 2016

By Nikki Cabus

Florida Atlantic University hosting Entrepreneur Bootcamp

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The Entrepreneur BootCamp is a fast-paced certificate course empowering promising entrepreneurs and ambitious small business owners with the tools to write a successful business plan, find financial backing and design a blueprint for success!

Fall 2016: September 19 – November 21

Spring 2017: January 23 – April 3

Upon completion of the Boot Camp you will be prepared to enter the prestigious FAU Business Plan Competition and compete to fund your business*.

Open to all students, sta and the community

FAU Student $50 | FAU Alumni or Sta $100 | Community $200

For more information or to register visit business.fau.edu/bootcamp or email adamscenter@fau.edu.
* At least 1 member of the team entering the Business Plan Competition must be a fully enrolled FAU student.

18
Aug, 2016

By Nikki Cabus

Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Launches South Florida Business Intelligence Startup

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Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Launches South Florida Business Intelligence Startup

Allocable is redefining the SaaS business intelligence experience

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 18, 2016

Contact: Robert Wells | robert@allocable.com | 561-714-7926

West Palm Beach, FL – Startup technology executive Robert W. Wells has launched Allocable, a cloud-based business intelligence (BI) resource management tool for billable organizations.

Allocable was designed to solve a number of problems billable organizations face, including growth planning (do I need to sell more or hire more?), employee capacity planning (are people sitting around when they should be billing?), and customer retention (are my customers satisfied with the delivery of our services?).

Allocable’s highly graphic platform integrates data usually found in spreadsheets and other software used by billable organizations and presents it in a visual dashboard, providing real-time business intelligence that can be utilized by executives, allocation managers, project managers, and company administrators to make better business decisions. Rich data analytics are visually represented in three dimensions – past, present, and future –primarily focusing on business resources and how they tie into customer success.

Wells’ background in tech startups dates back 17 years, where his education and skillsets in business and software development enabled him to serve as product evangelist, CIO, CTO, and CEO for numerous successful startups and corporations in Silicon Valley and Washington DC.  This experience brought Wells’ and his co-founders to create Allocable, based on what they saw as an untapped opportunity in the market.

“Existing business intelligence software is usually one-size-fits-all, requiring companies to customize visual data, configure data mapping, and often require services to tweak the software to fit a customer’s unique business,” explains Wells. “With Allocable, we want to provide a turn-key solution for billable organizations based on a highly researched modeling and rules engine and a tuned user experience.”

Because Allocable provides predictive insight into performance and resources, the managers who oversee the data are able to easily make internal changes to optimize projects and improve customer satisfaction in real-time.

Currently, Allocable is targeting consulting and software firms before moving on to other markets that use people resources to bill for time.

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About: Allocable is a West Palm Beach, FL based SaaS made possible by Arrow Consulting & Design. The software provides a feature-rich cloud business intelligence tool for billable organizations, mixing elements of enterprise performance management and resource management, served up in a user-centered, intuitive experience.

For a live demo, contact robert@allocable.com or visit www.allocable.com for more information.

12
Jul, 2016

By Nikki Cabus

Wyncode Offering Sample Classes

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Your first step to becoming a Web Developer! Wyncode Academy is kicking off their seventh cohort in Fort Lauderdale on October 10th!

They’ll talk about how you can change your life by learning how to code and why Wyncode’s 9-week intensive bootcamp will launch you in a new direction.

  • WHEN: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
  • WHERE: 500 NW 1st Ave – Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
  • RSVP: Click Here

Wyncode is proud to be the #2 most reviewed code school in the country on the industry-leading website Course Report with a 4.7/5 star rating. They’ve graduated over 300 students with 81 companies hiring a Wyncoder, and over 30 hiring more than one graduate.

During the session, they’ll explain exactly what coding is, why everyone should learn to code and what you can build with those skills. Bring your laptop and get ready to try it for yourself, as you’ll write your first lines of Ruby code. Wyncode’s Cohort 11 begins in Miami on October 3rd and Cohort 7 starts in Fort Lauderdale on October 10th. Interviews are happening on a first-come, first served basis now.

Visit http://wyncode.co/web-immersive/ to learn more and please RSVP for this Event. If you are not able to make an introductory lesson, contact them directly at admissions@wyncode.co.

Wyncode is licensed by the Florida Department of Education Commission for Independent Education.

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27
Jun, 2016

By Nikki Cabus

MyTaskit Closes Seed Round, Expands Board and Sets Sights on Series A

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MyTaskit Closes Seed Round, Expands Board and Sets Sights on Series A Funding

Seasoned Entrepreneur Charles Horn Joins Board

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., June 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — MyTaskit, a leading web-based software platform for connecting service professionals to their technicians, subcontractors and customers, has officially closed a successful seed funding round and made a key Board addition.  The company, which has raised $11.8 million in funding to date, is now planning a Series A round in the second half of 2016. The funding raised to date has fueled operations growth and the strategic acquisition of two companies.

MyTaskit also welcomes a new Board member: successful B2B entrepreneur and global leader in entrepreneurship education,Charles Horn. Horn is the Founder & Chairman of Arizona-based 5Lights and Pro Private Equity Group/PBMS. With Horn’s debut, MyTaskit formalizes a deal with 5Lights to boost marketing management services for strategic growth planning, M&A and executive operational support.

Horn joins George Conrades, Managing Partner, Longfellow Venture Partners, and Chairman of Akamai, as an investor and MyTaskit Board member, along with MyTaskit Founder & CEO Kevin Hutchison, who was the founding CEO of Surescripts and former CEO of Prematics. Horn is an innovator in the healthcare and consumer benefits industry, having started ScriptSave and HealthTrans, both of which have made the Inc. 500 annual list of top 500 fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

“The expertise from Charlie and the 5Lights team will accelerate MyTaskit’s growth and allow us to advance our innovation,” saidKevin Hutchinson, Founder and CEO of MyTaskit. “We’re looking forward to the Series A round later this year to support our strategic growth plans and to further build-out our world-class service coordination solution for small- and medium-sized businesses in the marine industry and beyond.”

“The goal of every service mission and task is to solve customers’ needs quickly and cost efficiently and to exceed their expectations, resulting in a very satisfied customer,” added Horn. “MyTaskit’s service coordination solution is the future of task management. Its thousands of users are a testament to the efficiencies created by the platform. We are thrilled to join Kevin Hutchinson and his excellent management team for an exciting future.”

The MyTaskit Pro Coordination module, which is available for free or as a subscription service with enhanced features, enables service businesses to coordinate repair and maintenance tasks with technicians, subcontractors and customers. Likewise, if consumers have a service or maintenance need, they can “Taskit” —assigning it to a service tech, uploading photos, videos and messages related to the needed work, and then easily coordinate with the Pro user and all interested parties on the tasks.

MyTaskit’s Coordination module is closely integrated with the company’s MyTaskit Pro Operations module (formerly DockMaster).  The Operations module handles backend operations, such as work-order processing, invoicing and accounting. Key features can be added to MyTaskit to further enable service pros to improve operations and service. Full business management capabilities enable service organizations to automate work order processing, record keeping and invoicing, and service tech coordination. The tool’s service coordination functionality helps these businesses streamline all service requests and repair/maintenance work with staff, subcontractors and customers.

MyTaskit also enables consumers to better manage their high-value possessions. Using MyTaskit, a free web app accessible via any desktop or mobile device, they can communicate with service technicians, subcontractors, and other interested parties about service, maintenance and repairs, and protect their boats, RVs or other valued property.  While consumers have full capabilities today with the marine industry, the ability to manage other high-valued assets is coming later this year.

MyTaskit has experienced continual growth since launching last year. In the first quarter of 2016 alone, licenses of the MyTaskit Pro Coordination module were up 96 percent since December 2015. More than 7,000 consumers are registered users of MyTaskit, and hundreds of service professionals servicing more than 35,000 consumers across the country are using MyTaskit to coordinate service both internally and with their clients. MyTaskit has also acquired two companies: marine software company DockMaster and marine publishing company Mad Mariner, which included DIY Boat.

To learn more, and to create a free business profile on MyTaskit, visit www.mytaskit.com.

About MyTaskit
MyTaskit is the leading software platform for connecting service professionals to their technicians, subcontractors and customers. By simplifying coordination of tasks, MyTaskit vastly improves the availability, effectiveness and efficiency of service communications. It also allows companies to increase their consumer loyalty and profitability. Individual consumers use MyTaskit to better care for, manage and coordinate service for their valued possessions, such as boats, RVs or property. Learn more at www.mytaskit.com.

Media Contact:
Patricia Yeager
Fastlane Communications
(973) 670-1203
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Company Contact:
Will Lee
MyTaskit
(646) 852-6452
will.lee@mytaskit.com

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May, 2016

By Nikki Cabus

MyTaskit Wins Boating Industry Top Products Award

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MyTaskit Pro Wins Boating Industry Top Products 2016 Award

Coordination module continues to break ground with marine technology

West Palm Beach, Fla. – May 2, 2016 –MyTaskit, a leading software platform for connecting service professionals to their technicians and customers, has won a 2016 Boating Industry Top Products Award for the second year in a row. Boating Industry awarded the MyTaskit Pro Coordination module for its innovation and role in redefining marine industry technology by releasing new capabilities that allow businesses to coordinate subcontractor work within the app as well as with their own service technicians.

“We are honored again to receive a Boating Industry Top Products Award,” said Kevin Hutchinson, founder and CEO of MyTaskit. “Since launching last year, we’ve constantly improved the Coordination module to make it the best service coordination tool on the market.”

“This year’s selections were chosen from hundreds of products introduced or significantly updated since the beginning of 2015,” added Boating Industry Editor in Chief Jonathan Sweet. “These products were selected for their innovation, their impact on the industry, creativity and more.”

Within the MyTaskit Pro Coordination module, which is available as a free or subscription service with enhanced features, service businesses can coordinate all repair/maintenance tasks with technicians and customers. When customers have a service issue, they can simply “Taskit” to their service pros.  The MyTaskit Coordination module is closely integrated with the MyTaskit Pro Operations module (formerly DockMaster), which handles backend operations, including work order processing as well as invoicing and accounting.

Within MyTaskit’s Subcontractor Coordination feature, MyTaskit Pro subscribers are able to coordinate service tasks with subcontractors, enabling these businesses to see the task, along with all photos, videos and messages related to a work assignment, and then communicate/coordinate with the Pro user on the tasks. MyTaskit Pro is offered as a free service for the subcontractors to receive and coordinate tasks with subscribers of MyTaskit Pro. Subcontractors may also upgrade to the subscription version and have full functionality to coordinate service for their own businesses as well.

“We’ve made incredible strides in providing our customers with the best in Technician, Subcontractor and Customer Coordination, as well as Service Plan and Customer Profile Management,” Hutchinson added. “With these coordination tools at their disposal, businesses can more easily achieve operational efficiency and greater profits, while retaining a happier clientele.”

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