The Georgia Research Alliance, along with the Technology Association of Georgia, present the annual GRA/TAG Business Launch competition to support new, technology-based companies in Georgia. The competition provides over $400,000 in cash and professional services to help launch the winning startup. Finalists will receive mentoring and publicity opportunities. The event aims to strengthen Georgia's technology sector and ensure startup success.
Tonga India Trade & Investment Promotion GroupIndia Advisors
The Tonga-India Trade & Investment Promotion Group (TITIPG) will be an international organization focused exclusively on promoting trade and investment between India and Tonga. TITIPG will provide services to over 40,000 members without charge, aside from initial fees, and will include stakeholders from governments, businesses, experts, and interest groups. TITIPG aims to facilitate trade, investment, industry collaboration, and economic cooperation between the two countries at both the grassroots and governmental levels.
Tuvalu India Trade & Investment Promotion GroupIndia Advisors
The Tuvalu-India Trade & Investment Promotion Group (TITIPG) will be an international organization focused on promoting trade and investment between India and Tuvalu. TITIPG will provide services to members to facilitate trade, commerce, investment, and partnerships. It will include stakeholders from governments, businesses, experts, and interest groups. TITIPG aims to eventually be self-sustaining through success fees, unlike other trade organizations that charge membership fees.
Tanzania India Trade & Investment Promotion GroupIndia Advisors
The Tanzania-India Trade & Investment Promotion Group (TITIPG) will be an international organization focused on promoting trade and investment between India and Tanzania. TITIPG will provide services to over 40,000 members without charges apart from initial fees. It will promote mutually beneficial trade, commerce, investment, industry collaboration and economic cooperation between businesses, entrepreneurs, experts and interest groups in India and Tanzania. TITIPG aims to eventually be self-sustaining through success fees as its initial funding will come from sponsors and patrons.
This document provides information about the SME International Conference & Exhibition (SME ICC) taking place on August 14-15, 2013 at Suntec Singapore. The event will feature an exhibition hall with over 200 business solutions and exclusive deals, as well as a conference with presentations, workshops and seminars on topics related to business productivity, innovation, technology, finance, and growth. Speakers will include experts from government agencies, technology companies, and other organizations. The event aims to empower small and medium enterprises by helping them embrace new knowledge and capabilities.
Crowdfunding for Women: The Capital Raising EqualizerPatch of Land
Crowdfunding for Women: The Capital Raising Equalizer is a presentation given by Reality Crowd TV Media Corporation to the University of Hartford Entrepreneurial Center for Women on 10/30/14.
Software Park Thailand and the Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion are leading a 19-member Thai ICT trade delegation to Jakarta, Indonesia from August 8-11, 2011. The delegation includes 18 Thai software companies representing various categories including financial/banking, interactive marketing, manufacturing/enterprise software, mobile/telecommunications, and others. The mission aims to establish strategic partnerships and promote technology collaboration between Thailand and Indonesia.
Leeds Digital Festival - Onwards! Funding for growing your technology start-upVivien Badaut
For the Leeds Digital Festival 2021, DRIAD has partnered with leading organisations specialised in funding the growth of technology start-ups. See the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OirlwsDvg4
Featuring speakers from:
- DRIAD (innovation grants),
- NorthInvest (Angel Investment),
- Mercia Technology (Venture Capital),
- Garbutt+Elliott (R&D Tax Credit),
- ABL (Loans),
- Ad:venture (Leeds City Region grants & startup support).
Tonga India Trade & Investment Promotion GroupIndia Advisors
The Tonga-India Trade & Investment Promotion Group (TITIPG) will be an international organization focused exclusively on promoting trade and investment between India and Tonga. TITIPG will provide services to over 40,000 members without charge, aside from initial fees, and will include stakeholders from governments, businesses, experts, and interest groups. TITIPG aims to facilitate trade, investment, industry collaboration, and economic cooperation between the two countries at both the grassroots and governmental levels.
Tuvalu India Trade & Investment Promotion GroupIndia Advisors
The Tuvalu-India Trade & Investment Promotion Group (TITIPG) will be an international organization focused on promoting trade and investment between India and Tuvalu. TITIPG will provide services to members to facilitate trade, commerce, investment, and partnerships. It will include stakeholders from governments, businesses, experts, and interest groups. TITIPG aims to eventually be self-sustaining through success fees, unlike other trade organizations that charge membership fees.
Tanzania India Trade & Investment Promotion GroupIndia Advisors
The Tanzania-India Trade & Investment Promotion Group (TITIPG) will be an international organization focused on promoting trade and investment between India and Tanzania. TITIPG will provide services to over 40,000 members without charges apart from initial fees. It will promote mutually beneficial trade, commerce, investment, industry collaboration and economic cooperation between businesses, entrepreneurs, experts and interest groups in India and Tanzania. TITIPG aims to eventually be self-sustaining through success fees as its initial funding will come from sponsors and patrons.
This document provides information about the SME International Conference & Exhibition (SME ICC) taking place on August 14-15, 2013 at Suntec Singapore. The event will feature an exhibition hall with over 200 business solutions and exclusive deals, as well as a conference with presentations, workshops and seminars on topics related to business productivity, innovation, technology, finance, and growth. Speakers will include experts from government agencies, technology companies, and other organizations. The event aims to empower small and medium enterprises by helping them embrace new knowledge and capabilities.
Crowdfunding for Women: The Capital Raising EqualizerPatch of Land
Crowdfunding for Women: The Capital Raising Equalizer is a presentation given by Reality Crowd TV Media Corporation to the University of Hartford Entrepreneurial Center for Women on 10/30/14.
Software Park Thailand and the Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion are leading a 19-member Thai ICT trade delegation to Jakarta, Indonesia from August 8-11, 2011. The delegation includes 18 Thai software companies representing various categories including financial/banking, interactive marketing, manufacturing/enterprise software, mobile/telecommunications, and others. The mission aims to establish strategic partnerships and promote technology collaboration between Thailand and Indonesia.
Leeds Digital Festival - Onwards! Funding for growing your technology start-upVivien Badaut
For the Leeds Digital Festival 2021, DRIAD has partnered with leading organisations specialised in funding the growth of technology start-ups. See the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OirlwsDvg4
Featuring speakers from:
- DRIAD (innovation grants),
- NorthInvest (Angel Investment),
- Mercia Technology (Venture Capital),
- Garbutt+Elliott (R&D Tax Credit),
- ABL (Loans),
- Ad:venture (Leeds City Region grants & startup support).
The Australian Digital Skills and Salary Survey Report 2015sladegroup
The Australian Digital Skills and Salary Survey was commissioned by the Slade Group Digital Practice and NET:101 and undertaken by Sweeney Research. The survey was conducted across 150 small to large Australian businesses from a range of sectors.
The survey focused on the current skill-level of digital talent; the acquisition, development and retention of digital employees; and the salary levels in line with responsibilities of digital talent in Australian organisations.
The study reveals: Australia is facing a major digital skills-shortage. In fact Australian employers are under-investing in the skills development of current employees, as well as struggling to find new digital talent. With the growing importance of digital in today’s business landscape, a lag in digital expertise in Australia is a major concern – one that has the potential to hinder the ability for growth and innovation.
This document provides an overview of the advertising and marketing technology landscape and recent M&A activity in the sector. It contains information on various digital marketing subsegments, selected companies, and a number of acquisitions that took place between January 2014 and February 2014 across areas such as marketing automation, social media, mobile technology, and video. The document also includes contact information for Results International, the corporate finance advisors that produced this report.
Grant Thornton advised Palatine Private Equity and Selection Services on its acquisition of Aggregated Telecom Limited (trading as 8el). The acquisition strengthens Selection Services' managed communication expertise and results in a combined entity generating over £35 million in revenue. Grant Thornton has a strong relationship with both Palatine and Selection from previously advising on deals, allowing them to successfully complete this transaction. Tony Dickin, partner at Palatine Private Equity, commented that the acquisition brings additional knowledge, customers, and geographic reach as they continue expanding their IT services business through further acquisitions.
Innovation Funding for Growth Oriented Companies in CalgaryBoast Capital
The Canadian Government provides over $7B in innovation funding each year and is considered one of the most generous countries for funding research, innovation, and experimentation.
Learn more about a few of Canada's innovation funding programs during this exclusive Lunch & Learn. We'll cover the following topics:
-Scientific Research & Experimental Development Tax Credit (SR&ED) presented by Jeff Christie, Boast Capital
-TECTERRA presented by Richard Gorecki, TECTERRA
-Mitacs presented by Eric Loo, Mitacs
Vanuatu India Trade & Investment Promotion GroupIndia Advisors
The Vanuatu-India Trade & Investment Promotion Group (VITIPG) will be an international organization focused on promoting trade and investment between India and Vanuatu. VITIPG will provide services to members to facilitate business partnerships. Unlike other trade bodies, VITIPG will have exclusive focus on the Vanuatu-India relationship and will include representatives from governments, businesses, experts and other stakeholders from both countries. VITIPG aims to strengthen economic cooperation between India and Vanuatu through various initiatives.
The 'Truthiness' of Marketing AttributionOrigami Logic
In this presentation, you will discover the 'truthiness' (for those of you who are Stephen Colbert fans) of marketing attribution. Modern marketers now depend on a growing number of digital and offline channels - web, email, social, search, display, video, television, out of home, radio and many more - to deliver messages to their audiences. Faced with increased accountability for ROI and frequent requests for campaign metrics, marketers are scrambling to determine which channels are performing best and how to allocate budget to maximize sales.
It’s no wonder that marketers are rushing to attribution solutions, in an effort to decipher data and assign credit to specific channels and touchpoints. However, marketers often face a rude awakening when they realize that attribution models fail to reveal the whole truth and can’t answer some of their most urgent, time-sensitive questions.
Join us to gain a clear understanding of the four key limitations of attribution and learn how to:
- Establish a data foundation and measurement framework
- Develop an “always-on” view of multi-channel performance
- Test and optimize to assess and determine lift
This document provides an overview of venture capital and M&A activity in the human resources technology sector from 2006-2015. It shows that VC investment has increased significantly over this period in terms of both total dollars invested and deal count. The most active VC investors and their recent investments are listed. Selected VC valuations from 2015 range from $56M to $4.5B. The document also analyzes M&A exit activity, listing major exits in 2015 ranging in value from $2.7M to $1.5B. Finally, some of the most active financial and strategic acquirers in the space are identified.
Sierra Leone India Trade & Investment Promotion GroupIndia Advisors
The Sierra Leone-India Trade & Investment Promotion Group (SITIPG) will be an international organization focused exclusively on promoting trade and investment between Sierra Leone and India. SITIPG will provide services and support to its estimated 40,000 members without charge, aside from initial fees, and will become self-sustaining over time through success fees. SITIPG will promote mutually beneficial partnerships across many levels and sectors between the two countries through a variety of initiatives and advisory services.
The latest edition of our Advertising and Marketing Technology sector overview piece, looking at M&A and financing trends across the AdTech and marketing software sector.
PwC Global Mobility Insights -Moving People with Purpose - Modern Mobility Su...Peter Clarke
This document discusses trends in global talent mobility and how companies are adapting their mobility programs. Some key points:
- Demand for mobility is increasing as companies expand into new markets and need to access talent pools globally. Short-term assignments and business travel will see the biggest increases.
- Mobility is being used not just for tactical deployment but also for strategic talent development. There is a growing use of moves like talent swaps and developmental assignments.
- Reward structures are becoming more varied and global. While tax-equalized assignments still have a role, there is a shift to local-plus moves and permanent transfers, as well as more global pay packages.
- Managing the mix of local and mobile
54161 management consulting in the us industry reportPerry Immerman
The management consulting industry experienced slow growth over the past five years, rebounding from declines during the recession. Key drivers of growth were increasing corporate profits, private investment, and the number of businesses. The industry is expected to continue growing as the economy recovers and demand increases for advice on restructuring, IT strategy, and global expansion. Major trends include a focus on emerging markets and digital strategy as more businesses move operations online. The industry remains fragmented, though larger players continue acquiring smaller firms.
SGA Talent Who's Who From The Leading Property & Casualty Insurance IndustrySGA Talent
The talent shortage has been discussed, predicted and unfortunately has arrived, creating for some a workforce crisis. Our study uncovers leaders and key talent in the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry as well as comparing each to their peers. Used as a tool for recruiting, talent management and succession planning, we hope you enjoy!
This document discusses Jaspersoft, the leading open source business intelligence solution. It notes that Jaspersoft has over 3.5 million product downloads, 85,000 registered developers, and 80,000 production deployments across 96 countries. The document also outlines Jaspersoft's suite of business intelligence tools including iReport for report design, JasperServer for reporting and analysis, and how it can integrate with the Glassfish application server for scalable deployments. It provides an example case study of restaurant management software company Monolith that uses Jaspersoft, NetBeans, MySQL, and Glassfish to build a scalable reporting solution.
The Georgia Research Alliance, along with the Technology Association of Georgia, present the annual GRA/TAG Business Launch competition to support new, technology-based companies in Georgia. The competition provides over $400,000 in cash and professional services to help launch the winning startup and strengthen Georgia's technology sector.
The document discusses the challenges faced and conventions used in creating a media product. It addresses issues like continuity errors due to weather-related filming delays and clothing changes. It outlines key conventions of the action genre used, like steady cameras, tracking shots, fast pacing, and costumes. It evaluates how well the main and supporting elements were combined to achieve the action genre feel through camerawork, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene. It also discusses learning from audience feedback and using new media technologies like Photoshop and audio software to construct, plan, and evaluate the project.
Building a High-Volume Reporting System on Amazon AWS with MySQL, Tungsten, a...Jeff Malek
This document outlines the stages of building a high-volume reporting system using MySQL, Tungsten, and Vertica on Amazon AWS. Stage 1 used custom MySQL ETL scripts and Tableau for visualization. Stage 2 used a custom Tungsten applier to load data into Vertica but had performance issues. Stage 3 implemented a new batch-oriented Tungsten applier to Vertica that was 50x faster. Stage 4 involves sharding the transactional system and using multiple Tungsten appliers to Vertica.
AWS Partner Webcast - Reporting and Analytics in the CloudAmazon Web Services
Do you need to make sense of increasing volumes of data coming from a variety of sources like web logs, sensor data, social media monitoring and mobile apps? Jaspersoft BI reporting, analytics and dashboard tools integrate with the Amazon Redshift data warehouse service, so you can visually analyze data right from your web browser.
The payment model is ‘pay by the hour’, with no up-front hardware or software costs. And from less than $1/hour. Jaspersoft also integrates with other AWS data sources such as Amazon RDS and Amazon EMR. You’ll also hear from a Jaspersoft/Amazon Redshift customer, Kony, who will share their insights and best practices based on their experience.
What you'll learn:
• How Redshift is architected and how to leverage it
• How to use Jaspersoft reporting, analytics and dashboarding tools for Amazon Redshift, and other AWS data sources
• A customer’s perspective, from an active customer that’s done the learning for you.
Who should view:
• Solution Architects, Development Leads, Developers and other Technical IT Leaders.
The 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch Suite of Services Directory provides information on service provider firms that are donating time, services and products to the four finalists of the competition.
TAG Business Launch Suite of Service Provider Directoryjobo2204
The document provides information about the TAG Business Launch competition, which aims to support economic development in Georgia by encouraging and supporting new high-tech startups. The competition offers entrepreneurs over $400,000 in cash and professional services to help launch their new Georgia-based company. Finalists will receive mentoring and have their business supported and promoted. A variety of accounting, consulting, legal, marketing and other professional services are being donated by sponsors to help the winning startup launch successfully.
The Australian Digital Skills and Salary Survey Report 2015sladegroup
The Australian Digital Skills and Salary Survey was commissioned by the Slade Group Digital Practice and NET:101 and undertaken by Sweeney Research. The survey was conducted across 150 small to large Australian businesses from a range of sectors.
The survey focused on the current skill-level of digital talent; the acquisition, development and retention of digital employees; and the salary levels in line with responsibilities of digital talent in Australian organisations.
The study reveals: Australia is facing a major digital skills-shortage. In fact Australian employers are under-investing in the skills development of current employees, as well as struggling to find new digital talent. With the growing importance of digital in today’s business landscape, a lag in digital expertise in Australia is a major concern – one that has the potential to hinder the ability for growth and innovation.
This document provides an overview of the advertising and marketing technology landscape and recent M&A activity in the sector. It contains information on various digital marketing subsegments, selected companies, and a number of acquisitions that took place between January 2014 and February 2014 across areas such as marketing automation, social media, mobile technology, and video. The document also includes contact information for Results International, the corporate finance advisors that produced this report.
Grant Thornton advised Palatine Private Equity and Selection Services on its acquisition of Aggregated Telecom Limited (trading as 8el). The acquisition strengthens Selection Services' managed communication expertise and results in a combined entity generating over £35 million in revenue. Grant Thornton has a strong relationship with both Palatine and Selection from previously advising on deals, allowing them to successfully complete this transaction. Tony Dickin, partner at Palatine Private Equity, commented that the acquisition brings additional knowledge, customers, and geographic reach as they continue expanding their IT services business through further acquisitions.
Innovation Funding for Growth Oriented Companies in CalgaryBoast Capital
The Canadian Government provides over $7B in innovation funding each year and is considered one of the most generous countries for funding research, innovation, and experimentation.
Learn more about a few of Canada's innovation funding programs during this exclusive Lunch & Learn. We'll cover the following topics:
-Scientific Research & Experimental Development Tax Credit (SR&ED) presented by Jeff Christie, Boast Capital
-TECTERRA presented by Richard Gorecki, TECTERRA
-Mitacs presented by Eric Loo, Mitacs
Vanuatu India Trade & Investment Promotion GroupIndia Advisors
The Vanuatu-India Trade & Investment Promotion Group (VITIPG) will be an international organization focused on promoting trade and investment between India and Vanuatu. VITIPG will provide services to members to facilitate business partnerships. Unlike other trade bodies, VITIPG will have exclusive focus on the Vanuatu-India relationship and will include representatives from governments, businesses, experts and other stakeholders from both countries. VITIPG aims to strengthen economic cooperation between India and Vanuatu through various initiatives.
The 'Truthiness' of Marketing AttributionOrigami Logic
In this presentation, you will discover the 'truthiness' (for those of you who are Stephen Colbert fans) of marketing attribution. Modern marketers now depend on a growing number of digital and offline channels - web, email, social, search, display, video, television, out of home, radio and many more - to deliver messages to their audiences. Faced with increased accountability for ROI and frequent requests for campaign metrics, marketers are scrambling to determine which channels are performing best and how to allocate budget to maximize sales.
It’s no wonder that marketers are rushing to attribution solutions, in an effort to decipher data and assign credit to specific channels and touchpoints. However, marketers often face a rude awakening when they realize that attribution models fail to reveal the whole truth and can’t answer some of their most urgent, time-sensitive questions.
Join us to gain a clear understanding of the four key limitations of attribution and learn how to:
- Establish a data foundation and measurement framework
- Develop an “always-on” view of multi-channel performance
- Test and optimize to assess and determine lift
This document provides an overview of venture capital and M&A activity in the human resources technology sector from 2006-2015. It shows that VC investment has increased significantly over this period in terms of both total dollars invested and deal count. The most active VC investors and their recent investments are listed. Selected VC valuations from 2015 range from $56M to $4.5B. The document also analyzes M&A exit activity, listing major exits in 2015 ranging in value from $2.7M to $1.5B. Finally, some of the most active financial and strategic acquirers in the space are identified.
Sierra Leone India Trade & Investment Promotion GroupIndia Advisors
The Sierra Leone-India Trade & Investment Promotion Group (SITIPG) will be an international organization focused exclusively on promoting trade and investment between Sierra Leone and India. SITIPG will provide services and support to its estimated 40,000 members without charge, aside from initial fees, and will become self-sustaining over time through success fees. SITIPG will promote mutually beneficial partnerships across many levels and sectors between the two countries through a variety of initiatives and advisory services.
The latest edition of our Advertising and Marketing Technology sector overview piece, looking at M&A and financing trends across the AdTech and marketing software sector.
PwC Global Mobility Insights -Moving People with Purpose - Modern Mobility Su...Peter Clarke
This document discusses trends in global talent mobility and how companies are adapting their mobility programs. Some key points:
- Demand for mobility is increasing as companies expand into new markets and need to access talent pools globally. Short-term assignments and business travel will see the biggest increases.
- Mobility is being used not just for tactical deployment but also for strategic talent development. There is a growing use of moves like talent swaps and developmental assignments.
- Reward structures are becoming more varied and global. While tax-equalized assignments still have a role, there is a shift to local-plus moves and permanent transfers, as well as more global pay packages.
- Managing the mix of local and mobile
54161 management consulting in the us industry reportPerry Immerman
The management consulting industry experienced slow growth over the past five years, rebounding from declines during the recession. Key drivers of growth were increasing corporate profits, private investment, and the number of businesses. The industry is expected to continue growing as the economy recovers and demand increases for advice on restructuring, IT strategy, and global expansion. Major trends include a focus on emerging markets and digital strategy as more businesses move operations online. The industry remains fragmented, though larger players continue acquiring smaller firms.
SGA Talent Who's Who From The Leading Property & Casualty Insurance IndustrySGA Talent
The talent shortage has been discussed, predicted and unfortunately has arrived, creating for some a workforce crisis. Our study uncovers leaders and key talent in the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry as well as comparing each to their peers. Used as a tool for recruiting, talent management and succession planning, we hope you enjoy!
This document discusses Jaspersoft, the leading open source business intelligence solution. It notes that Jaspersoft has over 3.5 million product downloads, 85,000 registered developers, and 80,000 production deployments across 96 countries. The document also outlines Jaspersoft's suite of business intelligence tools including iReport for report design, JasperServer for reporting and analysis, and how it can integrate with the Glassfish application server for scalable deployments. It provides an example case study of restaurant management software company Monolith that uses Jaspersoft, NetBeans, MySQL, and Glassfish to build a scalable reporting solution.
The Georgia Research Alliance, along with the Technology Association of Georgia, present the annual GRA/TAG Business Launch competition to support new, technology-based companies in Georgia. The competition provides over $400,000 in cash and professional services to help launch the winning startup and strengthen Georgia's technology sector.
The document discusses the challenges faced and conventions used in creating a media product. It addresses issues like continuity errors due to weather-related filming delays and clothing changes. It outlines key conventions of the action genre used, like steady cameras, tracking shots, fast pacing, and costumes. It evaluates how well the main and supporting elements were combined to achieve the action genre feel through camerawork, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene. It also discusses learning from audience feedback and using new media technologies like Photoshop and audio software to construct, plan, and evaluate the project.
Building a High-Volume Reporting System on Amazon AWS with MySQL, Tungsten, a...Jeff Malek
This document outlines the stages of building a high-volume reporting system using MySQL, Tungsten, and Vertica on Amazon AWS. Stage 1 used custom MySQL ETL scripts and Tableau for visualization. Stage 2 used a custom Tungsten applier to load data into Vertica but had performance issues. Stage 3 implemented a new batch-oriented Tungsten applier to Vertica that was 50x faster. Stage 4 involves sharding the transactional system and using multiple Tungsten appliers to Vertica.
AWS Partner Webcast - Reporting and Analytics in the CloudAmazon Web Services
Do you need to make sense of increasing volumes of data coming from a variety of sources like web logs, sensor data, social media monitoring and mobile apps? Jaspersoft BI reporting, analytics and dashboard tools integrate with the Amazon Redshift data warehouse service, so you can visually analyze data right from your web browser.
The payment model is ‘pay by the hour’, with no up-front hardware or software costs. And from less than $1/hour. Jaspersoft also integrates with other AWS data sources such as Amazon RDS and Amazon EMR. You’ll also hear from a Jaspersoft/Amazon Redshift customer, Kony, who will share their insights and best practices based on their experience.
What you'll learn:
• How Redshift is architected and how to leverage it
• How to use Jaspersoft reporting, analytics and dashboarding tools for Amazon Redshift, and other AWS data sources
• A customer’s perspective, from an active customer that’s done the learning for you.
Who should view:
• Solution Architects, Development Leads, Developers and other Technical IT Leaders.
The 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch Suite of Services Directory provides information on service provider firms that are donating time, services and products to the four finalists of the competition.
TAG Business Launch Suite of Service Provider Directoryjobo2204
The document provides information about the TAG Business Launch competition, which aims to support economic development in Georgia by encouraging and supporting new high-tech startups. The competition offers entrepreneurs over $400,000 in cash and professional services to help launch their new Georgia-based company. Finalists will receive mentoring and have their business supported and promoted. A variety of accounting, consulting, legal, marketing and other professional services are being donated by sponsors to help the winning startup launch successfully.
2010 business launch services directory 6 9_10Melanie Brandt
This document is a directory of service providers in Georgia that are donating their services to support the winners of the GRA/TAG Business Launch competition. It lists over 20 different types of services, such as accounting, business services, consulting, marketing, and web development. The Georgia Research Alliance and Technology Association of Georgia are providing over $400,000 in donated services to the competition finalists from these leading Georgia businesses.
2010 business launch services directory 6 4_10 pdfMelanie Brandt
The document is a directory of service providers in Georgia that are donating their services to winners of the GRA/TAG Business Launch competition. It contains over 20 pages listing accounting firms, business services, capital advisors, consulting firms, and other professional services that will each provide some number of free hours of their services to competition finalists and winners. The Georgia Research Alliance and Technology Association of Georgia are providing over $400,000 worth of donated professional services to support promising young Georgia companies through the competition.
SMG Technologies is an Australian medical technology startup that needed funding to develop its products globally. Hanrick Curran identified opportunities for SMG to access government grants and tax incentives to boost its cashflow. They helped SMG structure its claims to receive the maximum funding from an Export Market Development Grant and R&D Tax Offset. This government funding has provided SMG important cashflow as it expands its business internationally. The Managing Director of SMG considers Hanrick Curran important business partners due to their ability to quickly advise on opportunities and structure SMG to access critical government support.
KTN Digital and Creative Business Briefing August 2019 with information on events, funding and support initiatives for innovative UK based digital businesses
Callbox is an industry award-winning full service sales and marketing firm that provides global market access via direct marketing, web marketing, sales support, database services, and advanced sales force management.
Callbox enables revenue growth by accelerating market capture through comprehensive modern marketing: global database mining, best practice search marketing, and dedicated, professional, results-driven marketing staff. With proven sales and marketing expertise, Callbox allows businesses to focus confidently on their core competencies and goals.
Callbox provides targeted market access to leading industries such as software, information technology, financial, medical, and business services from its offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia to every major market worldwide.
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muru-D is a startup accelerator program backed by Telstra.
muru-D Singapore is looking for the region’s best digital talent, to help to build the entrepreneurial ecosystem across Southeast Asia.
We aim to identify and recruit startups who will come to Singapore to grow their idea into a business. Selected startups will receive: seed capital; use of our purpose built premise in the heart of Singapore’s commercial heart; access to a network of world-class mentors, coaches and potential business partners.  
GT Events and Program Guide is a look ahead at the latest knowledge and insights available from Grant Thornton LLP. It includes a collection of our research, thought leadership and a schedule of upcoming webcasts and events.
This document provides a guide to corporate innovation in Atlanta, Georgia. It outlines several startup engagement platforms, corporate innovation spaces, support resources, events, and university partnerships that foster collaboration between large corporations and startups in Atlanta. Some of the major players highlighted that are invested in Atlanta's growth through these programs include MailChimp, Cox Enterprises, and Coca-Cola. The guide provides information on opportunities for corporations to engage with startups and universities in Atlanta.
Calgary Technologies Inc. (CTI) is a non-profit organization established in 2000 to support the growth of advanced technology sectors in Calgary, including information and communication technology, biotechnology, and oil and gas. CTI operates entrepreneur-focused programs and provides office and lab space at its Alastair Ross Technology Centre. In 2008, CTI had 114 client companies and a budget of $4.9 million from government and client sources. CTI focuses on business networking, technology commercialization, incubation, and helping startups with strategic planning, financing, and market development. Key partners include local industry associations, investors, and government agencies that provide funding, refer clients, and support program delivery.
Business Trends in Global IT Markets Provide New Traction and Value for Enter...Dana Gardner
This document summarizes a podcast discussion on the global adoption of enterprise architecture (EA) in response to regional business trends. The panel discusses how EA is emerging and progressing worldwide, and how its expanding use offers insight into global business trends. Key points include:
1) EA is becoming more widely adopted due to the need to integrate information across organizational silos and with business partners. Its use allows organizations to plan IT strategies that support business goals.
2) Adoption varies by region and economy, but EA is generally growing. Mature markets saw its value earlier, while developing markets are now recognizing EA's benefits.
3) Cultural and economic factors influence EA adoption rates in different areas. While all regions
ICTLabs™ International is a new initiative, it is a company represents the interest of high profile Technology Syndicate working to enhance the ICT foundation and industries in the emerging market, through establishing local initiatives aimed at R&D output commercializing, attracting foreign investment into emerging markets, developing the means to transfer technology and facilitate technology diffusion.
My task is to promote the concept of ICT for Development via creating the ecosystem that all the Technology partners will collaborate through, for both funding the Technology Research & Development or adopting the Information & Communication Technology programs. I’m a member of the Foundation Committee and the Directors Board as well.
Akinkunmi Akindiji is a property investor, technology consultant, and avid F1 fan, Kunmi has a diverse range of interests and expertise. With a background in delivering projects across a variety of industries, including insurance, banking, telecoms, and automotive, Kunmi has a wealth of experience supporting enterprise scale digital transformation projects.
The document summarizes the results of the GRA/TAG Business Launch Competition over multiple years. It details that winners have raised over $19 million in investments and generated over $6 million in revenue. Winners have also hired 45 new full-time employees, with 32 located in Georgia. Service providers have offered over $400,000 in services to finalists. Mentoring is also provided to applicants by successful entrepreneurs to help refine their business plans and messaging. The competition is a partnership between the Technology Association of Georgia, Georgia Research Alliance, and Advanced Technology Development Center.
The document summarizes the role of the Climate Change Technology Early Action Measures (TEAM) program in Canada. TEAM provides funding and support to expedite the commercialization of climate change technologies. It has funded over 100 projects totaling $971 million CAD. TEAM aims to bridge the "valley of death" between research and commercialization. It also developed the SMART assessment tool to evaluate technology performance and greenhouse gas impacts.
The Knowledge Transfer Network, (KTN), Monthly Digital and Creative Business Briefing update. Listing support and innovation opportunities for UK Digital Technology Businesses More info: www.ktn-uk.org
Webinar presented 10/23/2014 by Texas State SBDC, the Texas Entrepreneur Network, Spot On Sciences and Allen Baker- representative of the Fall National SBIR/STTR Conference.
2020 Africa Employee Engagement Awards Entry PackStefan Worburton
The document provides information about the Employee Engagement Awards - Africa for 2020, including details about:
- What the awards aim to recognize and promote best practices in employee engagement.
- Categories for different types and sizes of organizations to enter projects promoting employee engagement.
- Benefits of entering such as networking, marketing opportunities, and recognition.
- Tips for writing compelling entries that tell an impactful story with measurable results.
- Key dates including the entry deadline of May 7th, 2020 and the conference and awards ceremony on August 4th, 2020.
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Accounting
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Consulting
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Hardware
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3. GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011
Other Services
About the GRA/TAG Business Launch
The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) is a
start-up accelerator that helps Georgia technology entrepreneurs The Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) and the Technology Association of
launch and build successful companies. Founded in 1980, ATDC Georgia (TAG) joined forces to support the creation and growth of new
has helped create millions of dollars in tax revenues by companies that will strengthen and expand Georgia's strategic high-tech
graduating more than 120 companies, which together have raised
more than a billion dollars in outside financing. ATDC has provided business incubation clusters. This is an event designed to help a local start up technology-
and acceleration services to hundreds of Georgia startups—most of which are not based based company launch its business. The contest winner and finalists will
on Georgia Tech research, but which benefit from the close proximity to the university. receive over $400,000 in cash and prizes. This is GRA and TAG’s way to
reward high-tech entrepreneurship and assure a deserving Georgia start
up company has everything in place to be successful.
ATDC/TAG CapVenture is a
unique and powerful Program
training program to educate and Entrepreneurs interested in launching a new Georgia company within
equip early stage company executives for smarter and more pro- targeted technologies and industries are invited to compete for a cash
ductive capitalization of their business. The program is optimized prize and a suite of related professional services that is valued at more than
for those seeking their first $400K. The competition offers entrants the opportunity to be mentored by
institutional round of financing. a successful high tech entrepreneur. Entrants must legally reside in the
State of Georgia. All awards will be conditioned on the company launching
Venture Atlanta, Georgia's technology and/or maintaining its operations in Georgia.
innovation conference, has officially open
its call for presenters for this year's event on How to Get Involved
October 25—26 at the Georgia Aquarium.
Organizers are seeking technology or technology enabled businesses in all The GRA/TAG Business Launch competition is held each year, with the
stages of growth that are currently raising or looking to raise capital within culmination being with the Finals competition at the end of May.
the next 12 months. Information about the event can be found year-round on our website,
www.tagonline.org.
2010 marks a new direction for
StartupLounge. We are shifting our For immediate information on how to get your company involved—
conversation away from funding businesses to contact Melanie Brandt, TAG’s Chief Operating Officer, at
building businesses. This doesn’t mean that we think that funding businesses is 404.920.2037 or melanie@tagonline.org.
unimportant. However, other grassroots organizations are picking up that banner
and our voice, frankly, is no longer needed in that particular discussion. For any
organization to remain relevant, it must evolve. The StartupLounge podcast has
approximately 18,000 subscribers around the world. The Atlanta StartupLounge
community has 2,000 companies and has expanded to Savannah, Tampa and
Research Triangle.
4. GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011
Accounting Other Services
Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S.
member firm of Grant Thornton
International Ltd. In addition to Accelerator Avenue targets companies
audit, tax and advisory services, a) ―out of the garage‖, going through
the firm provides mergers and acquisition services, valuation, internal audit, rapid growth, b) those who have successfully passed through this
Sarbanes-Oxley consulting, integrated cost reduction, transfer pricing, capital phase, and c) companies providing goods and services to businesses
cost recovery, and assistance with capital raising and initial public offering at this stage. We broadcast two separate shows, each live from a
planning. Early stage companies often find our tax and valuation services of greater-Atlanta studio location each Friday afternoon: The first show
particular interest. Grant Thornton will be providing 20 hours of consultations
to the contest winner. Contact: Aaron deSouza, aaron.desouza@us.gt.com.
begins at Noon and the second show begins at 2:00pm. Digital re-
Estimated value: $8,000. cordings are made for later listening and/or podcast downloads. Each
Business Launch Finalist will have the opportunity to participate in
the Accelerator Avenue Radio Show. Estimated value: $20,000. You
can check us out at www.acceleratoravenue.businessradiox.com
The Technology Association of Georgia hosts
Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H), is an a weekly interview of leaders in the
innovative certified public accounting and consulting firm technology community and features it on
focused on providing high-quality financial and TAGtv.com, which gets almost 30,000 unique
management services to emerging technology and life-
science businesses. As a distinguished leader among
visitors a month. TAG also blasts a link to the video to its 16,000 per-
accounting firms in the Southeast, CB&H brings valuable son database. TAG will be conducting interviews with each of the
and practical advice to our clients through our tax compliance, audit and finalists on TAGRadio, a $5,000 value per finalist.
advisory, compensation and benefits structuring, business valuations, mergers
and acquisition planning, multi-state and international tax and initial public
offering management services. CB&H offers the industry specialization and
depth of resources of a national CPA firm coupled with the highest caliber of Rapidly Expand Your Network in Georgia’s
personal attention, responsiveness, and accessibility emerging businesses expect Largest Technology Community. Connect with
and deserve. Our specialists stand ready, as the Firm of Choice, to serve peers and decision makers at every level of an or-
emerging businesses through the anticipated challenging stages of growth, now ganization. With over 13,000 members—and
and in the future. CB&H will be providing 20 hours of consultation to the GRA/ with over 170 meetings and special events every
TAG Business Launch winner. Contact: Dawn Patrick, dpatrick@cbh.com. year—TAG gives you a unique opportunity to
Estimated value: $7,000. quickly expand your network of personal and
professional contacts.
5. GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011
Staffing/Consultation Accounting
Revolution Technologies provides a full range of
Information Technology and Management Porter Kealde Moore, LLP (PKM) is an
Consulting and Staffing services. With a diverse Atlanta-based CPA firm, offering services to clients
client base and a robust database of technology nationwide. At PKM, we understand that the
talent, Revolution Technologies has the industry successful start-up of a new business requires
specific experience and flexibility to quickly provide Information Technology expertise in many areas and key decisions made during
and Management solutions to fit even the most niche oriented, proprietary the initial years have long-lasting effects on an
environments. Revolution Technologies provides contract, contract-to-hire organization. In addition to our audit, tax and systems
and direct placement services to companies of all shapes and sizes. Our practices, PKM offers a unique package of advisory and
experience in the staffing market can leveraged to any start-up business’ consulting services such as merger and acquisition analysis, capital planning
success. Revolution Technologies will provide the winner of the competition and budgeting, strategic planning, enterprise risk management, equity
30 hours of start-up consulting with our President Kent Smith. Mr. Smith has offerings and fraud and forensic accounting to aid start-up companies through
served as a CIO for a $1.4 billion company, President of Honey Baked Ham the early impressionable years and beyond. Whether you are looking for a long
Company and is now President and partner at Revolution Technologies. In
-term integrated strategic solution or just project-based advisory services,
addition, Revolution Technologies will provide preferred pricing to the finalists
and winner of the competition. Contact Jeff Clement,
PKM has a wealth of resources to meet your needs and will be offering 20
jclement@revolutiontechnologies.com. Estimated value: $10,000. hours of consultation to the TAG Business Launch winner. Contact Mike
Morris, mmorris@pkm.com. Estimated value: $6,000.
Web Development
What’s Up Interactive
(www.whatsup.com) is an interactive
Business Services
marketing agency that focuses on Abraxas Business Services is a merger
strategic ways to grow our clients’ and acquisition advisory and business
businesses online. We begin with a thorough assessment of a client’s goals, values
and opportunities. That forms the foundation of how we proceed with interactive brokerage firm. The focus of Abraxas is
marketing strategy that includes design and technology, multimedia (video and to work with business owners in the lower middle market that have
podcasts), search engine marketing, social media, e-commerce and mobile developed companies that are attractive to strategic buyers, private
platforms. Our partnership leads to an effective ongoing, measurable strategy.
equity groups, and/or individual investors. Abraxas will be providing
What’s Up Interactive’s clients include the Coca-Cola Company,
Chick-fil-A, Fox Broadcasting and the Georgia Aquarium. For this year’s consultation to the contest winner in the areas of optimizing the
Business Launch Competition winner, What’s Up will develop a micro-site value of the business and defining exit strategies for the owners.
that conveys the winner’s strategic vision and value. Contact: Richard Warner, Contact: C. David Chambless, dchambless@abraxas.biz.
Richard@whatsup.com. Estimated value: $7,500.
Estimated value: $10,000.
6. GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011
Capital Advisers Software
Sage North America currently supports more than 3.2 million
customers in the U.S. and Canada. Our sole focus is to provide
business management software and services to small and
midsized businesses. Our applications cover a full range of
business requirements including accounting, customer
Estimated Value: $10,000 relationship management, contact management, human resources, warehouse
management, specialized industry needs, among many others. Sage Peachtree
Complete Accounting 2012 is an accurate, easy-to-use accounting software letting you
easily manage customer contacts and sales, customize inventory and vendor
KNOX MASSEY, management, automate purchasing and shipping, track jobs and projects, inventory and
KEITH—MASSEY FAMILY job costing, and much more. Sage will be offering Sage Peachtree Complete Accounting
2012 Multi User edition, supporting up to 5 named users. Estimated value: $700
INVESTMENTS
Fast and easy access to current, full-featured tools and plat-
Estimated Value: $10,000 forms you need to design, develop, test and demonstrate
your software application. Here’s a sample list of the soft-
ware you have access to:
THE TILSON ASP.NET: a technology for building dynamic web applications
Expression Studio: tools for designing and building web and Windows client applica-
GROUP, LLP tions and rich media content
SQL Server: all editions of our database server software
Estimated Value: $5,000
Visual Studio: a comprehensive suite of development tools designed to help software
developers create innovative, next-generation applications
Windows 7, Vista, XP: the latest and legacy Windows operating systems – for design,
dev, test and demo only
Windows Azure Platform: access to our cloud computing platform
Estimated Value: $10,000
Windows Server: all editions of our server operating system
For those familiar with Microsoft Products, BizSpark includes access and licenses to most of
Go to market for capital the right way with the software included in a Visual Studio Ultimate with MSDN Subscription.
assistance from those who know. This service
includes Council to the company leadership on the Staffing/Consultation
way to approach capital funding, distinguish At TALENThire.com our mission is
important business points and in what order, simple. To be the leading provider of the
feedback and review as you practice your 'Next Generation' of Talent Acquisition So-
lutions. Solutions that solve your increasingly complex talent
presentation, explanation of the methods and timing acquisition scenarios. The winner of the Business Launch
to look at potential investors, access to networks. Competition will receive 10 hours of workforce planning consultation
along with free use of Contract Labor sourcing and management
platform for 12 months. Contact: Mike Veronesi,
mveronesi@talenthire.com. Estimated Value: $5,000.
7. GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011
Public Relations Consulting
Headquartered in Atlanta with a presence in Washington, DC
and Charleston, SC, Trevelino/Keller specializes in public AGSI is a Management and Technology Consulting
relations, social media and brand communications. Its areas of company specializing in Operational Effectiveness, with a
practice include Technology, B2Business, Lifestyle, Green- specific focus on information technology-based
Works and Franchising. In 2005, Trevelino/Keller founded the investments. We improve business performance by
Atlas Alliance, made up of likeminded boutiques that offer reducing costs and increasing efficiencies.
Our services include:
cultural (Hispanic and Latino), geographic (Europe, Middle
IT Execution – Reducing costs and improving business process execution by
East and Asia Pacific) and specialty expertise (entertainment,
providing program oversight, project management, and build / buy / implement
public affairs). In 2006, Trevelino/Keller founded The Start-Up Council to services.
support early stage companies on a gratis basis. In 2010, the firm launched Operational Effectiveness – Reducing costs, increasing efficiencies, and improving
Wheelhouse, its social marketing brand focused on delivering next generation service delivery by aligning information technology to strategic intent and deploying
online solutions. For more information about the firm, its practice-focused ning IT governance to select & manage IT-based investments.
communities or Wheelhouse, visit www.trevelinokeller.com. Trevelino/Keller IT Managed Services – Right-sizing IT investments and organizations to create
will provide a launch strategy and branding session, valued at $10,000 to one transparency, increase capabilities, and improve service delivery for middle market
of the GRA/TAG Business Launch finalist companies. companies.
Contact: Genna Keller, gkeller@travelinokeller.com. Merger and Acquisition – Reducing timeline & costs and accelerating ROI by
combining people, processes & technologies to achieve the strategic intent of mergers
W. B. Marks Partners LLC is a public relations consultancy and acquisitions.
offering strategic communications services to technology AGSI is providing consulting services provided by our firm’s senior executives, valued at
fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).Contact: Chuck Sparrow, CSparrow@agsi.com.
companies. W. B. Marks Partners will work with the winner to create a pub-
Estimated value: $15,000
lic relations strategy including developing a key
messaging framework as well as writing and distributing one press release on
Fountainhead Consulting Group, Inc. is a
a key company initiative. Contact: Bill Marks, bmarks@markspartners.com.
Business Planning and Consulting firm whose
Estimated value: $5,000.
program - WORK LESS, MAKE MORE AND HAVE FUN
Founded in 1998, SideKick Communications, Inc. is an IN YOUR BUSINESS is ideal for business owners who
Atlanta-based boutique marketing and public relations want to solve real world problems and take their
firm. We work with rising star technology and business where they want it go. Our firm provides a unique service named Steps to
technology service firms who want to create a larger than Success (STS™) which is a proven and practical method of revolutionizing a business and
life look and feel for their business with the end goal of turning it into a fountainhead of profitability and personal satisfaction for a business
attracting new clients and wooing investors. Our client owner. Through our unique, step by step methodology we show business owners how to grow
base is poised for explosive growth, but who se biggest challenge is they larger, grow faster, become more profitable yet make their business easier to operate by elimi-
still look like a small company to outsiders. Utilizing a blend of tradi- nating the guesswork and uncertainty involved in growing and managing a business. Our
Steps to Success (STS™) methodology is not a bunch of theory and pie in the sky, but is built
tional branding techniques coupled with new age media principles, our
upon our experience with over 1,200 businesses during the past 15 years and as result of using
Roadmap to Revenue™ methodology will serve as a strategic guide for
our systematic approach a business owner obtains the peace of mind to sleep at night knowing
the GRA/TAG business launch winner. The firm’s Corporate Take-Off that they are doing all that they can do for their business to be successful. For more informa-
Program is valued at $5,000. www.sidekickATL.com tion please visit gotofcg.com. Contact: George Horrigan, George.horrigan@gotofcg.com,
Estimated value $12,000.
8. GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011
Consulting Media
Got framework? Pyramid Consulting, Since 1998, globalspeak, creator and the exclusive
producer of the digital video distribution network, TAG TV
Inc. will provide up to 40 hours of test- and TAG Radio (www.tagtvonline.com), has
ing services for your Mobile/Web appli- pioneered cutting-edge new media marketing and
cation, to include a review of your cur- interactive video communications platforms. At the
rent Testing Framework along with our forefront of the Web Media 2.0 industry evolution,
globalspeak launched a global channel of commerce for the
recommendations, and/or a feasibility analysis of your U.S. Department of Commerce for worldwide export
current test cases to determine if automation is right for you. Founded in promotion in 1998 and pioneered the first live webcast of a
1996, Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides solutions for the enterprise, World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial from Seattle, Washington in 1999.
tailored to your organization's needs. Services provided span most areas Hundreds of subsequent public as well as private sector client projects have resulted
in a spectrum of innovative and highly effective Web Media 2.0 custom solutions for
of the SDLC, including Project Management, Development, and Testing, any marketing, communication or collaboration challenge. For the last six years,
specializing in test automation of Web and Mobile applications. globalspeak has been the original creative producer of TAG's major live events
Contact: Ramesh Maturu, ramesh@pyramidci.com. including the annual Technology Summit, the Excalibur Awards and the GRA/TAG
Estimated value: $6,000. Business Launch competition/Fast Forward to Launch promotion, as well as the
exclusive video/audio production provider for TAG meetings and presentations for
distribution over the TAG TV network. While Business Launch finalist will be
individually taped by globalspeak during the finals live event for TAG TV, the winner
will be offered 20 hours of new media marketing consulting including requirements
analysis, strategic and creative consultation as well as complete new media design
overview with company or product video syndication plan. Contact: Frank Baia,
Executive Search frank.baia@globalspeak.com.
Estimated value $4,000.
Executive Strategies, Inc.
(www.esisearch.com) is a
national general
management search firm.
Founded 1994 by Holland ‖Dutch‖ Earle, a former human resources executive,
ESI serves a variety of industries and market places including technology, Public Relations
hospitality and travel, professional services, energy and utilities, Carabiner Communications helps startup and high-
communications, healthcare, manufacturing, human resources, finance and growth technology companies connect to their
construction. Typical senior management searches are at the Director/Vice prospects, customers and partners. From strategy
President level and above. At ESI, we strive to find, qualify, and place the right development and messaging to content marketing, we
people in the right jobs for our clients; our impressive local and national client drive comprehensive campaigns, as well as
list and our outstanding search completion record is evidence of our success. In
project-based campaigns, that support your business objectives and goals.
conjunction with the TAG 2010 Business Launch Competition, ESI is pleased
to provide executive search services to this year’s winner. Estimated at $55, 000 Carabiner will provide the winner with a Messaging Session and Report;
this senior level talent search includes research, candidate identification and and a ―get-the-word-out‖ StoryTeller (one month) campaign. Services
prescreening, candidate interviewing and qualification and other search related must be used in the 2011 calendar year. Contact: Peter Baron,
services required by the client. Estimated Value: $55,000. pbaron@caribenerpr.com. Estimated Value: $5,000.
9. GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011
Marketing Executive Coaching
Arketi Group is a public relations and digital Management Psychology Group is a consulting firm
marketing firm that helps business-to-business of professional licensed psychologists with a mission is
technology organizations generate revenue and to help clients place the right people into the right
accelerate growth through intelligent strategy, public jobs, to help people grow to their full potential on the
relations, messaging, lead nurturing and inbound marketing. job and to help executive teams become more
Consistently recognized by BtoB magazine as one of the nation's "Top BtoB effective. MPG is offering the services of our firm to the
Agencies," Arketi’s core belief is that marketing generates revenue. For more winning company for the period of one year free of
information visit www.arketi.com. Arketi Group will be providing the GRA/TAG charge. Contact: Doug Griest, dgriest@mpgpc.com.
Business Launch winner with creative/branding services. Services must be used in the Estimated value: $20,000.
2011 calendar year. Contact: Sami Jajeh, sjajeh@arketi.com.
Estimated Value: $10,000.
With over 20 years of technology marketing expertise Lisa
Financial Consulting
Henriott offers a unique "CMO to Go" service. Henriott The Piedmont Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is a part of the Business
Marketing Strategies will work with the winner to facilitate a Owner Executive Council, an invitation-only program reserved for the top 2% of
marketing strategy workshop, develop a positioning document for Financial Advisors at the Firm that focus their practice on helping small- and
the company and its solutions, and define a marketing plan. Hen- middle-market business owners connect the pieces of their financial life with an
overall strategy that considers both their business and personal wealth
riott Marketing will also help execute the plan
management plans. The Piedmont Group provides advice tailored to the unique
working with other marketing services providers. Contact: Lisa Henriott,
needs of business owners utilizing a systematic approach specifically designed for
lisa@henriottmarketing.com. Estimated value: $10,800. business owners called the Business Owner Standard. They analyze a client’s
complete wealth picture, mindful that decisions made in one piece of the wealth
iFusion Marketing provides fractional CMO puzzle can enhance – or diminish – the value of another. This includes conducting
services to hi-tech start-ups and emerging a review of cash management and capital needs, reviewing the benefits a business
companies in a variety of industries. Its offers to their employees, helping to protect against potential risks that may exist
principal, Jacqui Chew, brings more than 15 years of and, when the time comes, helping to educate clients on the various strategies
experience developing and executing multi-channel marketing plans for available to exit the business, whether through business sale, succession or
companies in the enterprise software, Internet-enabled, merger.
information security and consumer products and professional services
sectors. iFusion will provide strategic marketing plan development Credit Suisse Private
services. Contact: Jacqui Chew, Jacqui@ifusionmarketing.com. Banking USA, a business within Credit Suisse
Estimated Value: $5,000. Securities (USA), LLC,
provides clients with comprehensive wealth
Crackerjack Marketing is an integrated marketing firm management solutions. Private Banking USA is comprised of professionals
that helps B2B companies strategically position
themselves in the marketplace and increase sales. Clients dedicated to delivering expert advice and a comprehensive range of investment
turn to us to identify what differentiates them from products and services tailored to the complex needs of high net work individuals.
competitors, craft key messages that can be used Relationship Managers work with our clients, who are often business owners and
consistently throughout all marketing channels, build sales with impactful creative and entrepreneurs, to construct customized investment portfolios that reflect the
appropriate content, and develop maximum return on investment by mining available channels specific goals, risk tolerance, liquidity requirements and time frames of
and effectively utilizing technology. Learn more at www.crackerjack-marketing.com.
Crackerjack will provide services including conducting our proven Discovery process that creates each individual client. Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC will provide 2 hour
audience-defined messaging, creation of a public relations plan and writing of three press discussion regarding wealth management consultations. Contact: Robert Douglass,
releases. Services must be used in the 2011 calendar year. Robert.douglass@credit-suisse.com.
Contact: Lynn Hood, lynn@crackerjack-marketing.com. Estimated value: $13,000.
10. GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011
Financial Services Legal/Law Firm Services
Vitale CFO provides financial and operational One finalist will receive legal or consulting
consulting services to business owners and executives services from the professionals at Siavage
who do not need a full-time CFO but see significant Law Group. SLG prides itself on being the
benefits from high-level, experienced financial support entrepreneur’s lawyer. The professionals at SLG have an extensive
on a part-time or interim basis. We provide planning, track record representing hundreds of emerging technology companies
budgeting, financial management, operational controls at every stage from initial incorporation through to liquidity. Contact:
review, financial reporting, and strategic planning services. Allison Siavage, asiavage@siavagelaw.com. Estimated value: $2,500.
Contact: Judi Vitale, jvitale@VitaleCFO.com.
Estimated Value: $5,000
With 76 offices throughout the United States, Europe,
Asia Pacific and the Middle East, DLAPiper represents
TechCFO is an executive professional services firm that provides experienced the most exciting emerging growth companies in the
CFOs and senior finance professionals to deliver project and part-time Southeast United States. With a direct presence in
financial and strategic services to technology, life sciences and 30 countries, we represent more clients in a broader range of geogra-
technology-enabled service companies. TechCFO combines deep practical phies than virtually any other law firm in the world and have years of
experience, comprehensive resources and best-of-breed practices to deliver experience providing integrated services to emerging tech
objective, high-value financial and management consulting services for private, companies. DLA Piper will provide legal services to the contest winner.
venture-funded and publicly-traded technology businesses through all stages. Contact: Brian Gordon, Brian.Gordon@dlapiper.com
Contact: Neil Miller, neal.miller@techcfo.com. Estimated Value: $5,000. Estimated value of $5,000.
AcuityCFO is a professional services
firm that provides broad financial
leadership to small and mid-sized Ballard Spahr LLP is a national full-service
companies needing to establish a solid law firm with nearly 500 lawyers in 13 offices
foundation for growth. The firm is re-defining how financial services across the United States. The Atlanta office,
are delivered to companies by providing access to flexible, high-quality, formerly the intellectual property (IP) law firm of Needle &
hands-on financial strategy and accounting support. AcuityCFO helps Rosenberg, P.C., continues to focus on IP legal services, including
clients understand their financial position, establish stronger controls
patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, as well as IP
and processes, and anticipate their financial future. Using a team ap-
proach, the needs of each client is assessed and the right team is tai- licensing and IP litigation. Our clients range from small start-ups
lored, including partners, controllers, accounting managers, and senior to large multinational technology companies, as well as mid-size
accountants. This approach provides increased continuity, flexibility, companies and universities. Ballard Spahr will provide general IP
and value. AcuityCFO will provide CFO consulting consulting. Contact: Greg kirsch, kirsch@ballardspahr.com.
services. Contact: Kenji Kuramoto, kkuramoto@acuitycfo.com Estimated Value: $10,000.
Estimated value: $10,000
11. GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011
Human Resources Hardware
HR Strategies & Solutions
(HRSAS) provides human
resources leadership and expertise
to small and midsize, private or
public companies. Using our skills Aventis Systems, Inc. assists
and experience, we help companies establish and implement their HR budget-conscious businesses
priorities. Our efforts provide short-term results, while creating a foundation by fulfilling their IT equipment
to support the future. HRSAS will provide the winner with a proprietary HR needs with reliable refurbished
assessment and a resulting HR Roadmap/Action Plan to support their short Dell and HP lines of servers and storage systems. Aventis also offers
and long term business goals. Contact: Peter.rosen@hrsas.com. Estimated
a full suite of business class desktops, laptops, workstations, and all
value: $5,000.
hardware components necessary for upgrades. Aventis Systems,
Inc. will be providing the GRA/TAG Business Launch winner with
Information Technology a HP Proliant server and 5 workstations. Contact: Tiffany Bloomer,
Leapfrog Services, Inc., a TAG member and tiffany@aventissystems.com. Equipment valued at: $3,000.
provider of managed IT services including
network administration, highly available help
desk, data backup and disaster recovery, is
pleased to donate $15,000 in services to the
winner of the 2011 Business Launch Competition.
Delivery of services must begin by June 3, 2011. Donated services may include
technology assessment and planning, network implementation and
administration, help desk, field service, hosting and data backup. The As a global technology
selection and scope of services will be defined after consultation with the provider, Canvas Systems delivers
winner. Contact: Claire Arnold, Claire.Arnold@ribbit.net.
quality IT hardware solutions and
services that reduce costs, streamline
Legal/Law Firm Services operations, mitigate risk and drive business value. Canvas’ offer in-
Miller & Martin is a full service law firm cludes server and networking technology including a minimum of one
providing representation to midsize and start server, router, and switch as well as a basic technology assessment.
up companies, including technology companies. Contact: James Davie, jdavie@canvassystems.com.
Its areas of expertise include choosing the right Estimated Value: $4,000.
entity and organizational structure,
shareholder agreements, protecting intellectual property, including
patents and trademarks, angel and venture capital financing, mergers and
acquisitions, licensing agreements, option plans, taxes, international
transactions and litigation. Miller & Martin will provide the GRA/TAG
Business Launch winner with $7,500 of transactional legal services.
Contact: Kent Antley, kantley@millermartin.com.