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ParaPerks Connects Mobile-Impaired Community With Where to Go

ParaPerks Connects Mobile-Impaired Community With Where to Go

Brandon Winfield, CEO and founder of ParaPerks, doesn't slow down. After an accident left him paralyzed, he continued to travel around the country, competing with his wheelchair at sprint kart racing events — winning many of them. As Winfield traveled to different states, he faced inconsistency at venues and

Urjanet Helps Companies Save Through Data

Urjanet Uses Data to Help Companies Get Green

In this day and age, when sustainability is trendy and utility costs are skyrocketing, companies need all the help they can get to be more cost and energy efficient. Urjanet’s utility data aggregation service can help. It compiles data on all of a company’s utilities usage from utility

Plutonium Apps Wins Mobile Contest

Plutonium Apps Radiates as Winner of the Mobile X Contest

The first Mobile X Festival, a two-day event held earlier this month, successfully featured mobile-first businesses that specialize in handheld-driven sales. "Our goal with the Mobile X Festival was to encourage dialogues rather than monologues. It worked!" Jamie Turner, CEO of SIXTY Marketing, said. "We weren’t

7 Best Happy Hours in Atlanta

7 Best Happy Hours in Atlanta

You can't pass up a good happy hour. No matter what you're in the mood for, Atlanta has something to offer between the hours of 5 p.m. and 7 p.m (and beyond). It's a nice way to break up your commute and

Grad School Matchmaking App Pairs You with the Perfect Program

Grad School Matchmaking App Pairs You with the Perfect Program

Students decide to go back to school for various reasons — from wanting to learn more to a chance for a higher salary — but how do you pick the right school for you? The wrong environment or program focus could ruin your chances of succeeding and cause you to become disinterested

MyLumper Trucks FinTech to Transportation

MyLumper Trucks FinTech to Transportation

After two decades of dealing with the logistics of truckers, freight companies and their payment system, Akmann Van-Mary became frustrated. Over the years, the Haitian-born problem solver has woken up in the middle of the night with truckers needing a fuel advance or lumper payments. You must answer these calls

Six Networking Tips for Introverts

Six Networking Tips for Introverts

Sweaty palms? Small panic attacks as you park? Overwhelmed by the number of people at your meetup? It's happened to all of us. As an introvert, networking can be as painful as nails on a chalkboard. Networking with strangers is a necessary evil to succeeding in any industry,