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Built By the Experts In Background Checks, Vital4 Does the Due Diligence For You

Built By the Experts In Background Checks, Vital4 Does the Due Diligence For You

When companies need to evaluate potential employees, contractors, or suppliers, they often look to screening services to do the necessary background checks and due diligence. The $118 billion regulatory industry is led by a handful of large providers, many of whom use remote employees to manually research dozens of databases

This Startup Helps Schools Retain Substitute Teachers With Same-Day Pay

This Startup Helps Schools Retain Substitute Teachers With Same-Day Pay

Lower-income school districts see high turnover and low retention for substitute teachers — Title I schools can see as much as a 50 percent higher turnover rate than other schools. This inconsistency in classroom leadership can start to affect the quality of education and the level of trust students have for

iAccess

iAccess Draws Accolades At SXSW Pitch With Their "Yelp For Accessibility" Ratings App

In 2016, young entrepreneur Brandon Winfield was hard at work on a concept he called ParaPerks, an app that helped mobility-impaired individuals find accessible restaurants, venues, bars, and other venues based on peer reviews. Winfield, who was paralyzed in an accident as a teenager and gets around in a wheelchair,

fanbeat

Amidst $1 Million Player Challenge, Live Action Mobile Sports Game FanBeat Opens Crowdfund

In 2017, more than 60 of the top 100 most-watched television events were sports-related, a dominance that has led to advertisers concentrating a heavy portion of their attention and spend on live sports broadcasts. But, as with all live television, viewership numbers are generally declining across the board: NFL, NHL,

HumBuzz Turns Boeing Competition Into High-Flying Personal Aircraft Startup

HumBuzz Turns Boeing Competition Into High-Flying Personal Aircraft Startup

A vision of the future often involves replacing cumbersome, slow cars with personal flying machines that let us quickly fly to work and on errands. That vision was the inspiration behind air giant Boeing's latest $2 million GoFly competition, which launched in 2017 to attract students, would-be entrepreneurs,

Marc Benioff-Backed Vision Screening App Approaches 1 Million Kids Tested

Marc Benioff-Backed Vision Screening App Approaches 1 Million Kids Tested

In the United States, 18 million kids under age 6 are at risk for permanent vision loss and vision-related setbacks, according to the American Optometric Association. Regular health clinics are often unable to afford the expensive equipment required to diagnose possible vision disorders. Parents may not have good health insurance,

Yelp Meets Instagram Food App Solves the "Where Should We Eat" Debate In Seconds

Yelp Meets Instagram Food App Solves the "Where Should We Eat" Debate In Seconds

A clean social media feed of just scrumptious food. Honestly, is there anything more you need? MealMe is a social platform that mimics the functions of Instagram, allowing individual users to post photos of food or restaurants. It combines the functions of Yelp, social media, and food delivery into one