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Tracking the number of caregivers across the United States is a nearly impossible task. The most recent survey suggests that over 34 million people have been live-in caregivers — unpaid — to an elderly parent or family member. And that estimate was well before coronavirus upended how we think about long-term care
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Five months after Atlanta’s first “stafer at home” order locked office doors across the city, there is no shortage of hot takes about what the future of work will look like. While companies debate whether offices will open in the fall, or next year — or if they will ever
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Gerrit Van Leeuwen graduated from DigitalCrafts' Full Stack Immersive Web Development on July 23. While his educational background was outside computer science (he holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa), he did have experience with programming just after college, having written Windows
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If you’ve ever thought about dipping your toes into tech investing, now just might be your moment. For the first time in nearly 35 years, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has modified the definition of an accredited investor. This “modernization,” as the SEC calls it, could inject new
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COVID-19 is impacting businesses across the globe, including Southern startups. We want to know how you’re being affected, as a startup founder, employee, investor or general member of the community. We’re publishing selected stories sent directly from you, only making edits where necessary for grammar and formatting, so
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Atlanta’s newest SaaS company is ready to make waves in how outside sales teams operate. Skynamo, a South African-based technology company, has picked The Battery Atlanta for its North American headquarters after hiring Georgia Tech grad Stan Deak as General Manager. Skynamo’s platform is designed to streamline issues
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For Tennessee startups, being proactive seems to be the key to success this year. SecondKeys and ARMS Cyber, both Tennessee-based startups, took home first place in LaunchTN’s and 36:86 Pitch Competition and Student Edition Competition, respectively. While SecondKeys is working on property management issues and ARMS Cyber is
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By now you’ve heard the big money news: Atlanta-based fintech company Kabbage is in the process being acquired by American Express. There are all sorts of implications here, and you’re likely to see a lot of media — local and national — covering this story in the days and weeks
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In a fall semester fueled by uncertainty, the buzzword around most college campuses seems to be “innovation.” Universities are rethinking how team sports can be played and how dining halls should be restructured to safely handle the coronavirus. Teachers are finding ways to transform their lectures into engaging online experiences.
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In the world of politics, Atlanta technology has taken center stage as voters turn on their TVs, laptops and smartphones to virtually meet candidates ahead of casting their ballot in November. Endavo, an Atlanta-based distribution platform that powers live streamed events and multi-channel video content, made national headlines after becoming
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When founders are looking for a place to call “home” for their businesses, they are often searching for places that offer both a strong employee talent pool and business-friendly policies. In order to help new businesses put down roots in the state, and keep existing startup ventures growing, Alabama has
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The realities of 2020 — COVID, economic uncertainty, massive unemployment and more — have reshifted focus for companies and individuals alike. For PadSplit Founder Atticus LeBlanc, it has also made the ongoing affordable housing crisis hard to ignore. "If anything, the pandemic and resulting evictions, has “pulled back the curtain on