Small businesses that don’t have a CFO but still handle significant amounts of money often struggle to manage and forecast their finances effectively. Large certified public accountant (CPA) firms are increasingly looking to expand their services to include financial forecasting and modeling in order to stay ahead of their competition. Clockwork’s accounting software uses…
Most childcare providers only offer care for relatively long chunks of time — think four hours or more. For parents, it’s hard to find affordable options for an hour or two to take a break or run errands. Nannies and stay-at-home parents who want to earn extra money looking after other people’s children struggle…
As their name suggests, Programmatic Mechanics have shunned the all-rounder label in favor of perfecting their niche. They run programmatic advertising campaigns for companies and agencies that don’t want to handle this specialized type of marketing in-house, but still want all the benefits. In programmatic advertising, computers analyze data to determine where an ad…
CEO of Killerspin and Quant16. You can become a billionaire with anything — from collecting garbage to selling Beanie Babies. The point is to figure out what makes you unique and valuable to the customer. “As long as you’re solving an emotional or financial problem for somebody, you can make a lot of money,” says…
Only about 10 percent of tech investments deliver what they promise. Robert Blackwell, Jr., founder of consulting firm Quant16, believes applying the principles of quantitative trading to these investments could solve that problem. Quant16 helps investors quantify the value of a business to make data-driven decisions on where to invest and how to measure…
Private jets used to be reserved for tycoons, presidents and rock stars, but ordering a personalized flight today isn’t just a power move — it’s a productivity tool. Expanding your business often requires traveling, and the bigger you grow, the more often you and your team will be on the move. But travel can be…
Cofounder of Vouch Insurance. Insurance is one of the less sexy parts of running a company — and that’s especially true when working with the legacy companies that are far removed from the startup way. Newer business models often don’t neatly fit into traditional insurers’ outdated categories. Sometimes plans need to be patch worked and…
When Chuck Swoboda was hired at electronics manufacturer Cree in 1993, household light bulbs came mostly in two flavors: incandescent and fluorescent. The company had just gone public and generated just over $6 million in annual revenue. But the product that would grow the company into a $1.6 billion global market leader –– the…
The future of work, says Marshall Sied, co-founder of intelligent automation consulting firm Ashling Partners, will focus on “removing tasks that humans don’t want to be doing anyway.” For him, “it’s about taking robots out of human work, not having robots replace human work.” In fact, when clients introduce automation technology like Robotic…
Expanding into new markets brings opportunities and risks. For consumers, Uber is known for changing the simple act of getting a taxi and ordering food. For the past two years, the company has been moving into the B-to-B market with Uber Freight. “We’ve built an app for independent owner-operators and small fleets, where they can…