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For all the hoopla around the digital revolution and how much time and money it will save businesses, the reality is it's complicated.Many companies still rely — at least in part — on manual processes. Even those who have digitized nearly every aspect of their workflow struggle to make disparate systems talk with one another. […]

Data is transmitted, stored and neglected across our networks every day. For most of us, this data is largely inconsequential and poses no serious risk. But for businesses dealing with sensitive information, a breach of the network is extremely significant. Customer data such as financial records, social security numbers and other private information, if left […]

Vlipsy, a Canton startup that helps people augment their online communications with video clips that include sound, announced it has raised $1.3 million in seed funding from investors that include JumpStart Inc., North Coast Angel Fund, Impact Angel Fund, Flashstarts, GLIDE and Cox Enterprises Inc.Specific terms of the investments were not disclosed.The funding comes after […]

Fresh off graduation from Techstars Atlanta, Canton-based startup Vlipsy (www.vlipsy.com) has announced $1.3 million in seed funding from multiple investors—including JumpStart Inc., North Coast Angel Fund, Impact Angel Fund and Cox Enterprises—as well as early distribution partnerships with Skype and Viber.Vlipsy offers users short, conversational video clips to share in their online communication—similar to the […]

Telematics insurer Root is in talks with auto manufacturers in search of alternative driver data from connected cars for claims and underwriting.Company CEO Alex Timm says that together, vehicle and insurance data can better inform carriers about driving frequency in real time—taking the speculation of how much policyholders drive away from carriers.Agreements with original equipment […]

A musician, who previously pitched his business idea at a Sundown Rundown event in Mansfield, recently had a chance to share his idea with a national audience.Brandyn Armstrong of Cleveland spoke about his startup company Studio Stick on episode 13 of Steve Harvey's "FUNDERDOME," which aired Sunday, Sept. 24 on ABC, and won $50,000 for […]

Sandra Tunnell and Matt Miller laid out for voters the reasons they should be elected as Mayor of Ashland this November.The two mayoral candidates took part in a debate Thursday night at Ashland High School’s Little Theater sponsored by the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce. Close 1 of 8 Buy Now Tim Busbey Buy Now […]

Joel Crites only has about $2,500 in revenue to show for Micro Fantasy, his predictive-gaming startup of two years.But the North Canton Hoover High School graduate continues to swing for the fences, and he's drawing a crowd of people who believe he can make it happen.The company — which has developed software that allows users […]

Holden has completed real estate transactions all over the continental United States and is currently expanding The Holden Agency into new markets using his four key principles in every transaction: innovation, integrity, vision and partnership.Holden will take the stage at the Indie Broker Summit on Monday, August 7, to address brokers from across the country […]

Two businesses were honored Friday at the Braintree Business Development Center.Bruce Gold, of Solutions in Polycarbonate, and Andrew Bennett, of KnowledgePost, were celebrated with a luncheon after graduating from Braintree’s residency program.“The help that (Braintree) gave us was huge,” said Gold. “It was a good thing we ran into Bob Cohen (business advisor).”Braintree serves as […]