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Braintree's Localynx introduces mobile app with $500 contest
MANSFIELD, Ohio -- LocaLynx is trying to draw local interest. So, what better way than to run a contest strictly for area residents?Sara Steward downloaded the app, liked the Facebook page, and pocketed $500 for her trouble."We had more than 650 entries," said Shane Hostetler, co-founder of the business. "We've been working on this project […]
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Technology predictions suggest value is key
MANSFIELD, Ohio – The future of internet technologies for businesses is not a matter of cost, it’s a matter of value. NCORITA’s fourth technology conference focused on “The Future of IT.” Keynote speaker Carl Deal challenged attendees to think about how the technologies he was about to speak about could be applied to their world.“When […]
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Braintree tenant company, KnowYourCustomers.com, launches 2.0 Web App-- Online business risk management software launches new version at Akron location
Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Online business Knowyourcustomers.com is excited to launch the release of their automated, crowdsourced web app, version 2.0. This exclusive web-based tool will help businesses learn about their customers before they engage in business with them, including past payment histories with other vendors. The founders are pleased to launch their 2.0 […]
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National shopping app launches first in Mansfield: Will help affiliates nationwide to take couponing to the digital age
MANSFIELD — Two entrepreneurs have launched an app meant to help Richland County shoppers find local small businesses, then take advantage of current coupons and deals.LocalLynx searches out participating businesses in the greater Mansfield area — but Shane Hostetler and Kevin Haring and an unnamed investor hope to replicate the idea at many locations around […]
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Tech-savvy community space coming to Mansfield: Braintree under consideration as a possible location.
Nathan Gross discussed the Mansfield Makerspace Meetup group and the value makerspaces provide to communities Thursday morning at a Richland County Regional Manufacturing Coalition meeting.He said makerspaces allow people to complete more complex projects than they can at home and introduce makers to other people who could help out.“The businesses and collaborations that spin out […]
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Braintree participates in October 15th NCORITA workshop on Internet business trends
MANSFIELD — A regional conference on how businesses could be affected by the latest Internet and mobile phone trends will be hosted Oct. 15 in Mansfield.It’s open at no charge not only to information technology professionals but anyone who wants to learn more about opportunities and challenges as more business transactions takes place online.“We have […]
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WHBC's Ron Ponder interviews Braintree CEO Bob Cohen
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Entrepreneur starts KnowYourCustomers.com
MANSFIELD – John Covender started out in the disaster restoration business but took a zigzag in 2012 by founding a company designed to meet an unserved need for small businesses like the one he’d run.KnowYourCustomers.com helps business owners, landlords, attorneys, accountants and others who run small offices figure out which prospective customers might not pay […]
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Entrepreneurs mix hard work and vision: KnowledgePost, InfoGPS do what it takes to become successful
MANSFIELD – It takes a great idea, willingness to take a gamble, hard work, some spending and flexibility to start a successful new business, area entrepreneurs say.Valerie Ashcraft helps run Ohio Dreams Action Sports Camp near Butler, a family business co-founded eight years ago with her husband, Chris, and his parents.She recently accepted a position […]
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SunDown RunDown lets entrepreneurs practice pitching in Columbus, Mansfield, other cities. (Braintree tenant InfoGPS cited in Columbus Dispatch article)
A weed-killing invention, a grocery-store app that helps shoppers find items on their list, a podcast for high school students — these business ideas are diverse. But they’re typical of the range of pitches presented at a SunDown RunDown event. You never know what’s going to be thrown out, or who’s going to be listening.Anyone […]
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