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Dallas, TX, September 15, 2022 –(PR.com)– Ibrahim leads Perpetua Advisors’ Office of the CIO where he assists their clients in the consolidation, organization, and deployment of key IT processes and sub-processes in alignment with Perpetua’s IT Business Management disciplines. Ibrahim is a devout data advocate who implements key strategies to revolutionize business efficiencies using data and connected information systems. His penchant for process-driven delivery is enhanced by his ability to organize business priorities.

He was formerly employed as a Senior Business Analyst and Project Manager at inSITE – The ERP for IT; served as a Senior Associate Manager and Senior Consultant at Systems Plus Solutions and oversaw Offshore Operations and Delivery Management at inSite Services. When not sharing his business acumen with Perpetua clients, Ibrahim enjoys refining his talent in graphic design, experimenting with WordPress, and keeping apprised of the latest trends in technology.

Ibrahim is an alumnus of Mumbai University in Computer Applications and earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Mumbai’s Modern College Vashi. In his spare time, he can be found playing RPG or Strategy games, listening to Rock and J-Rock or immersing himself in conversations about comic books and their live-action adaptations as an active member of Perpetua’s internal geek squad.

Perpetua is a Business Transformation and Operating company, specializing in C-Level technology leadership and information technology services. We bring a playbook and ecosystem of partners to bear in order to accelerate value from business transactions. Perpetua specializes in privately held, private equity growth companies between $30M and $300M in annual revenue in the manufacturing, CPG, Field Services and logistics industries.

Chicago, IL, September 16, 2022 –(PR.com)– Across the country and all industries, small business owners feel the restraints of their aged accounting systems. And, many have taken the steps to upgrade their accounting software. However, they are finding that making the purchase is only the first step in getting optimum value from the accounting software that was purchased.

Business owners choose their accounting software based upon its capabilities. Yet, far too often, they realize that unlocking the full potential of Sage 50, Sage 100, or QuickBooks takes a degree of effort they don’t think they’ve got time for. For that reason, services like those offered by Accounting Business Solutions by JCS are becoming more widely sought after.

By offering customized training, from private instruction to team classes, based on each business owner’s needs and preferences, the “trial and error” phase of training is eliminated. This helps accelerate the learning process which cna often led to increased operational efficiency.

It’s important that every small business owner who is using or has just started using accounting software like Sage 50, Sage 100, or QuickBooks – in their various versions – understands how accurate implementation of the software enhances the efficiency, profitability, and functionality of the software and their business.

Professional training consultants that are certified and dedicated to their customers, are generating significant results for small businesses that are struggling. Consultants, like JCS, with experience in business, accounting, and tech are an enhanced asset for creating customized approaches to the training and guidance they provide. Offering practical insights into the cost of software implementation and the different versions of the software, certified training consultants help small businesses determine which option is best suited for them.

Accounting Business Solutions by JCS has assisted clients in this manner since 1987 and maintains long-term relationships with them by remaining available and accessible for software support, upgrades, data migration, or to answer any question they may have.

Any small business owner-operator who is new to Sage 50, Sage 100 or QuickBooks – either the software itself or a new version of it – is a candidate for the type of guidance offered by specialists like JCS. This allows them to learn how to maximize their software investment and help grow their company in the process.

Salt Lake City, UT, September 16, 2022 –(PR.com)– Recessions in the United States show that when the tough gets going, entrepreneurs get their business juices flowing. The idea of booming new business doesn’t seemingly fit into the picture of hardship for existing business. Take the challenging year of 2020 into consideration. According to the Census Bureau, more than 4.4 million new businesses were created in the United States in 2020, the highest total on record. Half a million new businesses were started in January 2021 alone and the trend has continued into 2022.

Started businesses, however, does not mean successful businesses.

Over 60% of new businesses close in their first year, a sad fact for what should be a happy process. Starting and planning a small business can be both time-consuming and difficult to navigate, particularly for new entrepreneurs and first-time business owners. Planapy provides solutions to entrepreneurs by being an all-in-one resource and guide for marketing, branding, legal and funding.

The free, proprietary assessment curates a checklist customized to clients’ entrepreneurial needs to help them understand which tools are needed for success in every area of the clients’ business, where, when and how they need them.

The website launches 9/19 at www.planapy.com.

Bring those ideas. Planapy is listening. Let’s make planning a business, a happy process.

Having taken numerous start-ups on their journey to success, Planapy founders noticed that would-be entrepreneurs face tremendous difficulty knowing where to begin building their path. Without guidance comes frustration, precious funds disappearing, wasted resources, and worst, deflated optimism. Brilliant ideas are given up before they have a chance to blossom. Through Planapy’s proprietary assessment, clients’ can create a custom checklist to follow to ensure their company has the greatest chance of succeeding possible. Planapy has teamed up with incredible partners to help clients’ take that next step when ready. Visit Planapy online at www.planapy.com.

Contact:
Ryan Walton
Co-founder / CMO
ryan@planapy.com

San Francisco, CA, September 23, 2022 –(PR.com)– NachoNacho, an exclusive B2B SaaS Marketplace and spend management solution used by thousands of SMBs, today announces the addition of GoHire, which is offering a substantial 25% lifetime cashback on all plans. NachoNacho’s goal is to harmonize the subscription economy by reducing friction and waste both for businesses as Buyers and SaaS vendors as Sellers. Its one-of-a-kind marketplace enables seamless SaaS transactions at substantial discounts and provides a complete subscription spend management solution powered by Fintech. GoHire’s platform helps businesses take control of the hiring process while lowering costs and finding the right talent.

GoHire is a talent-hiring platform. Some call it an applicant tracking system or ATS, but it’s not your usual ATS. This platform helps empower growing businesses to take ownership of hiring and find excellent candidates more quickly, easily, and at a lower cost. GoHire’s goal is to help businesses get great people more easily while enabling them to focus on growing their business. Now, with today’s announcement of being listed in the NachoNacho B2B SaaS Marketplace with 25% lifetime cashback, the recruiting process has been made more simple, accessible, and affordable than ever before.

David Dewey, CEO of GoHire.io, states, “We’re delighted to be partnering with Nacho Nacho, who share our commitment to providing businesses with time-saving solutions that are certain to help them to grow and prosper.”

Companies waste, on average, 30% of their SaaS spend and lots of time managing their SaaS stack. SaaS spending is the 3rd highest cost center for businesses. As the economy slows, revenues fall, and fund-raising gets significantly more challenging, many small businesses struggle to identify areas to cut spending without cutting headcount. Now, with companies like GoHire allowing their customers a convenient way to subscribe to their software, save and manage the subscription in one place, SaaS Sprawl will hopefully become a thing of the past. All the while enabling companies to add more qualified talent to their teams more easily and affordably than ever before.

NachoNacho’s subscription management dashboard

“With current labor market conditions and the fundamental shift to remote work, in many cases, the time has arrived for better cost and time efficiency when hiring quality candidates. We’re pleased to offer GoHire’s innovative recruiting software to complement our fast-growing SaaS Marketplace,” says NachoNacho Head of Partnerships Jochen Talmon. NachoNacho’s newly rebranded marketplace and spend management solution was created to help companies combat the many problems associated with SaaS Sprawl by providing a better way to manage SaaS products, discover new tools, and save in the process – similar to Amazon’s marketplace model for consumer goods.

NachoNacho empowers thousands of small and mid-sized businesses to save money & time by helping them take control of their SaaS stack and helping them find and save on exciting & relevant software tools to do more, better, quicker, and cheaper. NachoNacho allows small businesses to manage existing subscriptions with secure virtual credit cards in one company-wide account. Hundreds of top SaaS vendors like GoHire use NachoNacho to find their best customers through powerful data and algorithmic matching.

NachoNacho’s B2B SaaS Marketplace

GoHire is available on NachoNacho.com’s marketplace for 25% off for life on all plans. For more information, please contact their marketing lead Andy Karuza at Andy@NachoNacho.com.

About NachoNacho
NachoNacho is the world’s largest B2B SaaS marketplace for businesses to manage, discover, and save on top SaaS products (up to 30% lifetime).

New York, NY, September 24, 2022 –(PR.com)– The albeit, early-stage UX Adtech concept (CASPAD) is claimed to offer users a greater degree of control as to how they are presented with video advertising via mobile, online and eventually connected TV. This increases the level of control, offering to substantially increase the quality of a user’s connected experience as it relates to video advertising.

The Concept’s creator, UX ADNET, claims from its findings to date that the increase in quality of user experience will have a direct positive impact on ROAS (Return on Ad Spend) and other important metrics, while bolstering brand safety and also first-party data strategies.

Should UX ADNET’s claims be borne out, it could signal that there is potentially a real commercial incentive to create more truly user-centric Adtech; that benefits, of course, the users, but also advertisers, publishers and the Industry as a whole.

Anthony French, creator of UX ADNET, recently put it this way: “Many of the largest, most influential companies and brands in the world are heavily invested in video advertising. The industry itself embraces the importance of User Experience (UX), yet Adtech solutions, which at their core, demonstrably value the user’s connected experience remain scarce. We see this as potentially a big opportunity, bearing in mind how much user needs and expectations have evolved over time, coupled with the growing importance of first-party data.”

French was quick to point out, however: “Much as we see the likely value in our concept, it is nonetheless still in the very early stages; we are, therefore, seeking a partner to help more fully validate and test the concept’s potential applications.”

This, however, is not the end of the story.

Despite the fact that UX ADNET is very new on the scene and is without a history of creating Adtech concepts or solutions of any kind, it already appears on Google page one for Adtech concepts, Video Adtech concepts, UX Adtech, and other searches.

The potential significance of this is, of course, subject to speculation. Yet, UX Adtech that promises at least to genuinely value the experience of the user and that also unlocks new commercial benefits for advertisers and publishers, could be a welcome message to those companies heavily invested in the future growth of video advertising. This, bearing in mind, also, the need for the industry to regain the trust of largely ad-sick users, which is nothing if not topical.

The team at UX ADNET is currently looking to make contact with a development partner who is best able to visualize and prove the concept’s true potential, under an engagement model based on the partner owning outright all IP created. This would be in return for UX ADNET receiving a nominal share of revenues created from any solution.

Those who represent an organization connected to the provision of Video Adtech Solutions, Video Advertising Services, Platforms or a related area, and would like to find out more about CASPAD with a view to potentially working with UX ADNET, may start here: www.uxadnet.com/UX-Adtech-Concepts.

UX ADNET creates UX Adtech concepts that truly and demonstrably value the experience of device users. The UX ADNET site was created to elevate the profile of CASPAD, its core UX Adtech concept, a concept originally showcased on www.disruptionideas.com.

London, United Kingdom, September 25, 2022 –(PR.com)– BizGees’s co-founder Zulfiqar Deo will speak at the coming Sharing Economy Global conference organised by MarketPlace Risk. MarketPlace Risk organises the only conference focused on risk management, trust & safety, compliance and legal strategy for the marketplace startup industry. The Sharing Economy Global Summit is sponsored by ANON, Verify, Mastercard, Tint, Tipalti, Trulioo, Unit 21, Active Fence, iBoot, CBI, and Sharing Economy UK, among others.

Zulfiqar Deo will be discussing the BizGees approach of working with student journalists to inform and educate their GenZ peer groups about the issues and concerns of refugees and post conflict communities across the world. To date, they have worked with 50 plus students from Oxford University and the War Studies Department, King’s College in London over the last 18 months. These articles have also been reposted by Adamah Media to inform and educate their readership as well.

You can find this knowledge-base below on the BizGees website:
– Refugee Issue articles
– Post conflict articles

About BizGees

BizGees is a fintech start-up that provides funding to post-conflict communities using sponsorship and sales of artisanal products. Winners of the Infosys Challenge – UNICEF FinTech Jam for Good. BizGees have a footprint on 4 different continents generating a five-fold impact.

Media contacts:
@ZulfiqarDeo
@BizGees
@arts4refugees

Los Angeles, CA, September 26, 2022 –(PR.com)– Okfans gives content creators across a variety of industries and niches – including established YouTubers, fitness gurus, health and wellness coaches, adult artists, musicians, and models – an established income stream from their profession.

While it is not solely a platform for explicit adult content, the uncensored nature of the website will appeal particularly to adult content creators, who can monetize content in a safe space visible only to subscribing fans. A dedicated Content Removal Service adds a layer of security to protect adult artists from leaked or stolen intimate videos or images.

A New Way for Content Creators To Earn Money

Agim, CEO at Okfans says, “Content creators worldwide are essentially handing out their talent for free on social sites like TikTok and Instagram. And influencers will know making money from traditional social sharing is a long, laborious process of pitching and networking.

“OKFans offers another way. It offers instant access to revenue streams. It’s a ready-made paying audience for artists of all descriptions. Adult and otherwise.

“We’re turning social sharing on its head. Instead of paying out for ads to get your content seen, we put your content in front of people who want to pay to see it. Your content, your talents have value. Okfans will turn that value into dollars.”

How Okfans Works?

Content creators share their exclusive content, fans pay a monthly membership for the privilege of accessing content via the site. Content creators selling exclusive content keep 80% of their sales, with the platform taking a 20% commission.

Content creators can then access and withdraw the money earned on the platform by signing into their personal accounts.

About Okfans

Okfans is a subscription social platform changing how content creators can earn money from social sharing. Fans pay for content via a monthly subscription, while content creators can set up their own businesses within the site to monetize their profession.

European Venture Shows Resilience According to Atomico Report

The slowdown in venture capital funding has been a worldwide phenomenon, and research by VC firm Atomico reveals that this “adjusted market reality is here to stay”. Based on data from Dealroom and Crunchbase, Atomico predicts a 52% decline in European start-up funding this year compared to 2021, assuming no changes. This is a decline, but similar to the downward trend in other major regions.

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It is worth noting that the report excludes Israel, which is often included in European venture data summaries, as well as biotech, secondaries, debt, or lending capital. The exclusion of some of these sectors and funding routes, which are experiencing growth, is significant. However, the geographical, sectoral, and funding-type limitations are consistent with previous Atomico reports, providing a reliable basis for historical comparison.

Similar to the United States, Europe is facing similar challenges, including infrequent exits and a poorly performing IPO market. However, recent European venture capital totals are still worth examining for potential optimism despite the predicted decrease in funding levels.

The Bad News Isn’t So Bad After All

According to Atomico, European tech investment volumes are expected to reach $51 billion in 2023, approximately half of the 2021 levels. However, the comparison is not very useful as it was a year of exceptional growth. A more useful comparison is with previous years with a more stable funding climate than the inflated 2021 figures.

Purcellville, VA, September 27, 2022 –(PR.com)– From a survey of the academic core curricula of more than 1,100 colleges and universities, Patrick Henry College was recognized as one of only 24 institutions to receive an “A” rating and one of only seven colleges to earn a grade of 100%, in the American Council of Trustees and Alumni “What Will They Learn?”® annual report for the 2022-2023 school year.

“What Will They Learn?”® (WWTL) rates on an “A” through “F” scale based on how many of seven core subject institutions require students to study. Of the 1,100 in the report, PHC is one of just 24 institutions that requires at least six of the seven subjects to join the prestigious list of “A” schools and one of only seven schools to require all seven WWTL subjects—earning a grade of 100% and placing PHC in the top 1% in the nation. Additionally, PHC is the only Protestant/evangelical college in the nation that requires students to study all seven.

According to ACTA, “A well-designed general education curriculum equips students for conversations of perennial human concern and provides a foundation in essential aspects of our political, economic, and scientific systems.”

Because ACTA only reviews colleges and universities that are regionally accredited, the “A” rating from ACTA was only possible because of the recent vote by the Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges who voted unanimously to accept PHC’s application for membership. Patrick Henry College is now regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

By demonstrating compliance with the Principles of Accreditation, SACSCOC accreditation gives our students and their families confidence that PHC has adequate resources, programs, and services to promote student success. It also assures graduate programs and employers of PHC’s educational quality.­­­

“The ‘A’ rating from ACTA’s What Will They Learn?® project is a distinct honor for Patrick Henry College and, along with regional accreditation from SACSCOC, confirms the effectiveness of our academic program. After just 22 years of existence, PHC has won more moot court national championships than any other college in America, had more graduates clerk for the US Supreme Court than any other evangelical Christian college in the nation, and continues an unparalleled track record of success in placing alumni in top graduate programs, law schools, and every level of government,” said Jack W. Haye, PHC’s president.

PHC offers a unique conservative Christian education that follows a classical liberal arts methodology. The fusion of three commitments sets Patrick Henry College apart from any other college in the world:

· High Academic Rigor
· Fidelity to the Spirit of the American Founding
· Unwavering Biblical Worldview.

Primary Contact:
Stephen C. Allen, Assistant VP and Director of Communication
540.441.8722 | Email: scallen@phc.edu
Patrick Henry College | 10 Patrick Henry Circle | Purcellville, VA 20132 | phc.edu

Knoxville, TN, September 27, 2022 –(PR.com)– Founded by Britt Schwartz and Bob Dziewulski, Decisive Capital, Inc., an equity investment firm that takes active ownership roles through investments in professional service and emerging tech companies, announces the addition of equity investor and Chief Performance Officer, Tara Miller. Decisive’s mission is to partner with owners who dare to double down on their visions and are ready to lean into scaling their organizations through sophisticated business practices while protecting their companies’ souls – and Miller represents a unique and expanded way to do that.

“Bob and Britt’s approach to helping founders navigate the complexities of business growth while staying true to the original vision is inspiring,” says Miller. Tara Miller brings international recognition as a therapist, published author, and performance coach to the Decisive Capital team. Miller worked at an executive level in digital marketing and related fields prior to over 10 years of working with clients in private practice. Drawing on neuroscience-based modalities to support peak performance achievement, Miller has been instrumental in the success of high-level entrepreneurs in supporting them in achieving mastery in all areas of life and work. Knowing Britt’s passion for marketing and commitment to building a values-first company and recognizing the need for this investment in growing companies, Miller was drawn to the vision of Decisive Capital.

“Tara’s contribution as a performance coach alone significantly improves the impact we have on the companies we work with, but her experience prior to pursuing counseling provides a unique expertise that I’m confident will provide exponential benefit to the founders we invest in,” says Dziewulski. “I’ve seen the impact of Tara’s work as a coach. I’m astonished at the resulting change in those she’s coaching. I’m grateful she is a part of the team, and I know she will compound the impact we have on the companies we invest in.”

“I’ve had the opportunity to work with Tara in a variety of ways through the years. Knowing the impact she’s had on me as a leader made it an obvious ‘yes’ when Tara shared interest in Decisive Capital,” says Britt. “I know that the leaders of the companies we invest in will greatly benefit from Tara’s involvement in their development and their company’s growth.”

To learn more about Decisive Capital or Tara Miller, visit www.decisivecap.co

About Decisive Capital, Inc.
Founded in 2021 by Britt Schwartz and Bob Dziewulski, Decisive Capital is an equity investment firm with offices in Knoxville and Manhattan. Decisive Capital takes active equity positions within professional service and emerging technology companies, offering the insights, strategies, and outcomes they’ve successfully driven for companies prior. They have requested that it be noted that they are not a hands-off PE or a demanding investment bank – instead, it is their deep desire to help owners realize the fullest potential of their visions.

Lakewood, CO, September 27, 2022 –(PR.com)– Launching a new company, a new product and a new standard in home networks, Techology will debut its brand-new RouterBox at the CEDIA Expo, the premier event for home tech pros, in Dallas, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1. Designed to “play well with other network equipment,” RouterBox will be featured in the expo’s Launchpad, an area exclusively for new companies and products.

RouterBox, which is uniquely technology-and brand-agnostic, was created to provide a new solution for managing network installations and takeovers that is both flexible and reliable for homeowners. Techology works with custom integrators to provide next-level monitoring and remote support services.

“The network is truly the backbone of every home automation system, and the router is its most critical component. We’ve heard from homeowners and integrators across the country who are dissatisfied and frustrated with their networks and that’s where Techology and RouterBox come in,” said CEO John Young. “Whether you’re looking to build a new network or rescue one, RouterBox will protect your existing investment and ensure clients get what they need and want the first time.”

With its mobile app, RouterBox makes it easy to troubleshoot from anywhere and self-healing technology detects cable changes, notifies parties and makes it easy for integrators to fix issues remotely. It also features multi-gig speeds, streamlined communication, and the ability to increase customer satisfaction and build recurring revenue with monthly service plans.

“We can’t wait to debut and share RouterBox with everyone at CEDIA and to let the world know that there is now a better option for home automation and networking,” Young added.