Posts made in September, 2015

New web show will put your idea to the test

Posted by on Sep 19, 2015 in Featured Stories, Innovation Tuesday | 0 comments

Do you have a great idea you think might be a money maker, but you’re not sure where to turn to find out if your hunch is a good one? A St. Louis entrepreneur says he can provide you some direction, starting next month, via a new online video program called “Cash or Crash.” Entrepreneur Dr. Renato Cataldo has already founded one video-based company in St. Louis. His CrazyForEducation.com start-up collects instructional videos from teachers and distributes them to students and parents for a fee, with the teachers who create the videos sharing in the revenue. Hear founder Renato...

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Illinois county finds a fit in PFITR

Posted by on Sep 11, 2015 in Featured Stories, Innovation Tuesday | 0 comments

Madison County, Illinois has turned to a St. Louis startup company to help guide the county’s future investment decisions. The southern Illinois county’s selection of PFITR (pronounced P-fitter) comes several months after County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler announced Madison County received a $340,000 settlement of an arbitration claim against an Arkansas securities firm that was charging excessive commissions on county investments made prior to Prenzler’s administration. The firm settled the 2011 claim without admitting liability. Prenzler says the selection of PFITR, a Software as a...

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HIPAA help from a St. Louis startup

Posted by on Sep 4, 2015 in Featured Stories, Innovation Tuesday | 0 comments

As founder and CEO of a company that guides medical professionals through the complex and daunting world of HIPAA – the 1996 federal law that restricts access to individuals’ private medical information — Sarah Badahman knows she needs to express to her customers passion and enthusiasm for the subject matter. To wit:  her LinkedIn profile reads, in part, “I have been accused of being a special kind of crazy since I love HIPAA and all things security related!” “Apparently, this is not a normal love,” she writes. Hear Sarah Badahman’s interview on KMOX Radio/St. Louis by clicking...

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