Arch Grants notes successes, seeks to broaden base
By Renee Moore, Staff Writer. The executive director of Arch Grants is inviting everyone to be part of her organization’s story. Arch Grants is a nonprofit organization that accelerates economic development and community revitalization by providing $50,000 equity-free grants and pro-bono support services to entrepreneurs who locate their early-stage businesses in St. Louis. As a nonprofit, Arch Grants relies on the generosity of the general public to advance its mission to rejuvenate the regional economy. “The whole community can engage,” says Ginger Imster. “Accredited...
Read MoreSt. Louis start-up helps small business grow revenue
By Renee Moore, Staff Writer You know Chris. He owns a manufacturing company that has three employees. His day is filled with running operations, accounting, production and sales appointments. After being in business for more than five years, Chris knows there are no shortcuts to growing a company. But what Chris doesn’t know, say founders of a St. Louis startup, is that there’s a simple step he can take to stay top of mind with current and potential customers. Hatchbuck, an all-in-one sales and marketing platform, is designed specifically for Chris and millions of small business owners who...
Read MoreSt. Louis company places dignity of living in palm of hand
By Renee Moore, staff writer Everyone talks about the dignity of dying, but what about the dignity of living? Aluminum walkers with tennis ball bottoms, hideous reading devices and difficult medication packaging should not be things that our loved ones are forced to accept as they age. Everything about these products is a continuous reminder that their bodies are not as young as their hearts. For many seniors, their sense of dignity wears down as they contend with poorly designed merchandise. As an industrial designer of medical, mobile and consumer products, Dr. Bryce G. Rutter, founder and...
Read MoreTo St. Louis startup, a picture’s worth more than a thousand words
By Renee Moore, staff writer. Snap a picture of the scoreboard after a Blues game and tweet it out. Take a picture of your daughter stuffing her bear at Build-A-Bear and post it to Instagram. Those pictures, which fall under the heading of User Generated Content, may appeal to a broader audience far beyond your followers and friends. According to Christina Hawatmeh, founder and CEO of Scopio, eighty-six percent of businesses use content marketing. Until Scopio, there hasn’t been an easy way to connect businesses that are interested in purchasing social media-generated content directly with...
Read MoreA St. Louis startup with growing potential
By Renee Moore, staff writer. Farmers markets are popping up in every community. Walmart sells organic produce because consumers are demanding a purer form of food. One health conscious mother of four recently commented that, “if I could grow it all myself, I would.” There’s no question that “garden grown” is better, but gardening is time consuming, and weather and space dependent. Hummingbird Technologies co-founders Danny Verghese, Tejesh Patel and Marin Assaliyski are changing the way gardens are grown with their innovative product called the Nectar —...
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