Profile: Sage business advice from a Country Club Hitchhiker
By John Paul Engel You probably wouldn’t expect to find a hitchhiker on Country Club Boulevard. Yet, every weekday for decades Richard Crawford has hitchhiked into work. In fact, hitchhiking is a central part of his networking strategy. According to Richard, “People who pick up hitchhikers are the nicest people. I get at least two to three clients a month
Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Mara Jorgensen of Fast Solutions
Name: Mara Jorgensen Company: Fast Solutions, Inc. Title: Senior Software Developer Website: http://www.consultfast.com Twitter: @consultfast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=11609496&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic Short bio: I have over ten years of experience in developing software for large businesses, primarily manufacturing. I enjoy working with business users and implementing software solutions to help increase their productivity. I will see a project through from analysis to implementation to
Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Todd Carnes of Traxter
Name: Todd Carnes Company: Traxter LLC Title: Owner Email: ToddC.traxter@gmail.com Website: https://s3.amazonaws.com/traxterLandPage/Traxter/landingPage.html Give us a short description of your business: Traxter LLC markets a full tracking solution coupled with a free electronic hour logging application to insurance companies. We market to insurance companies, because then we get their client base, they receive data, and the truckers all get the electronic
Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Jamie Vondrak of Concierge Services of Siouxland
Name: Jamie Vondrak Company: Concierge Services of Siouxland, LLC Title: Owner/Personal Concierge Website: www.siouxlandconcierge.com Facebook: siouxlandconcierge LinkedIn: Jamie Vondrak Give us a short description of your business: Concierge Services of Siouxland is a “do it all” organization. I complete jobs ranging from personal errands like banking and grocery shopping, to business services like setting up online accounts, planning corporate
Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Alex Fuller of Saviral
Founder: Alex Fuller Company: LegitDesigns, LLC / Saviral Marketing Location: Sioux City, Iowa Website: http://Saviral.com and http://legitdesigns.com Twitter: @SaviralOnline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saviralmarketing Give us a short description of your business? LegitDesigns is an all-encompassing creative digital agency, providing custom creative, web, and now introducing our online marketing solutions with SAVIRAL (Savvy-Viral). With Saviral we assist our clients with social, search, and other
Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Sara Gotch and LOVOTO
BUSINESS OWNER: Sara Gotch BUSINESS NAME: LOVOTO LLC MAIN PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Transitional Videos / Scanning developed photos / Creating digital scrapbooks YEAR STARTED: 2014 ADDRESS: 520 Nebraska Street STE 404 • Sioux City, IA • 51101 WEBSITE: www.lovoto.co SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/lovotollc VIDEO: LOVOTO Video Q: What makes you an entrepreneur? A: What makes me an entrepreneur is that I have taken the time
Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Sioux Guitars Born out of Rebel Passion
BUSINESS OWNER: Ryan Meyers BUSINESS NAME: Sioux Guitars MAIN PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Effects Pedals, Amps, and Reverb Tanks ADDRESS: Sioux City, IA WEBSITE: SiouxGuitars.com, and Facebook, and Twitter, and Tumblr 1. What makes you an entrepreneur? I don’t know. I’ve always been driven to do stuff without asking permission. I started as a teenager building composting bins out of pallets. Then I started my own music fanzine, shooting
Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneur uses Business to Break the Mold
BUSINESS OWNER: Beth Trejo BUSINESS NAME: Chatterkick MAIN PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Social Media Marketing Agency YEAR STARTED: 2012 ADDRESS: 306 Virginia St. Ste A, Sioux City, IA 51101 WEBSITE: Chatterkick.com, and Facebook, and Twitter 1. What makes you an entrepreneur? Before I started this business, I definitely did not fit into the stereotypical mold of a classic entrepreneur or start-up business executive. I’m not a big risk