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
Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Creating a collaborative work space
In honor of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Startup Sioux City featured a week of stories on local entrepreneurs. The response was overwhelming, and therefore, we’re going to continue to run the responses we received through this week. Find all the stories here. BUSINESS OWNER: Diane Daby BUSINESS NAME: Springboard Coworking MAIN PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Collaborative Workspace and private meeting spaces YEAR STARTED: 2013
Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Startups excite, motivate community
BUSINESS OWNER: Sean Richardson (with co-founder Blake Anderson) BUSINESS NAME: RXA Technology MAIN PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Mobile and Web Apps YEAR STARTED: 2013 ADDRESS: Sioux City, IA WEBSITE: RXATechnology.com TWITTER: @rxaSean Q: What makes you an entrepreneur? A: I am an entrepreneur because I turned an idea into a business. I grew up around entrepreneurs – my mom owns Sunnybrook Flowershop and Greenhouse in Moville, IA
Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: A BBQ hobby goes full time
This is the fourth in a week of profiles of local entrepreneurs who have started businesses in Siouxland. Some are small – with only one or two employees – while others have grown through the years to many employees. But all of them have started businesses here and this week share some feedback on what it means to start and