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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 22nd, 2011 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on Coupons for causes: Startup wants to couple giving and saving
Santa Barbara-based startup Win Win Living is putting a twist on the daily coupon by giving consumers a good deal and a chance to donate to charities.
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, April 11th, 2011 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on California classics: ’60s shoe brand SeaVees revived
Steven Tiller and Derek Galkin want to revive the California dream and promise of the 1960s. And put it on your feet, stylishly. They are the creative minds behind the “respectful rehabilitation” of SeaVees, a 1960s sneaker brand that was defunct for half a century before the pair resurrected it and melded it with a Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Features, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on A concierge in your pocket: SocialStay app keeps guest, hotel connected
SocialStay developed a mobile application that delivers hotel-specific concierge services to guests
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 6th, 2010 / Technology / Comments Off on Cleaning up classifieds: Bonqo takes on Craigslist with monitored approach
Craigslist is the dominant force in online classifieds. But it doesn’t take much sifting through its 1990s-era design and scrum of irrelevant, obviously fake or just plain dirty ads to spark the question: Can’t this be done better? Santa Barbara-based startup Bonqo.com believes the answer is yes. And its solution is to use real, live Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on RingRevenue announces $4M capital raise
RingRevenue has raised $4 million in a second round of venture capital financing, bringing its funding to $7.5 million since its launch in 2009.
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, November 29th, 2010 / Green Coast, Technology / Comments Off on GE backs Camarillo’s grass-to-gas firm
CoolPlanetBioFuels has brought its fundraising total to $11.5 million with a capital infusion from GE Energy Financial Services.
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, November 22nd, 2010 / Features, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on Main Street, online: Coupeez brings e-coupons to small businesses
Matthew Graczyk wants to bring online coupons to mom-and-pop shops across the nation, and he’s starting with downtown Ventura. Graczyk is the founder of Coupeez, an online service that lets companies post coupons and discounts. The site launched in October. So far, it has signed up about 100 businesses, many within walking distance of Coupeez’s Read More →
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