Small Business

SOFTRAX Named 2024 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist in Best Subscription Billing Solution

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Data Management, Accounting, Technology, Professional Services, Business, Small Business, Data Analytics, Software, Other Professional Services, Internet, Finance, Automation, Education, Innovation, Communication, Educational technology, SIIA, SVP, Publishing, ASC, Allocation, Property management

SOFTRAX, a leading provider of cloud-based billing and revenue management solutions, today announced that the SOFTRAX Revenue Management System was named a 2024 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist in the Best Subscription Billing Solution category.

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  • SOFTRAX, a leading provider of cloud-based billing and revenue management solutions, today announced that the SOFTRAX Revenue Management System was named a 2024 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist in the Best Subscription Billing Solution category.
  • The SOFTRAX Revenue Management System meets the needs of today’s business models by handling all forms of billing, renewal management, and revenue recognition for B-to-B organizations.
  • Today’s companies still need these features to manage legacy business models, but also seek support for complex subscription and consumption billing models in one package.
  • “SOFTRAX is honored to be selected as a finalist for the 2024 CODiE Awards for Best Subscription Billing Solution,” said Tom Zauli, SVP and General Manager at SOFTRAX.

Suffolk Kicks off 2024 “Build With Us @ Suffolk” Program in Boston for Trade Partners, Opening Doors for Minority-, Women- and Veteran-owned Business Enterprises in Construction

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Professional Services, Philanthropy, Interior Design, Small Business, Building Systems, Architecture, Other Philanthropy, Defense, Growth, SBA, Computing, Mentorship, Partnership, History, Small Business Administration, Small business, Curriculum, DBE, Multimedia, Workplace, Management

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240328596143/en/
    Participants in the "Build With Us @ Suffolk" Boston Class of 2024 gather in Suffolk's Boston headquarters on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, to kick off the four-week small business accelerator program for M/W/VBE businesses.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Recognizing potential barriers facing smaller M/W/VBE firms, the eight-course “Build With Us @ Suffolk” program helps them open doors, expand their businesses, develop important relationships, and make their unique mark on the industry.
  • Unlike most construction training programs, “Build With Us @ Suffolk” provides direct access to Suffolk leaders by assigning mentors who nurture and maintain relationships with participants after graduation.
  • “As a minority, I am both appreciative and grateful for the chance to participate in the ‘Build With Us @ Suffolk’ program,” said Pereira.

M-Files CEO Antti Nivala to Deliver Keynote at AIIM 2024

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Technology, Legal, Insurance, Human Resources, Finance, Consulting, Small Business, Banking, Accounting, Professional Services, Artificial Intelligence, Software, Internet, Data Management, Knowledge, Automation, Organization, Conference, Communication, Intelligence, Antti, AI, Digital transformation, Booth, Information management, Online shopping

M-Files , the leader in knowledge work automation, today announced that M-Files founder and CEO, Antti Nivala, will present a solution keynote at the AIIM 2024 Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

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  • M-Files , the leader in knowledge work automation, today announced that M-Files founder and CEO, Antti Nivala, will present a solution keynote at the AIIM 2024 Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
  • "An organization’s information is the lifeline that provides the insights required to gain collective intelligence,” said Antti Nivala, CEO and founder, M-Files.
  • M-Files' presence at AIIM 2024 underscores its commitment to changing the way we work in the digital age.
  • To learn more about M-Files’ presence at the event and innovative approaches to document management, visit: https://www.m-files.com/m-files-events-webinars/

Harvard Business Review Analytic Services Survey Highlights Missed Opportunities for Those Without Tuition Assistance Benefits

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Training, Preschool, Labor, Public Policy, Government, Small Business, Other Education, Continuing, University, Human Resources, Primary, Secondary, Finance, Education, Other Consumer, Banking, Accounting, Professional Services, Consumer, Packaging, Engineering, Chemicals, Plastics, Automotive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Other Policy Issues, Workforce, HBR, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Organization, Strategic Education, Inc., Management

Ninety-one percent agree that tuition assistance (TA) benefits programs can give organizations a competitive advantage by upskilling the workforce.

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  • Ninety-one percent agree that tuition assistance (TA) benefits programs can give organizations a competitive advantage by upskilling the workforce.
  • The survey also revealed that nearly 90% of business leadership agree that, for organizations in their industry, there is strategic value in offering tuition assistance benefits to employees.
  • Yet, despite this agreement, the survey highlights an inherent paradox and an opportunity for employers to gain a competitive advantage.
  • Eighty-five percent of the business leadership surveyed agree that the positive outcomes from offering tuition assistance benefits outweigh the costs of paying for employees’ education.

Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation Reports 2023 Fourth Quarter Results

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Finance, Banking, Small Business, Professional Services, REIT, Residential Building & Real Estate, Joint Ventures, CMCT, NOI, Investment, Depreciation, FFO, Core, Holding company

Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (NASDAQ and TASE: CMCT) (“we”, “our”, “CMCT”, or the “Company”), today reported operating results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023.

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  • Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (NASDAQ and TASE: CMCT) (“we”, “our”, “CMCT”, or the “Company”), today reported operating results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Funds from operations attributable to common stockholders (“FFO”)(3)1 was $(9.9) million, or $(0.44) per diluted share.
  • “We made additional strides in early 2024 improving our multifamily occupancy,” said David Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation.
  • Office Segment NOI(5) decreased to $5.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, from $6.9 million for the same period in 2022.

Empower Readies New Digital Solution to Help Small Employers Create 401(k) Plans

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Software, Personal Finance, Finance, Asset Management, Small Business, Professional Services, Technology, Fintech, Congress, ERISA, Partnership, Public policy, Small business, Private sector, TPA, Investment, Small Business Administration, Workforce, Retirement, Legislation, Financial adviser

Empower today is unveiling new plans to launch a digital solution that will remove access barriers and give more small employers the ability to establish workplace retirement plans for their employees.

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  • Empower today is unveiling new plans to launch a digital solution that will remove access barriers and give more small employers the ability to establish workplace retirement plans for their employees.
  • The new program — called Ready Select — is designed for small and start-up plans with up to $1 million in assets.
  • Historically, complexity and administrative burdens have presented barriers to the creation of workplace retirement plans for small employers and start-up companies.
  • “These partners know how to help employers and Empower stands ready to help them bring their know-how to new plans.”

Resources Connection to Acquire Reference Point LLC

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Insurance, Human Resources, Finance, Consulting, Banking, Accounting, Professional Services, Small Business, Data Analytics, Other Professional Services, Organization, Growth, Digital, Reference Point, Data, RGP, Consultant, Financial services

Resources Connection, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGP) (“RGP”), a global consulting firm, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reference Point LLC (“Reference Point”).

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  • Resources Connection, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGP) (“RGP”), a global consulting firm, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reference Point LLC (“Reference Point”).
  • Led by Managing Partner Scott Goeden, Reference Point employs a differentiated consulting delivery model where engagements are led by former industry executives supported by top-tier consultants.
  • Reference Point was established in 2002 by former banking executives aiming to help clients manage complex operational challenges unique to the financial services industry.
  • Clearsight Advisors, Inc. served as exclusive financial advisor to Reference Point in connection with the transaction.

Equitable Announces New Leadership Appointments

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Professional Services, Small Business, Insurance, Human Resources, Finance, Consulting, Fairfield University, Congress, Investment management, Slavic studies, Equitable Holdings, Growth, Bähr, Retirement, Prudential, Business administration, European studies, Merrill (company), Education, Policy, Small business, MEP, Head, Ursinus College, Pension, Ameritas, PEPS, FINRA, American Council, ADP, Kais, Financial adviser

Company veteran Jessica Baehr, who served as the Head of Group Retirement since 2021, has assumed a new leadership position as the President of Equitable Investment Management.

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  • Company veteran Jessica Baehr, who served as the Head of Group Retirement since 2021, has assumed a new leadership position as the President of Equitable Investment Management.
  • “Equitable Investment Management is a differentiator for Equitable.
  • Her previous leadership roles also include serving as the Chief Operating Officer for the company’s Life and Employee Benefits businesses and Head of Investor Relations for Equitable Holdings.
  • Prior to Equitable, Baehr started her career in the non-profit sector working in higher education and international development.

Extend Expands Spend Management Offering With Launch of Team Budgets

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Consulting, Banking, Accounting, Technology, Professional Services, Small Business, Other Technology, Legal, Insurance, Human Resources, Finance, Spend, Risk, Multimedia, Organizing, Fraud, Bank

Extend , a leading virtual card and spend management platform, today announced the availability of team budgets, a new feature that helps finance leaders organize and control spending by empowering employees to send and manage secure virtual cards.

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  • Extend , a leading virtual card and spend management platform, today announced the availability of team budgets, a new feature that helps finance leaders organize and control spending by empowering employees to send and manage secure virtual cards.
  • Extend is available via the credit cards companies already use, and more than 6,000 businesses pay with Extend, making millions of virtual card transactions worth billions of dollars every year.
  • With the rollout of team budgets, those customers gain an even easier way to eliminate risky card sharing behavior and achieve more with their preferred card programs.
  • Extend solves this dilemma with team budgets.”

Generational Group Advises Britton Marketing & Design Group in its Sale to BrandStar

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Search Engine Marketing, Other Professional Services, Blogging, Other Communications, Technology, Finance, Marketing, Consulting, Advertising, Small Business, Banking, Communications, Professional Services, Other Technology, Internet, DNA, Sale

Generational Group , a leading middle market investment bank for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, BMD Agency, LLC (dba Britton Marketing & Design Group) to BrandStar, Inc.

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  • Generational Group , a leading middle market investment bank for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, BMD Agency, LLC (dba Britton Marketing & Design Group) to BrandStar, Inc.
  • Britton Marketing & Design Group (BMDG), located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a boutique branding and design firm that helps companies define what makes them different from all others.
  • BMDG helps companies brand their DNA by developing nuanced visuals and copy to express their brand uniquely and then develop marketing strategies and execute on those marketing plans.
  • Generational Group Executive Managing Director of M&A – Central Region, Michael Goss , Marcia Conley, a Generational Group Authorized Affiliate, with the support of Vice President, Madison Buckley successfully closed the transaction.