GROWING BUSINESS WITH BLUEVINE: Flexible Financing Lifts Florida Toy Company
October 11, 2017 By Louis DeNicola
THE CLIENT: Funky Planet
Paul Abondano and his brother Sebastian design and sell several lines of radio-controlled helicopters, quadcopters, and cars from their Florida-based company Funky Planet and its sister-company Grooyi Toys.
It’s not an easy business. Kids get swept up in free-to-play mobile games and when there is a new “hot toy” it often fizzles out after a few months. Flexible and reliable financing is definitely important, Paul says. Unfortunately, they didn’t find it in “old-school lending.”
4 Questions to Ask Before Signing Up for a Small Business Loan
October 10, 2017 By Meredith Wood
Are you in the market for a small business loan? Before signing the dotted line, make sure you’re working with the right lender and have a rock-solid understanding of what it will take to pay back your loan on time.
Your answers to the questions below will reveal if you’re ready to accept that loan or not.
GROWING BUSINESS WITH BLUEVINE: Emergency Response Systems Firm Taps Into Unpaid Invoices
October 4, 2017 By Louis DeNicola
THE CLIENT: Conveyant Systems, Inc.
Conveyant Systems, Inc.’s products can save lives when disaster strikes.
Consider what happens after someone has a heart attack inside a large office building. A witness calls 9-1-1, but the dispatcher might not be able to easily identify what floor the call is originating from, or where on the floor the caller is located.
One of Conveyant Systems, Inc.’s products, Sentry E911 Emergency Response Management solutions (ERM) can help the emergency response team pinpoint the caller’s precise location. It can even be setup to notify on-site security or medical personnel who can then provide assistance until the emergency team arrives.
GROWING BUSINESS WITH BLUEVINE: Maine Startup Is One of the Fastest Growing Firms in the Nation
September 25, 2017 By BlueVine
THE CLIENT: SaviLinx
SaviLinx offers technology support and business processing services to big companies and government agencies. The Maine-based firm is growing fast. In fact, it was recently named one of the fastest growing private companies in the country by Inc. Magazine.
That’s pretty impressive for a four-year old company, and it’s partly thanks to BlueVine, says founder and CEO Heather Blease: “I will say that BlueVine was really an important part of our growth.”
GROWING BUSINESS WITH BLUEVINE: Strategic Design Company Unlocks Cash in Unpaid Invoices
September 18, 2017 By Louis DeNicola
THE CLIENT: Crush & Lovely
Founded in 2004, Crush & Lovely is a New York-based strategic design company that helps businesses with their strategy, design and content creation.
Their clients include nonprofits and Fortune 100 companies, says CEO Matt Blanchard. One prominent client is National Geographic, whose transformation from an iconic monthly print magazine to a digital content producer got a boost from Blanchard’s team.