KISSIMMEE, Fla., -- Triacinter, based in Kissimmee, is currently working with officials from Orange and Osceola County on electronic security systems and energy management solutions.
Triacinter, located at the University of Central Florida Business Incubator in Kissimmee with offices in Caracas, Venezuela, is looking for distributors to showcase their products which focus on integrated security and energy efficient technologies not only for businesses but for residential as well.
Triacinter’s major products focus on energy conservation, access, and visitor control systems using proprietary technologies according to Luis Bidrogo, chief operating officer for the company’s U.S. division.
Bidrogo said Triacinter’s engineered and developed Smart Building Solutions a system that centralize, monitor, and control many critical areas in a building resulting in a more secure and energy efficient facility.
Bidrogo emphasized that Visipass is ideal not only for businesses that require a log of visitors, but for schools, medical offices that need to add security and keep digital records.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
“Banking with Benefits” is Topic of Seminar July 20 at UCF Business Incubator in St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD, Fla., – The University of Central Florida Business Incubator in St. Cloud will present Banking with Benefits, a lunch and learn seminar from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20 at the UCF Business Incubator located at Stevens Plantation Business Park in St. Cloud at 3201 Budinger Ave.
Jim Bowie, site manager for the UCF Business Incubation Program in St. Cloud, said BB&T Bank is hosting the lunch and learn seminar.
BB&T Bank officials Alicia Hermosa, assistant vice president, Sadie Marsch, vice president and Cynthia Snedeker, assistant vice president, will present a broad look at banking opportunities including:
• Banking product options, features and discounts
• Employee benefits: medical — prescription — vision
• HR programs: payroll — taxes — employment screening
• Retirement products: 401k — institutional services
• Bonus services: insurance — security — travel
Bowie said the Banking with Benefits lunch and learn seminar is free to UCF Business Incubation Program member companies and admission — $10 for members of Orlando, Inc. and $20 for all others — includes lunch.
To reserve a seat at the luncheon, email or phone Client Administrator Jessica Filter at 407-498-0432.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and will be adding Volusia County. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Jim Bowie, site manager for the UCF Business Incubation Program in St. Cloud, said BB&T Bank is hosting the lunch and learn seminar.
BB&T Bank officials Alicia Hermosa, assistant vice president, Sadie Marsch, vice president and Cynthia Snedeker, assistant vice president, will present a broad look at banking opportunities including:
• Banking product options, features and discounts
• Employee benefits: medical — prescription — vision
• HR programs: payroll — taxes — employment screening
• Retirement products: 401k — institutional services
• Bonus services: insurance — security — travel
Bowie said the Banking with Benefits lunch and learn seminar is free to UCF Business Incubation Program member companies and admission — $10 for members of Orlando, Inc. and $20 for all others — includes lunch.
To reserve a seat at the luncheon, email or phone Client Administrator Jessica Filter at 407-498-0432.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and will be adding Volusia County. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Black Tie Real Estate & Investments adds Veteran Real Estate Specialist to its Growing Sales Staff
Lady Lake, Fla. – Black Tie Real Estate & Investments – a member of the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program in Leesburg, recently hired Realtor Jane Paquin as a real estate consultant for The Villages.
Paquin, who has lived in the tri-county area since 1967, has been involved in real estate for 30 years (+/-). She has 18 years of experience with The Villages, 12 of which were working for the developer.
For the past six years, Paquin has been involved in general real estate, focusing on resales, according to Mark Dyer, president of Black Tie Real Estate.
“With her years of experience and vast knowledge of the area, Jane is a welcomed asset to our staff,” he said.
Paquin currently serves on the Committee for Education for the Tri-County Area Board of Realtors, and formerly served on the board’s Committee for Compliance/Complaints.
For more information about Black Tie Real Estate visit blacktierealestate.com or call 352-751-7888.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Paquin, who has lived in the tri-county area since 1967, has been involved in real estate for 30 years (+/-). She has 18 years of experience with The Villages, 12 of which were working for the developer.
For the past six years, Paquin has been involved in general real estate, focusing on resales, according to Mark Dyer, president of Black Tie Real Estate.
“With her years of experience and vast knowledge of the area, Jane is a welcomed asset to our staff,” he said.
Paquin currently serves on the Committee for Education for the Tri-County Area Board of Realtors, and formerly served on the board’s Committee for Compliance/Complaints.
For more information about Black Tie Real Estate visit blacktierealestate.com or call 352-751-7888.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Sydspeak, Inc. Readies Release of iPad Application to help Parents, Therapists Teach Children to Speak
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. --- Sydspeak, Inc. based in Winter Springs will release its Talk to Me 100® iPad application this summer to help parents, teachers and therapists help young children master language skills.
Veteran speech and language pathologist Sydney Birr, MA, CCC, president of Sydspeak, Inc., said Talk to Me 100 is an engaging interactive communications tool designed for children who are learning to talk or who have difficulty mastering verbal expression. This iPad app is a digital replica and companion to the original “child friendly” Talk To Me 100® available at www.sydspeak.com.
“Talk to Me 100 provides graphics, text and sound that allows children to see words, hear words, understand their meaning and experience the joy of communication by pressing buttons, Birr said.
"Many children struggle with developing a large core vocabulary," Birr explained. "Talk to Me 100 follows the child's lead and meets them at the point of readiness to learn," she said.
Birr said the Talk to Me 100 focuses on 100 important words with corresponding graphic symbols that express the meaning of each word. A recorded voice demonstrates proper pronunciation.
Recently Birr was invited to address the annual convention of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists in Marco Island, Fla. Her presentation outlined strategies and results achieved using the same 100 words in daily conversation with over 50 students nationwide during the 2010-2011 school year.
“Talk to Me 100 was designed to help parents, teachers and therapists jumpstart verbal expression for children who are struggling to communicate,” Birr said.
Birr, who earned her M.A. Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Houston, has more than 35 years of experience as a speech and language pathologist. She developed Talk to Me 100 with her son, Andrew, who serves as vice president of Sydspeak.
Sydspeak, Inc. is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation program in Winter Springs.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Veteran speech and language pathologist Sydney Birr, MA, CCC, president of Sydspeak, Inc., said Talk to Me 100 is an engaging interactive communications tool designed for children who are learning to talk or who have difficulty mastering verbal expression. This iPad app is a digital replica and companion to the original “child friendly” Talk To Me 100® available at www.sydspeak.com.
“Talk to Me 100 provides graphics, text and sound that allows children to see words, hear words, understand their meaning and experience the joy of communication by pressing buttons, Birr said.
"Many children struggle with developing a large core vocabulary," Birr explained. "Talk to Me 100 follows the child's lead and meets them at the point of readiness to learn," she said.
Birr said the Talk to Me 100 focuses on 100 important words with corresponding graphic symbols that express the meaning of each word. A recorded voice demonstrates proper pronunciation.
Recently Birr was invited to address the annual convention of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists in Marco Island, Fla. Her presentation outlined strategies and results achieved using the same 100 words in daily conversation with over 50 students nationwide during the 2010-2011 school year.
“Talk to Me 100 was designed to help parents, teachers and therapists jumpstart verbal expression for children who are struggling to communicate,” Birr said.
Birr, who earned her M.A. Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Houston, has more than 35 years of experience as a speech and language pathologist. She developed Talk to Me 100 with her son, Andrew, who serves as vice president of Sydspeak.
Sydspeak, Inc. is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation program in Winter Springs.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Miami-based Promotions Company Selected to Participate in State’s GrowFL Economic Gardening Program
MIAMI, Fla. – Y-Not Promos – a Miami-based company that designs and develops promotional ítems, sales incentives, and custom made and branded premiums – has been selected to receive technical assistance through the state-funded GrowFL program.
As an arm of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute, GrowFL will support Y-Not Promos with a number of services, including access to market research and technology, strategy analysis, CEO roundtables and forums, database research and website optimization, according to Dr. Tom O’Neal, executive director of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute.
Created in 2009 by the Florida Legislature, GrowFL is based at the University of Central Florida’s Department of Research and Commercialization at Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.
When selecting businesses for the GrowFL program the institute looks for companies that have the potential to be successful, said Dr. O’Neal, who also is associate vice president of UCF’s Office of Research and Commercialization.
“Y-Not Promos is an ideal candidate for our program by being a relatively small company with large clients throughout the world,” he said.
Angelina Garcia, founder and president of the five-year-old Miami-based business with a secondary office in China, said she is excited that her 100 percent woman and minority-owned company will have access to a team of experienced and talented professionals that can help take Y-Not Promos to the next level.
“With the assistance from GrowFL, we will be able to grow at a faster pace, be better organized and structured, and hire key players; thus making the company more profitable,” she said.
About Y-Not Promos:
Y-Not Promos develops promotional items, give aways, and custom made products for retail. The company provides warehousing, fulfillment and delivery anywhere in the world. Y-Not Promos has maintained its clientele by providing great service, creative design, quality and safety, and great pricing. For details, visit www.y-not.com.
About the Florida Economic Gardening Institute:
The Florida Economic Gardening Institute was created by the 2009 Florida Legislature as the Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Program to stimulate investment in Florida’s economy by providing technical assistance for expanding businesses in the state. Qualified companies must be engaged in the following sectors to receive no-cost technical assistance: Manufacturing; Finance & Insurance Services; Wholesale Trade; Information Industries; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Management Services; and, Administrative & Support Services. Additional information is available at www.GrowFL.com.
As an arm of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute, GrowFL will support Y-Not Promos with a number of services, including access to market research and technology, strategy analysis, CEO roundtables and forums, database research and website optimization, according to Dr. Tom O’Neal, executive director of the Florida Economic Gardening Institute.
Created in 2009 by the Florida Legislature, GrowFL is based at the University of Central Florida’s Department of Research and Commercialization at Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.
When selecting businesses for the GrowFL program the institute looks for companies that have the potential to be successful, said Dr. O’Neal, who also is associate vice president of UCF’s Office of Research and Commercialization.
“Y-Not Promos is an ideal candidate for our program by being a relatively small company with large clients throughout the world,” he said.
Angelina Garcia, founder and president of the five-year-old Miami-based business with a secondary office in China, said she is excited that her 100 percent woman and minority-owned company will have access to a team of experienced and talented professionals that can help take Y-Not Promos to the next level.
“With the assistance from GrowFL, we will be able to grow at a faster pace, be better organized and structured, and hire key players; thus making the company more profitable,” she said.
About Y-Not Promos:
Y-Not Promos develops promotional items, give aways, and custom made products for retail. The company provides warehousing, fulfillment and delivery anywhere in the world. Y-Not Promos has maintained its clientele by providing great service, creative design, quality and safety, and great pricing. For details, visit www.y-not.com.
About the Florida Economic Gardening Institute:
The Florida Economic Gardening Institute was created by the 2009 Florida Legislature as the Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Program to stimulate investment in Florida’s economy by providing technical assistance for expanding businesses in the state. Qualified companies must be engaged in the following sectors to receive no-cost technical assistance: Manufacturing; Finance & Insurance Services; Wholesale Trade; Information Industries; Professional, Scientific & Technical Services; Management Services; and, Administrative & Support Services. Additional information is available at www.GrowFL.com.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Lake County Health-Based Video Production and Marketing Company Selected To Redesign County Health Department Website
LEESBURG, Fla. – Hometown Health TV LLC, a Lake County health-oriented video production and marketing company and state-approved vendor, has been selected to redesign the Lake County Health Department’s web site.
The redesign/relaunch project is being performed in partnership with xclntDesign, a Leesburg-based web and graphics design company that Hometown Health has hired as a subcontractor to provide the design and integration, according to Hometown Health President Marc Robertz-Schwartz.
“This project is a natural extension of the ongoing relationships between three Lake County based providers - Hometown Health, xclntDesign and the health department,” he said. “We’re honored we were able to facilitate the Health Department’s mission of using web and mobile platforms to provide important health and wellness information, as well as educate Lake County residents about the health department’s services.”
Sheri Hutchinson, Public Information Officer for the Lake County Health Department, said the selection of Hometown Health was made since they submitted the most competitive and comprehensive bid. “We were delighted to award a local community partner and the ease of the redesign and working with Hometown Health has been great,” she added.
“It’s been an extremely long time since our site was updated and we received feedback from our clients it was hard to navigate,” she said. “Because we don’t have funding for our own Webmaster, it’s important Hometown Health can hand the reins over to us so we can maintain our own site in the future.”
Robertz-Schwartz said the goal is to provide a cleaner, easier experience for the website user while also providing a template and content management system the health department can update with ease and frequency.
While the relaunch of www.LakeCHD.com is expected to go live by July 1, the health department also plans to launch a mobile version of the site that will allow users to access information from web-enabled phones and other portable devices.
A client of the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program at 600 Market St. in Leesburg, Hometown Health TV, provides marketing, production, creative and multimedia services to clients throughout Lake County and the state.
About Hometown Health TV LLC:
Hometown Health TV was launched in 2009 with the goals of creating a valuable and dynamic waiting room experience for patients by educating, informing and entertaining; and developing cost-effective video and web platforms for physicians and healthcare professionals. Hometown Health TV is complimented by its website www.YourHometownHealth.com, and a YouTube channel, both of which include access to the most recent content featured in the video program, as well as profiles of the participating medical professionals and support content. Hometown Health recently expanded its marketing resources and offerings with the launch of its sister-company, Apple Seed Marketing.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
The redesign/relaunch project is being performed in partnership with xclntDesign, a Leesburg-based web and graphics design company that Hometown Health has hired as a subcontractor to provide the design and integration, according to Hometown Health President Marc Robertz-Schwartz.
“This project is a natural extension of the ongoing relationships between three Lake County based providers - Hometown Health, xclntDesign and the health department,” he said. “We’re honored we were able to facilitate the Health Department’s mission of using web and mobile platforms to provide important health and wellness information, as well as educate Lake County residents about the health department’s services.”
Sheri Hutchinson, Public Information Officer for the Lake County Health Department, said the selection of Hometown Health was made since they submitted the most competitive and comprehensive bid. “We were delighted to award a local community partner and the ease of the redesign and working with Hometown Health has been great,” she added.
“It’s been an extremely long time since our site was updated and we received feedback from our clients it was hard to navigate,” she said. “Because we don’t have funding for our own Webmaster, it’s important Hometown Health can hand the reins over to us so we can maintain our own site in the future.”
Robertz-Schwartz said the goal is to provide a cleaner, easier experience for the website user while also providing a template and content management system the health department can update with ease and frequency.
While the relaunch of www.LakeCHD.com is expected to go live by July 1, the health department also plans to launch a mobile version of the site that will allow users to access information from web-enabled phones and other portable devices.
A client of the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubation Program at 600 Market St. in Leesburg, Hometown Health TV, provides marketing, production, creative and multimedia services to clients throughout Lake County and the state.
About Hometown Health TV LLC:
Hometown Health TV was launched in 2009 with the goals of creating a valuable and dynamic waiting room experience for patients by educating, informing and entertaining; and developing cost-effective video and web platforms for physicians and healthcare professionals. Hometown Health TV is complimented by its website www.YourHometownHealth.com, and a YouTube channel, both of which include access to the most recent content featured in the video program, as well as profiles of the participating medical professionals and support content. Hometown Health recently expanded its marketing resources and offerings with the launch of its sister-company, Apple Seed Marketing.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Central Florida Commercial Cleaning Company Gets New CEO
KISSIMMEE, Fla., - Calvert Corporation, Inc. a leading commercial cleaning services provider for businesses throughout Central Florida, has named Patricia Calvert its chief executive officer.
Calvert assumed the new role as part of the company’s growth strategy for 2011, which included the relocation of the company to the UCF Business Incubation Program’s Kissimmee site at 111 E. Monument Ave. in the City Centre.
Expanding the firm’s service coverage to the Orlando-area’s top industries and companies, including hotels, restaurants, hospitality management companies and business organizations are among her new responsibilities.
Calvert Corporation—formerly Calvert Cleaning Services—has been providing commercial cleaning services and onsite hospitality staffing for hotels and restaurants for ten years under the leadership of its President, Jeff Calvert, Pat’s husband and a hotel management veteran with over 20 years of experience managing international hotel brands.
Jeff Calvert will continue in his role as president, working with Patricia on the business development aspects of the company and strengthening Calvert Corporation’s network of clients as the company enters a new decade of opportunity in the Orlando market.
“This is a great opportunity to add to the already successful business enterprise that my husband started,” said Patricia Calvert as incoming CEO. “Calvert Corporation is poised to offer the highest quality in commercial cleaning and staffing services to Orlando’s top hospitality and corporate clients.”
Calvert, who attended Indiana University, has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry and also serves as Director of Human Resources for Solutions in Hospitality, a division of Calvert Corporation focused on providing staffing services for a wide variety of positions in hotels, restaurants and event management companies.
Calvert Corporation was recently featured as a sponsor of the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association (CFHLA) and has worked with many of the Orlando area’s leading companies, including Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Hilton, and Waste Management, among many others.
About Calvert Corporation
Calvert Corporation, Inc. is a leader in commercial cleaning and hospitality staffing services, covering the communities of Orlando and Kissimmee in Central Florida and serving a wide variety of companies in the hospitality industry—including restaurants, hotels and other event, entertainment and tourism organizations. The company is a client company of the University of Central Florida Incubation Program and it is located at the Incubator’s facilities located at 111 Monument Avenue in Kissimmee, Florida.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Calvert assumed the new role as part of the company’s growth strategy for 2011, which included the relocation of the company to the UCF Business Incubation Program’s Kissimmee site at 111 E. Monument Ave. in the City Centre.
Expanding the firm’s service coverage to the Orlando-area’s top industries and companies, including hotels, restaurants, hospitality management companies and business organizations are among her new responsibilities.
Calvert Corporation—formerly Calvert Cleaning Services—has been providing commercial cleaning services and onsite hospitality staffing for hotels and restaurants for ten years under the leadership of its President, Jeff Calvert, Pat’s husband and a hotel management veteran with over 20 years of experience managing international hotel brands.
Jeff Calvert will continue in his role as president, working with Patricia on the business development aspects of the company and strengthening Calvert Corporation’s network of clients as the company enters a new decade of opportunity in the Orlando market.
“This is a great opportunity to add to the already successful business enterprise that my husband started,” said Patricia Calvert as incoming CEO. “Calvert Corporation is poised to offer the highest quality in commercial cleaning and staffing services to Orlando’s top hospitality and corporate clients.”
Calvert, who attended Indiana University, has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry and also serves as Director of Human Resources for Solutions in Hospitality, a division of Calvert Corporation focused on providing staffing services for a wide variety of positions in hotels, restaurants and event management companies.
Calvert Corporation was recently featured as a sponsor of the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association (CFHLA) and has worked with many of the Orlando area’s leading companies, including Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Hilton, and Waste Management, among many others.
About Calvert Corporation
Calvert Corporation, Inc. is a leader in commercial cleaning and hospitality staffing services, covering the communities of Orlando and Kissimmee in Central Florida and serving a wide variety of companies in the hospitality industry—including restaurants, hotels and other event, entertainment and tourism organizations. The company is a client company of the University of Central Florida Incubation Program and it is located at the Incubator’s facilities located at 111 Monument Avenue in Kissimmee, Florida.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Daytona Airport Business Incubator to have ribbon cutting, grand opening July 27
ORLANDO, Fla. --- Volusia County and the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, will formally open its new 8,000 square foot business incubation facility at the international terminal at the Daytona Beach International Airport July 27.
Gordon Hogan, director for the UCF Business Incubation Program, said county, city and state officials, as well as university administrators will join participating businesses for the ribbon cutting ceremony starting at 4 p.m.
The UCF Business Incubator-Daytona Airport offers a campus like environment that will house ultimately up to 20 start up companies in a supportive environment designed to accelerate growth and create local employment opportunities.
With the opening of the UCF Business Incubator-Daytona Airport, the program will be assisting more than 100 growing client companies at all of its sites including Central Florida Research Park, Kissimmee, Leesburg, Orlando, UCF Campus, , Sanford, St. Cloud, and Winter Springs.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Gordon Hogan, director for the UCF Business Incubation Program, said county, city and state officials, as well as university administrators will join participating businesses for the ribbon cutting ceremony starting at 4 p.m.
The UCF Business Incubator-Daytona Airport offers a campus like environment that will house ultimately up to 20 start up companies in a supportive environment designed to accelerate growth and create local employment opportunities.
With the opening of the UCF Business Incubator-Daytona Airport, the program will be assisting more than 100 growing client companies at all of its sites including Central Florida Research Park, Kissimmee, Leesburg, Orlando, UCF Campus, , Sanford, St. Cloud, and Winter Springs.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including more than 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With nine facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Geocove showcases Technology Breakthrough at Invitation-Only FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team Summit outside Washington D.C.
ORLANDO Fla., --- Geocove, Inc. an Orlando technology firm that provides GIS software and implementation solutions to government agencies and corporations nationwide, recently showcased its newest software breakthrough at the FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team Tool Summit in Crystal City, Va. outside Washington D.C.
Karyn Tareen, president and chief executive officer at Geocove, was invited to the summit conference to showcase Geocove’s ARM360 software, which turns a mobile device such as a tablet or laptop computer into a powerful GIS tool, enabling disaster relief specialists to collect and share real-time data synchronized live to a central database.
Tareen’s exclusive summit audience included a who’s who of the nation’s top disaster planning agencies, including FEMA, URS Corp., the National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST); the Applied Technology Council (ATC); the Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS); the Roofing Industry Committee on Weather Issues Inc. (RICOWI), and representatives from Texas Tech University and Louisiana State University.
“The FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team tool summit is part of the larger effort to coordinate top U.S. disaster planning and mitigation agencies to develop and coordinate the most advanced technology support,” Tareen explained.
“The purpose of the day-and-half long Tool Summit was to provide a forum for discussion of post-disaster data collection and data analysis plans, thereby raising awareness among attendees and facilitating better coordination of future post-disaster efforts,” said Andrew Herseth PE, SE of FEMA’s Risk Reduction Division
About GeoCove
Geocove, Inc. provides scalable assessment solutions built using the power of GIS across a multitude of industries. The Geocove team has extensive experience in providing assessment, reporting and mapping tools for emergency management, building officials, public health and other government agencies as well as utilities and other private industries. Geocove, Inc., a privately held corporation located in central Florida, is an authorized partner of Esri, the world’s leading GIS software provider. Esri ™ is a trademark, registered trademarks or service marks of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
Karyn Tareen, president and chief executive officer at Geocove, was invited to the summit conference to showcase Geocove’s ARM360 software, which turns a mobile device such as a tablet or laptop computer into a powerful GIS tool, enabling disaster relief specialists to collect and share real-time data synchronized live to a central database.
Tareen’s exclusive summit audience included a who’s who of the nation’s top disaster planning agencies, including FEMA, URS Corp., the National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST); the Applied Technology Council (ATC); the Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS); the Roofing Industry Committee on Weather Issues Inc. (RICOWI), and representatives from Texas Tech University and Louisiana State University.
“The FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team tool summit is part of the larger effort to coordinate top U.S. disaster planning and mitigation agencies to develop and coordinate the most advanced technology support,” Tareen explained.
“The purpose of the day-and-half long Tool Summit was to provide a forum for discussion of post-disaster data collection and data analysis plans, thereby raising awareness among attendees and facilitating better coordination of future post-disaster efforts,” said Andrew Herseth PE, SE of FEMA’s Risk Reduction Division
About GeoCove
Geocove, Inc. provides scalable assessment solutions built using the power of GIS across a multitude of industries. The Geocove team has extensive experience in providing assessment, reporting and mapping tools for emergency management, building officials, public health and other government agencies as well as utilities and other private industries. Geocove, Inc., a privately held corporation located in central Florida, is an authorized partner of Esri, the world’s leading GIS software provider. Esri ™ is a trademark, registered trademarks or service marks of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Allogy Interactive Appoints Alex Cook Technical Director
ORLANDO, Fla. – Allogy Interactive, a leading developer of applications for mobile devices such as smart phones and notebooks, recently appointed Alex Cook technical director.
Colin Forward, Communications Director for Allogy Interactive, said Cook, who earned his B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Central Florida, has an extensive background in software technology and research.
Cook’s experience includes groundbreaking research in UCF’s Computational Imaging Lab on graphics and vision and rendering software engineering on several bestselling titles for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 at Electronic Arts.
Allogy Interactive is a client of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located at Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.
About Allogy Interactive:
Allogy Interactive, a leading developer of mobile applications for education, healthcare, business, and social enterprises, connects people to promote learning, opportunity, and economic growth by understanding the relationships, creating intuitive interfaces and using data to promote the transparency and accountability necessary for achievement.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Colin Forward, Communications Director for Allogy Interactive, said Cook, who earned his B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Central Florida, has an extensive background in software technology and research.
Cook’s experience includes groundbreaking research in UCF’s Computational Imaging Lab on graphics and vision and rendering software engineering on several bestselling titles for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 at Electronic Arts.
Allogy Interactive is a client of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located at Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.
About Allogy Interactive:
Allogy Interactive, a leading developer of mobile applications for education, healthcare, business, and social enterprises, connects people to promote learning, opportunity, and economic growth by understanding the relationships, creating intuitive interfaces and using data to promote the transparency and accountability necessary for achievement.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Innovative Software Products, Inc. Enters Partnership Agreement
ORLANDO Fla., --- Innovative Software Products, Inc. (ISP) which provides custom software development for servers, desktop computers and mobile devices, has formed a partnership with Lenovo, which markets Thinkpad computers.
Adam Jones, president of Innovative Software Products, said the partnership means Lenovo is now ISP’s official hardware vendor.
“We will sell Lenovo desktop computers, servers and Thinkpad laptop computers to our software clients,” Jones said.
“Altogether, we have sold Dell hardware products valued at more than $1 million, so hardware products represent a major business line for us,” Jones said.
ISP has existing partnerships with Level 3 Communications, Rackspace Hosting, Ingram Micro, Lifeboat Distribution, and Digicert. The addition of Lenovo as a partner enables ISP to provide even more comprehensive, efficient solutions to their clients
Innovative Software Products, Inc. is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program and located in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orange County.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including nearly 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Compendium Software Systems to Provide Fuel Conservation Technology for Trial Use on City of Sanford Vehicles
SANFORD - Compendium Software Systems, LLC was recently awarded a contract to install its Fuel Clinic.com® Fleet System fuel conservation and risk reduction technology on select City of Sanford vehicles on a trial basis.
Michael Bragg, president of Compendium Software Systems, LLC, said the Sanford Economic Development Office played a big role in shaping the agreement.
Compendium Software Systems’ FuelClinic.com® Fleet System closely records real-world driver behavior and provides data analysis and reporting.
“FuelClinic.com® Fleet System provides a fuel efficiency report card for drivers and vehicles that will enable the city’s fleet of vehicles to achieve maximum fuel efficiency while reducing fleet risk,” Bragg explained. “The goal is to show how FuelClinic.com® Fleet System can help the City save money by reducing the fuel consumption of normal fleet operations.”
Bragg said the trial project will be conducted in two phases. Each phase will include data collection and analysis, he said.
Bragg said installation of the monitoring equipment will commence in July.
Compendium Software Systems LLC is a client company of the UCF Business Incubation Program and headquartered at the Incubator on West First Street in downtown Sanford.
Compendium specializes in advanced information systems for use in driver behavior analysis.
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For more information, contact: Michael Bragg, Compendium Software Systems LLC 407-545-2200 or 800-706-2499, Michael.Bragg@compendiumusa.com; Rafael Caamano, UCF Business Incubation Program-Sanford 407-407-4297, rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com
About the UCF Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including nearly 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
Michael Bragg, president of Compendium Software Systems, LLC, said the Sanford Economic Development Office played a big role in shaping the agreement.
Compendium Software Systems’ FuelClinic.com® Fleet System closely records real-world driver behavior and provides data analysis and reporting.
“FuelClinic.com® Fleet System provides a fuel efficiency report card for drivers and vehicles that will enable the city’s fleet of vehicles to achieve maximum fuel efficiency while reducing fleet risk,” Bragg explained. “The goal is to show how FuelClinic.com® Fleet System can help the City save money by reducing the fuel consumption of normal fleet operations.”
Bragg said the trial project will be conducted in two phases. Each phase will include data collection and analysis, he said.
Bragg said installation of the monitoring equipment will commence in July.
Compendium Software Systems LLC is a client company of the UCF Business Incubation Program and headquartered at the Incubator on West First Street in downtown Sanford.
Compendium specializes in advanced information systems for use in driver behavior analysis.
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For more information, contact: Michael Bragg, Compendium Software Systems LLC 407-545-2200 or 800-706-2499, Michael.Bragg@compendiumusa.com; Rafael Caamano, UCF Business Incubation Program-Sanford 407-407-4297, rcaamano@mail.ucf.edu; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com
About the UCF Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 140 emerging companies (including nearly 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
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