Constant Contact Announces the Small Business Innovation Program’s Inaugural Class
June 10 2014 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Featuring a wide array of solutions and
diverse set of entrepreneurs, inaugural class will take up
residence at the SMB InnoLoft on July 1
With small businesses and nonprofits reporting healthy cash flow
and high revenue expectations, the time is ripe for entrepreneurs
and startups developing solutions for small organizations to take
the next step. Today, Constant Contact®, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTCT)
announced that four such startups have been selected for the
inaugural class of its Small Business Innovation Program, a
four-month accelerator designed to support entrepreneurs working to
scale their solutions for small businesses and nonprofits.
Running from July 1 through October 31 and hosted in the
brand-new 30,000 square foot Innovation Loft (InnoLoft) space in
Constant Contact’s Waltham headquarters, the inaugural startup
class includes:
- mosaicHUB: A B2B community marketplace,
mosaicHUB connects small businesses with experts they need to grow,
including marketing, legal and social media experts. The company
was founded by Mary-Alice Miller, who was recently named to both
Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” and Mass High Tech’s “20
Women to Watch.”
- OmniLync: OmniLync gives small
businesses friction-free access to point-of-sale data, enabling
small businesses to more easily deploy effective marketing
campaigns and gain greater customer insights. The company is
founded by entrepreneurs Paul Schaut, Andre Arzumanyan, and David
Arzumanyan.
- Sidewalk: Founded by Mo Yehia and Tony
Amoyal, Sidewalk uses social data to predict which small businesses
are most in need of technology solutions and when. Sidewalk unites
the right technology providers with small businesses looking to
grow their business.
- The High Bar: The High Bar offers a
custom-built SaaS solution called “Board on Track,” designed to
help nonprofit boards better engage with board members and more
effectively manage key systems and processes. The company is
founded by charter school governance expert Marci
Cornell-Feist.
“The Innovation Program’s inaugural class covers the spectrum of
the small business landscape, with solutions ranging from hardware
to community marketplaces and offerings targeted at B2Bs, B2Cs, and
nonprofits,” said Andy Miller, chief innovation architect at
Constant Contact. “Now, the real fun begins. We can’t wait to have
these entrepreneurs join us in the same collaborative space and
share the power of Constant Contact’s resources and small business
expertise with them.”
In addition to the InnoLoft office space, the Small Business
Innovation Program provides participants with mentoring from
marketing and technology experts as well as access to members of
the Angel and venture communities. Participants will also receive
$10,000 to spend on marketing activities and priority access to
Constant Contact’s AppConnect integration team. Constant Contact is
taking no equity in any of the startups.
“We have always seen Constant Contact as an inspiration in terms
of a company helping small businesses, and now we get to learn
directly from the best,” said Mary-Alice Miller, founder and CEO of
mosiacHUB. “From advice on building our technology to learning how
to engage our current customers, we are looking forward to the host
of opportunities the Small Business Innovation Program will afford
us.”
The four startups were selected from more than 100 applicants
and chosen by a panel of judges including both Constant Contact
executives and external experts from the startup community. For the
first round of applicants, the external judges were Maia Heymann,
senior managing director at CommonAngels and Bill McCullen,
director at LaunchCapital.
The inaugural class follows a successful pilot program that ran
through the spring. Designed to assess the Innovation Program for
startups at different stages of development, the pilot consisted of
three companies: social media management tool MarketMeSuite;
content management tool Shareist; and, most recently, HourlyNerd, a
service connecting MBAs with small businesses seeking advice in all
areas of running a company. HourlyNerd’s tenure in the pilot began
in June.
For more information and to apply for future classes of the
Small Business Innovation Program, please visit
http://smbinnoloft.com/ and follow #SMBInnoLoft on Twitter.
About Constant Contact®, Inc.
Constant Contact helps small businesses do more business. We
have been revolutionizing the success formula for small businesses,
nonprofits, and associations since 1998, and today work with more
than 600,000 customers worldwide. The company offers the only
all-in-one online marketing platform that helps small businesses
drive repeat business and find new customers. It features
multi-channel marketing campaigns (newsletters/announcements,
offers/promotions, online listings, events/registration, and
feedback) combined with shared content, contacts, and reporting;
free award-winning coaching and product support; and integrations
with critical business tools – all from a single login. The
company’s extensive network of educators, consultants/resellers,
technology providers, franchises, and national associations offer
further support to help small organizations succeed and grow.
Through its Innovation Loft, Constant Contact is fueling the next
generation of small business technology.
Constant Contact and the Constant Contact Logo are registered
trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All Constant Contact product
names and other brand names mentioned herein are trademarks or
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