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Key Smith Wealth Advisors Clients Provide Seed Funding for TatumTek Factory Development in Lamesa, TX

AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Ron Smith, President and Founder of Smith Wealth Advisors, an independent wealth management firm located at 6836 Bee Caves Road, Suite 272 in Austin, Texas, announced today that a group of the firm's key clients have funded a land acquisition in Lamesa, Texas, which will serve as the future site for the TatumTek Modular Construction Assembly Plant.

The TatumTek plant will use highly advanced fabrication and assembly technologies to build and assemble large modular components for use in residential and commercial construction projects such as single-family homes, condominiums, townhomes, hotels and other commercial structures. The construction on the plant, which will be located on Highway 180 just west of the Lamesa city limits, is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2020.

"Here, in close proximity to the heart of the Permian Basin," explains Ron Smith, "the demand for new affordable residential housing will keep the TatumTek plant busy for a very long time. This land acquisition will help to expedite the plant construction which in turn will bring much needed residential development to Lamesa and the surrounding region. Our investors are not only investing in this one project, they are investing in ways to help diversify the economic future for Lamesa."

About Smith Wealth Advisors:

Smith Wealth Advisors is a full-service financial services and consulting firm offering its clients guidance and financial advisory services in retirement planning, investment research, Securities products, 401(k) management and access to global capital markets. Smith Wealth Advisors is a registered Member of FINRA and SIPC and is regulated by the office of the Texas Secretary of State. All Brokerage, investment and financial advisory services carry risk. Smith Wealth Advisors cannot guarantee future financial results. Smith Wealth Advisors may not provide tax or legal advice. Always consult a tax expert or attorney regarding specific legal and tax related matters.

For further information call: 512-330-9161 or visit https://smithwealthadvisors.com/ today.

About TatumTek:
TatumTek is an innovative, Dallas based modular construction firm headed by CEO Edwin Tatum, combining traditional modular building techniques with highly advanced automation and design elements.

Media Contact:
Ron Smith
Smith Wealth Advisors
512-330-9161
Email: Ron@SmithWealthAdvisors.com

Ron Smith, President and Founder of Smith Wealth Advisors, an independent wealth management firm located at 6836 Bee Caves Road, Suite 272 in Austin, Texas, announced today that a group of the firm's key clients have funded a land acquisition in Lamesa, Texas, which will serve as the future site for the TatumTek Modular Construction Assembly Plant.

Related link: https://smithwealthadvisors.com/

Conte Wealth Advisors Opens York Office Continuing Expansion

CAMP HILL, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Camp Hill based Conte Wealth Advisors continues its considerable expansion efforts opening an office at 1423 E Market St in York and welcoming two seasoned advisors into the organization.

Brian Lauer and Patrick Barry each joined CWA on November 1, 2019 in order to offer expanded independent financial planning and wealth management services and benefits to their clients courtesy of the infrastructure and the team approach embraced by CWA, its staff, and its advisors. Lauer and Barry have brought their support staff to the new firm with them, bringing the team of staff across CWA up to 13 individuals.

"Moving to CWA will give me the ability to empower my clients to effect positive change in their lives through planning and investment guidance," Lauer says.

Barry believes that "It's really all about the client and their experience. The level of support at CWA, and the suite of products available to the team helps us to put our best foot forward in serving our clients."

The York office represents the seventh CWA office with the rest spread across Florida and Pennsylvania. Lauer and Barry round out the CWA team of advisors to 17 in total with six of those advisors having joined in 2019.

Conte Wealth Advisors continues to enjoy unprecedented growth and recognition from its broker/dealer, Cambridge Investment Research, where it falls within the top 6% of all producer groups which spans over three thousand advisors across all 50 states.

Securities offered through Registered Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., a broker/dealer, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services offered through Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor. Conte Wealth Advisors and Cambridge are not affiliated. 2009 Market Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011

Camp Hill based Conte Wealth Advisors continues its considerable expansion efforts opening an office at 1423 E Market St in York and welcoming two seasoned advisors into the organization.

Related link: https://www.contewealth.com/

The Whole Child Receives Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant to Help End Homelessness in Los Angeles County

WHITTIER, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Whole Child, a lead housing agency for families experiencing homelessness in Southeast Los Angeles County, announced that it has been selected to receive a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day One Families Fund.

"We are honored to be one of the recipients of this year's Bezos Day 1 Families Fund grant," says Constanza Pachon, CEO of The Whole Child. "This grant comes at a critical point in the fight against homelessness in Los Angeles County. It will enable us to serve many more families with children experiencing homelessness."

This one-time grant, awarded to organizations moving the needle on family homelessness, will allow The Whole Child to pilot various initiatives including employment and education/training services, longer term shallow subsidies to support housing retention for families and larger flex fund pools to remove barriers not usually contemplated on regular housing/rental assistance programs. It will also help build needed specialized shelter beds for families experiencing homelessness in the region.

The Whole Child is one of 32 nonprofits across the U.S. to receive the second annual Day 1 Families Fund grants see full list, as part of a broad investment to help solve family homelessness. The Day 1 Families Fund issued a total of $98.5 million in grants this year. The fund worked with an advisory board of homelessness advocates and experts who identified and invited organizations to submit grant proposals to support their efforts to address homelessness.

"With the help of The Whole Child, my family was able to find a place to call home after leaving a violent partner left us sleeping in motels," explains Melina Gomez, who was helped by The Whole Child Housing. "Having a safe home for me and my boys has provided the stability I needed to find a new job and pay off my student loan debt. For the first time this year, we will be hosting Thanksgiving at our place! The Whole Child helps so many families and children. I can't wait to see how much more they will be able to accomplish with this grant."

The Bezos Day One Fund was launched in 2018 with a commitment of $2 billion and a focus on two areas: funding existing nonprofits that help homeless families, and creating a network of new, nonprofit tier-one preschools in low-income communities. The Day 1 Families Fund issues annual leadership awards to organizations and civic groups doing compassionate, needle-moving work to provide shelter and hunger support to address the immediate needs of young families. The vision statement comes from the inspiring Mary's Place in Seattle: no child sleeps outside.

For more information, visit: https://www.bezosdayonefund.org/day1familiesfund

About The Whole Child

The Whole Child is a 62-year-old nonprofit organization providing mental health, family housing, parent enrichment and nutrition education services to some of the most vulnerable families in Los Angeles County. Our mission is to help families raise emotionally and physically healthy children and have a place to call home.

We provide our array of multidisciplinary services across 11 locations in Los Angeles County to more than 4,600 families annually and a total of more than 12,500 people, including 7,000 children. 86 percent of our clients are low- to extremely low-income families with a single female head of household who is raising two to three children.

Learn more: https://www.thewholechild.org/.

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The Whole Child, a lead housing agency for families experiencing homelessness in Southeast Los Angeles County, announced that it has been selected to receive a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day One Families Fund.

Related link: https://www.thewholechild.org/

Pop Up World’s ‘Investor Connector’ Aims to Disrupt Shark Tank and Dragon’s Den

LONDON, U.K. /ScoopCloud/ -- If you are a budding entrepreneur looking for start-up funds your only option could be family and friends, crowdfunding or maybe just maybe if you are accepted, an appearance on Shark Tank or Dragon's Den. Graham Jules, founder and CEO of Pop Up World is familiar with the plight of the underdog and small business owner.

In 2014 he battled with media giants Marvel and DC Entertainments over the trade mark "Superheroes" due to the title of his start-up manual "Business Zero To Superhero." Amazingly, after a two-and-a-half-year legal battle, he won.

Following on from that success Jules has launched an alternative to the well-loved entrepreneurial TV programmes, an app called Investor Connector.

Jules says, "The problem is, despite crowdfunding and programmes like Dragon's Den, funding is still hard to come by for many start-ups. Investor Connector is like a Tinder for Investors! Start-ups get to post their pitch decks online and investors use criteria they set to download or 'like' the proposals. If an investor downloads a pitch deck the start-up can contact the investor and begin a dialogue. Investors can swipe or scroll on their mobile or desktop."

The platform boasts 800+ venture capital and angel investment networks. Jules adds, "It's important to note that we do not get involved in any deals or take any commission. We simply act as a 'dating site' for start-ups and potential investors."

So how does Investor Connector compare to crowdfunding where multiple investors or the "crowd" invest in a start-up venture? Jules replies, "Investor Connector is different. Crowdfunding aims to receive multiple micro-investments and if the start-up's target is reached the venture is funded. With Investor Connector we are looking to match start-ups with firms that can fund your business in its entirety, so no middle man or multiple shareholders or success fees here."

It's a well-known statistic that 90% of start-ups fail, one of the key reasons stated for that failure is often lack of funding.

Jules comments, "Yes, it's a sad statistic but ironically there have never been so many opportunities for start-ups. The problem is one of visibility. If you can't get your start-up under the nose of the right investment firm, it's tough. Raising funds is a full-time job in itself, Investor Connector aims to lighten that load."

So, if you are a new business wary of being bitten by the Dragon's or Sharks, Pop Up World's Investor Connector may be an option to investigate.

Start-ups can register by going to https://popupworld.co.uk/investorconnector-land2

Investment firms can access the app by contacting Pop Up World at https://popupworld.co.uk/contact

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If you are a budding entrepreneur looking for start-up funds your only option could be family and friends, crowdfunding or maybe just maybe if you are accepted, an appearance on Shark Tank or Dragon's Den. Graham Jules, founder and CEO of Pop Up World is familiar with the plight of the underdog and small business owner.

Related link: https://www.popupworld.co.uk

Diligence Capital Advisors Sources Capital for Iconic South Jersey Swim Club

MARLTON, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ -- Diligence Capital Advisors is excited to announce that it has sourced new capital investments for the Chartwell Swim Club, a legendary swim club and day camp located in Marlton, New Jersey. The financing was made by a Philadelphia based investment company.

The capital will be re-invested into the swim club's existing amenities and programs by the club's operator James B. Johnston, Jr, who has successful operated the Chartwell Swim Club for decades.

Chartwell Swim Club is generally considered South Jersey's #1 swim club and day camp for kids. It spans over 13 acres and features 6 pools, giant water slides, food and drink cafes, picnic areas, tennis courts, basketball courts, sand volleyball courts, a croquet course, shuffle board, cornhole, horseshoes, softball and soccer fields.

"We were given a task to recapitalize a specialty asset in a matter of weeks due to the need to utilize the capital before the winter season to accommodate the club's growth and anticipated membership for the upcoming summer season. I am very pleased that we were able to perform in such a short time frame for the Swim Club's owner and operator," said Joe Rocco, co-founder of Diligence Capital Advisors and long-standing former resident of nearby Medford, N.J.

The closing of a financing transaction for a specialty asset in just a few weeks demonstrates that Diligence Capital Advisors is well-suited to handle just about any financing request on any asset class.

"I am very happy with the job that Diligence Capital Advisors did for me in this deal," said Chartwell's owner James B. Johnston, Jr. "They sourced and closed a substantial capital investment for me in a very short time frame which will allow me to grow my business exponentially."

The Swim Club recently introduced "Chartwell Happy Day Camp" to Chartwell's members, which is South Jersey's most exclusive day camp for children ages 4-14. Chartwell Happy Day Camp features sports and games, fitness programs, swim lessons, arts & crafts, science experiments, karate demonstrations, inflatable speedway racing, a petting zoo and exciting shows. The Chartwell Happy Day Camp has been so successful that additional capital was needed to fund and accommodate its anticipated growth for the 2020 season.

Diligence Capital Advisors team has sourced and/or closed senior debt, mezzanine debt, JV equity and preferred equity deals valued over 2 billion dollars.

Brett Wiltsey, Esquire of Dilworth Paxson LLP represented the Chartwell Swim Club in connection with the financing. Tricia Magrann of City Abstract LLC in Haddonfield, N.J. provided title insurance for the transaction. Jared Cobert, co-founder and Managing Partner of Diligence Capital Advisors, worked alongside Mr. Rocco in the closing of this transaction.

About Diligence Capital Advisors:

Diligence Capital Advisors specializes in arranging for capital investments, equity and loans for businesses and real estate projects. Diligence Capital Advisors has offices in Haddonfield, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pa. The principals of Diligence Capital Advisors have sourced and/or closed senior debt, mezzanine debt, JV equity and preferred equity deals valued over 2 billion dollars. If you have a business or real estate project in the Philadelphia or New Jersey market and you are looking for an investment or new debt or equity, contact Diligence Capital Advisors at http://www.DiligenceCapitalAdvisors.com

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Diligence Capital Advisors is excited to announce that it has sourced new capital investments for the Chartwell Swim Club, a legendary swim club and day camp located in Marlton, New Jersey. The financing was made by a Philadelphia based investment company.

Related link: http://www.DiligenceCapitalAdvisors.com

Polyient Labs Co-sponsoring Blockchain for Good Conference in San Francisco, Oct. 25-27

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Phoenix-based Polyient Labs, an early-stage, blockchain-startup incubator, is co-sponsoring Blockchain for Good, October 25 -27, 2019 in San Francisco. The three-day event gives community-minded founders and organizers an overview of blockchain technology as well as insights into how the technology can be harnessed to help nonprofits hit their social-impact goals.

The agenda includes keynote speakers and workshops where participants can pitch ideas, build teams and get real-world feedback from industry experts on their proposed solutions.

Best of all, the top-three top pitches will be awarded prizes - including exclusive coaching sessions with Polyient mentors.

For Polyient CEO, Brad Robertson, connecting purpose-driven initiatives to blockchain technology is a natural fit. He knows firsthand that launching and managing a successful nonprofit is a never-ending challenge.

"Blockchain is being deployed across a spectrum of industries, but the nonprofit sector is one area where the technology can really add value," says Robertson. "Most nonprofits operate on shoestring budgets and are fueled by blood, sweat and tears. Every day, they fight to get discovered, improve internal efficiencies, provide transparency and earn recognition. Blockchain can help deliver on all four fronts."

But, Robertson adds, non-technical NPO executives will also benefit from participating in Blockchain for Good. Sign up for the event here - http://communities.techstars.com/usa/san-francisco/startup-weekend/15241

Learn how Polyient Labs supports blockchain innovation here - https://www.polyient.io

About Polyient Labs:

Polyient Labs is an early-stage business incubator helping entrepreneurs fast-track blockchain innovation by providing capital infusion, insight, guidance, direction and talent to power blockchain-based solutions. Read more about Polyient at: https://www.polyient.io

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press@polient.io

Phoenix-based Polyient Labs, an early-stage, blockchain-startup incubator, is co-sponsoring Blockchain for Good, October 25 -27, 2019 in San Francisco. The agenda includes keynote speakers and workshops where participants can pitch ideas.

Related link: https://www.polyient.io

Smarter Business Funds: Introducing The Free Small Business Marketing Program

HOUSTON, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Smarter Business Funds, a thought leader in alternative finance & marketing consultancy, is proud to announce the FREE small business marketing program. Headquartered in Houston, Smarter Business Funds was established with the primary goal of helping small businesses acquire business capital, quickly and easily, in support of their long-term success.

Moreover, Smarter Business Funds is particularly focused on the SMB (small-medium business) sector that offers a wide range of financial options and marketing solutions.

"Our primary business is to provide finance & marketing consultancy services for SMBs," said Thomas Haaland, CEO of Smarter Business Funds, while talking about the company. He added, "In general, our customers are looking to be educated on their financing options, speed, flexibility and ease of doing business in support of their business growth goals."

According to the CEO, Smarter Business Funds business model is based on a foundation of trust with a goal of establishing a long-term relationship and not a transactional one.

Alternative-Finance and business advances have gained immense momentum in business financing. Business advances are popular due to their speed and hassle-free nature. However, this can be expensive capital. We spend much of our time consulting our customers on their funding options that are closely aligned with their growth goals. Additionally, we see there still exists a gap between many SMB owners and their customers. It is estimated 46% of small businesses do not have a website, making it harder for their customers to find them. The FREE small business marketing program is designed to close the gap, offsetting the cost of a business advance.

"Business advances are very important and fill a critical need. Whether for fast funding, relatively new business, bad credit or others, a business advance may make sense," said Diana Rodriguez, CMO, Smarter Business Funds, while talking about advances. "We designed the FREE marketing program to invest with our customers in their growth."

She added, "The custom nature of the program can range from turnkey solutions for new-to-digital customers, a website, optimizing GMB or video for social media ads." Post funding, Smarter Business Funds performs a free consultation to determine the most effective solution for customers.

About Smarter Business Funds:

Smarter Business Funds was founded on the principle that acquiring a business loan should not be difficult, and that your funding partners should provide value beyond a transaction. Our founders have a collective 70+ years of experience in business consulting with an expertise in financing and marketing. They have taken these experiences and developed a unique 4 step process designed to remove complexity out of funding your business while focusing on your growth. Visit us to learn more about our industry exclusive FREE marketing program for our funded business partners and how we support your growth.

More information: https://smarterbusinessfunds.com/

Smarter Business Funds, a thought leader in alternative finance & marketing consultancy, is proud to announce the FREE small business marketing program. Headquartered in Houston, Smarter Business Funds was established with the primary goal of helping small businesses acquire business capital, quickly and easily, in support of their long-term success.

Related link: https://smarterbusinessfunds.com/

Crown Financial Introduces More Value with Their New Invoice Factoring Calculator

HOUSTON, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Crown Financial, a Houston-based business funding provider, has increased client insight into AP factoring with the addition of their powerful tool, the invoice factoring calculator. Companies seeking working capital can easily calculate costs associated with factoring, making the process more transparent and the decision to factor their accounts receivable much easier.

While invoice factoring is not a loan, Crown Financial charges a small factoring rate when advancing invoice funds to their customers. Crown's invoice factoring service is one of the most competitive in the industry as they save customers thousands by allowing a 2-week timespan between each rate assessment, compared to a 1% fee assessed weekly by their competitors.

With the addition of the invoice factoring calculator, customers can quickly see all fees associated with Crown's factoring service, and compare those rates to other factoring companies. Requiring only 3 numbers - the invoice amount, invoice percentage advanced, and number of weeks until invoice is paid - the calculator quickly provides the customer with a crystal-clear fee schedule and a preliminary factoring rate as low as 1.5%. The advantage of seeing all associated costs before making a decision to factor removes any pressure in the process and keeps the customer at ease knowing they decide if and when they are ready to move forward.

Crown's loyalty and devotion to customer satisfaction is proven in the introduction of the calculator and clear fee schedule it computes. Crown Financial account manager, Brandon Hooks said, "We'll do anything we can to make the factoring process easier and more stress-free for our clients."

With low factoring fees, the no term contract, and high advance percentages, Crown's factoring service is bar none. Add in the calculator and Crown has made a brilliant move for their business and their customers, shortening the factoring process, increasing customer trust, and converting many unhappy customers from other factoring companies.

Learn more about the invoice factoring calculator: https://www.crownfactoringservices.com/invoice-factoring-calculator

ABOUT CROWN FINANCIAL, LLC:

Crown Financial is a Houston-based business funding provider, specializing in accounts receivable factoring, government factoring, and invoice factoring for clients ranging from entrepreneurs to large corporations in a wide range of industries throughout the United States. Crown can factor lines up to 25 million in as little as one day and offers highly competitive rates.

For additional information visit https://www.crownfactoringservices.com/.

Media contact:
Brandon Hooks
Account Manager, Crown Financial
bhooks@crownfinancialhouston.com

Crown Financial, a Houston-based business funding provider, has increased client insight into AP factoring with the addition of their powerful tool, the invoice factoring calculator. Companies seeking working capital can easily calculate costs associated with factoring, making the process more transparent and the decision to factor their accounts receivable much easier.

Related link: https://www.crownfactoringservices.com/

Memphis-based Venture Capital Firm Innova Announces Sale of Portfolio Company Arkis Biosciences to Integra LifeSciences

MEMPHIS, Tenn. /ScoopCloud/ -- Innova Memphis, a Memphis-based early stage venture capital firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of its portfolio company Arkis Biosciences. Knoxville-based Arkis, a neuro-surgical medical device company, has been acquired by Integra LifeSciences Holding Corporation, a leading medical technology company.

"The acquisition of Arkis Biosciences strengthens Integra's offerings in neurocritical care and Integra's position as the world leader in advanced catheter technology," according to a press release issued on July 29 by Integra; furthermore Dan Reuvers, president of Codman Specialty Surgical says: "Today's acquisition expands our leading portfolio to better treat patients and underscores our commitment to addressing unmet needs in patient care."

Innova was an early investor in Arkis and led the company's Series A round in 2016.

Ken Woody, Innova President and Arkis Board Chair says: "We were very impressed with the team, and technology from day one. I worked closely with Chad Seaver and the management team, and saw their daily commitment to product quality and compassion for the patients. This was a great outcome for Arkis, and we could not have picked a better company to acquire this lifesaving technology than Integra. I'm very proud of the Arkis team and thrilled with the outcome for our co-investors."

Jan Bouten, Partner at Innova further states, "This is a great win for Tennessee. Arkis was founded by a physician from UT Medical Center and an engineer with a PhD from UT. They got started in the UT Research Foundation Business Incubator. This outcome is a great demonstration of Innova's thesis: 1) invest local, 2) invest early, 3) invest in great teams, and 4) invest in promising technologies that fill a real customer need. From there, we work very closely with the Founders as they grow their business and we bring other investors along with us."

Innova led a strong syndicate of investors who believed in the Arkis team and mission, including Angel Capital Group, Lighthouse Fund, and several other Angel investors from Tennessee and across the U.S. We're grateful for the support these co-investors gave Arkis as they grew and commercialized their product line.

"Many of our investors have a background in healthcare and are passionate impact investors. Innova was an ideal partner for Arkis due to their extensive experience in MedTech and their relationships in the industry. I think it is important for investors of a Medical Device company to appreciate the regulatory hurdles, sales cycles, and other challenges often faced in the industry. I'm grateful for our investors' passion, dedication, and especially for their support and confidence in the team," said Chad Seaver, founder and CEO of Arkis Biosciences.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

About Innova Memphis:

Innova is a pre-seed, seed and early-stage investor focused on starting and funding high-growth companies in Life Sciences, Technology and AgTech fields. Innova links capital with great ideas to create groundbreaking products and services. With more than $35M deployed in over 100 companies, Innova is one of the most experienced investors in the Mid South and Southeast. The firm was started in Memphis in 2007 by the Bioworks Foundation.

For more information visit https://www.innovamemphis.com/

Innova Memphis, a Memphis-based early stage venture capital firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of its portfolio company Arkis Biosciences. Knoxville-based Arkis, a neuro-surgical medical device company, has been acquired by Integra LifeSciences Holding Corporation, a leading medical technology company.

Related link: https://www.innovamemphis.com/

Successful Repayment of $27 Million to EB-5 Investors in New Commercial Enterprise Managed by A&J Capital, Inc.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- A&J Capital, Inc. (A&J), a financial services & advisory firm specializing in EB-5, private equity, and investment management, today announced its latest milestone of repaying $27 million of capital to EB-5 investors for one of its managed new commercial enterprises (NCE). A&J serves as a manager of the NCE and oversees its day-to-day activities, including the administration of the EB-5 loan.

The $45 million construction project of the 213,508 square foot mixed-use retail shopping center known as California Marketplace in the heart of Los Angeles' Koreatown commenced in 2013 and was completed in 2016. The final buildout of California Marketplace is comprised of 36,848 square feet supermarket, 44,603 square feet of retail and commercial space, and a parking facility. The key financing component of the project was a $27 million senior construction EB-5 loan which was structured and administered by A&J.

The 54 EB-5 investors who invested in the NCE were responsible for creating 592 new jobs, a key component of the EB-5 Program. The jobs were generated from both construction and operational activities of California Marketplace. The NCE is in the final phase of fulfilling its requirements of returning capital to those investors who have met their immigration objectives.

"There is no greater pride and accomplishment for us here at A&J to oversee this project from its infancy all the way to its operational phase, resulting in the creation of new American jobs, while at the same time satisfying EB-5 investor objectives of obtaining permanent green cards and recovering capital invested. This is exactly what the EB-5 investors, the development team, and the community bargained for from the outset," said H. Harry Aharonian, Vice President at A&J Capital.

A&J currently administers a number of NCE's that have EB-5 invested capital in EB-5 qualifying real estate development projects across the United States, including in California, Florida, Louisiana and Texas. These projects at their respective completions are set to create over 15,000 new jobs for the US workforce and revitalize the communities in which they are located.

More information: https://www.ajcap.com/

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A&J Capital, Inc. (A&J), a financial services & advisory firm specializing in EB-5, private equity, and investment management, today announced its latest milestone of repaying $27 million of capital to EB-5 investors for one of its managed new commercial enterprises (NCE). A&J serves as a manager of the NCE and oversees its day-to-day activities, including the administration of the EB-5 loan.

Related link: https://www.ajcap.com/

Lang Capital Group Presents an Exquisite Dinner Cruise on The Odyssey Lake Michigan with IMAG

CHICAGO, Ill. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Lang Capital Group announces the International Multicultural Awards Gala (I.M.A.G) on August 9, 2019. The Gala will raise funds for IMAG of Greater Chicago's programs to build and repair hope, families, and resources in the greater Chicago communities.

The IMAG celebration is their one and only fundraising event for the year and will include a special collaborative service project with nonprofits, a VIP reception with participants and fellow VIP's, a gourmet feast by Chicago's premier caterer, lively entertainment, a high-end Live Auction, mingling with fellow leaders and community influencers.

Join IMAG of Greater Chicago' and over 600 of Chicago's ambassadors, influencers, and business leaders for our premier fundraising event on Friday, August 9th at Chicago's most exclusive and evanescent event venue - the Odyssey Cruise Vessel. Attendees are expected to include a high-profile group of top philanthropists, business leaders, elected officials, and media representatives.

"We invite you to attend, sponsor, and be recognized as we showcase the collaborative efforts of 7 prestigious nonprofit organizations, for an evening to remember to help change lives and build a better community where everyone has an opportunity to thrive," says Dr. Stacee Lang of Lang Capital Group.

This event is being hosted by comedian Damon Williams who has been seen on BET's "Comicview," Comedy Central's "Premium Blend," "The Joyner Sky Show" on TV-ONE and HBO's "P Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy."

Friday, August 9, 2019 at 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Odyssey Chicago River
455 N Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60611

For more info visit
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-multicultural-awards-gala-imag-tickets-64334381868

About Lang Capital Group:
Lang Capital Group, NFP (LCG) is an advisory firm that specializes in grant writing, partnerships, business development, and growth strategies for nonprofits and small and mid-sized businesses. LCG concentration is on federal funding, government contracts and forming connections of commerce between public and private sectors for clients. Learn more: https://www.langcapitalgroup.org/

The Lang Capital Group announces the International Multicultural Awards Gala (I.M.A.G) on August 9, 2019. The Gala will raise funds for IMAG of Greater Chicago's programs to build and repair hope, families, and resources in the greater Chicago communities.

Related link: https://www.langcapitalgroup.org/

Small Business Grant Offering to Inspire New Entrepreneurs to Get into The Game and Start Their Own Business

COLUMBIA, S.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- Horizon Commercial Leasing hopes to inspire new entrepreneurs to get into the game and start their own business. The property leasing experts have launched its first ever Small Business Grant offering up to $2,000 to potential and existing businessowners. The financial incentives provided by Horizon Commercial Leasing will inspire two lucky local residents to make their business dream a reality.

The grant was set up to enable aspiring entrepreneurs to take that extra step in the creation of a new business. The Small Business Grant is also available to existing businessowners looking to relocate to a new premise to grow their brand. The unique grant will make it possible for two different entrepreneurs to achieve their business goals.

More than 620,000 businesses open in the United States each year. Yet, the number of potential businessowners left on the side-lines range in the millions. The grant was set up to enable aspiring entrepreneurs to take that extra step in the creation of a new retail location. The Small Business Grant is also available to existing businessowners looking to relocate to a new premise with Horizon to grow their brand in Columbia, Lexington or Spartanburg of South Carolina.

Horizon Commercial Leasing is a Columbia-based small business working with other small businesses around the area. The Small Business Grant is a chance for Horizon Commercial Leasing to give back to the community and help it grow and prosper.

According to the company, it wants to give talented people that extra nudge they need to take the next step in creating a business. The Small Business Grant may help a company buy new equipment, hire staff, secure a location, or advertise, three areas that can cut into a new business's finances quickly.

Aspiring small businessowner and existing businessowners can call Horizon Commercial Leasing owner Micky at 803-810-0800 to outline their ideas. Interested parties can also visit https://horizoncommercialleasing.com/blog/limited-time-small-business-grant-3.aspx for more information on the Small Business Grant.

About Horizon Commercial Leasing:

Horizon Commercial Leasing is based in Columbia, South Carolina and caters to the needs of small businesses in the Columbia, Lexington, and Spartanburg areas. Horizon Commercial Leasing specializes in leasing office space for retail, medical, restaurants, and warehouses needs. Horizon Commercial Leasing aims to help businesses find afford locations to grow and prosper.

Contact details:
Company: Horizon Commercial Leasing
Website: https://horizoncommercialleasing.com/
Telephone: 803-810-0800

Horizon Commercial Leasing hopes to inspire new entrepreneurs to get into the game and start their own business. The property leasing experts have launched its first ever Small Business Grant offering up to $2,000 to potential and existing businessowners.

Related link: https://horizoncommercialleasing.com/

New Capital Partners Invests in ARMCO

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. /ScoopCloud/ -- New Capital Partners (NCP), a private equity firm in Birmingham, Ala., today announces that it has partnered with Pompano Beach, Fla.-based ACES Risk Management Corp. (ARMCO), the leader in web-based quality assurance software for the financial services industry.

ARMCO provides a wide range of mortgage quality control (QC), compliance and transaction risk management technologies. Their product line includes loan quality enterprise software, services, data and analytics, and their flagship product, ACES Audit Technology(tm), is used at virtually every point in the mortgage life cycle, setting the industry standard for user definability.

Adam Cranford, Managing Director of New Capital Partners, said, "We are excited to partner with the outstanding team at ARMCO. The team has done a tremendous job building a market-leading product suite and providing best-in-class service and support to their customers. Broad use of ACES by top banks, lenders and servicers in the country attests to the strength of the product and the ARMCO professional team. We are looking forward to working with the team to drive continued growth and innovation."

Avi Naider, CEO of ARMCO, said, "We are excited to begin our relationship with New Capital Partners. Their operational experience and track record of creating value with growth-stage companies was a perfect fit for ARMCO's current growth phase. The team members at NCP are thought leaders and industry experts in banking technology, and we look forward to continuing to build a great company through this partnership."

Berkery Noyes served as exclusive financial advisor to ARMCO.

About New Capital Partners:

New Capital Partners (NCP) is a private equity firm comprised of former operators headquartered in Birmingham, Ala. NCP makes investments in niche, tech-enabled services companies in the healthcare, financial and business services industries. Leveraging its extensive operational experience, NCP helps create significant value in portfolio companies by cultivating true partnerships with management teams and focusing on one core goal: Building Great Companies. For more information, please visit https://newcapitalpartners.com/.

About ARMCO:

Over half of the top 20 mortgage lenders in the U.S. choose ARMCO as their provider for transaction risk management software. ARMCO's product line includes loan quality enterprise software, services, data and analytics. Its flagship product, ACES Audit Technology(tm), has set the bar for user definability in its category. It is used at virtually every point in the mortgage lifecycle, as well as for a wide range of risk-prone business operations outside traditional mortgage origination and servicing.

ARMCO's consultative approach to customer relationships leverages 25 years of mortgage risk intel, assuring that its clients are using the most effective risk mitigation strategies, and are using the fastest, most reliable, most efficient means for preventing risk-related loss. ARMCO distributes the ARMCO Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report, a free quarterly analysis of industry-wide mortgage loan quality. For more information, visit http://www.armco.us/ or call 1-800-858-1598.

New Capital Partners (NCP), a private equity firm in Birmingham, Ala., today announces that it has partnered with Pompano Beach, Fla.-based ACES Risk Management Corp. (ARMCO), the leader in web-based quality assurance software for the financial services industry.

Related link: https://www.armco.us/

$5,000 Business Grant Competition for Mom Entrepreneurs Open for Applications through June 28

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Mama Ladder(R) and Belly Bandit(R) are hosting the third semi-annual High Five Grant for Moms(TM), a $5,000 business grant competition sponsored by Infiniti HR and Mute Six.

Through June 28, 2019, moms who own businesses from around the world can enter to be awarded a $5,000 grant to make a bigger impact in their business. Their mission behind the High Five Grant for Moms(TM) is to provide economic empowerment for promising mom entrepreneurs.

"Raising kids isn't either, and neither is growing a business. If you're doing both, we believe you deserve a high five," said Lori Caden, cofounder of Belly Bandit, a global leader in body support wear for women before, during, and after pregnancy.

"We're excited to support mothers in business and look forward to a group of ambitious applicants," said Crystalee Beck, cofounder of The Mama Ladder, which empowers women at the intersection of motherhood and entrepreneurship.

HIGH FIVE Grant for Moms(TM) applications will be accepted from June 14 to June 28, 2019 on the grant website, http://www.highfivegrant.com/.

Applications will be judged July 1-8, 2019 by a panel of entrepreneurs who support mom-founded businesses, and narrowed down to eight finalists. From July 9-16, the public will vote for their favorite mom-entrepreneur at http://www.highfivegrant.com/. The winner of the High Five Grant for Moms(TM) will be announced on July 18, 2019.

The grant competition is a partnership with sponsors INFINITI HR and Mute Six, who support women in business. INFINITI HR is the leading Professional Employer Organization that supports employer standards, mitigate employer risk and liability in 50 states. Mute Six is a full-funnel ad agency that offers breakthrough creative, targeted media buying, and data-driven analysis for clients.

Apply or join for your favorite mom-owned business at http://www.highfivegrant.com/ .

Learn more about The Mama Ladder at: https://themamaladder.com/

Learn more about Belly Bandit at: https://bellybandit.com/

Twitter: @TheMamaLadder @bellybandit #HighFiveGrantForMoms #momentrepreneurs #Mompreneur

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The Mama Ladder and Belly Bandit(R) are hosting the third semi-annual High Five Grant for Moms(TM), a $5,000 business grant competition sponsored by Infiniti HR and Mute Six. Through June 28, 2019, moms who own businesses from around the world can enter to be awarded a grant to make a bigger impact in their business.

Related link: https://themamaladder.com/

Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Awarded Grant from The William H. Donner Foundation

WILLISTON, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs is proud to announce that on June 4, 2019, the William H. Donner Foundation announced a grant award in the amount of $25,000 to our organization. We are humbled to report that this is the fourth year receiving a grant from the William H. Donner Foundation.

These valuable funds will be put straight to work, to help us train a medical service dog for a deserving veteran in need.

The William H. Donner Foundation currently has interests in areas as diverse as: Animal Welfare, Arts and Culture, Children at Risk, Development, Domestic Public Policy, Education, Environment, Foreign and Defense Policy, Human Rights, Science, Veterans, and Women's Issues among many others.

Guardian Angels Founder & CEO, Carol Borden stated: "On behalf of the disabled veterans we serve, I wish to extend my deepest appreciation for the continued support from the William H. Donner Foundation for recognizing the tremendous need to take care of our veterans. Because of your generosity, we are able to provide long term care to another deserving American hero."

About Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs:

Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) with a mission to rescue, raise, train and then donate the finest medical service dogs to veterans and others who struggle with the effects of a disability such as PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, seizure & diabetic disorders and mobility issues. Since 2010, we have donated nearly 350 individually trained, federally protected medical service dogs to those in need.

With up to 1,500 hours of training per dog, it is a long process, but worth every moment when you see the results of Unleashing the Power to Heal, and the life-saving, life-changing difference it makes for our recipients.

For more information on our program, please visit our website at: http://www.medicalservicedogs.org/

Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs is proud to announce that on June 4, 2019, the William H. Donner Foundation announced a grant award in the amount of $25,000 to our organization. We are humbled to report that this is the fourth year receiving a grant from the William H. Donner Foundation.

Related link: http://www.medicalservicedogs.org/

Financial Research Firm Reveals New FLEX-10 Index to Track Performance of the Market’s Top Ten Stocks

BALTIMORE, Md. /ScoopCloud/ -- Charles Street Research (CSR), a financial research and publishing think tank based in Baltimore, Maryland, recently revealed a brand new performance index for one of their top research services.

* Retirement and income expert Charles Sizemore leads development of portfolio strategy merging value and momentum metrics
* Index backtested over 20 years to cover wide range of market environments and two major crashes
* Overall performance phenomenal ... shows results that would have crushed all major benchmark indexes.

Developed by Charles Sizemore, CSR's Chief Retirement and Income Strategist, the FLEX-10 Index tracks the performance of a model portfolio comprised of the market's top ten value and momentum stocks each month.

Not to be confused with benchmark indexes like the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq, the FLEX-10 Index tracks a very small, selective group of stocks based on 27 different criteria. The index is updated monthly to reflect the rapidly changing market environment.

"For the past decade, many investors have felt like geniuses riding this ten-year bull market," Sizemore says of the new index. "But those outstanding gains have primarily been driven by about 10-20 high-flying stocks."

"Now, we're starting to see many of those stocks come under pressure. Anyone investing in a fund that tracks a broad market index is at increased risk in the months ahead. And if we're headed for a recession, anyone broadly invested in the market is likely to get crushed, just like in 2008."

Sizemore's FLEX-10 Index is designed to perform in any market environment, including a hedged position when volatility starts to pick up.

While he's the first to admit this strategy won't outperform the benchmarks every month, he's extremely confident in the long-term outlook.

"We ran an aggressive backtest all the way back to 1999 to test this out. I'm confident we've covered just about every market condition, including two major market crashes. While recently value stocks have fallen a bit out of favor, I expect the FLEX-10 Index to vastly outperform the benchmarks over the next decade."

To learn more about the FLEX-10 Index, access Sizemore's recent presentation, delivered to Charles Street Research subscribers at The Rich Investor.

http://www.flex10index.com/

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https://www.facebook.com/MeetCharlesSizemore/

About Charles Street Research:

Charles Street Research provides readers with economic forecasting, investment research, and proprietary economic knowledge.

We give our customers the information we would want if we were looking for it. Charles Street Research is fully independent and unbiased, and only publishes information and strategies we would want our own families to follow. Learn more at: https://www.charlesstreetresearch.com/

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Charles Street Research (CSR), a financial research and publishing think tank based in Baltimore, Maryland, recently revealed a brand new performance index for one of their top research services.

Related link: https://www.charlesstreetresearch.com/

Command Investigations Recapitalizes to Continue Growth Trajectory

LAKE MARY, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Command Investigations ("Command") and Monument MicroCap Partners, LLC ("Monument") announce that they have completed a recapitalization transaction that will allow Command to venture into the next aspect of its growth phase and solidify itself as the premier investigative service provider in the United States.

With an increased availability of resources and the financial backing of Monument, a nationally renowned private equity firm, Command will look to extend its presence in the Northeast United States and expand into untapped markets throughout the country.

Command's executive and core management team will attain equity positions in the company and will continue to direct daily operations. The company's well-established work product and company culture will stay intact.

"We share the same vision on Command's expansion and long-term growth, and it was crucial for us to find a partner who connected with our thought process and overall outlook," said Rich Perri and Steve Cassell, Co-founders of Command Investigations.

"Our mission has always been to provide our clients with unrivaled customer service and an impeccable work product, and those ideas will remain the cornerstone of our success. Monument has fit in seamlessly with our company culture and will be a crucial resource for us as we continue to scale our operations nationally."

Command is slated to obtain its private investigation license in New York and New Jersey by the end of 2019, with plans of adding Texas, Illinois, North Carolina and South Carolina in 2020.

Currently, Command holds PI licenses in in Florida, Georgia, California, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

About Command Investigations:

Based in Lake Mary, Florida, Command Investigations is a private investigation company that offers surveillance, medical canvasses, social media checks and other investigative services to the insurance defense community. Ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in Florida, Command is best known for its unparalleled customer service and unmatched turnaround times. With offices in Orlando, Atlanta and Los Angeles, Command offers national service with a local feel.

More information: https://gocommand.com/.

Command Investigations ("Command") and Monument MicroCap Partners, LLC ("Monument") announce that they have completed a recapitalization transaction that will allow Command to venture into the next aspect of its growth phase and solidify itself as the premier investigative service provider in the United States.

Related link: https://gocommand.com/

A New Light in Fort Collins – Brightscape Investments Integrity, Truth, and Trust

FORT COLLINS, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Brightscape Investments (Brightscape Investment Centers) was founded by Eric Weiss, a Certified Financial Planner(TM) professional, who saw clients' best interests not being served while working at a large financial institution. This experience motivated Eric to start a company that put the client's interest first.

Eric has worked hard to change the financial conversation from selling products for commission to working one on one with clients to fit their investments to achieve their life goals. The sense of community and beautiful mountains brought Brightscape Investments to Fort Collins in 2018.

"Taxes play an important role in personal finance so Brightscape works closely with the client to find tax-efficient investing strategies, limiting taxes during distribution, and gifting strategies," says Weiss.

Brightscape Investments knows that each client is unique, and all have different financial concerns, the company's number one focus is creating and maintaining a unique financial plan that fits the particular needs of each client.

All too often, people are sold complex and costly solutions to achieve the transfer of assets to beneficiaries without probate when the same can be accomplished by simply titling accounts correctly. Brightscape takes pride in finding clients this simple solution in their own portfolio.

Diversification increases the chance of investment success. Brightscape uses alternative assets to help diversify portfolios to achieve optimum risk and reward levels of each individual client.

Retirement benefits has become a needed option for employees, Brightscape helps companies select, implement, and manage their own employee retirement plan based on their unique situation.

Brightscape Investments is a company committed to growing clients' knowledge and removing the financially harmful emotions of fear and greed from decision making.

As Eric always says "clients' interests are best served through objective recommendations presented in the most transparent way."

Learn more about Brightscape Investment Centers at: https://brightscape.com/.

If you would like more information about this topic, please call Eric Weiss at (786) 547-4966.

Brightscape Investments (Brightscape Investment Centers) was founded by Eric Weiss, a Certified Financial Planner(tm) professional, who saw clients' best interests not being served while working at a large financial institution. This experience motivated Eric to start a company that put the client's interest first.

Related link: https://brightscape.com/

KU Researchers Get an Assist to Bring Technologies to Market

KANSAS CITY, Kan. /ScoopCloud/ -- SHARPhub (sharpideahub.com), an initiative piloting at the University of Kansas, has selected its first cohort of nine companies that will receive one-on-one help preparing proposals for research funding through the federal SBIR/STTR programs.

The SHARPhub (Sustainable Heartland Accelerator Regional Partnership) was made possible by an NIH STTR grant awarded to the University of Kansas ( https://www.ku.edu/ ) and BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting ( BBCetc, https://bbcetc.com/ ) with the goal of enhancing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Central U.S. region. Following the pilot in Kansas, the program will collaborate with university leadership in Oklahoma, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota to provide infrastructure and expertise, educational tools and business development microgrants to promote commercialization of academic research and to build an entrepreneurial culture.

A significant part of SHARPhub's focus will be on assisting startups with development of competitive grant applications for the federal SBIR and STTR programs. These two programs award over $2.7B in non-dilutive funding each year to encourage small technology-based businesses to explore innovative ideas and profit from their commercialization.

In addition to proposal development training and coaching, the Kansas cohort will be eligible to receive micro-grants to support customer discovery efforts, business startup costs, assistance with market analysis and commercialization planning, mentorship guidance and other practical resources.

The nine selected companies and a brief description of their technologies follows:

* Behavioral Technologies Consulting Organization - OASIS-S, distance-based supervision program to ensure quality experiences leading to competent behavior analysts
* De Novo Genomics - A technology to directly identify RNA modifications using third generation nanopore sequencing
* Vesarex LLC - Ultrasound-assisted laser blood-clot buster
* Ronawk LLC - Biological building blocks with patient stem cells to deliver personalized regenerative medicine
* Fennik Life Sciences - TheraKan(tm), a miniature device that models flow of blood and cells to tissues to improve pre-clinical drugs or drug target testing
* ICSCOM - A geo-location Allergy App/Meter that trigger/tracks pollen counts like tree and grass pollen, ragweed and mold spores.
* Digital NanoGenetics - An automated, portable, single molecule sequencing technology
* Leap! - A physician-referred, evidence-based, lifestyle program to improve brain health and reduce the risk for Alzheimer's Disease
* BenoTech Pharmaceutics LLC- A novel peptide-based technology for prostate cancer treatment.

For more information about SHARPhub visit: https://www.sharpideahub.com/.

SHARPhub, an initiative piloting at the University of Kansas, has selected its first cohort of nine companies that will receive one-on-one help preparing proposals for research funding through the federal SBIR/STTR programs.

Related link: https://www.sharpideahub.com/

7 Springs Orthopedics to Expand Locations and Services

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. /ScoopCloud/ -- 7 Springs Orthopedics is announcing the expansion of its facilities and service lines following its first institutional financing round. The company has begun the process of opening new locations throughout Middle Tennessee, starting with Bellevue and East Nashville, and also adding physical therapy services to its existing clinics in Brentwood and Antioch. Nashville-based venture capital firms Frist Cressey Ventures and Altitude Ventures co-led the financing round.

Founded in 2006 by Brant Bell and Stu Jones, 7 Springs Orthopedics is a multi-clinic provider of comprehensive orthopedic care offering a wide array of services to treat everything from musculoskeletal pain and injuries to complex fractures, spinal issues, and pain management needs. The company's best-in-class model aligns with the shifting healthcare climate towards accessible, patient-centered, and convenient same-day services.

"We founded 7 Springs because we knew this model for orthopedics could help provide high-quality care in a friendly environment convenient to both the patient and their family," said Bell.

"Success in today's healthcare market requires the rare combination of innovation in care delivery, a proven leadership team, and a quality-first business model. Our firm works every day to move the healthcare system into the future through investments like these and we are thrilled to partner with 7 Springs Orthopedics through this season of growth," said Landon Gibbs, Managing Partner of Altitude Ventures.

7 Springs Orthopedics has also bolstered its leadership team with the addition of Mark Tulloch, a 20-year healthcare veteran and former COO of HealthSpring, as its new CEO. Additionally, the company added a strong group of new directors to its board in 2018, including: Cameron Perkins, CEO of Anutra Medical and founder of FastMed Urgent Care, Landon Gibbs, Managing Partner of Altitude Ventures, Chris Booker, Partner of Frist Cressey Ventures, and Bob Yeager, former President and CEO of OrthoLink.

"We're proud to partner with 7 Springs Orthopedics because their model improves access to affordable care for all patients," said Senator William Frist, physician and co-founder of Frist Cressey Ventures. "The combination of high-quality surgeons and orthopedically trained physician extenders delivering care in a more accessible manner is a roadmap for the future of healthcare."

To learn more, visit https://7springsortho.com/.

About 7 Springs Orthopedics:

Based in Middle Tennessee, 7 Springs Orthopedics provides orthopedic care in an atmosphere of warmth and respect. With same or next day appointments and complete orthopedic services available at every clinic, patients experience a healthcare team that's friendly, efficient, and truly values their time. The providers at 7 Springs are highly skilled musculoskeletal specialists that listen to patients, take the time to answer questions, and develop an individualized care plan for their specific condition. Learn more at https://7springsortho.com/ - or contact Mark Tulloch at 615-947-3338 or mark.tulloch@7springsortho.com.

About Altitude Ventures:

Altitude Ventures provides early-stage venture capital financing to healthcare services and technology startups that improve healthcare. The firm, through its offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Houston, Texas, leverages its combined industry expertise, relationships, investment experience, and infrastructure to benefit entrepreneurs, investors, and the overall healthcare system. To learn more, visit http://altvc.com/.

About Frist Cressey Ventures:

Frist Cressey Ventures is dedicated to accelerating the growth of high-potential healthcare enterprises through value-added partnerships. It invests in healthcare service and information technology businesses that provide meaningful solutions to improve quality of care, patient outcomes, and efficiency in the delivery of services. FCV joins like-minded entrepreneurs who share the same core values in their pursuit to improve healthcare. For more information, please visit https://www.fcventures.com/.

7 Springs Orthopedics is announcing the expansion of its facilities and service lines following its first institutional financing round. The company has begun the process of opening new locations throughout Middle Tennessee, starting with Bellevue and East Nashville, and also adding physical therapy services to its existing clinics in Brentwood and Antioch.

Related link: https://7springsortho.com/

Loan Stop now offering Short-term Installment Loans for Colorado and Wyoming with Ability to Apply Online

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- We all have unexpected expenses. But for the many of us who are living paycheck to paycheck, those unexpected expenses can be hard - if not impossible - to afford. Loan Stop, a locally owned and operated Colorado business for the past 20 years, has expanded their services to allow customers to apply online or even from a mobile device easily and quickly, at https://www.loanstop.com/.

In Colorado, in compliance with recent laws, these short-term installment loans are up to a maximum of $1000, for a period of 4 months. In Wyoming, these loans can be up to $1000, and can be paid back over 30 days.

Loan Stop is a "judgement free zone," focusing on getting funds to their customers in immediate need, as quickly as possible, and if any problems come up with repayment, they will always try to work with clients to come up with a solution that will work for both parties.

The process is now very easy, since it can be completed from a home computer, or even a cell phone with a camera. There are only two documents that need to be submitted; a recent pay stub or award letter, and a valid, state issued ID.

Once approved, Loan Stop electronically deposits the money into the customer's account by the next business day, usually before midnight. If the customer needs it even sooner, once approved, they also have the option of picking up cash at any one of the many Loan Stop locations in Colorado or Wyoming.

"There are simply some things that come up unexpectedly - you can't always budget for emergencies, and sometimes need money quicker than usual," stated Paul Stratch, of Loan Stop. "These short-term installment loans can make a huge, immediate difference for customers hit with these problems - and the process is quick, convenient and efficient - and now online."

About Loan Stop:

Located in both Colorado and Wyoming, Loan Stop is locally owned and operated. The company and its employees live and work in Colorado and Wyoming and have a clear understanding of local client needs. The company has offered short term loans for over 20 years to the community and continues to make it faster and easier for clients, in this case to online users, and mobile phone owners.

For more information about the Loan Stop Short Term Installment Loans, including the ability to apply and get an immediate answer online, please visit the company website: https://www.loanstop.com/, or call the dedicated customer support team directly at 303-225-0184.

We all have unexpected expenses. But for the many of us who are living paycheck to paycheck, those unexpected expenses can be hard - if not impossible - to afford. Loan Stop, a locally owned and operated Colorado business for the past 20 years, has expanded their services to allow customers to apply online or even from a mobile device easily and quickly.

Related link: https://www.loanstop.com/

National Lending Industry Leaders, Residential Capital Partners and 2020 REI Group, Join Forces

DALLAS, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Residential Capital Partners is pleased to announce the acquisition of 3L Finance. As a part of the acquisition, Residential Capital Partners is pleased to be the national hard money and rental finance lending partner to 2020 REI Group.

Paul Jackson of Residential Capital stated, "We are excited about the opportunity to serve the 3L Finance customer base going forward and join forces with the 2020 REI Team." Both Residential Capital Partners and 3L Finance have been leaders in the single-family rehab financing space for more than 10 years.

Richard Morgan of Residential Capital believes, "the impact of both teams coming together with a borrower-based service platform will afford the combined team with a great opportunity to grow and reach more customers."

3L Finance was founded by Tim Herriage as a subsidiary of his 2020 REI Group to facilitate and relate to the real estate investor in the field. "We have always loved facilitating and partnering with investors as they pursue their goals through the real estate investment process. Residential Capital Partners gives us the ability to expand our reach and impact to this community," said Herriage.

With the acquisition, Residential Capital Partners will continue its growth as a leading hard money and rental finance lender with a national scope.

More information can be found at: https://residentialcapitalpartners.com/

About Residential Capital Partners:

Residential Capital Partners is a leading hard money lender with a national scope. We understand the demands of the 1 to 4 family residential purchase and rehabilitation process. We encourage our customers to enroll in our pre-approval process so that we can move swiftly through the property application when the opportunity is present.

Residential Capital Partners is pleased to announce the acquisition of 3L Finance. As a part of the acquisition, Residential Capital Partners is pleased to be the national hard money and rental finance lending partner to 2020 REI Group.

Related link: https://residentialcapitalpartners.com/

Warrington Shaw to Celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Day

TAIPEI, Taiwan /ScoopCloud/ -- Taipei, Taiwan based investment house Warrington Shaw is proud to announce that it will hold a competition to celebrate and support the second annual World Creativity and Innovation Day which takes place on the 21st of April this year.

In 2018, the United Nations celebrated the first official World Creativity and Innovation Day in an effort to promote creative multidisciplinary thinking to help create a sustainable future.

A report published by the United Nations showed that creativity and innovation are some of the most powerful resources at the disposal of the world's population and Warrington Shaw hopes to help promote the growth of creativity and innovation at both the individual and group level with its essay contest.

The contest will be open to Taiwanese high school students and will have a category for groups and individuals. Essays must contain ideas for creative and innovative solutions to one of the 17 problems on the UN's Global Goals list.

The UN Global Goals list contains sustainable development goals which, if achieved would help to transform our future. The list was created by the UN in 2015 and agreed upon by world leaders. The UN hopes to achieve the list of goals, which includes the eradication of poverty, an end to inequality and quality education for all by the year 2030.

"We are proud to host a competition that will encourage the youth of today to conceptualize solutions that will help them build a better future for themselves and future generations," said Ms. An Tsao, Head of Public Relations at Warrington Shaw.

Learn more about the company at: https://www.warringtonshaw.com/

Taipei, Taiwan based investment house Warrington Shaw is proud to announce that it will hold a competition to celebrate and support the second annual World Creativity and Innovation Day which takes place on the 21st of April, 2019.

Related link: https://www.warringtonshaw.com/

Totle Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign on Republic

DETROIT, Mich. /ScoopCloud/ -- Totle, the startup powering rapid growth in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) by providing optimized exchange functionality, today announced their partnership with Republic - a leading crypto and equity investment platform backed by Binance and AngelList that enables anyone to be an angel investor. Totle plans to use the funding to accelerate and foster business development with new API partners.

"Republic is incredibly diligent about the companies they get behind, so this opportunity is very exciting for us," said David Bleznak, CEO of Totle. "Their involvement only affirms our vision for crypto asset exchange and the future of decentralized finance. By raising funds on Republic, we have the opportunity to closely involve all of our supporters."

In addition to CEO David Bleznak's own $500k recent share purchase, Totle community members will now have the opportunity to join in on the startup's early successes. Since launching its beta product last year, the company has expanded its suite by opening up the platform to B2B partners via their API and recently secured funding from top blockchain industry institutional investors including Arrington XRP, NEO Global Capital and Goren Holm Ventures.

Bleznak adds, "The campaign with Republic represents our commitment to democratizing finance so that 'unaccredited' investors can access the same opportunities as JP Morgan or Goldman Sachs. The funds raised will enable Totle to expand the onboarding of new B2B partners and continue to build out our suite of decentralized exchange products and services available through our API. These new features enable partners to focus on building their businesses, while Totle focuses on providing optimal exchange functionality for them."

Totle provides the emerging decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem access to DEX liquidity and optimal pricing for the exchange of digital assets. By doing so, Totle unlocks the opportunity for billions of people to improve their standard of living through the application of distributed ledger technology. Totle's customers include leading wallets, trading funds, DApps and other financial applications. These B2B partners utilize Totle to offer end-users diverse use-cases, including the ability to pay for goods and services with a wide variety of tokens.

To learn more about Totle, please visit: https://www.totle.com/

To learn more about investing in Totle, please visit: https://www.totle.com/invest

About Totle:
Totle powers the blockchain economy by providing the safe, simple decentralized exchange of digital assets as the best price. For wallets, traders, payment processors and any business with a need to exchange digital assets, Totle provides one simple API to access the leading decentralized exchanges and decentralized exchange protocols.

By aggregating many DEXs, Totle solves fragmentation, improves liquidity, and propels the growth of de-fi solutions. Totle solutions are non-custodial and enable users to always maintain control over their own private keys.

About Republic:
Republic, a spinoff of AngelList, provides the opportunity for anyone to invest in highly vetted startups with as little as $50. Our curated investment platform hosts a diverse set of equity and crypto-focused token offerings. Republic operates under U.S. equity crowdfunding regulations and is under the supervision of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

To date, the acceptance rate of companies applying to fundraise on Republic is below 5 percent, while funding success rate exceeds 95 percent. Through its partners and affiliates, Republic also connects founders to institutional investors, provides compliance services and supports crypto projects' digital token distribution needs. For additional information, please visit: https://republic.co/ @joinrepublic facebook.com/joinrepublic.

Totle, the startup powering rapid growth in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) by providing optimized exchange functionality, today announced their partnership with Republic - a leading crypto and equity investment platform backed by Binance and AngelList that enables anyone to be an angel investor.

Related link: https://www.totle.com/

Radford Taylor Partners Announces Plan to Expand Research Team

TAIPEI, Taiwan /ScoopCloud/ -- Radford Taylor Partners, a widely-respected boutique investment house based in Taipei, Taiwan is pleased to announce its plans to expand its investment research team during the course of this year.

The company has an already established a research division in Taipei. The existing investment research team will be joined by a specialized equity research team that will enable the firm to increase the reach of its research coverage.

During the course of this year, Radford Taylor Partners plans to expand its research team by bringing on board highly respected industry veterans and promoting from within the ranks of the firm.

Asia is the world's fastest expanding private investor market. Global investors seeking profitable investment opportunities often look to emerging markets with good growth potential and the majority of economies in Asia meet these criteria.

By 2025, it is estimated that assets under management in the Asia Pacific region will have doubled and Radford Taylor Partners hopes to make the most of this opportunity for growth.

"At Radford Taylor Partners, we recognize the value of research in providing our clients with the best analysis of the markets enabling them to make well informed decisions regarding their investments and portfolios. We believe that the expansion of our existing research team emphasizes our commitment to equipping our esteemed clients with investment advice of the highest quality," says Mr. Yi Lung Head of Public Relations at Radford Taylor Partners.

More information: https://www.radfordtaylor.com/

Radford Taylor Partners, a widely-respected boutique investment house based in Taipei, Taiwan is pleased to announce its plans to expand its investment research team during the course of this year.

Related link: https://www.radfordtaylor.com/

Valentis International Engages OGGI EQUITY, Europe

PITTSBURGH, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Valentis recently engaged OGGI EQUITY, the European private equity consultancy and financial firm, to consult, advise, and guide Valentis on strategic planning in equity, corporate compliance, stock market goals, European development, and other expansion or focus areas. Valentis seeks to build its resources, with outside assistance, ventures, facilities, and plans, while internally advancing, organically, increased operations, revenue growth, and diverse services and protective services personnel.

Valentis also intends to achieve projected goals through other related means, like acquisitions, quality protocols, and additional protective services divisions.

According to Gary Morrison, Public Information Officer, of Valentis International Group, "Valentis has achieved early stage pre-IPO competency and guidance in a matter of months and for less than traditional costs and expenses by utilizing OGGI EQUITY long term developed relationships like public company transfer agency, broker dealer consulting, securities law compliance, nomination of licensed auditing firm, etcetera, with short term private equity and long term public company, planning or forecasts."

About Valentis:

Valentis International Group, Inc. ("Valentis") is a fully operational security and safety logistics solution for a variety of clients and security concerns. We are growing domestically, and envision global ventures, in risk management and security logistics with current services and products under development to create a network of global affiliates, lead through branding, and expand our clients; financial institutions, governments, religious facilities, maritime, cybersecurity, currency logistics, combined with specially-developed training, software and telecommunication consultancy, and more.

We are mindful and committed and care about our clients, team, and shareholders.

Learn more at: https://valentisinternational.com/

About OGGI Equity:

OGGI Equity is a European private consultancy and equity firm with a primary focus on guiding and taking a position in USA companies operating across diversified sectors, that meet stringent terms and conditions. Thus, emerging private companies show promise of expansion and public valuation incorporating a network of public company related advisors, including attorneys, accountants, regulatory advisors, auditor, and those with financial industry experience.

For further information: enquire@oggiequity.org
Web: https://www.oggiequity.com/

NOTE: Above includes forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include without limitation those about the Company's activities, plans and relationships. These statements involve risks and uncertainties (like need to achieve goals, competition and more) and actual results may differ. More information on these risks and other potential factors are available from the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information. This announcement is for informational purposes only. This announcement is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities.

Valentis recently engaged OGGI EQUITY, the European private equity consultancy and financial firm, to consult, advise, and guide Valentis on strategic planning in equity, corporate compliance, stock market goals, European development, and other expansion or focus areas.

Related link: https://valentisinternational.com/

Ward Henderson Management to Hold Fundraising Dinner to Benefit Taiwanese Children Living in Poverty

TAIPEI, Taiwan /ScoopCloud/ -- Taipei, Taiwan-based Ward Henderson Management will hold its annual fundraising dinner in July of this year. Proceeds from the event will go to a local children's foundation to help with the running costs of the organization.

Children growing up in families affected by poverty are less likely to receive the essential necessities such as education, food, clothing and proper medical care. These children are often less likely to develop properly and may fail to reach their optimum physical, social and cognitive potential, placing them in a disadvantaged position later in life.

Although the incidence of children living in conditions of poverty is relatively low, with only 25 percent of children experiencing conditions of poverty during their first five years of life and less than 10 percent living in persistent poverty past the age of 6, Ward Henderson Management has undertaken to raise much-needed funds to support organizations working to assist needy children in Taiwan.

"A major contributing factor to the prevalence of children living in poverty in Taiwan is parents who are either unemployed or lack the level of education required to secure employment. As children who are living in poverty may face similar issues to their parents as adults, it is imperative that something is done to break the cycle," says John Maxwell, Head of Public Relations at Ward Henderson Management.

Ward Henderson Management's annual fundraising dinner will include a silent auction and the firm is calling on other companies in the financial services industry to donate prizes for it.

More information: https://www.wardhenderson.com/

Taipei, Taiwan-based Ward Henderson Management will hold its annual fundraising dinner in July of this year. Proceeds from the event will go to a local children's foundation to help with the running costs of the organization.

Related link: https://www.wardhenderson.com/

Warrington Shaw Seeks Taiwanese Sports Team to Sponsor

TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan /ScoopCloud/ -- Taipei, Taiwan-based investment house, Warrington Shaw is planning to sponsor a local grassroots sports team. As part of an initiative to give back to the local community, Warrington Shaw plans to select a promising sports team from Taiwan each year and provide sponsorship to help pay for costs related to training, travel expenses, kit, facilities and equipment.

Grassroots sports typically cover all disciplines of sport played by non-professional competitors on a local or national level through institutions working for nonprofit.

Potential recipients of the sponsorship will need to apply to Warrington Shaw by means of a motivational letter detailing the history and goals of their sports team.

"It is very clear that there is tremendous local sports talent in Taiwan but at a grassroots level, many teams with great promise simply lack the necessary funding to pursue their ambitions and fulfill their potential," says Ms. An Tsao, Head of Public Relations at Warrington Shaw. "Providing much needed funding to support these teams is a real and lasting way of giving back to the community."

Not only has early sport participation been linked to higher self-esteem in the youth of Taiwan, statistically, youths who are regular participants in sporting activities are less likely to fall victim to substance abuse and commit crimes.

More information: https://www.warringtonshaw.com/

Taipei, Taiwan-based investment house, Warrington Shaw is planning to sponsor a local grassroots sports team. As part of an initiative to give back to the local community, Warrington Shaw plans to select a promising sports team from Taiwan each year and provide sponsorship to help pay for costs related to training, travel expenses, kit, facilities and equipment.

Related link: https://www.warringtonshaw.com/

Phenomenology Wins Major Grant for 2019 Theatre Project

FREDERICK, Md. /ScoopCloud/ -- Phenomenology, Inc., an innovative production model in the performing arts, today, announced its receipt of a major grant award, presented by Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. for its inaugural theatre project in 2019.

"We are overwhelmed by the generosity of Delaplaine Foundation and are deeply grateful to its Board of Directors for their belief in our vision," remarked Jeffery Keilholtz, Artistic Director & CEO for Phenomenology. "We are a new organization on the scene, so the backing of a distinguished institute such as Delaplaine Foundation is both humbling and exciting."

Established in 2018, Phenomenology, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, produces dynamic projects across the breadth of performing arts, including theatre, film, television, and more.

MANHATTANonPATRICK, its inaugural outing, will feature a one-night red-carpet theatre production of a new play. Cast both out of New York City and Frederick, Maryland, the production will feature acclaimed stars on the same stage as high-potential, undiscovered actors and technicians - many of whom call, or have called, Frederick their home.

More information about MANHATTANonPATRICK: https://phenoart.org/manhattanonpatrick/

Delaplaine Foundation provided Phenomenology with a grant award of $7,500 to help produce MANHATTANonPATRICK.

"One of our pillars of focus at Delaplaine Foundation is support of the visual and performing arts," said Delaplaine Foundation President, Marlene Young. "We see this from both an educational aspect, as well as cultural enrichment. We believe that Phenomenology's mission ties into that focus as an addition to an ever-vibrant arts community landscape in Frederick."

According to its website, Delaplaine Foundation awards grants "to support a variety of programs for deserving non-profit groups, which help fulfill its mission of education, preservation, and enlightenment."

Learn more about the Delaplaine Foundation at: http://www.delaplainefoundation.org/html/

Phenomenology's inaugural MANHATTANonPATRICK production is anticipated to premiere on Patrick Street, at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, Md.

"In addition to other projects we have in development, it is our intention for MANHATTANonPATRICK to focus much needed attention on high-potential, undiscovered talent from this region; and it is our hope that the success of the program spurns it on as a bi-annual event. We are confident that the financial support from Delaplaine Foundation will help us achieve success."

About Phenomenology, Inc.:

Phenomenology, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is an innovative production model in Frederick, Maryland, with a mission to create opportunities that enhance the public exposure of local professional artists and technicians by producing high value performing arts projects to showcase their gifts. These activities will help to enhance the cultural value of Frederick, Maryland and enable the organization to give back in additional ways, including advocacy for children and working families, by building links between the arts, education, and the social sciences.

More information: https://phenoart.org/

Phenomenology, Inc., an innovative production model in the performing arts, today, announced its receipt of a major grant award, presented by Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. for its inaugural theatre project in 2019. Phenomenology, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, produces dynamic projects across the breadth of performing arts, including theatre, film, television, and more.

Related link: https://phenoart.org/

Klingenstein Fields Wealth Advisors: In Memoriam – Frederick A. Klingenstein

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Members of Klingenstein Fields Wealth Advisors (KFWA) mourn the passing of Fred Klingenstein, a founding member of the firm and Chairman Emeritus. Together with his brother, John Klingenstein, and colleague, Kenneth H. Fields, Fred established the firm in 1989 to provide investment advice and guidance to high-net-worth individuals and families. Prior to KFWA, Fred was CEO of Wertheim & Company and Co-Chairman of Wertheim-Schroder & Company.

Fred also served as Director of several investment funds and publicly held companies. He was also dedicated to giving back to the community, particularly in the areas of education and medical research. He was a Member and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mount Sinai Medical Center, a Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Museum of Natural History and a former Chairman of its Investment Committee. At Mount Sinai, he established the Klingenstein Institute for Medical Science and a scholarship fund honoring his late father Joseph Klingenstein.

Fred and his wife, Sharon, were recipients of the Mount Sinai Noble Deeds Society Honorary award, recognizing their generous long-term commitment to Mount Sinai. In addition, Fred was a former trustee for St. Lawrence University, past President and Chairman Emeritus of Rye Country Day School and past Chairman of the Finance Committee of UJA-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies.

Beyond his many accomplishments and strong leadership that was widely admired, at KFWA, his "second family," we appreciated his passion for investing, for serving clients with the utmost integrity and the warm relationships he had with all. Fred loved KFWA, loved being at work and always led by example. An unassuming man, he could often be found running out to pick up his own lunch from the sandwich place nearby. He was interested in everyone at KFWA, both personally and professionally.

He will be truly missed by all who knew him.

Mr. Klingenstein graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Yale. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 59 years, Sharon. We extend our deepest sympathy to his children Kathy, Susan, Amy and Lucy, to his eleven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and to the entire family.

Company Information: http://www.klingenstein.com/.

The Members of Klingenstein Fields Wealth Advisors (KFWA) mourn the passing of Fred Klingenstein, a founding member of the firm and Chairman Emeritus. Together with his brother, John Klingenstein, and colleague, Kenneth H. Fields, Fred established the firm in 1989 to provide investment advice and guidance to high-net-worth individuals and families. Prior to KFWA, Fred was CEO of Wertheim & Company and Co-Chairman of Wertheim-Schroder & Company.

Related link: http://www.klingenstein.com

Bindable announces an investment round led by EPIC, Motive Partners and Wafra

BOSTON, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- Bindable, an insurance technology company whose goal is to transform the affinity distribution of insurance, today announced an investment from EPIC Holdings, the corporate parent overseeing investments across the entire EPIC platform, including EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, and a Wafra advised fund, in conjunction with Motive Partners, a global private equity firm focused on investing in financial technology companies.

The investment will support Bindable's continued platform development and growth initiatives. In connection with the investment, Bindable and EPIC have entered into a commercial agreement where Bindable will provide a turnkey software solution to EPIC and its program and affinity business that will enable EPIC to better engage its customers through technology, product diversification and market growth.

Headquartered in Boston, Bindable has built a premier multi-product digital platform for insurance distribution through ecosystem and affinity channels. Bindable's software enables customized partner distribution and rapid market expansion for industry leaders and brands alike. Bindable has proven itself to be a highly differentiated solution through its client engagements with leading insurance companies, financial institutions, brokers and affinity groups.

Bill Suneson, Co-founder and CEO of Bindable, commented: "We've built our platform to transform the distribution of insurance through sponsored channels and we're pleased to partner with EPIC, Motive Partners and Wafra to not only support our vision but also provide the strategic capacity to help us drive that change. We seek to enable the insurance industry to better serve customers through preferred channels and this new capital will help us realize our vision."

John Hahn, CEO of EPIC Holdings, commented: "Our investment in Bindable reflects EPIC's continued interest in investing and partnering with technology-based solutions and platforms that help us transact our business more efficiently and effectively with our clients."

Scott Kauffman, Partner at Motive Partners, commented: "We believe Bindable has created a platform that is well positioned for rapid growth, as insurance carriers and brokerages increasingly rely on digital and tech-enabled distribution solutions. I look forward to working with Bill Suneson and John Hahn to help Bindable achieve our shared vision."

Greenberg Traurig served as legal advisor to Motive Partners and EPIC in connection with the transaction. Fenwick & West LLP served as legal advisor to Wafra in connection with the transaction. Osborn Maledon served as legal advisors to Bindable in connection with the transaction.

About Bindable:

Bindable is a full-stack, tech-enabled solutions provider built for modern insurance distribution. Through its MyLifeProtected and Policy Crusher(tm) platforms, Bindable offers insurance companies, intermediaries and affinity groups a comprehensive suite of digital products and software services designed to further engage and monetize their customers.
For more information, visit https://www.bindable.com/.

About EPIC Holdings:

EPIC Holdings is the corporate parent overseeing investments across the entire EPIC platform, which includes the firm's retail insurance brokerage and consulting business (EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants); programs, affinity, and MGA/MGU business, warranty and InsureTech Initiatives (EPIC Specialty Programs & Investments).

Led by CEO John Hahn and President Steve Denton, EPIC Holdings focuses on identifying and pursuing opportunities to invest in and acquire businesses across the EPIC platform. This includes expanding the firm's Program/MGA footprint, aggressively participating in the InsureTech revolution, and developing new, creative distribution ideas and concepts, while remaining focused on EPIC's vision and strategy to drive specialization across the entire organization. For additional information, please visit https://www.epicbrokers.com/.

About Motive Partners

Motive Partners is a sector-specialist investment firm that is focused on technology enabled companies that power the financial services industry. Based in New York and London and comprised of investors, operators and innovators, Motive Partners brings differentiated expertise, connectivity and capabilities to create long-term value in financial technology companies. For more information, visit https://www.motivepartners.com/.

About Wafra

Wafra and its advisory affiliates have discretionary and non-discretionary assets under management (including undrawn capital commitments) exceeding $23 billion (estimated as of June 30, 2018) and invest across a wide range of asset classes. In its pursuit of investments, Wafra seeks to connect its investors, partners and stakeholders to foster an exchange of ideas and innovations. For more information please visit https://www.wafra.com/.

Bindable, an insurance technology company whose goal is to transform the affinity distribution of insurance, today announced an investment from EPIC Holdings, the corporate parent overseeing investments across the entire EPIC platform, including EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, and a Wafra advised fund, in conjunction with Motive Partners, a global private equity firm focused on investing in financial technology companies.

Related link: https://www.epicbrokers.com/

Ndex Systems launches a significant breakthrough in consolidating data for reporting to clients on investment, fixed indexed annuity and insurance accounts

BOSTON, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- Ndex Systems today announced the launch of a major enhancement in its ability to generate consolidated reports for portfolios that include indexed annuities and insurance accounts. Now financial advisors can generate consolidated reports to include both market-based investment accounts as well as detailed information on annuity and insurance contracts.

The system supports reporting, from a single portal, on all data including lifetime income benefits, death benefits, riders and other values unique to annuity and insurance contracts.

"Now reports to clients with both investments as well as annuities and insurance will be easy to produce and deliver a more complete financial picture," said John Larson, Principal at Ndex Systems U.S.

To learn more visit:
https://www.ndexsystemsusa.com/ndex-video and
https://www.ndexsystemsusa.com/annuity-and-insurance-reporting

About Ndex Systems U.S.:

Ndex Systems U.S. has partnered with Ndex Systems, Canada to deliver a very comprehensive and cost-effective portfolio management system. Ndex Systems was founded in 1999 and services over 11,000 advisors and $130B in AUM throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Ndex Systems platform consolidates data from and supports over 136 direct custody feeds and 4600 financial institutions. Learn more: https://www.ndexsystemsusa.com/.

VIDEO (YouTube):
https://youtu.be/rGzk0pYCT6E

Ndex Systems U.S. today announced the launch of a major enhancement in its ability to generate consolidated reports for portfolios that include indexed annuities and insurance accounts. Now financial advisors can generate consolidated reports to include both market-based investment accounts as well as detailed information on annuity and insurance contracts.

Related link: https://www.ndexsystemsusa.com/

Friday the 13th original stars reunite in ’13 Fanboy’!

NOGAL, N.M. /ScoopCloud/ -- "Friday the 13th" has a passionate fan base that has been waiting for almost a decade for another installment. With the lawsuit between Victor Miller and Sean Cunningham still not resolved a new film isn't likely for several more years, but Voorhees Films has a solution for your much-needed fix, "13 Fanboy."

"Horror fans are the best," says Deborah Voorhees, star of "Friday the 13th: A New Beginning," and writer/director of "13 Fanboy," "but every once in a while, you get that one that feels scary. I've received texts saying, 'I'm watching you right now,' or 'wouldn't it be cool if you were killed like you died in the film?'"

These experiences sparked the idea a year ago, when Voorhees met with veteran producer Joel Paul Reisig. The idea frightened her because "It was just so damn real."

"After several sleepless nights, I realized that if it scared me this much, it would scare others too. I had been looking for a film for horror fans for a while. It just feels like it is the time for this film," says Voorhees.

Together Voorhees and Reisig wrote the script, then gathered up some of the most popular actors from the original "Friday the 13th" movies including CJ Graham, Thom Mathews, Tracie Savage, Ron Sloan, Judie Aronson, and of course Deborah Voorhees.

"13 Fanboy" is not a Paramount film. This is a totally separate series, with no association to the original "Friday" movies.

"Our horror thriller brings your favorite 'Friday the 13th' actors back to the big screen in an entirely new horror series about a fan, who takes his love for the series too far and targets the real-life women from the franchise to kill them," says Reisig.

For financing Voorhees and Reisig have turned to Indiegogo.

"The truth is, studios just were not interested. They think fans are not interested in the original stars," Voorhees admitted. "But we know that our fans still love us!" With the success that Jamie Lee Curtis is currently having with "Halloween" it certainly seems that Voorhees is right!

Please visit their page to see a trailer and for more information: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/13-fanboy

Facebook page for "13 Fanboy": https://www.facebook.com/13-Fanboy-280757545964494/

About Voorhees Films:
Voorhees Films consists of Deborah Voorhees and Joel Paul Reisig. Voorhees was one of the stars of the popular "Friday the 13th" movies in the 80s. Reisig is a veteran movie producer with over twenty titles to his credit.

Learn more about Deborah Voorhees and Voorhees Films at: http://www.voorheesfilmsproduction.com/about/

"Friday the 13th" has a passionate fan base that has been waiting for almost a decade for another installment. With the lawsuit between Victor Miller and Sean Cunningham still not resolved a new film isn't likely for several more years, but Voorhees Films has a solution for your much-needed fix, "13 Fanboy."

Related link: http://www.voorheesfilmsproduction.com/

Byte Back Wins CDN $1 Million TD Grant for Expansion

WASHINGTON, D.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- Today, TD announced Byte Back as one of 10 recipients of the inaugural TD Ready Challenge grants. Each recipient organization will receive CDN $1 million (USD $775,000) to help them scale innovative solutions aimed at preparing North Americans for the economy of the future.

With a focus on financial security, the recipients of this year's Challenge will apply the grants to solutions they have designed to help workers transform their existing skills and build new ones and help reduce barriers to STEM training for underrepresented groups to open doors for individuals who have the greatest risk of falling behind due to rapid technological advancement.

Byte Back is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects communities with inclusive tech training and pathways into living-wage careers. With the CDN $1 million investment, Byte Back will expand into Baltimore in 2019 and begin to fully explore a national expansion. This is the first time in 21 years that the nonprofit has expanded outside the Washington, D.C. region.

The technology skills gap Byte Back addresses isn't unique to its home region. In the U.S., 28 million adults are living in poverty. Since 2002, the U.S. economy has lost 28 million low tech jobs that have disappeared or now require medium and high tech skills. Byte Back provides a unique solution for adults who haven't had the opportunity to use technology in their careers.

"The changing workplace presents new opportunities for a prosperous economy, but we must grow in ways that allow everyone a chance to succeed," says Bharat Masrani, Group President and Chief Executive Officer, TD Bank Group. "Fortunately, there is no shortage of innovative ideas to support greater income stability - ideas that can open doors and help people feel more confident in the future."

With this investment from TD, Byte Back will train at least 72 people in Baltimore in the first year and set the stage for the organization's national expansion.

"Thousands of adults are still struggling to succeed in the digital economy, and we cannot leave them behind. They deserve education opportunities, they deserve to fully participate in a digital world, and they deserve living-wage careers," said Elizabeth Lindsey, executive director of Byte Back. "We're really dreaming now about what it looks like for our impact to expand to hundreds and thousands more people across the country."

About the TD Ready Challenge:

Acting as a springboard for social innovation, TD established the TD Ready Challenge to identify and support scalable solutions to a specific issue identified within The Ready Commitment. In its inaugural year, the issue of focus for the TD Ready Challenge was helping to increase income stability and encouraged non-for-profit organizations across North America that are working on innovative solutions to help increase income stability and help improve the skills people will need for the economy of the future. In total, TD granted $10 million (CDN) under the 2018 Challenge.

From over 200 submissions, TD shortlisted 15 semi-finalists who presented their solutions on September 7, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario.

These semi-finalists were then judged in two rounds by a panel composed of TD executives and external subject matter experts, including Linda Nazareth, economist and trends expert, and Jennifer Tescher, president and CEO, Centre for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI). Ten finalists were then chosen by the panel at the close of the second round.

About Byte Back:

Byte Back connects communities with inclusive tech training and pathways into living-wage careers. For 21 years, its innovative training pathway has helped hundreds of graduates move from low tech skills to recognized certifications and into careers that use technology.

Byte Back's TD Ready Challenge Solution: Byte Back Ready - Proven Pathways to Economic Success
* Byte Back will scale its inclusive training pathway from the Washington, DC region into Baltimore, helping more people enter life-changing careers and fully participate in the digital economy.

Learn more about Byte Back at: https://byteback.org/

2018 TD Ready Challenge grantees include:
* ACCES Employment (Canada - Ontario): Women in Technology
o Recognizing emerging high-growth areas in STEM, ACCES Employment will provide immigrant women with training, employer connections and experiential learning to help secure and retain competitive employment in programming and cybersecurity, in collaboration with Seneca College.

* Canada Learning Code (Canada - Ontario): Unlocking the Power of Code - Digital Literacy Education for Adults
o This education initiative will offer hands-on, accessible learning experiences for mid-career individuals to increase their digital literacy and technological knowledge to thrive in a rapidly-changing job market, while acting as a bridge for adults interested in making a career shift into technology.

* Ecole des entrepreneurs de Quebec (Canada - Quebec): Previsio Software with Financial Literacy Training
o To address the challenge of financial forecasting for entrepreneurs as they evaluate the viability of their projects, this program will enhance capabilities and tools to help increase entrepreneurs' financial literacy and enable them to make strategic decisions based on business results.

* Immigrant Access Fund Canada (Canada - Alberta): Increasing Income Stability for Skilled Immigrants
o This program will increase income stability for newcomers with a program providing low-interest loans of up to $10,000 to skilled immigrants to fund the costs of training and recertification, while offering support and guidance to unlock participants' past education and experience.

* JEVS Human Services (US - Pennsylvania): JEVS-College for America - Greater Philadelphia Area
o A collaborative effort with Southern New Hampshire University's College for America (CfA), this initiative will address the inaccessibility of post-secondary education for those from low-income families by offering the opportunity for individuals to attend employer-driven degree programs, while providing direct access to living wage opportunities.

* Jobs for the Future (JFF) and Audacious Futures (Cross-Border - Massachusetts): Scaling AudaciousYou - the Google Maps for the Future of Work and Learning
o AudaciousYou, a personalized, research-backed, AI-powered upskilling/reskilling solution, will be scaled to help empower workers at risk from automation and a changing world of work to develop future-ready skills and connect to job opportunities by employing a holistic approach, including video and AI technologies.

* Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) (US - Pennsylvania): Creating Income Security through Technology-Based Workforce Development
o A partnership between PHMC and Homeworks N' Camden, a local nonprofit, this initiative will work with young adults to build towards a sustainable future by blending intensive coding with technology skills through a nationally-recognized workforce development curriculum.

* Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology (Canada - Ontario): TD-HELIX Transformation Initiative
o To tackle the challenge of reskilling mid-career professionals whose jobs might be impacted by changes in the labour market, the program will change their 'career DNA' and improve individuals' skills as creative thinkers, problem-solvers, communicators and collaborators.

* The WoodGreen Foundation (Canada - Ontario): Accelerating Possibilities - Creating Sustainable Pathways to Success in a Changing Landscape
o This initiative will bring together and scale four of WoodGreen's most successful advancement programs in an innovative accelerator program to position mid-career participants for financial stability and sustainable employment.

TD Ready Challenge is part of The Ready Commitment, a multi-year program targeting CDN $1 billion (US $775 million) in total by 2030 towards community giving.

To learn more about the grant recipients and the TD Ready Challenge, visit https://www.td.com/corporate-responsibility/ready-commitment/ready-challenge.jsp.

Additional details about The Ready Commitment can be found at https://www.td.com/corporate-responsibility/ready-commitment/index.jsp

About TD Bank Group:
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group ("TD" or the "Bank"). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves more than 25 million customers in three key businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres around the globe: Canadian Retail, including TD Canada Trust, TD Auto Finance Canada, TD Wealth (Canada), TD Direct Investing, and TD Insurance; U.S. Retail, including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank(r), TD Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth (U.S.), and an investment in TD Ameritrade; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading online financial services firms, with approximately 12 million active online and mobile customers. TD had CDN$1.3 trillion in assets on July 31, 2018. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (NYSE:TD).

Learn more about Byte Back:
Learn more at: https://byteback.org/

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Caption: Elizabeth Lindsey, Byte Back executive director, pitches for the TD Ready Challenge on September 25 in Toronto. Byte Back was one of over 200 applicants for the grant and is one of 10 $CDN 1 million winners.

TWITTER: @ByteBackDC @TD_Canada #TDreadyChallenge #STEMeducation

VIDEO (YouTube):
https://youtu.be/dEPC_JKOhV8

Today, TD announced nonprofit Byte Back, Inc. as one of 10 recipients of the inaugural TD Ready Challenge grants. Each recipient organization will receive CDN $1 million (USD $775,000) to help them scale innovative solutions aimed at preparing North Americans for the economy of the future.

Related link: https://byteback.org/

The Pap Corps Receives $100,000 Matching Gift Challenge by The Yass Family

BOCA RATON, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Pap Corps Champions for Cancer Research has announced a $100,000 matching gift challenge by The Yass Family. This gift will be utilized to enhance the 2018 Dr. Kevin Berkowitz Memorial End of Year Giving Campaign, which will be directed towards melanoma research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Jerry Yass made this generous gift during the recent Pap Corps Presidents' Meeting at Boca West Country Club in honor of his late wife, Sybil, who died in 2001 from melanoma.

"We are tremendously grateful to Jerry Yass and his family for making this matching gift to us," said The Pap Corps' CEO David Bakelman. "Jerry is one of our most dedicated and generous Pap Corps members, and we are honored that his donation will encourage others to give during our critical end of year giving campaign."

Jerry Yass, an active member of the Boca Friends Chapter of The Pap Corps, moved the audience of over 400 during his emotional speech at the Presidents' Meeting when he read a poem he wrote about the challenges a family endures when a loved one is battling melanoma.

"South Floridians need to be better educated about the risks of skin cancer, especially melanoma," said Linda Moses, President of The Pap Corps. "In addition to raising research funds, we hope this end of year giving campaign will raise awareness about prevention, the need for regular skin cancer screenings and the tremendous work doctors at Sylvester are doing to advance new treatments."

During the past 30 years melanoma rates have been on the rise. In 2018, it is estimated that 91,270 people will be diagnosed with melanoma, and that 9,320 will die from this form of skin cancer. Early detection and advanced treatments are critical to increasing survival rates. Sylvester offers a world-class melanoma surveillance and detection clinic, immunotherapy clinical trials, advanced expertise in immunohistochemistry and tumor markers. In addition, Sylvester is one of the few institutions to offer reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) which differentiates melanoma from less serious skin lesions.

Dr. Kevin Berkowitz, a generous supporter of The Pap Corps, established the first end of year matching campaign in 2014 and it now continues in his memory.

"Each year, we have focused our attention on a specific cancer for end of year giving," said Beverly Berkowitz, mother of Dr. Berkowitz and Vice President of The Pap Corps. "This concerted effort has united our members and brought attention to the tremendous influence The Pap Corps has to facilitate research at Sylvester. We encourage everyone to learn more about melanoma and to make a donation towards the creation of new lifesaving treatments."

About The Pap Corps:

Since its founding in 1952, The Pap Corps has donated more than $110 million to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, including a historic $50 million pledge in 2016 dedicating The Pap Corps Campus at Sylvester in Deerfield Beach. The Pap Corps derives its name from Dr. George Papanicolaou, a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, who introduced the world to the revolutionary 'Pap' test. A small group of women began the organization to support his efforts, and over the decades it has grown into an organization of over 20,000 men and women, in over 50 chapters, who raise funds to support all types of cancers.

For more information about the organization's history, fundraising initiatives and volunteer opportunities, please visit http://thepapcorps.org/.

The Pap Corps Champions for Cancer Research has announced a $100,000 matching gift challenge by The Yass Family. This gift will be utilized to enhance the 2018 Dr. Kevin Berkowitz Memorial End of Year Giving Campaign, which will be directed towards melanoma research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Related link: http://www.papcorps.org/