Monday, October 29, 2012

Austin Community Networking and Involvement


Last week was a very eventful week for us at Gennovacap; not only were we able to further expand into Austin’s small business network by attending the Austin Chamber of Commerce’s ChamberFest 2012 (which is described in more detail in our previous blog post) on Tuesday, but also by speaking amongst other Austin entrepreneurs at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday.

ChamberFest: Small Business Networking
The ChamberFest was a great networking event, with over 90 booths for representing companies and many more walking around with the intentions of expanding businesses and professional networks. A few notable companies Gennovacap was able to mingle with include Trophyology, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and Rack Space, all of which are eminent in the Austin community. Also, Gennovacap would like to send out huge congratulations to Sarah Ruh Design for the excellent and constructive presentation on social media.
  
Entrepreneurship Panel: Experience, Community, and Education
Gennovacap’s very own Reza Piri was asked to participate in a Q&A panel about entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Austin. The hour-long panel was held on Wednesday evening at the University Teaching Center and had about 25 student attendees.  He spoke alongside Jeff Davidson from Camp Gladiator, Jimmy Doan from Doan Law Firm, Drew Fisher from Barton Springs Soda Company, and Lori Schneider from The Cupcake Bar. Reza’s discussion touched on Gennovacap’s business and the general field of mobile app design but mainly stressed the topic of failure – how to have a healthy relationship with failure and being able to embrace it.

Monday, October 22, 2012

ChamberFest 2012: Austin Networking


For the first time ever, the Austin Chamber of Commerce has put together a showcase, ChamberFest, to bring all of Austin’s small business network under one roof. ChamberFest is part of an ongoing initiative to serve the greater Austin area’s small business community, which actually encompasses more than 85% of the Austin Chamber’s membership organization. The event will include door prizes, giveaways, and discounts from select area restaurants, and the ChamberFest 2012 Exhibitors include the following companies:

ISM Services, Inc.
Atchley & Associates, LLP
Focus Embedded
Fastframe & The Prickly Pear Galleries
Q2ebanking
ContractGurus.com
Capitol Wireless
VanDeWalle Chiropractic
Gail Darling Staffing
CAM-I
Rockford Business Interiors
Holiday Inn Austin Midtown
Caesars Entertainment
Advanced Mobility Systems of Texas
Austin City Living
Mercury Communication Services of Austin
Infintech LLC
AlphaGraphics
Goodybag, Inc.
RE/MAX Austin Associates
Doc2e-file
Austin Business Journal
PubCrawler of Austin
Strategic Payment Systems
QuintEvents, LLC
Baylor University – Executive MBA Program | Austin
Extend Stay America Hotels
Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More – South Austin
Longhorn Office Products, Inc.
Austin’s Park
Frost
Austin Energy
Upstream Investment Partners
City of Austin – Small Business Development Program
Community Impact Newspaper
Rodan + Fields Dermatologists – Loree Hart
Speedpro Imaging
Allstate Insurance Company
Burnett Specialists, Inc.
Clear Spirit Corporate Massage
Legend Dental
Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin
Rackspace Hosting
Texas DPS Credit Union
Westin Austin at the Domain
EQ Consultants Group, LLC
Texas State University – San Marcos
Austin Rare Coins & Bullion
American Diabetes Association
All Seasons Nursery
Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center
National American University
Imagecraft Exhibits
LDRK Media
Hilton Garden Inn
ScanSee

Come by The Marchesa Hall and Theatre on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 from 4:00 – 8:00 PM to mix, mingle and expand your network or just say hello to your favorite Gennovacap folks! 

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Pattern Productions: WordPress Customization


Austin’s famed culture has been attributed mainly to its live music industry, but also to its support for creative filming. Pattern Productions is an Austin-based video production company that isn’t about just making films, but telling a story, transforming ideas, and ultimately evoking emotions. And that is exactly why they strive to do much more than meet their clients’ expectations.

Wordpress Customization
Pattern Productions requested a redesign for their WordPress blog and Gennovacap Technology Services delivered. As a video production company, they needed an interactive and engaging website that would both educate the viewer about the company as well as showcase their completed work. Gennovacap started by finding a layout design in WordPress that complimented Pattern Productions video production business. We then completely redesigned the web pages, portfolio, and blog. 

Results
Pattern Productions was finally able to connect with potential clients through an easily navigable website that presents and demonstrates their breadth of video-production services, including animation, commercial, education, interviews, and films, because of Gennovacap’s dedicated and efficient work with WordPress Customization.

Feel free to visit http://patternproductions.com/ to read more into Pattern Productions’ work, get in contact for a potential job, or just browse their finished productions. And for any comments or questions about Gennovacap’s work, please visit http://www.gennovacap.com/.

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Gennovacap Technology Services is a web development company based out of Austin, TX. It specializes in custom websites and SEO services, and also offers IT consulting, graphic design, application development, CMS development, and e-commerce development. Our mission is to provide quality custom web design and web development solutions for any business that needs a website regardless of a budget.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Weird Coupons: Web Development, Mobile Apps, & SEO



How much more communal and Austin-loving can a company get when its name celebrates Austin’s most recognized maxim: Keep Austin Weird. And that is exactly what Weird Coupons is about, serving only Austin-born businesses to preserve the culture that makes this city so special. Weird Coupons grants these local businesses an affordable way to attract customers through deals, discounts, and coupons.


Web Design and Web Development
Gennovacap Technology Services recently had the pleasure of helping Weird Coupons build their business by utilizing our in house development team to construct the mobile-optimized website and mobile applications. We added new designs, the ability to “Pay With A Tweet,” a sign-up form for prospective users to receive local deals directly via e-mail and the PayPal function for online purchasing through the website, as well as optimized the website for mobile devices and outfitted it for SEO. 

The Mobile Apps
Through the use of modern web and mobile frameworks, including jQuery Mobile, PhoneGap, and Less Framework 4, Gennovacap shaped the mobile channel through which Weird Coupons actually conducts their business. Through the use of the PhoneGap framework, the mobile applications were developed to have native functionality while cutting development time in half.  

SEO
In addition to web and mobile app development, Gennovacap outfitted the website with search engine optimization through hardcoding content, keywords, and meta data into the website itself. We were able to optimize Weird Coupons' website for search engines due to our professional experiences in organic SEO, content writing, and keyword research.

Results
Our success is driven by our clients’ successes, and what Gennovacap did here was not only deliver for Weird Coupons, but we also saved them money. We accomplished that by employing an easily scalable technology to rapidly develop the mobile apps. In a nutshell, we saved Weird Coupons both time and money while providing the best possible web and mobile services.

Don’t believe what I’m saying? Check it out and see for yourself! You can visit http://www.weirdcoupons.com/ or download the Weird Coupons application from either the iOS App Store or the Android App Market. If you’re a local business owner looking to attract customers, a potential client inquiring about technology services, or just a regular ole’ Austinite trying to hunt down good deal, don’t hesitate to contact us here or Weird Coupons!

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Gennovacap Technology Services is a web development company based out of Austin, TX. It specializes in custom websites and SEO services, and also offers IT consulting, graphic design, application development, CMS development, and e-commerce development. Our mission is to provide quality custom web design and web development solutions for any business that needs a website regardless of a budget.