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WNYVA Forum - November 2, 2016

Wed Nov 2nd, 2016 - 7:30 to 9 am
At The Buffalo Club - 388 Delaware Ave., Buffalo
Company presentations and networking for entrepreneurs, investors and business professionals.

 

 

 Company Presentation Forum

 

 

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

 

 

Buffalo Club

388 Delaware Avenue

Buffalo, NY

(Business Attire Required)

7:30 - 8:00 AM

8:00 - 8:15 AM

8:15 - 9:00 AM

Registration, Continental Breakfast, Informal Networking

Announcements, Attendee Self-Introductions, One Minute Presenters

Business Plan Presentations and Audience Critique

 

Presenters:

Presentations contain general information about the presenting companies and are for educational and networking purposes only. Presentations do not include information or discussion of any fundraising or offering of securities.

 

Pointii, Inc.                                                                                                                                         Lawrence Forte III, VP of Client Services

    What do you want to be when you grow up? Mostly everyone is asked this question in high school. The answer helps us determine what college to attend, what classes to excel in, or trainings or certifications to prepare for upon graduation. How will we ever know? And who will help us find out? Pointii has the answer.

     Students need career experience in professions that match their skill sets and interests. However, school counselors are simply too overwhelmed and don't have the contacts within the community to provide each single student with opportunities to help them find their career aspirations. Most times, students are asked to make cold calls and very few ever do. Pointii provides counselors with an online platform that connects their students to local professionals who are available for informational interviews, mentorship, experiential tours, and internships. With Pointii, not only are students matched to industry experts, but counselors are given a dashboard that displays student recommendation count, number of student career experiences, feedback from professionals (after career experiences), and data on student soft skill assessments.

    So far, Pointii has piloted twelve schools and converted all to customers the following school year. Since its launch last October 2015, Pointii has almost 6000 students and counselors from Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse successfully using the platform. Visit www.pointii.com to learn more!

 

Rezedent.com                                                                                                                                                              Bill Irvine, COO

     More Americans are renting than ever before, and within two years, more than half of all renters will be Millennials, the unbanked generation. While digital management and payment solutions exist for the upper tier of upscale properties, as much as 75% of the market is essentially locked out. This is why, according to the WSJ, 90% of the $600 billion Americans pay in rent, will still be via paper check.

     Rezedent is the property management and payment platform designed to enable the middle market to effectively compete on quality of services and convenience; and is free for owners and managers to use. The platform facilitates communications between management and tenants with a social component for tenants to connect. Currently rent payments are through electronic check or credit card, with email and mobile payment options, favored by Millennials, coming soon.

     A Silicon Valley startup, Rezedent was created by Buffalo native Tim Zielinski as a solution to the payment problems experienced by his HOA. Having emerged from nearly two years of beta development, there are nearly 100 loyal property managers representing nearly 5,000 doors using Rezedent, with almost $500,000 in payments processed this year.  Through LaunchNY, and Buffalo entrepreneur Bill Irvine as Rezedent's new COO, the company is relocating its headquarters to Buffalo to expand and create jobs.  Visit www.rezedent.com for more information.

 

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