Posts Tagged ‘Michigan’

Vince Thomas featured in Challenge Detroit interview

01/26/2012

 

Billhighway’s CEO, Vince Thomas, was interviewed by Channel 7- WXYZ Detroit as a part of Challenge Detroit, a program that attracts young talent to Detroit to live, work and play in the city for a period of time.

Billhighway will be one of the 30 companies involved with Challenge Detroit that will offer positions to young people moving to Detroit.

Each company will hire a participant for one year.  They will receive a $30,000 salary and a host of other benefits, including a stipend for housing in Detroit.

To learn more about Challenge Detroit, visit www.ChallengeDetroit.org.

Billhighway will be at 1DevDay Detroit!

11/02/2011

This Saturday Nov 4, Billhighway will be attending and sponsoring 1DevDay Detroit to support the local technology and software development community.

The goal of 1DevDay is to unite the Metro Detroit Software Development community for one day of knowledge sharing, learning and exploration.  This event  is a grassroots undertaking to bring an affordable, accessible, tech conference to the Metro Detroit area.

Billhighway’s own Patrick Wilson-Welsh will be speaking at the event about best practices for Selenium RC in java. Patrick’s talk will begin at 11:30am.

Billhighway is hiring a Senior .NET Developer to add to our team. To full the full job description, visit the Billhighway job openings page at http://www.billhighway.com/careers

1DevDay Detroit will take place downtown at the Compuware Building in the auditorium at 1 Campus Martius. After the event, participants are welcome to head down to the HardRock Detroit on Compuware’s first floor.

For more information about 1DevDay Detroit and to view the schedule, visit http://1devdaydetroit.com.

Metromode highlights Billhighway’s growth

02/03/2011

Metromode Detroit released an article today regarding Billhighway’s exponential growth not only in sales, but in staffing. Read the article below or on Metromode’s site.

Billhighway adds dozens of staff, hundreds of clients

Metromode, 2/3/2011

If there is one thing that is growing faster than Billhighway’s staffing, it’s the start-up’s client list.

“We’re growing,” says Jeff Jorge, vice president of business development for Billhighway. “We have been adding people very quickly to support our growing list of clients. We have been adding clients on an almost weekly basis.”

Billhighway’s technology helps organizations figure out who owes what for items such as dues or dinner costs or any other miscellaneous expense. This has historically been for small organizations, but the 11-year-old company has added some larger entities as well as hundreds of other clients. It recently signed the American Medical Association Alliance.

That has allowed the Troy-based company to double revenue and hire 17 people over the last year, expanding its staff to 40 employees and a few interns. It expects to continue growing its headcount this year and has several job openings now. Jorge credits Billhighway’s message of creating new revenue streams as the reason it has been able to defy the recession and continue to grow.

“The more challenged organizations become, the more they need a service like ours,” says Jorge. “More money comes in when they use our systems.” Customers’ revenues go up between 50-250 percent in the first year, he claims.

Source: Jeff Jorge, vice president of business development for Billhighway
Writer: Jon Zemke

Photo credit: sales.theforcereport.com

Billhighway “adopts an entrepreneur” at Michigan Emerging

11/17/2010

Screen of famous "entrepreneurial spirits" from Michigan

Today, Billhighway was apart of the 1st annual Michigan Emerging conference in Dearborn, Michigan to support growth and development of Michigan-based start-up companies. There was a contagious energy in the air about the future of the state’s economy and the quality of ideas coming out of  Michigan.

A key point from Dr. Bryan Ritchie was the concept of Spotlight Michigan- Michigan State University’s challenge to keep young people in Michigan after graduation.

“This year Spotlight Michigan has a new team that is anticipating researching multidisciplinary methods to revive and support Michigan’s prosperous innovative future.”

One of the startups Billhighway is supporting is Loveland- a company with a dream to rebuild Detroit, one inch at a time. Follow their inspiring tweets at @makeLOVELAND.

Billhighway is proud to “adopt an entrepreneur” and lend a hand in the continuous efforts to improve the economy of our surrounding communities. For more information about Michigan Emerging, please visit their website at www.michiganemerging.com.

Photo credit: @dmarsh

Billhighway’s Vince Thomas speaks at E2 Conference

10/14/2010

On Wednesday, October 13, 2010, Billhighway’s CEO Vince Thomas spoke at the E2 Conference sponsored by TechTown at Wayne State University in Detroit. This event brings entrepreneurs together with business leaders, authors, investors and others for a program that both educates and inspires on how to create a business in a down economy.

Vince sat in on a panel discussion on “How to Market Fast in a Lean Launch” speaking to how entrepreneurs can still succeed in a down economy.

“Think out of the box, get ultra-creative, constantly be thinking of new and improved ways to do things, be open minded and keep working and changing” -Vince Thomas

Vince had the chance to discuss this topic with some great minds on the panel including Nolan Gottschalk of Shutterbooth, Paul Chambers of Core 3 Solutions, Chris Ygay or Revilize Day Spa and Scott Newman-Bale of Shorts Brewing.

Billhighway at TEDx Detroit

09/29/2010

Today, our very own CIO, Steve Robert, attended TEDx Detroit, an annual conference series bringing positive ideas to the world from Detroit in the industries of technology, entertainment and design. TEDx events are held in cities throughout the US promoting innovation and creativity to local communities.

Billhighway is proud to be supporting these efforts in the Metro Detroit area. If you’d like to connect with our growing tech company on Twitter, please click here.

Billhighway Receives “101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” Award

09/22/2010

Company Presented with Prestigious Human Resources and Corporate Culture Honor

Sept 22, 2010, Troy, MI- Billhighway, the leading provider of Financial Performance Optimization services for membership-based organizations, was honored today as one of the ‘101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For’ in the Metropolitan Detroit area.

The ‘101 Best and Brightest’ Awards were established to honor companies that recognize their team members as their greatest asset in several major cities across the nation. Companies on the list are leaders in creating organizational value and business results through their best practices in human resource management. The awards are highly sought after by competing companies in the area and a testament that Billhighway is an ideal place for team members to work.

“At Billhighway, we strive to attract, hire and develop the highest caliber of people in the industry. Hiring team members that know what they are doing, and who love what they do, has been a goal of ours since Billhighway began,” said Vince Thomas, CEO of Billhighway. “Our success as a web-based company in Metro Detroit could not be achieved without our exceptional team members.”

The Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) honored the selected companies at an awards ceremony on September 22, 2010 at the Marriott Dearborn Inn.

Billhighway attends Bizdom U, local entrepeneurship program

09/03/2010

Billhighway’s own Vince Thomas spoke at Bizdom U at TechTown in Detroit, Michigan on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Bizdom U is a conference held once a year offering a four-month business development program to provide comprehensive, real-world training, mentorship, and support to entrepreneurs who have a burning passion and determination to build their own growth-oriented, Detroit-based business.

Vince spoke to a diverse group of entrepreneurs, ages 25-50, about making smart decisions for growing businesses encouraging young entrepreneurs to live and work to their fullest potential. After taking the social responsibility pledge, Billhighway has made a conscious effort to make a positive impact on our local community and those that we serve. Billhighway is among several companies such as Quicken Loans, Fathead and ePrize who provide the Bizdom U program with expertise, guidance and support to entrepreneurs wanting to launch successful businesses.

To learn more about Bizdom U, please visit their website.

“Talent shmalent, bust ass and work harder than everybody!” -Amy Gill, Bizdom U

The Billhighway sign is up in our new office

08/17/2010

The Billhighway family is happy to have our Billhighway sign officially mounted on the side of our new office building at 363 West Big Beaver Road in Troy, Michigan.

Billhighway wins Corp! Magazine Business of Science and Technology Award

04/26/2010

Corp! Magazine acknowledges Billhighway as an innovator in Science and Technology.

TROY, Mich., April 26, 2010 – Corp! magazine, one of Michigan’s premier business magazines, today recognized Billhighway as a winner of the 2010 Business of Science and Technology Award for excellence in technology. Over the past decade, Billhighway has made significant technological advancements in providing leading Financial Performance Optimization solutions to membership-based organizations to help improve their financial health and operational efficiency.

“We are extremely proud to be a part of the technological community in metro Detroit and will continue to make strides to better our product to ultimately help our clients achieve transformational results they have come to expect from us,” says Vincent Thomas, CEO of Billhighway.

Billhighway’s online approach to member-based finances is unique because it offers real time integration of cash management, accounting, reporting tools and membership management into one system. Billhighway is the only system of its kind to offer this type of web-based service.

“This is an important time to recognize the innovations occurring within the state as an indicator of a brighter future,” says Jennifer Kluge, Corp! Magazine publisher.

The Corp! Business of Science and Technology Awards were created in 2010 to recognize companies and educational organizations that are leading the way in the Detroit technology community. The awards are sponsored by Mitechnews.com and presented in cooperation with the Michigan Business and Professional Association, and the Michigan Food and Beverage Association. To read more about this year’s winners, visit http://www.corpmagazine.com.

Billhighway is the leader in Financial Performance Optimization for membership-based groups, providing the web-based system that helps organizations enjoy improved financial health, operate more efficiently, and reduce the risk of fraud. The company’s proprietary, all-in-one system comprehensively manages group finances and accounting – offering a powerful combination that helps enable organizations to spend more time advancing their mission rather than managing finances. This improved operational efficiency and financial performance can be achieved in organizations of nearly any size and type, including professional associations, social clubs, athletic and Greek organizations.

Since forming in 1999, Billhighway has managed over $2.3 billion in transactions.

View a full list of the winners and read more about the Corp! Science and Technology awards here.

Billhighway attends Corp! Award banquet

04/20/2010

On Tuesday, April 20, Billhighway accepted an award to acknowledge our innovation in Science and Technology in the metro Detroit area at the Corp! Magazine sponsored breakfast banquet. One of our own, Vince Thomas, also participated in a panel discussion with Randal Charlton of Techtown and Dr. Marcos Dantus of BioPhotonic Solutions to discuss how technology enables our local business development and how it will continue to impact our lives in the future.

Fifty-seven organizations, ranging from software companies to research and development firms, consultants and academic institutions, were honored for their contributions throughout the state of  Michigan. Congratulations to all of the winners! The full list of winners can be viewed here.

Billhighway moves headquarters to new office space in Troy, MI

12/18/2009

TROY, Mich., Dec. 18, 2009 – Billhighway has moved its headquarters to a new office space in Troy, MI, conveniently located in the I-75 corridor. The freshly decorated suite
promotes a collaborative, creative and fun working atmosphere supporting Billhighway’s unique culture. Teams have many open common area’s to use as meeting space complete with floor to ceiling idea walls, painted with dry erase paint.

“If there is one thing our product development team is really excited about, it’s the full wall white boards,” said Aaron Schmid, chief product officer at Billhighway, “the new office suite is a very exciting move for Billhighway! We have been planning this for a long
time and to see it all happen is very exciting for the entire team and a great way to kick off 2010!”

There are flat screen TV’s located throughout the office available to catch a baseball game, play Wii or to use for presentations. As Billhighway settles into their new office, there are future plans to add a few arcade games and possibly a foosball table.

Billhighway offers two types of services. On one end, there is a powerful Global solution designed for organizations requiring a full service accounting approach. This includes managing multiple entities, general ledger accounting, reporting, detailed visibility, funds routing and more. On the other end, Billhighway has designed a lighter, less accounting intense solution for groups that need to simply bill their members, collect payments and
manage basic accounting transactions.

Billhighway currently works with nearly 1,600 member based organizations across North America with the single goal of making group finances easy. Since forming in 1999, the company has managed over $2.2 billion in transactions.


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