We are no longer taking sponsorship requests. Thanks to all that contributed and helped make WordCamp Detroit happen!
Enterprise
Bizdom is a three-month accelerator, where entrepreneurs receive up to $25k in seed funding, intense mentoring and access to expertise from Bizdom’s extensive network and family of companies, and a dynamic, engaging, and collaborative workspace. By the end of the three months, those who are ready can pitch for additional funding from numerous investors.
For more details on Bizdom: http://bizdom.com/
If you use WordPress to build things for other people, we want to make
your life easier. No matter whether you freelance on a solo basis,
lead a small web shop, make plugins in a dark closet, or crack the
whip at a large design firm, our aim is to become your go-to source of
information and resources to help you expand your WordPress skills and
know-how. To make you better at what you do. To make it easier to make
your living and look great doing it.
You’re part of a tribe of WordPress designers and developers over
10,000 strong, spanning the entire globe. CodePoet.com aims to bring
the working knowledge and real world strategies of those people into
one place, for you tap into.
Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. is the nation’s largest online home lender and fourth largest retail lender. The company closed a record $30 billion in retail home loan volume across all 50 states in 2011. Quicken Loans ranked in the top 10 of FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” in 2012 and has placed among the top 30 companies on FORTUNE’s list for the past nine years. It ranked in the top 15 of Computerworld magazine’s “100 Best Places to Work In Technology” for eight years in a row, ranking in the top 5 in 2012. Quicken Loans was named #1 in the Detroit Free Press’ ‘Best Places to Work in Michigan’ List in 2010 and 2011.
The Nexcess WordPress Optimized Blog Platform (WP-OBP) is specially designed for WordPress web hosting and includes a one-click WordPress installation. The Nexcess support team is available 24/7, working on-site at company’s wholly-owned data centers based in Dearborn and Southfield, Michigan. WordPress web hosting plans at Nexcess start at $14.99, and can be scaled seamlessly into managed dedicated servers and clusters for more high-traffic WordPress implementations.
Website: http://www.nexcess.net/
Business
Core3 Solutions is a digital marketing agency and managed IT services provider. Since 1997, we have been helping companies build, grow, and enhance their online presence and infrastructure solutions.
Website: www.core3solutions.com
Startup
In operation since 2003, SIX15 Solutions, LLC is a reliable, debt-free, straight-talking web development company that wants to help your business meet its objectives by utilizing what the World Wide Web has to offer. We have the tools to not only create your website, but also maintain it, giving you the freedom to concentrate on your business. SIX15 is committed to be the IT extension of its clients–we’ll work with you in multiple capacities to make sure that you’re getting the best possible outcome for your investment.
For more details on SIX15 Solutions: http://SIX15.com
We’re designers first, technology mavens second and marketers thirds. What’s that mean for you? We focus on solutions rather than tactics. We believe small inputs can lead to large growth and we work hard to bring that idea to life.
Website: WordPress Web Design
Are You a Human creates simple, intuitive games that websites use to verify that their visitors are real people. These games, called PlayThrus, replace obnoxious text based CAPTCHA verification tools that infuriate users and decrease submission rates. PlayThru is the fun, easy, more effective way to stop spam without driving users crazy. Fight bots with fun!
For more information visit www.areyouahuman.com.
AMBR is a development studio that uses web standards to create awesome things. Whether that be mobile or desktop, we harness the power of technologies such as HTML5 and javascript to bring the web to a whole new level. Pushing the bounds of web standards allows us to build iOS and Android apps for nearly any case. Furthermore, our extensive knowledge of the WordPress publishing platform puts us in a position to build things quickly and effectively. Let us show you what the web can do.
For more details on AMBR Detroit Visit: http://www.ambrdetroit.com/
Do you own or run a blog or website? Is it not meeting your performance expectations? Are you wondering what to do next?
Good news: Your guide is coming!
The Web Adventure Workshop begins blazing trails in November of 2012. You will explore areas from Analytics to AdWords, Blogging to Business plans, and SEO to Social Media.
Facilitated by TJ List, The Geek Who Speaks People™, monthly workshops led by experienced professionals will help you discover what’s missing to make a difference for you and your visitors.
Visit http://webadventureworkshop.com/ to reserve your seat now!
ZocDoc is a free service that allows patients to find a doctor nearby who accepts their insurance, view the doctor’s real-time availability, and instantly book an appointment online. The typical ZocDoc patient sees a doctor in 24 to 72 hours – a vast improvement from the two week average that Detroit patients currently wait to see a doctor. With ZocDoc, patients can book anytime, anywhere – whether the doctor’s office is open or closed.
ZocDoc is funded by some of the tech world’s biggest investors, including the backers of Facebook, Twitter, and Google. There are more than 7 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc, and over 1.2 million people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month. In addition, we now have doctors in Detroit – click here to find a doctor nearby!
Professional
YowSeo offers custom and complete online marketing strategies to help assure your company’s web presence is making a serious impact on your bottom line. We specialize in Search Engine Optimization and have a proven and consistent track record of obtaining high rankings in search for a wide variety of industries. However, we bring much experience to the table in various internet marketing techniques, besides SEO, and can create a plan specifically for your business with your goals in mind.
For more details on YowSeo: http://YowSeo.com
Freshtight Designs is a creative web design and marketing company based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. We create websites that get real-world results. Our solutions connect you with your customers and drive traffic to your business. You get more than just a website: you get an online presence that increases sales. On a daily basis.
Visit our website for a free quote: Web Design Ann Arbor
Heather Acton is a WordPress Developer in Chicago, IL. She’s built her freelance business while at home with two small children and would have it no other way (glutton for punishment maybe?).
Heather’s passionate about the WordPress community. She organizes WordCamp Chicago and the WordPress Lake County Meetup Group.
When she’s not building sites or teaching WordPress, she’s playing Legos with her kids or enjoying a craft beer at a Guster concert.