Business Products and Services

Entrata Corporate Office

Founded in 2003, by Dave Bateman, Entrata is a comprehensive property management software provider with a single-login, open-access Platform as a Service (PaaS) system.

The company offers a wide variety of online tools including websites, mobile apps, payments, lease signing, accounting, and resident management services.

Entrata currently serves more than 20,000 apartment communities nationwide.

In July 2021, the company raised $507 million after being bootstrapped for 18 years.

Co-founder and CEO David Bateman was forced to resign after sending an email with false Covid information, false information about vaccines, and had anti-Semitic undertones. The company stated that Bateman would also sell his controlling interest in the company in the early part of 2022.

Entrata has been praised for its handling of the issue, with many stating that this shows the strong core values of the company.

Entrata maintains a corporate office in Lehi, Utah.

Entrata

Founded in 2003, by Dave Bateman, Entrata is a comprehensive property management software provider with a single-login, open-access Platform as a Service (PaaS) system.

The company offers a wide variety of online tools including websites, mobile apps, payments, lease signing, accounting, and resident management services.

Entrata currently serves more than 20,000 apartment communities nationwide.

History

In July 2021, the company raised $507 million after being bootstrapped for 18 years.

Entrata has been praised for its handling of the issue, with many stating that this shows the strong core values of the company.

Entrata maintains a corporate office in Lehi, Utah.

Grainger’s subsidiary, Zoro Tools, Inc., was launched in 2011 to serve the US small business market through a web-only transaction-based model, while Grainger.com serves primarily large and mid-sized customers.

The company sells tools and machinery, safety equipment, plumbing supplies, electrical components, cleaning supplies, hardware, and building materials.

In 2014, the company dropped the word “Tools” from its name and rebranded it as “Zoro.”

In 2019, parent company Grainger began investing more in Zoro to attract more mid-sized businesses.

Masaya Suzuki was named CEO and head of Zoro in 2020 after being the CEO of Graingers other subsidiary MonotaRO.com

In March 2021, the company celebrated 10 years of eCommerce sales.

The company offers more than 4 million products due to diligent work creating partnerships with small distributors.

Zoro maintains a corporate office in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

Zoro.Com

The company sells tools and machinery, safety equipment, plumbing supplies, electrical components, cleaning supplies, hardware, and building materials.

In 2014, the company dropped the word “Tools” from its name and rebranded it as “Zoro.”

History

In 2019, parent company Grainger began investing more in Zoro to attract more mid-sized businesses.

Masaya Suzuki was named CEO and head of Zoro in 2020 after being the CEO of Graingers other subsidiary MonotaRO.com

In March 2021, the company celebrated 10 years of eCommerce sales.

The company offers more than 4 million products due to diligent work creating partnerships with small distributors.

Zoro maintains a corporate office in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

SquareUp.Com Corporate Office

Square was founded in 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. When Jack Dorsey’s friend Jim McKelvey was unable to complete a transaction and sell his glass fittings because he was unable to accept credit cards, Dorsey decided to create a platform that would enable small businesses to accept a variety of payment methods.

The company’s first product was the Square Reader. This device allows anyone to accept credit card payments by connecting to a mobile device’s audio jack. The original version consisted of a simple read head directly wired to a 3.5 mm audio jack, through which unencrypted, analog card information was fed to smartphones for amplification and digitization.

In July 2014, the firm announced a card reader that would accept credit cards that had chips, and contactless cards to supplement the standard Reader’s support of traditional cards.

In June 2015, Apple announced Square would release a new Reader capable of also accepting Apple Pay and other contactless payments.

In August 2018, Square released a version of its magstripe reader with a Lightning connector, allowing it to be used on all iPhones without a headphone jack.

In May 2013, Square announced it would no longer allow firearms-related transactions to be performed using its devices or software.

After receiving approval in 2020 from the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, the company announced plans to launch small business-focused Square Financial Services in 2021, based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

In August 2021, Square announced its acquisition of Afterpay, a company offering a “buy now, pay later” service. Square will pay out $29 billion in stock and the process is expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2022.

Square, Inc., the corporate owning entity, retitled itself as Block, Inc. on December 10, 2021. The main payments product for small businesses is still titled “Square”.

The company maintains a corporate office in San Francisco, California.

Square

In July 2014, the firm announced a card reader that would accept credit cards that had chips, and contactless cards to supplement the standard Reader’s support of traditional cards.

History

In June 2015, Apple announced Square would release a new Reader capable of also accepting Apple Pay and other contactless payments.

In August 2018, Square released a version of its magstripe reader with a Lightning connector, allowing it to be used on all iPhones without a headphone jack.

In May 2013, Square announced it would no longer allow firearms-related transactions to be performed using its devices or software.

Square, Inc., the corporate owning entity, retitled itself as Block, Inc. on December 10, 2021. The main payments product for small businesses is still titled “Square”.

The company maintains a corporate office in San Francisco, California.

Brother International Corporate Office

Brother International can trace its roots back to 1908 in Nagoya, Japan, when Kanekichi Yasui started a sewing machine manufacturing company.

In 1955, Brother International Corporation (US) was established as their first overseas sales affiliated.

Brother is a Japanese multinational electronics and electrical equipment company. Its product lineup includes printers, multifunction printers, desktop computers, home and industrial sewing machines, large machine tools, label makers, typewriters, fax machines, and other computer-related electronics.

As of March 2020, Brother’s annual sales revenue had reached 637,259 million yen (US$6,044,666,710 at October 2020 exchange rates)

In May 2017, Brother Industries manufactured their 60 millionth home sewing machine.

In January 2021, the company announced that it was releasing a retail printing and labeling device for Omnichannel.

During 2020, industrial sewing machine demands have increased to the point where manufacturers like Brother are having difficulty meeting demand.

While Brother maintains a main corporate office in Nagoya, Japan, it also has headquarters in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey..

Brother International

Brother International can trace its roots back to 1908 in Nagoya, Japan, when Kanekichi Yasui started a sewing machine manufacturing company.

In 1955, Brother International Corporation (US) was established as their first overseas sales affiliated.

History

As of March 2020, Brother’s annual sales revenue had reached 637,259 million yen (US$6,044,666,710 at October 2020 exchange rates)

In May 2017, Brother Industries manufactured their 60 millionth home sewing machine.

In January 2021, the company announced that it was releasing a retail printing and labeling device for Omnichannel.

During 2020, industrial sewing machine demands have increased to the point where manufacturers like Brother are having difficulty meeting demand.

While Brother maintains a main corporate office in Nagoya, Japan, it also has headquarters in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey..

Uline Corporate Office

Uline was founded in 1980 by Liz and Richard “Dick” Uihlein. After inheriting money from the Schlitz beer fortune, the couple recognized the need for a local company that could provide shipping materials.

The company sells shipping and other warehouse and business supplies, such as paper, box loaders, shipping labels, box cutters, shipping tape, cardboard boxes, and other items.

In the 2000s, Uline began operations in Mexico and Canada and opened distribution centers in Texas, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Illinois. Over that same period, the Uline catalog grew to 450 pages, giving customers a look at over 17,000 products.

Uline is still family-owned and operated.

The 2020 Uline catalog is a full 795 pages and some people are so inspired by the contents that they consider going into business for themselves.

Due to the Covid crisis of 2020, many companies are finding it difficult to find new employees. Uline is offering up to $27 an hour with a $2,000 sign-on bonus.

Uline maintains a corporate office in Pleasant Prarie, Wisconsin.

Uline

The company sells shipping and other warehouse and business supplies, such as paper, box loaders, shipping labels, box cutters, shipping tape, cardboard boxes, and other items.