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Innovaxis Is Now a Minority-Woman Owned Business Certified by the State of Illinois & City of Chicago

Sean Parnell - Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Certifications

We are now quadruple-certified as a minority woman-owned business by the WBENC, SBA WOSB, State of Illinois, and City of Chicago

We are proud to be certified as a Women/Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) by the State of Illinois Business Enterprise Program (BEP) and as both a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) by the City of Chicago.

These designations add to our list of diversity certifications, which includes recognition through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBE) and the SBA’s Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB).

Meeting Diversity Goals

The Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion and the City of Chicago have both confirmed our status as a minority woman-owned business,

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Pretty (Ineffective) Marketing: The High Cost of Using a Creative-Only Agency

Sean Parnell - Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Businessman wearing medals

Many businesses fall into the trap of hiring marketing agencies that deliver beautiful branding, slick websites, and pretty ads — but fail to generate leads or drive sales. Here are five good reasons to avoid that type of marketing.

Style Without Substance Is a Pretty Big Mistake

When you partner with an agency focused on style rather than results, you may end up with a website that looks good but doesn’t communicate your value or convert visitors. You get a design award while your prospects find your competitors instead.

Takeaway: Style-focused marketing gets applause. Strategic marketing gets results.

Creative-Led Firms Don’t Understand Your Business

Vanity marketing agencies rarely take the time or have a process for truly understanding your business,

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Paid Discovery: How to Monetize the Discovery Process

Sean Parnell - Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Auditing documents

In non-commoditized business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) markets for products and solutions that cost thousands of dollars or more, building trust is a crucial component of the pre-sale phase.

Prospects don’t make big-ticket investments without a lot of confidence in both the solution and the company. You can’t close a $50,000 to $100,000+ deal on the strength of an initial consultation or even a demo.

For software vendors and manufacturers, prospects may not even want to see a demo because they don’t want a sales rep conducting a dog-and-pony show for something they’re not even sure they need.

The Value of Solid Due Diligence

A paid assessment,

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