Edward Braswell

Cypress Communications, Inc. provides electronic mail and other broadband communication services. It offers communication products such as feature rich digital telephone systems and satellite business television. The firm also provides comprehensive data and voice & video communications services to small and medium-sized businesses. The company was founded by Allen R. Stan and Ward Bourdeaux on August 16, 1995 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Link2Gov Corp. provides electronic payment processing and e-commerce development services. The firm also offers auto, future pay, state tax payments and e-file services. The company was founded by Mark McDonald in 1995 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

HCCA International, Inc. provides recruitment services for hospitals. It offers health care management, operations, and recruitment services to hospital facilities worldwide. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

i3 Verticals LLC provides and develops payment and software solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses and other organizations in strategic vertical markets, such as education, non-profit, public, property management, and healthcare and to the business-to-business markets. The company was founded by Gregory S. Daily in December 2012 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Infonautics Corp. distributes electronic business services and applications on the Internet. The company was founded by Josh Kopelman and Marvin Weinberger in 1992 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP engages in the provision of legal services. Its practices include: antitrust and competition; banking and finance; capital markets; copyright, trademark and false advertising; cyber, privacy and data innovation; employment law and litigation; energy; financial services litigation; global compliance and regulatory, infrastructure; intellectual property; patents; public finance; real estate; securities litigation; supreme court and appellate; tax advocacy; technology transactions; trials; and white collar, investigations, securities litigation and compliance. The company was founded by John R. Garboe in 1863 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies, Inc. provides nutrient recovery and phosphorus management solutions. Its chemical precipitation process removes phosphorous and ammonia (nitrogen) from a treatment facility's dewatering stream and creates pure crystalline pellets that are marketed as a commercial fertilizer called crystal green. The company was founded by Joseph E. McHugh, Don Mavinic, F. Phillip Abrary, Ahren T. Britton, and Edward Jones in 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Ogin, Inc. develops and manufactures wind turbines for electrical power production. It products include mixer and ejector wind turbines. The firm's turbines are deployed in lower-voltage distribution grids. The company serves wind farm developers, industrial operators and utilities in the United States and internationally. Ogin was founded by Stanley Kowalski III in 2007 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Autism Society operates an organization that provides healthcare services to people affected by autism. The non-profit company is based in Bethesda, MD.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

SMART Learning Systems LLC provides learning products and services. It offers decision making tools and training for teachers, principals, and district administrators to understand the effects of classroom instructional strategies. The company was founded by Anne Conzemius and Jan O'Neill and is headquartered in Fitchburg, WI.

Klipsch Audio Technologies LLC manufactures and distributes loudspeakers, home theater electronics and other entertainment products. It provides home audio and theater, installed whole-house contracting, ipod and mp3 audio solutions, headphones, computer & multimedia systems, professional cinema as well as commercial sound. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Kinderstreet Corp. provides a unique web-delivered solution for early childhood, afterschool and adult education programs. Programs that have grown beyond the manual pencil and paper methods and have a desire to standardize their programs will be able to achieve their goals with Kinderstreet. The company was founded by Donnain Harris in 2000 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

The Software & Information Industry Association, Inc. operates as a business association for the software and information industry. The firm investigates and prosecutes companies accused of using software or content illegally. It provides services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

BrightSource Energy, Inc. designs, develops and deploys concentrating solar thermal technology to produce steam for electric power, petroleum and industrial-process markets worldwide. It combines breakthrough technology with solar power plant design capabilities to generate clean energy reliably and responsibly. The company was founded in 2006 by Arnold J. Goldman and Israel Kroizer and is headquartered in Jerusalem, IL.

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP provides legal services. Its services include corporate, environmental, finance and restructuring, health care, intellectual property and government relations in the areas of healthcare, financial services, private equity, and real estate. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

CURO Financial Technologies Corp. provides short-term loans and other financial services to consumers through its retail locations and Internet platform. The firm operates under a number of brands including Speedy Cash, Rapid Cash, Cash Money, LendDirect, Opt+, and WageDayAdvance. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

Katapult provides support for on line shopping. It provide the financing option for underbanked and nonprime consumers to acquire electronics, appliances, furniture, and other durable goods online. The company was founded by Andrew Hancox, Chinedu Eleanya and Brandon Wright in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Community Financial Services Association of America operates as a national organization for small dollar, short-term lending or payday advances. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

First American Payment Systems LP engages in the provision of payment processing services. It offers payment platform, integrated payments, mobile payments, and security solutions. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.