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This is where it all started… On December 16th, 2020, JB received an email in their MachineElf inbox from Lackawanna College asking if he’d be interested in an exciting new project. In partnership with the City of Scranton, Lackawanna College was seeking a Cares Act Grant to help struggling restaurants in the Greater Scranton Area. As we all know, the pandemic has had a major negative impact on a number of business sectors—especially the restaurant industry. Without an online presence, many establishments were closing their doors for good. This Cares Act Grant offered 36 restaurants a FREE website, including instructional and educational components. Since their first business, MachineElf, wasn’t the best fit for the job, the journey to start Machi-Systems, LLC began. They then created and developed a platform and business model around the grant’s needs and objectives.
🎉 New Features docs.machi-systems.com contains all of our documents. “Machi-Systems launches a document center with things like privacy policies, corporate governance, and a bug bounty program just for you hackers. Keep in mind that documentation is a “privilege, not a right, man,” as the hacker Emmanuel Goldstein would say. A lot of junk is still marked as “coming soon.” We are hopeful to document our build before another release…but there is still so much to do so little time.
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It’s Official! It’s official! On February 5th, Machi-Systems was officially awarded the Care Act Grant through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). As you can imagine, this awesome news injected great excitement into the Machi-Systems team. Over the next few months, a whirlwind of activity commenced as we worked tirelessly to get our Web Design and Learning Platform up, running, and ready for the first cohort of participants in early May. The “Live-Fire” was tentatively scheduled for mid-April to demonstrate the platform.
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Another important milestone March 3rd Machi-Systems, LLC officially become incorporated. This is when we began the process of creating our brand and image. Once that was accomplished, we developed and printed custom marketing tools, including an instructional booklet called “The Machi-Systems Guide.” It included details about the web design process, as well as worksheets to assist with tasks like writing content.
🗞️ News and Announcements Thanks to the Venture Lab Thanks to the Venture Lab at Lackawanna College, we received some much-needed capital to continue developing the Machi-Systems platform. The Microloan awarded was a huge help, and we are extremely grateful to the Venture Lab for making funds like these available to entrepreneurs. It’s an awesome program for any new small business, and the support received goes far above and beyond monetary assistance.
🎉 New Features The “Live-Fire” is live! The “Live-Fire” launch took place on April 19th. This was the culmination of months and months of hard work by the entire Machi-Systems team. At Live-Fire, we demonstrated the platform we had built to help restaurants create their very own, FREE website. This included an active hands-on, step-by-step recital of the course, as the participants would be experiencing it. We are pleased to report that the Live-Fire launched without a hitch! Now, we were ready to take it into the classroom.
🗓️ June 10, 2021 — Our first client goes live 🚚🗞️ News and Announcements Out the Door they go! The course, which started on May 5th, consisted of five weekly sessions taking place at Lackawanna College. The participants chose a template, provided assets, and worked on their websites with the assistance of the Machi-Systems team. On June 10th, our first client went live! This was so rewarding—not only for the restaurant owner but also for us! As is the case with all learning and educational endeavors, some students finished quicker than others, while some needed more assistance. Therefore, while the launch dates for the sites were variable, all participants completed the course in a timely fashion.
🗞️ News and Announcements Oracle welcomes Machi-Systems For online ordering, Machi-Systems offered clients SelfServeMenu.com . It’s a great platform and works well with 3rd party delivery options. On June 29th, Machi-Systems and SelfServeMenu.com teamed up with Oracle: one of the largest software companies in the world by revenue and market capitalization. This partnership took SelfServeMenu.com to the next level and beyond!
🎉 New Features Intern Mike built us a site! While we were busy helping others build their websites, we were also busy building our own. The timing of the CBGB grant, and the whirlwind that followed to start the project on time, made our restaurant clients our #1 priority. Many of them launched their own sites long before we did! Finally, on September 1st a soft-launch of the Machi-Systems site occurred. And… like we tell our clients… a website is a living, breathing document constantly evolving. Such is the case with Machi-Systems.com , too!
🗞️ News and Announcements The smart business choice Better Business Bureau accreditation is, in our opinion, a must. On October 29th, Machi-Systems officially became BBB Accredited. Wooohooo!!!
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