Jason, the well-known organizer of the LA Startups Uncensored events, and founder of Docstoc, has a new project, License123, a new service that helps entrepreneurs and small businesses figure out what licenses and permits they need to operate legally. The new service seeks  to help business owners avoid fines and operate legally, saving them hours and days of research time and calls. The service will also allow users to download required forms, link to online applications, and provide all of the contact information needed by businesses.

License123 is part of DocStoc.  Before starting Docstoc, which provides a wide selection of documents to start, grow and manage one’s small business or professional life. e was a partner in a venture consulting firm in Los Angeles where he worked with dozens of start-ups.

Jason was the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2009 Most Admired CEO for a small business. He holds a BA from UCSB and his JD/MBA from Pepperdine University. He was the student body president of both universities.

Read more about Jason at www.jasonnazar.com.

Blake recently accepted an offer with Palmer Capital Inc. as a capital markets partner. Palmer Capital Inc., is an independent real estate capital markets firm that focuses on the acquisition, disposition, financing and capitalization of office, retail and industrial properties.

Among his new responsibilities at Palmer Capital Inc., Blake will be underwriting for commercial real estate assets and managing client accounts.

Blake was the first runner up at Pepperdine’s 2011 Business Plan Competition. He earned $5,000 for his advertising company, Impakt Media Group, specializing in the design and delivery of “mobile billboards.” continue

Connie was recently featured on NBC’s Dallas affiliate, NBC DFW, to discuss her new entrepreneurial venture, Organized Moving Connection. Her recently launched business specializes in photo organizing, home organizing, and downsizing.

Connie’s experience spans over a decade of working with people to drive change and deliver loving results in the community setting.  Connie’s goal is to utilize her strong organization skills, time management skills, big heart and change leadership experience to work with families as their friends and family members need assistance organizing, rightsizing, downsizing and moving. Connie is also passionate about capturing her clients’ memories in photos and videos to help seniors tell their story and leave a legacy.

Organized Moving Connection is a dramatic departure from Connie’s previous work experience. She was formerly a site logistics and quality leader and a merger integration and organization redesign leader at Dow Chemical. continue

Pratish’s company Locaxion, a developer of iPhone applications for sports enthusiasts, have announced a partnership with the Nicklaus Companies, a global leader in the golf business, to launch Jack Nicklaus ShotView, an all-in-one iPhone application to help golfers learn and fine-tune their game.

Features of the iPhone application include an interactive GPS rangefinder, aerial imagery, a personal caddy, scorekeeping capabilities for your entire group, graphical statistics on your overall game, and other helpful, fun and informative tools. ShotView is available on Apple’s iTunes App Store.

Locaxion had the winning concept at the Fifth Annual Pepperdine University 2009 Business Plan Competition, winning the team a $15,000 grand prize with AirVue Golf, a product similar to ShotView. continue

Steve was among the honorees of the Orange County Business Journal’s tenth annual Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards.  The nominees are comprised of innovative professionals whose companies must be based in Orange County. They are chosen for their vision, execution, accomplishments, and potential for future success

Steve co-founded Smile Brands Inc., a dental practice management firm, in 1998. As chief financial officer, Steve led the company’s acquisition of Monarch Dental in 2003 and Castle Dental in 2004. Prior to founding Smile Brands Inc., Steve was CFO at SCRS, Inc., a provider of speech, occupational, and physical therapy with 70 locations in ten states. continue

Kirk, founder and CEO of SG Biofuels, was recently honored in Biofuels Digest as one of the “25 people worth knowing in bioenergy.”

SG Biofuels is a bioenergy crop company that is meeting the global demand for sustainable plant oil by using breeding and biotechnology to develop and produce elite seeds of Jatropha. With a fully integrated platform featuring a world-class leadership and science team, the most advanced crop improvement program in the industry and deep expertise in all phases of plantation development and management, SG Biofuels is bringing the opportunities of Jatropha to reality.

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If you’ve heard the phrase Jatropha 2.0 or heard that all is not doom and gloom for yesterday’s favorite feedstock punching bag, that’s Kirk. The SG Biofuels team has just about been single-handedly saving jatropha from extinction as a high-value, near-term investment proposition. Also, I think he arguably has more personal experience developing renewables companies with feedstock based in Central America than anyone. It’s a highly disciplined effort, well worth a study, especially in the management of a partnership with the massive and imposing LIFE Technologies.

John joins InnoCentive, Inc., the world leader in open innovation, as vice president, global Solver community and Solver products. InnoCentive’s global Solver network is comprised of more than 200,000 creative thinkers including scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs. John will drive the definition and growth strategy for the Solver community and for products to monetize this aspect of InnoCentive’s business.

Prior to his position at InnoCentive, John spent six years as a senior manager at eBay Inc., where he led a number of high profile initiatives across the company in customer service, community management, eCommerce, and user experience and design. During this time the company scaled revenues from $700M to $8B. He led the research, design, and implementation of eBay’s global customer communications strategy for more than 8,000 customer support reps, reaching 88 million active customers. John also spent 18 months providing consulting to early-stage start-up firms in the online customer experience space. He has written broadly about business and leadership topics following 10 years of living and working in Silicon Valley.

Jimmy and classmate Patrick Leroy, MBA ’09, will be launching the online storefront DermaShoppe.com next month. The two friends see the need to provide a one-stop educational shopping experience for those who value the way their skin looks. DermaShoppe’s mission is to provide a portal for both new and veteran skin care enthusiasts to learn and discover the best physician-dispensed products for their skin care regimen.

Jimmy said, “We want to make high-end, physician-grade products that are currently only available through a dermatologist accessible to everyone, and service our customers conveniently online and without the hassle of having to visit a doctor’s office.”

The launch date for the new entrepreneurial venture is July 1.

Jaime launched his new venture Shadys in January this year at 2010 PGA Merchandise Show with Fully Employed MBA classmates Asif Ahmed and Adam Krizek. Shadys is the golf cart shade screen that keeps golfers cooler with up to 90% shade and protected from the sun’s harmful UV rays that can cause skin damage and premature aging. Also, Shadys can be personalized with full-color printing of artwork, logos, images and even a personal message. The screen does not require modification of existing fleets of golf carts, making it ideal for use by tournaments, golf clubs, and resorts, as well as any business using golf carts such as universities.

Jaime serves as Shadys president, founder and CEO with Asif as director of marketing and Adam on-board as director of finance and operation. He credits his mother-in-law, Adrienne Broch, for giving him the idea. Adrienne use to dread playing golf at mid-day. Says Adrienne, “Thanks to Shadys I no longer need to play golf only during the early morning or late afternoon hours, and I don’t need to spend time on the course trying to find shade, concerning myself about sunburns, or stressing about skin damage. Shadys let’s me enjoy golfing and driving around the neighborhood on a golf cart….stress free and looking good”.  continue

Aaron recently launched a network that allows bloggers and review sites to develop email leads for brands and services. This is brand new technology. The system is located at capchuresystem.com and the technology delivers a hover over micro lead generation form above keywords.

Aaron says, “I am using it currently as a demonstration at capchureblog.com. I went from banking to an MBA to business planning to this radical innovative technology. I would also love to strategize on how to help the Graziadio Alumni Network connect with MBA prospects and alums using my network.”