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San Francisco — Deem, the leading commerce-as-a-service (CaaS) company, recently announced another wave of chauffeured ground transportation operators who have signed agreements with Deem for Deem Car Service, the online and mobile reservation network for the chauffeur transportation market. Following the announcement of a groundbreaking strategic alliance with the National Limousine Association (NLA), Deem said it has signed agreements with scores of operators, including nearly 70 percent of the top 100 operators by volume.
The latest round of operators is headlined by Diva Limousine and also includes BLS, About Town Limousine, Isaac Alan Xport, Unique II Limousine, AAA Worldwide Transportation, Cordial Limousine, T-Star Limousine, Brentwood's DET, Class A Transportation, Drivers Unlimited, Gem Transportation, and All Roads Transportation, amongst others. These operators join EmpireCLS, Music Express, Carey International, Pure Luxury, Flyte Tyme, Arrow Limousine, Gem Limousine Worldwide, Mosaic Global Transportation, Universal Limousine, Presidential Worldwide Transportation, U.S. Sedan Service, North Point Transportation, AJL International, and Sterling Limousine, who are already on the network.
"The buy-in and trust of the industry reinforces the drive the Deem Car Service team comes to work with every day," said Patrick Grady, founder and CEO of Deem. "Diva Limousine is one of the latest operator partners to join the Deem network and adds yet another top 100 operator to what is already the largest chauffeured transportation network on the planet."
"Our industry has been under siege and in need of a technology solution to match the upstart TNCs for years now," said Bijan Zoughi, founder and chairman of the board at Diva. "Patrick and the team at Deem have shown not only the willingness to work with all the partners and players in our industry but also the dedication to ensure that the solution they build works with every layer of the chauffeured transportation industry to deliver the complete solution we need."
In addition to agreements with new operators, Deem has been working with other technology providers in the chauffeured transportation space as well as with industry groups to help drive industry-wide education about the benefits of Deem Car Service and to expand the footprint of operators able to easily join the network and integrate with Deem's technology. Deem has signed an agreement with Limo Anywhere, one of the industry's largest cloud-based and mobile software providers, to establish bi-directional coding between their respective platforms, allowing Limo Anywhere's customers who sign up with Deem to accept and send affiliate reservations over Deem's Affiliate Connect network. Deem also received the endorsement of the Limousine Association of New Jersey (LANJ) as the official technology provider for its hundreds of association members.
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Manchester, N.H. — Livery Management Consultants (LMC) Group, a nationwide consulting firm for the chauffeured car industry, joined the national #GivingTuesday movement, which encourages holiday season generosity. Just after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday turns the focus from holiday spending on gifts to holiday spending on charitable donations and other strategic ways to give back to the community. LMC was able to give Girls at Work a $2,000 donation, which included matching all funds donated by group members.
A long-time home builder, founder Elaine Hamel realized that introducing girls to this non-traditional activity went beyond teaching them a skill to teaching them to use their inner power tools of strength and courage. In the decade since its inception, Girls at Work has reached more than 5,000 girls through camps and classes. While building projects such as bookcases, birdhouses, sheds, and tables, girls are empowered to meet real-life challenges such as abuse, neglect, parental incarceration, or poverty.
“Our mission has been to empower inner city girls who struggle with little support in their lives. The experience of placing power tools into the hands of young girls opens a door to the limitless potential and power that inherently exists in each one of them, despite the challenges they face. The experience allows young girls to soar to new heights and alter the powerless lens through which they view themselves. They begin to see themselves as powerful and capable!” Hamel says. “Groups like LMC help us bridge the gap and enable us to reach these young girls with a powerful experience. Together, we build stronger girls and women and together we can, and will, change the world.”
The LMC Group chose to donate to Girls at Work because of the important and innovative work they do with girls. As a woman-owned business, LMC strives to support women and girls in the community. Giving back is part of LMC’s core values, and #GivingTuesday was a great way to involve the entire organization.
“We founded our company with the mission of empowering small-business owners by providing them with resources, training, and access to experts to help them succeed,” says founder Kristen Carroll. “We are a values-driven organization, and when we were trying to select an organization to sponsor this Giving Tuesday, Girls at Work was an immediate fit. They are also an organization focused on empowerment, training, resource sharing, and growth, but they are providing these tools and resources to young girls and women in need. We set a challenge to our team to give to Girls at Work this holiday season, and we were thrilled to reach 90 percent participation. I’m so proud of my team, and we all share in the blessing of giving to a great organization that makes the world better, one life at a time.”
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North Brunswick, N.J. — Representatives from Mobility Ventures along with New Jersey volunteer firefighters, and members of the community, were recently on hand at an event where a new, fully wheelchair accessible MV-1 was donated to the Woodward family of Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
This past summer, while working as a waitress, Liz Woodward picked up the breakfast tab for two volunteer firefighters, one of whom had just come back from working a fire. Taken by her gesture, the firefighters were inspired to action when they learned Woodward had started the "Woodward Strong" campaign to raise money for her father, who had suffered a brain aneurysm some years earlier and was in need of a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. In an act of "paying it forward," the two firefighters helped her boost the campaign from $30,000 to $80,000 and reach over 125 countries.
After hearing her story, Mobility Ventures was inspired to match the generosity of Woodward, the firefighters, and the thousands of campaign donors by providing the Woodward family with a fully wheelchair accessible MV-1 vehicle.
"When we heard about Liz's efforts to help her father and the incredible support she's received from her community, we were deeply inspired and wanted to pay forward her kindness," says Pat Kemp, Mobility Ventures executive vice president. "We're happy to have a hand in giving her family back their mobility and freedom, and the peace of mind that comes from driving a safe and reliable vehicle."
"The generosity and kindness the campaign supporters and Mobility Ventures have shown is really incredible, and I hope this brings hope to others in similar situations and inspires people to help those in need in any way possible," said Woodward. "We truly appreciate it."
The MV-1 is the only purpose-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle. The MV-1 redefines accessible transportation with a built-in side-entry power ramp, ample head room, and seating for up to five, which includes the ability to safely accommodate two wheelchair users at a time—one of whom rides in the front and the other in the spacious passenger area—making it the perfect solution for consumers, commercial use, and government fleets.
Visit mv-1.us for more information.
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