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Business Wire
02-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
HoneyBook Celebrates Winners of Inaugural HoneyBook Awards
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HoneyBook, the leading AI business platform for small business owners, today announced the winners of the first-ever HoneyBook Awards; a program that celebrates the resilience, creativity, and impact of service-based businesses within their communities. With a thriving community of over 100,000 members across the U.S. and Canada, HoneyBook helps small business owners streamline their operations, elevate client experiences, and confidently grow their businesses. The inaugural HoneyBook Member Award winners were selected from a highly competitive pool of over 1,600 applicants. Chosen for their creativity, resilience, and community impact, these entrepreneurs stood out for their ability to innovate through economic shifts, overcome personal challenges, and drive meaningful success in their industries.. The winners of the award include: Liz Gonzalez, Beauty on Location Studio, based in Denver and the San Francisco Bay Area, runs an award-winning mobile hair and makeup studio that offers on-location services for weddings, events, TV, and corporate photoshoots. Liz has built a trusted team of talented artists who share her commitment to exceptional service and genuine connection. At Beauty on Location Studio, making people feel confident, beautiful, and fully themselves isn't just the goal, it's the heart of everything they do, especially on life's most meaningful days. Jordan Basham, creator of WheretoGeaux225 and based in Baton Rouge, LA, turned her local guide and influencer account into a thriving social media business that highlights the culture, food, and people of South Louisiana. Through strategic content and digital storytelling, WheretoGeaux225 connects small businesses with locals and visitors looking for hidden gems and memorable experiences. Tiffany Tate, Founder of Career Maven Consulting, based in Winston-Salem, NC, Tiffany brings over 15 years of experience in higher education, HR leadership and talent development to her speaking, coaching, and consulting work. Tiffany helps individuals and teams grow through her GOOD Work™ Framework, which supports both personal career development and workplace culture initiatives. Henry Tiêu, Henry Tiêu Photography, based in Seattle, WA, Henry curates award-winning, custom elopement photography experiences around the world. He also created The Art of Adventure Weddings and Elopements, a program that helps photographers pursue their art and build intentional businesses. Troy Barnes and Orlando Whigham, Mirror Image Photo Booths, a premier photo and video experience company based in New Orleans. Known for curating design-forward experiences and crafting immersive moments that blend elegance, innovation, and storytelling. Trusted by wedding couples, Fortune 500 brands, and cultural institutions alike, Mirror Image delivers elevated experiences that capture the essence of celebration, one unforgettable frame at a time. 'Our members carve their own path to success and deserve to be celebrated,' shares Oz Alon, CEO of HoneyBook. 'The HoneyBook Awards winners exemplify authentic leadership and a genuine embodiment of our core values. They don't just run businesses — they set trends, shape culture, and make headlines. That's why our team at HoneyBook has mobilized our community to honor the entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of work.' As a part of the HoneyBook Awards program, winners received an all-expenses paid trip to HoneyBook's headquarters in San Francisco, a $2,000 cash prize, and a private awards ceremony. Recognizing technological innovation as central to the award winners' success, the winners also participated in a collaborative hackathon, where co-creation took center stage. During this event, HoneyBook engineers worked alongside the winners, contributing their technical expertise and gathering real-time feedback on new and exciting upcoming features. Additionally, the HoneyBook team offered the winners an inside look at recently launched features and updates, including HoneyBook AI, launched in March 2025, and expanded financial toolkit with HoneyBook Finance and HoneyBook Capital. Learn more about the HoneyBook Award Winners here. About HoneyBook HoneyBook is the leading AI-powered business management platform for small business owners. Designed to bring speed, clarity, and confidence to daily operations, the platform supports everything from capturing leads to managing client communication, contracts, and payments. With AI embedded throughout, members benefit from actionable insights and automation that streamline work and unlock growth. Since its founding in 2013, HoneyBook has powered over 25 million client relationships and processed more than $12 billion in transactions, helping independent businesses grow faster and smarter.
Axios
27-04-2025
- Business
- Axios
Exclusive: Embedded payroll startup Salsa raises $20M
Salsa, a startup providing embedded payroll infrastructure to vertical SaaS platforms, raised $20 million in Series A funding, CEO John Kramer tells Axios exclusively. Why it matters: Vertical SaaS platforms have been steadily adding various financial services to their suites, but many still lack a payroll offering. Zoom in: Altos Ventures led the round, which included participation from SemperVirens, Greycroft, Definition, and Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV). New York-based Salsa has raised $30 million since being founded in 2021. How it works: Salsa provides an API-based platform and a library of UI components that enable vertical SaaS platforms to quickly launch and offer payroll as a feature to their end customers. It also handles all the compliance, money movement, tax filings and payments on behalf of its customers. The company is licensed to offer payroll in all 50 states and Canada. Context: Before Salsa, Kramer was the COO of HoneyBook, a client relationship management platform for independent businesses. "At HoneyBook, we couldn't build a better payroll product for our customers because it is too big for one company to build. There's too much compliance and operations [work]," Kramer says. Coming full circle, Kramer says HoneyBook recently became a Salsa customer and launched its payroll product in 17 days. Follow the money: Salsa has also signed up platforms like Jane, Maple, Mangomint, GlossGenius and Paid. State of play: Salsa competes with startups like Check, which has raised about $120 million since being founded in 2019, and Zeal (fka Puzzl), which has raised nearly $30 million (including a $15 million round led by Portage last October).
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
HoneyBook Accelerates AI Innovation to Empower Small Businesses
A bold strategy is set to revolutionize how HoneyBook helps entrepreneurs save time, and unlock new revenue opportunities SAN FRANCISCO, March 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HoneyBook, the leading business platform for service-based entrepreneurs, today announced its next phase of AI-powered business management, marking a significant evolution in how independent businesses operate and grow. While AI solutions have largely been built for enterprises or consumers, independent entrepreneurs have been left with fragmented tools that require constant coordination. HoneyBook is changing that by embedding AI directly into business workflows, making automation seamless, proactive, and deeply integrated into the way entrepreneurs work. Leveraging data from $18 billion in transactions and 25 million client relationships, HoneyBook is uniquely positioned to deliver AI that understands the complete business lifecycle of independent entrepreneurs. The impact HoneyBook AI delivers to its members goes beyond efficiency—entrepreneurs using AI through HoneyBook book twice as many projects and generate 94% higher gross payment volume (GPV) compared to those who haven't adopted AI.1 On average, users reclaim up to three hours per week from manual tasks, with cascading benefits: streamlined client interactions, improved communication professionalism, and reduced stress levels.2 "As a third-generation entrepreneur, I've seen firsthand how technology can level the playing field for small businesses," said Oz Alon, CEO and co-founder of HoneyBook. "That's why we're going all in on AI—not just to keep up with industry trends, but to truly rethink how independent businesses operate. Entrepreneurs need AI that understands how they work, anticipates their needs, and helps them grow." AI Designed for Independent Business Success Since 2013, HoneyBook has evolved from an invoicing tool into a comprehensive business management platform for service-based entrepreneurs enabling them to craft a life on their own terms. Now, AI is taking that evolution further—helping small businesses operate smarter, save time, and drive revenue. For service-based entrepreneurs, time equals money—making them the sector with perhaps the most to gain from effective AI implementation. Every hour saved on administration through HoneyBook AI can immediately become an hour billed to clients or invested in growing the business. HoneyBook AI provides a start-to-finish business management solution that suggests leads, helps create content to capture those leads, manages projects, and handles finances after booking. With deep contextual intelligence from a decade of independent business data, HoneyBook AI enables smarter, more personalized decisions without requiring users to train it. "I don't know how I built my business before HoneyBook. It has completely sped up the creative process and helped me be more confident in how I run my business," said HoneyBook member Mecca Gamble, an Atlanta-based photographer, producer, and content creator. "I save six to 10 hours per week using my favorite AI tools – ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and HoneyBook AI." What Sets HoneyBook AI Apart HoneyBook's approach eliminates friction by ensuring AI works across every aspect of an entrepreneur's workflow through four key principles: Blends into existing workflows – No complicated setup or extra steps—just tools that work in the background. Everything is built into HoneyBook, meaning fewer platforms to juggle, fewer logins to manage, and fewer tools to pay for—all at a price that makes sense for entrepreneurs. Simplifies, not overwhelms – While other companies fragment AI into multiple assistants for different tasks, HoneyBook delivers a single, integrated partner that works across every aspect of their members' businesses, eliminating the need to manage multiple AI tools. Empowers, not replaces – Entrepreneurs are at their best when they're freed up to focus on their craft and clients. HoneyBook AI serves as a strategic advisor, efficiency architect, marketing consultant, and relationship coach—all within a single, intuitive interface. Built responsibly – By prioritizing transparency, control, privacy and security, we ensure that every feature is built to bring value to independent professionals and protect their business integrity. HoneyBook AI is already helping entrepreneurs overcome real business challenges and drive meaningful impact, such as: Creating personalized email templates that match a HoneyBook member's unique writing style while incorporating proven communication strategies from similar successful businesses. Providing industry-specific pricing insights by analyzing market trends and identifying common pricing mistakes others have made. Designing automated follow-up sequences for unaccepted proposals, with content tailored to the client's previous interactions and optimized based on what has worked for similar businesses. The Data Behind the Shift Proprietary research confirms that AI is already transforming small businesses in the U.S. and Canada. HoneyBook's 2025 AI Attitudes and Impacts Study reveals that 70% of HoneyBook AI users report greater confidence in decision-making, while AI-powered workflows save them multiple hours per week. "While others are focused on enterprise AI applications, we're bringing AI to the independent economy—the creators, the small but mighty teams, the solopreneurs," added Alon. "This is where AI will have the greatest impact, and HoneyBook is uniquely positioned to deliver it." With 65% of current AI users eager to integrate even more AI tools into their operations, HoneyBook is poised to lead the next wave of innovation for independent businesses, helping more entrepreneurs achieve seven-figure success even as solo operators. To learn more about HoneyBook's evolution into an AI-first business partner, visit and read a blog post by HoneyBook CEO and Co-Founder, Oz Alon. About HoneyBook HoneyBook is the leading AI-powered business management platform for service-based entrepreneurs. Designed to enhance—not replace—independent professionals, HoneyBook's AI-driven tools help businesses attract leads, connect with clients, book projects, and manage payments more efficiently. With AI seamlessly integrated into every workflow, entrepreneurs can focus on their craft while scaling their businesses with confidence. Since its founding in 2013, HoneyBook has powered over 25 million client relationships and processed more than $12 billion in payments, helping independent businesses grow faster and smarter. *HoneyBook conducted a quantitative survey "HoneyBook AI Attitudes and Impacts Study" in February 2025 to 151 HoneyBook members. These findings were compared to a June 2023 quantitative survey "HoneyBook AI Technologies Survey" to 319 HoneyBook members who were polled on their usage of AI features. ____________________ 1 Internal HoneyBook member data comparing HoneyBook AI users to non-HoneyBook AI users in the same time period between October 2024-December 2024 2 HoneyBook conducted a quantitative survey "HoneyBook AI Attitudes and Impacts Study" in February 2025 to 151 HoneyBook members. 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Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
HoneyBook Expands Platform Capabilities Through Strategic Partnerships and Integrations to Empower Independent Businesses
SAN FRANCISCO, February 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HoneyBook, the leading business management platform for entrepreneurs, today announced new strategic partnerships and integrations designed to simplify operations, increase efficiency, and enhance client experiences. Managing multiple tools and workflows remains a top challenge for independent business owners. Research shows that nearly half of small business owners use more than four software applications daily to manage operations, leading to inefficiencies and added costs.1 HoneyBook's latest integrations directly address this challenge by unifying essential tools into a single platform, enabling independent business owners to concentrate on business growth or their craft rather than managing fragmented systems. "Entrepreneurs juggle countless tools to keep their operations running. With these integrations, HoneyBook becomes the central hub that simplifies their workflows, allowing them to focus on what they do best—serving their clients," said Oz Alon, HoneyBook co-founder and CEO. With these new integrations, HoneyBook members can now: Design seamlessly with Canva, importing visuals directly into HoneyBook's Template and Smart File Library. Streamline client collaboration with Zoom, an AI-first work platform, bringing meeting capabilities directly into HoneyBook workflows. Manage photography projects effortlessly with Pic-Time, optimizing client galleries and communication. Enhance event planning with Prismm, bringing spatial design capabilities to event professionals. Connect HoneyBook to Flodesk to automate their email marketing and ensure clients and leads receive the right content at the right time. Access business insurance solutions through NEXT Insurance, tailored specifically for independent business owners. Build custom websites with Showit, integrating HoneyBook templates for a frictionless client experience. Additionally, HoneyBook continues to support seamless connectivity with QuickBooks, Calendly, Acuity Scheduling, and Zapier, ensuring businesses can tailor workflows to their specific needs. "Business is chaotic. The last thing you need is clunky tools that don't talk to each other. Our HoneyBook integration just works—client relationships and email marketing, seamlessly together. No hassle. No wasted time," said Martha Bitar, co-founder and CEO of Flodesk. "HoneyBook gets it. They care about great design. They put customers first. That's why this partnership makes sense." With over 25 million client relationships and more than $12 billion in processed payments, HoneyBook continues to drive efficiency, revenue growth, and client satisfaction for its members. The company remains committed to expanding its ecosystem to meet the evolving needs of independent business owners. For more information about HoneyBook's partnerships and integrations, email partnerships@ About HoneyBook: HoneyBook is the leading business management platform for entrepreneurs. It powers billions of client interactions through tools for attracting leads, connecting with clients, booking projects, and managing payments. With HoneyBook, any independent professional can scale themselves and their business. Since the company was founded in 2013, HoneyBook members have built over 25 million client relationships and processed more than $12 billion in payments on the platform. 1 Chamber of Commerce, Impact of Technology on Small Business Report, 2024 View source version on Contacts Press Contact: Christina TaylorHead of HoneyBook, Inc.
