GoodCall

GoodCall, LLC
Founded April 2015
Headquarters Fort Mill, SC
Founder(s) Eppie Vojt
Industry Education, Finance
Website https://www.goodcall.com/

GoodCall is a consumer-focused education and personal finance website that launched in April 2015.[1][2][3] It is based in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Services

GoodCall provides a free scholarship search tool, which compiles thousands of scholarships searchable by requirements like major, gender and ethnicity. The company also allows students to determine how many scholarships they need to apply to, based on competitiveness, award amount and other criteria.

GoodCall promotes open access to information and regularly releases research studies featuring data analysis on topics like Best Places for Female Entrepreneurs,[4][5] Best Cities for Teachers[6][7] and The Best Small Cities for Law School Graduates.[8] GoodCall is also a source for higher education news.[9][10][11]

GoodCall started with a scholarship search engine and in October 2015 acquired SchoolSoup.com, an online database of college scholarships.[12] The company has expanded to include resource guides to help consumers make smart financial decisions throughout life, from college and student loans to careers, retirement and other major financial decisions.

Investment and finances

GoodCall, LLC was launched in February 2015 by founder Eppie Vojt.[13] The company received seed round funding from Red Ventures, a marketing and sales services company based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. GoodCall is one of several investments by the company in education and career training. Others include CourseHorse, Treehouse, Code2Hire,[14][15][16][17] and the Golden Doors Scholarship program, which provides full college scholarships for DACA students with exceptional academic performance in high school.[18][19][20]

References

  1. ↑ "Charlotte Startup Launches Scholarship Search Engine to Help Families Pay for College". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. ↑ "Charlotte Startup Launches Scholarship Search Engine to Help Families Pay for College". StreetInsider.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Charlotte Startup Launches Scholarship Search Engine To Help Families Pay For College". TheStreet. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  4. ↑ "Where Can Women Entrepreneurs Find the Most Success?". CityLab. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  5. ↑ "Alpharetta tops list of best cities for women entrepreneurs". Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  6. ↑ Writer, By KARA NEWHOUSE | Staff. "Lancaster ranked No. 1 place to be a teacher in the U.S.". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Cleveland Named 45th In The U.S. As “The Best Places To Be A Teacher” Ranking". Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  8. ↑ "Where Is The Best Place To Live For A Lawyer?". Above the Law. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  9. ↑ "Why more schools are turning to competency-based education for job skills | College For America". College For America. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  10. ↑ "Four Things We Can Learn About Millennials from Their Tax Returns". Tax Foundation. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  11. ↑ "Don’t Expect the Latest State Test Results to Validate or Debunk Common Core". Alliance For Excellent Education. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  12. ↑ "Indian Land startup GoodCall acquires scholarship database SchoolSoup.com". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  13. ↑ "Red Ventures-backed tech startup wants to help find college funds - Charlotte Business Journal". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  14. ↑ "Red Ventures invests $4 million in adult education site". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  15. ↑ "Red Ventures is putting money into Treehouse, an online instructional company - Charlotte Business Journal". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  16. ↑ "Red Ventures training effort bypasses college – and college costs". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  17. ↑ Inscoe, Corey. "No college? No problem at Red Ventures - CharlotteFive". CharlotteFive. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  18. ↑ Scholars, Golden Door. "Golden Door Scholars Expands Reach of College Scholarship Program for High-Performing Undocumented Students". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  19. ↑ Llenas, Bryan (2012-10-17). "CEO Drops $1 Million for Undocumented Immigrant College Scholarships, Partners with North Carolina Universities". Fox News Latino. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  20. ↑ "Amplían programa de becas para estudiantes indocumentados". www.univision.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.

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