Published in SeacoastOnline.com

By Jim Cavan

According to numerous recent studies, nearly 500 million people worldwide own smart phones – iPhones, Androids, and the like. That number is expected to double in the next few years, meaning hundreds of millions more tuned in and turned on to the hand-held wonders.

Combined with the ever-growing reliance on online commerce, the boom in smart phone use has meant as many challenges as opportunities – and potential customers – for businesses of all sizes. Here on the Seacoast, one startup is geared to show how creating a business-specific app doesn’t have to mean diving in the red.

Launched in 2011 by local entrepreneur Alex Bakman, Snappii provides creative, custom mobile phone applications for businesses in every sector. To date, the company has spearheaded the development of over 6000 different mobile apps, all from a platform supporting 17 different languages.

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