Calvin Carter, Bottle Rocket’s founder and president, has been announced as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year^® 2013 Award in the Southwest Area North.

The awards program recognizes high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. To see the full list of finalists, click here.

Finalists were selected from nearly 100 nominations by a panel of independent judges, Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 22, 2013 at the Sheraton Downtown Dallas in Dallas, Texas.

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Rocketeers have plenty to celebrate this Fancy Friday! Last week, we successfully launched DerbyMe, a mobile app that captures the social aspect of the Kentucky Derby. Get the app in time for this weekend, the 139th running of the event at Churchill Downs.

In the spirit of good fun and an excuse to wear a crazy hat - behold our fancy Rocketeers!

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The Kentucky Derby iPhone app, DerbyMe, has officially launched! This has been a labor of love from our Rocketeer team and the wonderful folks at The Kentucky Derby. Marking the 139th running of the Derby, the app has been created to help enhance your Derby experience with curated Twitter collections and the ability to filter the conversations to your preferences, giving you an inside look at all things Kentuck Derby.

Another cool feature allows you to put yourself at the Derby in sharable photos. You can change your look from sporting a seersucker suit, to wearing a traditional Derby hat, or sitting on the back of the winner. You can even call the horses to post with a touch of a finger. Be sure to download this fun app and share it with your friends and fellow fans.

DerbyMe is available on iTunes. Click here to download!

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This week, the Sci-Tech Discovery Center was selected as our second charity of the month. The organization provides children of all ages and backgrounds with hands-on experiences in math, science and technology. Hoping to inspire the next generation of engineers, scientists, educators and innovators, Sci-Tech hosts summer camps, parties, youth programs and more.

Rocketeer Laurie Irish-Duncan submitted the Sci-Tech Discovery Center for the drawing because the organization does so much to get kids excited about math and science. She has also participated in the organization’s annual Braniac Bowl, which is a big game of trivial pursuit that helps raise funds for the organization.

We do quite a bit of math and science here at Bottle Rocket, so we can’t think of a better organization to support than one shaping our future.

For more information about the Sci-Tech Discovery Center, click here.

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A group of Rocketeers held the third annual iOS boot camp at our Bottle Rocket offices on Saturday, April 13. The free boot camp attracted more than 30 students from local colleges, including SMU, UTD and UTA, who were interested in learning about iOS development from some of the best in the business.

Attendees received a one-day crash course in iOS apps, learning about everything from the fundamental language to building a fully functional app. Those present also heard from Rocketeers who belong to different departments within Bottle Rocket, giving attendees the full scope of the mobile industry.

This year’s organizer, Rocketeer Austen Green, said the boot camp was a huge success, with the possibility of future internship candidates and takeaways that will make next year even better.

For more information about the iOS boot camp or other events with our Rocketeers, please contact us at bootcamp@bottlerocketapps.com.

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