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-- Herndon-based GoCanvas nailed a deal with Deluxe Corp., one of the world's largest distributors of paper forms, to put millions of business forms into applications on mobile devices. "It works on BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile, laptops, iPhones and iPad," said GoCanvas co-founder James W. Quigley. "You can download apps, or build your own and customize it. You can still buy the paper form. Or you can download it." GoCanvas revenue has grown 50 percent a month since last November, and Quigley is predicting 1,000 paying customers by year's end.
SCOUTING OUT SPACE
The Buzz talked to Washington restaurant entrepreneur-to-be Karen W. Finley last week as she prepared for her daughter's weekend wedding at the family's home in Martha's Vineyard.
Finley recently bought the rights to open three Washington locations of Energy Kitchen, a Manhattan-based eatery serving nothing over 500 calories to customers such as Nicole Kidman, Uma Thurman and Paula Abdul.
"This is the future of fast food," said Finley, 58, a former math teacher who has lived in Northwest D.C. for 20 years. "I want to bring people what they need. It's hard living in a fast-paced society. I'm doing my part to help people eat better."
She discovered Energy Kitchen a few years ago in Manhattan's downtown financial district. Her husband had meatloaf. She recalls a breakfast of black beans and spinach. "I've been a customer ever since."
She has an appointment with a real estate person in a week to start looking for space for the first restaurant. It will be in downtown D.C.; the next two will be in Georgetown and Chevy Chase, D.C.
"It's a little scary, but exciting," she said.
