$500 Offered For Best Essay; University of Chicago Student Wins Current Scholarship Cash

AUSTIN, TEXAS (July 9, 2012) -- Journyx today announces that Christopher Laws is the winner of the 2011-2012 Journyx Essay Scholarship. Laws is currently pursuing his M.B.A. degree at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. As the winner of the Journyx scholarship, Laws receives $500 toward tuition and fees.

Journyx also announces the 2012 Journyx Scholarship: Increasing Productivity with Time Management. To enter, students currently enrolled as a graduate or undergraduate student at a university in the United States are to write a blog post of up to 600 words that answers the following question:

How can modern businesses creatively use time management strategies to increase productivity?

Entries must be received by November 2, 2012. The author of the winning essay will receive $500 towards his or her tuition and fees. Complete entry information as well as contest rules can be found at this link.

An excerpt of Laws’ winning essay reads, “Every client, every project proposal, every pro-bono effort had to be tracked and timed. Everyone with whom I worked viewed timesheets as an annoyance…I never appreciated the value of project accounting until business school.”

Laws’ full essay is featured today on the Journyx Better Business Blog.

About Journyx, Inc.

Journyx automates payroll, billing and cost accounting while easing management of employee time and expenses, and provides confidence that all resources are utilized correctly and completely. Founded in 1996, Journyx helps customers of every possible size maximize their profitability and productivity. Customers include Crate&Barrel, Schlumberger, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Callaway Golf and Honeywell.

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