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Adaptable Business Concepts Expands to Two Additional Locations
The additional leadership has allowed the company to expand to two new locations on the east coast. - December 12, 2012 - Adaptable Business Concepts
AboutOurWork Disrupts Small Business Networking with Its Proprietary Matching Engine, MatchUp™
MatchUp™ Technology Identifies Potential Client, Vendor and Partnership Opportunities, Automating Introductions and Fundamentally Changing the Social Business Networking Landscape for Small Businesses - December 12, 2012 - AboutOurWork
Fuentek Selected as a Finalist for the Business North Carolina Small Business of the Year Award
Technology Transfer Consulting Firm Recognized for Making Significant Contributions to Local Economy. - December 12, 2012 - Fuentek, LLC
STOPP Brings Revolutionary New Training Concepts to the Security Industry
STOPP- Security Officers now have the industry specific defensive training available that they have long needed and been unable to find. - December 12, 2012 - STOPP Investigations & Security
Theory of Constraints is Gaining Awareness and Success in Japan. Is This the Quality Movement All Over Again?
Japanese adoption of the theory of constraints is growing at a rate that rivals the quality movement started by Dr. W. Edwards Deming. The founder of the Theory of Constraints (TOC), Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, made several personal trips to Japan. The positive impact made to Japan by TOC is rivaled only by the quality movement after World War II started by Dr. W. Edwards Deming. The United States could easily be trying to play catch up with Japan once again. - December 11, 2012 - TOCICO
Attorney Vincent J. Sanzone, Obtains Not Guilty Verdict for Client Charged with First Degree Accomplice Armed Robbery
A Union County Jury found Christopher Carre not-guilty as an accomplice of Alfonso Garcia, when Mr. Garcia committed the armed robbery of Bong's Jewelry Store located in Plainfield, New Jersey. - December 10, 2012 - Law Office of Vincent J. Sanzone, Jr.
Web Shopping Mall and Blog MyReviewsNow.net Features Free Shipping on Smartphones at AT&T Wireless
Leading online shopping mall MyReviewsNow.net’s affiliate partner AT&T Wireless is offering free shipping on its wide selection of leading-edge smartphones from Nokia, HTC, Samsung and other leading brands. - December 10, 2012 - Retail Solutions Advisors
The Pulis Family and Camp Thoreau, Inc. Continue to Support the Children’s Summer Camp Experience
Recently The Thoreau Club and Camp Thoreau was awarded The Family Business Association’s (FBA) Community Excellence Award for its philanthropic support and involvement in the Concord area community. Selected from over 400 nominations, Thoreau was honored as a Massachusetts family business... - December 10, 2012 - Family Business Association
Beasley & Henley Model Wins Again – Best Interior Design
Beasley & Henley Interior Design is proud to announce their latest award -The Pinnacle Award - for excellence in design for the Marquesa Royale condo model, located in the Naples community of Tiburon. Tiburon buyers took to this model immediately, with the Beasley & Henley designs creating a lot of "buzz" right from the start. During the three day furnishings installation of this luxury model people were stopping by in droves. - December 10, 2012 - Beasley & Henley Interior Design
Former Chief of the Civil Division at the SDNY, Andrew W. Schilling, to Speak at KC’s Live Webcast: Exploring Current False Claims Act Enforcement and Compliance Issues
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Andrew W. Schilling, Partner, BuckleySandler LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “False Claims Act: Enforcement and... - December 10, 2012 - The Knowledge Group
Steven J. Pollinger, Principal, McKool Smith to Speak at KC’s Markman and Claim Construction Hearing in Patent Infringement: What You Need To Know Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Steven J. Pollinger, Principal, McKool Smith will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Markman and Claim Construction Hearing in... - December 10, 2012 - The Knowledge Group
Jeffrey K. Sherwood, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP to Speak at KC’s Markman and Claim Construction Hearing in Patent Infringement: What You Need To Know Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Jeffrey K. Sherwood, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Markman and Claim Construction... - December 10, 2012 - The Knowledge Group
Announcing Kreller Online, a Risk Based Due Diligence Approach Addressing Requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Kreller Group announces Kreller Online (KOL) a secure online service addressing government compliance requirements of anti-corruption enforcements, including Anti-Bribery, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act, Sarbanes Oxley, etc. The U.S. Justice Department has... - December 09, 2012 - Kreller
Fraud Risk: Offense Over Defense
Fraud Risk: Offense Over Defense will advance and utilize innovative techniques to eliminate fraud within your company. - December 09, 2012 - American Leaders
Mevesi Establishes Strategic Partnership with QS/1
Business Intelligence Provider Integrates with Leading Pharmacy Management System - December 09, 2012 - Mevesi, Inc.
Responsive Web Design by Miami Web Developer Web3.0DesignMiami.com Adds Broad Accessibility to High Visibility for StreamlineSolutionsUsa.com
New website for nationwide commercial and hospital laundry supplier of recyclable soiled linen bags and hamper stands combines best features of mobile-friendly device-aware and device-agnostic RWD. - December 08, 2012 - WebFL.US
Ethica Launches 700 Page Islamic Finance E-Book for Professionals
The Islamic finance industry's leading certification institute, Ethica, today launched what may soon become the desktop reference of choice for the Islamic finance professional: a 700 page e-book packed with practical, usable information. Everything from sample Islamic finance contracts, over... - December 08, 2012 - Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance
Talk Fusion Soars Ever Higher with Select Corporate Sponsorship
Global video communication company enters second consecutive year as exclusive U.S. sponsor of Talk Fusion Diamond Elite Associate & Austrian competitive ski jumper David Zauner at launch of 2013 World Cup Tour season. - December 08, 2012 - Talk Fusion
Time Management Improvement Resolutions for 2013
Our work, where we spend so much time, is an important place to invest energy implementing the 2013 Time Management Improvement New Year’s Resolutions. An event, such as the New Year, is a perfect time to change habits to work smarter-not harder and get more of the right work done in less... - December 07, 2012 - PEP Productivity Solutions, Inc.
Instant Checkmate Launches Two Ambitious Projects in the Same Week
Online background check service Instant Checkmate successfully launched a new Public Criminal Records Database and People Directory to its already robust website. Load speeds remain consistent despite major web traffic spike. - December 07, 2012 - Instant Checkmate
SolarCraft Completes Solar Power System for Sunny Hills Services
Novato and Sonoma based SolarCraft announced the completion of a 53.6 kW solar electric system at Sunny Hills Services in San Anselmo, CA. The photovoltaic system will provide enormous savings for its long-standing facility. - December 07, 2012 - SolarCraft
eTargetMedia's Holiday and Buyers Lists Help Marketers Reach Targeted Consumers and Businesses Who Are Purchasing Holiday Gifts
eTargetMedia, a leading provider of Email Lists, Postal Lists, Mobile Marketing and Data Append solutions, has announced that their holiday and buyers lists help marketers reach targeted consumers who are purchasing holiday gifts for family, friends, colleagues, teachers and holiday products and... - December 07, 2012 - eTargetMedia
Grandgowns.de Just Launched Under G&G Brand.
G&G dress brand has just announced the launching of their German site at www.grandgowns.de in order to provide better service for German speaking customers and expand the market further to Europe apart from the English speaking regions and countries. - December 07, 2012 - G&G Int'l Development Limited
Terrace Capital, Inc. – Non-Recourse Senior Debt Financing- $61MM – Barnett Capital Industrial Portfolio – Midwest, US.
(www.terracecapital.com) Terrace Capital announced today that it has secured $61MM in non-recourse financing for a portfolio of single tenant, industrial properties located in nine states, scattered throughout the United States. Barnett Capital LTD, (www.barnettcapital.com) based in Chicago, IL is... - December 07, 2012 - Trinity Street Capital Partners
iTech Announces Support for Public Health Clinics
iTech, a SaaS based Healthcare billing and Practice Management Software vendor announces expEDIum Medical Billing Solution (eMB) v2.1 that supports public health clinics including Sliding Fee Schedule programs and Atypical IDs. - December 07, 2012 - expEDIum
Josette Ferrer, Managing Director, Clairent Advisors LLC to Speak at KC’s New FASB Fair Value Disclosure Requirements (ASU 2011-04) LIVE Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Josette Ferrer, Managing Director, Clairent Advisors LLC will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “New FASB Fair Value Disclosure... - December 07, 2012 - The Knowledge Group
Practice Mastery Membership Provides Practitioners Cutting Edge Knowledge to Grow Their Practice
Practitioners who have wanted to learn more about how to run and operate their practice successfully have had limited opportunity, with few programs available, or the programs that are available focused on single areas such as marketing or practice management. - December 07, 2012 - Practice Mastery Institute
SCIP 28th Annual Strategic and Competitive Intelligence International Conference and Exhibition May 6-9, 2013 Preliminary Program Now Available
Join them at the Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals’ 2013 conference May 6-9 in Orlando, Florida. The preliminary program has just been released – choose from over 60 sessions presented by strategic and competitive intelligence leaders at the world’s largest intelligence conference. - December 07, 2012 - Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals
Small Business Missing New Year Spike
While most businesses take a rest after the Christmas boom, a study of Google searches shows a 20% search spike in January for sectors such as travel, fitness and jobs that many businesses could be missing out on, according to Australian startup nospuds.com.au. - December 06, 2012 - nospuds
Chaos Commandos Offers Dentists Maximum Efficiency with Minimum Disruption in Their Office
Chaos Commandos, a company of professional home and office organizers, was called upon to create a more organized dental office by Dr. Joseph Ilan and Parkview Dental of Rockland County, NY. - December 06, 2012 - Chaos Commandos
Animal Advocates Honored as 2012 Top-Rated Nonprofit
Animal Advocates announced today that it has been honored with the prestigious 2012 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, a leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. - December 06, 2012 - Animal Advocates
ITS Advances Costing and Engineering Capabilities with Methods Workshop
Contract manufacturer Integrated Textile Solutions has successfully implemented Quick TruCost and Engineered TruCost software from Methods Workshop to accelerate new business quote response time and improve production costing and methods engineering. - December 06, 2012 - Methods Workshop
Davidson Realty Raises $6000 Through First Davidson Cares Fundraiser for Local Schools
Leading real estate company Davidson Realty www.DavidsonRealty.com is supporting local St. Johns County schools with new Davidson Cares program. - December 06, 2012 - The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village
Storage Made Easy Unified Cloud File Manager for Windows Phone Now Free
The Storage Made Easy Windows Phone Cloud File Manager which unifies Public and Private Storage Clouds for easy management and use from a single App is now free on the Windows Marketplace. - December 06, 2012 - Storage Made Easy
ISG Partners with SSON for the North American Shared Services & Outsourcing Week 2013
ISG announce their continuing partnership with the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network and their prominent involvement at SSOWeek North America 2013. - December 06, 2012 - The Shared Services and Outsourcing Network
G4S Technology Releases "Tap & Go" Hardware for Cashless Payment System GiroVend
G4S Technology's GiroVend, the market-leading brand for cashless payment solutions, has released brand new "tap & go" hardware. The new Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) desktop reader allows the user to simply "tap" their card against the reader to enable payment rather than... - December 06, 2012 - G4S Technology
ScottMadden Partners with SSON for the North American Shared Services & Outsourcing Week 2013
ScottMadden announce their continuing partnership with the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network and their prominent involvement at SSOWeek North America 2013. - December 06, 2012 - The Shared Services and Outsourcing Network
From CIA to Motorola: How to Develop Intelligence That Leads to Smarter Strategic Decisions – SCIP DC Chapter December 6
Jan Herring, a former CIA officer and director of intelligence at Motorola, will show how to develop a competitive intelligence function that leads to improved competitiveness, better decision-making, and effective strategic planning. - December 06, 2012 - Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals
Cliftons Sydney Sets New Industry Standard with Multi-Million Dollar Venue Relocation and Fit Out
Cliftons Sydney builds state-of-the-art training and event venue in premium CBD location; Cliftons invests $6 million dollars to fit out innovative new training and event venue; Cliftons 15 years’ venue design and building experience brings new standard in training venues to Sydney CBD. - December 06, 2012 - Cliftons
MTR Gaming CMO Addresses Convergence of Online Gaming & Social Media
Chief Marketing Officer Fred Buro shared his thoughts about the convergence of online gaming and social media recently with Casino Enterprise Management magazine. - December 05, 2012 - MTR
Online Holiday Shopping Mall MyReviewsNow.net Announces Free Shipping Offer from the EA Games Online Store Origin
Shopping blog MyReviewsNow.net is promoting a new holiday shipping offer from partner affiliate Origin. From now until 12/21, orders made for $39 or more will qualify for free standard or economy shipping. - December 05, 2012 - Retail Solutions Advisors
The StoneHill Group Hires IT Manager as Company Grows
The StoneHill Group, a national provider of quality control, due diligence, loan fulfillment, mortgage compliance audits and other outsourcing services to the mortgage industry, has hired Beau Breeze to be its Information Technology Manager amidst company growth in locations, employees and customer... - December 05, 2012 - The StoneHill Group
As Boomers Look to Retire, ESOPs Grow in Popularity; SCA Group's Eric Nelson Identifies Top Scenarios and Benefits of ESOPs
The Baby Boomer generation has been identified as one of the most entrepreneurial generations in the history of our country. There are more than 75 million Baby Boomers and it is estimated that about 7 million of them are privately held business owners and many of these do Not have an exit strategy in place. ESOPs might be the perfect option for some businesses. - December 05, 2012 - The SCA Group
Aaron Vandervelde, Principal, Health Analytics, Berkeley Research Group, LLC to Speak at KC’s The 340B Drug Pricing Program Explored: A 2013 Perspective LIVE Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Aaron Vandervelde, Principal, Health Analytics, Berkeley Research Group, LLC will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “The 340B... - December 05, 2012 - The Knowledge Group
Balance Chiropractic & Wellness Announces Prevention & Wellness Business Program™
Dr. Kristen Bobik extends cost effective wellness healthcare to local businesses. - December 05, 2012 - Balance Chiropractic and Wellness
P&O Cruises Partners with Save the Children
Australia’s leading cruise line P&O Cruises is offering its passengers the chance to make a big impact with their small change and give back to the destinations they visit through an exciting new partnership with Save the Children. As part of the new P&O Pacific Partnership... - December 04, 2012 - P&O Cruises
From West Point to Wall Street: Mischler Financial Group Adds Military Veteran and Former Merrill Lynch Exec to Senior Trading Desk Ranks
Institutional brokerage Mischler Financial Group (“Mischler”), the securities industry’s oldest and largest certified SDVBE (Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise) announced today the appointment of Timothy Greene to the role of Director, Institutional Equity Sales/Trading. - December 04, 2012 - Mischler Financial Group, Inc.
Reviews Hub and Web Shopping Mall MyReviewsNow.net Spotlights Sharper Image Sitewide Free Shipping Offer
Reviews hub and Internet shopping mall MyReviewsNow.net’s affiliate partner Sharper Image is offering free shipping on all orders over $99 for a limited time. Shoppers must enter promo code SHIP99 when they shop online to activate their savings. - December 04, 2012 - Retail Solutions Advisors
Ezra Penland Updates Actuary Salary Surveys, Hires Three for Actuarial Recruitment Group
Jeremy Alvarez, Daniel Balzekas and Christina Fernandes-D’Souza join Ezra Penland Actuarial Recruitment. Ezra Penland also updates their annual US Actuarial Salary Surveys for 2012. - December 04, 2012 - ClaudePenland.com
Eos Group Awarded 2012 Sage President’s Circle Top Product Sales Award
Eos Group is the proud recipient of the 2012 President’s Circle Top Product Sales award for Sage CRE and will be honored at the Sage Summit 2013 for their outstanding achievements. - December 04, 2012 - Eos Group