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Blue Thinking's Employee Training Program Reduces Turnover and Boosts Satisfaction
Implementing an employee training program is a sure-fire way to reduce employee turnover and boost employee satisfaction. - March 06, 2013 - Blue Thinking
Enrique Stevens to Take on Managerial Role in Woodlake Commodity Solutions
Employee Relations Division Liaison Kathy Blaire revealed the promotion of Enrique Stevens as the new Client Relations Manager of the Austria office. He began his career with the firm in 2003 as associate CSR, has a Series 3 license, and currently a respected member of the Divisions Management Team. - March 06, 2013 - Woodlake Commodity Solutions
Magellan Solutions Expands Space for Businesses Considering Offshore Call Center and BPO
Magellan Solutions CEO Fred Chua is citing a need for more spaces to meet the demand of global businesses that look for offshore providers for their call center and business process operations this year. - March 06, 2013 - Magellan Solutions Outsourcing Inc.
Petroglyph Reveals Victory on Kickstarter
Petroglyph launches the Kickstarter campaign for their recently-announced World War II action strategy game, Victory. The crowdfunding campaign reveals game details that set the stage for Victory to deliver a fresh, new experience in online strategy gaming. - March 05, 2013 - Petroglyph Games
The Entrepreneur's Way by Creative Interventions is Bringing Barbara Winter's Joyfully Jobless Workshops to the USM-Gulf Park Campus
Barbara Winter, self employment advocate, editor/publisher, author of Making a Living Without a Job and teacher will present three of her favorite Joyfully Jobless Workshops on March 22 and 23. Participants will learn new ideas, information and options for self employment. Barbara believes that the increase of persons becoming self employed is about their desire for independence and adventure. Others have an idea and others consider their longevity with meaningful work taking place. - March 05, 2013 - The Entrepreneur's Way by Creative Interventions
Solar Powered SEO Eliminates SEO Black Magic and Voodoo
The Adopt-A-Solar-Panel program helps the environment, veterans in need and non-profit organizations in search of solar energy. Program sponsors also earn an SEO-related bonus – Solar Powered SEO. - March 05, 2013 - SolarCure
5Star Awards Named 2012-13 Small Business Retailer of the Year; Receives Awards Industry’s Coveted Gold Obelisk at International Conference
5Star Awards, Inc, of Cary, NC, represented by owners Lisa and Jeff Higginbotham, was named Small Business Retailer of the Year 2012-2013 at the Awards and Recognition Association’s International Awards Market, held annually in Las Vegas, NV. The awards industry presents this recognition... - March 05, 2013 - 5Star Awards, Inc.
Premier Gifts Partners with Authentic Models for Unique Gifting Ideas
Online gifting site, Premier Gifts has launched a wide range of products in partnership with Authentic Models. The new additions in their gifts catalogue includes products that will be available over the coming months adding to the already wide range of gift ideas inspired by antiquity and... - March 05, 2013 - Premier Gifts
ActionCOACH North Carolina Congratulates the Latest BusinessRICH Graduates
ActionCOACH announces the February 2013 graduates of BusinessRICH. Local business owners looking to build their skill set and drive revenue and profits in their companies. - March 05, 2013 - ActionCOACH North Carolina
William Sarraille with Sidley Austin LLP to Speak at KC’s Managing the Margins: A Case Study on Winning the Battle with Pricing Incentives and Maintaining Compliance
William Sarraille, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP to Speak at KC’s Managing the Margins: A Case Study on Winning the Battle with Pricing Incentives and Maintaining Compliance Live Webcast - March 05, 2013 - The Knowledge Group
iQue Repair Dominates Wasatch Front Opening Two New Locations in Salt Lake City and Bountiful
iQue Repair, a National leader in the iPhone®, iPad® and iPod® repair industry and one of Utah’s fastest growing businesses, announced the Grand Opening of two new retail and repair facilities in Salt Lake City and Bountiful. - March 04, 2013 - iQue Repair, LLC
Advanced Film Solutions Exhibiting at the Orlando Home Show March 22-24, 2013
Advanced Film Solutions will be participating for the sixth straight year at the Orlando Home Show March 23-25, 2013 being held at the Orange County Convention Center. Advanced Film Solutions is Central Florida's leading professional installer of energy savings window film. - March 04, 2013 - Advanced Film Solutions
Hugh M. Greenfield Has Recently Been Recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Publication
Hugh M. Greenfield, of Cleveland, Ohio, has recently been recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Legal Consulting. About_Hugh M. Greenfield Hugh M. Greenfield is Managing Partner at... - March 03, 2013 - Strathmore Who's Who
DAVACO Participates in Restaurantpoint 2013
DAVACO announced today that the company will attend RestaurantPoint 2013. The event, which will be held March 17-20, 2013 in Championsgate, Fla., brings together top 200 level and fast growth chain restaurants and supplier executives to explore business opportunities. - March 03, 2013 - DAVACO, Inc.
DAVACO to Exhibit at SPECS 2013
DAVACO announced today that the company will be attending and exhibiting at the 2013 SPECS Show. SPECS, an annual event that focuses on retail store planning, construction, maintenance and engineering, will take place on March 17-20, 2013 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. - March 03, 2013 - DAVACO, Inc.
Brian Vincent, Director, Economics Partners, LLC to Speak at KC’s Advance Pricing Agreements (APA) Explored Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Brian Vincent, Director, Economics Partners, LLC will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Advance Pricing Agreements... - March 02, 2013 - The Knowledge Group
Eric J. Haber, Special Counsel, Cooley LLP to Speak at Knowledge Congress’ Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Eric J. Haber, Special Counsel, Cooley LLP, will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “A Discussion of Current Developments Relating to Preferences and... - March 02, 2013 - The Knowledge Group
Global Jewellery Market to Surpass USD 272 Billion Revenues by 2018 Says TechSci Research
Increasing population, rising household income and changing lifestyle in Asia Pacific and Middle Eastern region to drive global jewellery market revenues in the next decade. - March 02, 2013 - TechSci Research
Oliver Wight and Oracle Workshop Takes Fresh Look at IBP
Oliver Wight and Oracle host interactive Integrated Business Planning workshop on 21st March in Singapore. - March 02, 2013 - Oliver Wight Asia Pacific
Triumph Group Management Partners with Nine Aspen Athletic Clubs
Fitness Operations Management Company Offers Aspen Athletic Clubs Personal Training Staff, Sales Training and Management Consulting - March 02, 2013 - Rapid Fitness
PC Bennett Consulting Sees Growth via Acumatica ERP Software
PC Bennett Consulting, an Acumatica partner, announced their excitement over current and future growth to the Seattle Executives Association on Wednesday. - March 02, 2013 - PC Bennett Consulting
OSEI Blames EPA for Costing the Gulf States & Expresses Dissatisfaction of EPA's Handling of the Gulf Oil Spill, on Fox Business Network, March 3
OSE II is a safe, non-toxic, effective oil spill clean up product that removes oil from the environment permanently by converting it to a safe end point of CO2 and water. OSE II has been used on over 23,000 spills globally since 1989. "It is time the EPA allowed US oil spill response to catch up to other countries," says Steven Pedigo. - March 01, 2013 - OSEI Corporation
Visual 2000 Launches New Mobile Sales App with ThinkPad Tablet Promotion
The all new Visual SFA.net Tablet app runs on Apple, Android, and Windows-based devices to empower sales teams to take orders at shows and any Wi-Fi enabled location. For a limited time, Visual 2000 is offering a free Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 with qualifying orders. - March 01, 2013 - Visual 2000 International
Acroprint to Feature Several Innovative Products at CeBIT 2013 Expo
Acroprint Time Recorder Company will exhibit several workforce management solutions at CeBit, the world’s largest computer expo. Their exhibit will include their state-of-the-art facial recognition biometric solution, timeQplus FaceVerify, and the ATR360, an innovative optical fingerprint... - March 01, 2013 - Acroprint Time Recorder Company
Taylor Morrison Denver Announces Pre-Sales at Its Latest New Home Community, Terrain in Castle Rock
Taylor Morrison has announced that pre-sales have begun for its latest community, Terrain, located in prestigious Castle Rock, Colo. Located conveniently between the Denver metropolitan area and Colorado Springs, Terrain offers a connected family lifestyle surrounded by the beauty of the Colorado... - March 01, 2013 - Taylor Morrison
New Marketing Real Estate Investing Milestone Set by Real Estate Investor Websites
A real estate investing company that also develops real estate investor websites, www.RealEstateInvestorsWebsites.net, has unveiled more designs for their websites. These new designs allow real estate investors to integrate direct result marketing features that increase conversion, while at the... - March 01, 2013 - RealEstateInvestingWebSites.com
Prudential Americana Group Announces 2012 Sales Results
Today Prudential Americana Group had its 2012 general sales event where it recognized its 2012 top real estate individuals and teams in Nevada and throughout Prudential Real Estate’s North American franchises. - March 01, 2013 - Prudential Americana Group
What is the Cost of Customer Attrition to Banks?
Commercial customer attrition costs banks a great deal in profitability - up to 10 basis points in Return on Assets per one percent of attrition. This can be avoided by focusing on customer loyalty. - March 01, 2013 - CashFlow Insights
OrthoArizona - Arizona Orthopaedic Associates Expands Its Practice by Adding Desert Orthopedic Specialists in East Valley
Dr. Jonathan Fox and Dr. Shelden Martin of Desert Orthopedic Specialists in Tempe have agreed to join OrthoArizona - Arizona Orthopaedic Associates and operate as the group’s east Valley location. - March 01, 2013 - Arizona Orthopaedic Associates
RetroFit Technologies Healthcare Practice Recognized by HP
RetroFit Technologies, a Massachusetts-based IT solution provider for three decades, has invested in building a specialized healthcare practice utilizing Hewlett-Packard’s Healthcare Practice Program combined with its own IT service practice. RetroFit is a certified HP Healthcare Elite... - March 01, 2013 - RetroFit Technologies, Inc.
IAOP Recognizes Avasant as One of the World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors for 2013
Avasant is recognized as one of the World's Best Outsourcing Advisors for fifth year consecutively. - March 01, 2013 - Avasant LLC
DAVACO'S Restaurant Expertise Crosses Into Other Industry Categories
DAVACO announced today that the company offers a unique solution for restaurant brands as they implement new restaurant build-outs and other initiatives within existing real estate across North America. - March 01, 2013 - DAVACO, Inc.
Local Residents Receive Free Disposable Electronic Cigarettes
White Cloud Expansion - Electronic Cigarette Pioneers Will Open 3 New Cleveland-area Retail Locations in Coming Weeks. - February 28, 2013 - White Cloud Cigarettes
Free Open House at CSUSM’s Temecula Campus; Degrees and Certificates Lead to Jobs
CSUSM will host a free open house on Saturday, March 23 in Temecula. The open house will give attendees the opportunity to interact with faculty and advisors, and learn first-hand about degrees and programs that lead to jobs. - February 28, 2013 - CSUSM Extended Learning
Fenix Medical Systems Relocates Headquarter Office
Fenix Medical Systems has relocated its main office to Fresno, California. - February 28, 2013 - Dritsas and Company
Two Boys Launch Entrepreneurial Start-Up, Then Invited to DJ Their High School Turnabout
Entrepreneurial drive comes naturally for two high school boys in Chicago who launched a start-up DJ business a year ago. One of them is a first-generation Mexican with a 4.0 GPA who takes honors Calculus and Physics. He is going to college to be a Doctor. The boys built their company from scratch, bought their own equipment, and have engagements every week. The business is cash-flow positive and the boys are saving their profits for college. - February 28, 2013 - Health Potion
Sand and Rock Crushers Achieved ISO 9001 OHSAS 18001 Certification with Help of Global Manager Group
Sand and Rock Crushers has an efficient infrastructure situated at Al Kiranah, Qatar has certified for ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 from ISO QAR. Global Manager Group has developed Quality Management System and Occupational Health and Safety management system in the organization and provided all necessary support throughout the integrated management system certification. - February 28, 2013 - Global Manager Group
BOC Gold Sponsor of UNICOM Enterprise Architecture Forum 2013
The BOC Group is now officially sponsoring the UNICOM Enterprise Architecture Forum on 21 March 2013 in London. - February 28, 2013 - BOC Information Technologies Consulting Ltd.
Waste King Helps Charity Get Ready for Camilla’s Visit
When HRH the Duchess of Cornwall was about to visit Medical Detection Dogs, a Milton Keynes-based charity that works with researchers, NHS Trusts and Universities, the charity contacted Waste King to arrange for its operatives to collect some old, waste carpet tiles. - February 28, 2013 - Waste King
Ferguson Heats Up the Customer Experience with Stibo Systems’ Technology
Largest US Distributor of Plumbing Supplies and Pipe, Valves and Fittings (PVF) Selects MDM Solution to Help Improve Customer Experience - February 28, 2013 - Stibo Systems
Sage School Doubles in Size and Moves Onto Larger Campus
Suwanee-based school for children with dyslexia is seeing raising enrollments. - February 27, 2013 - Sage School
Storage Made Easy Adds Support for Amazon Glacier to Ease Any Cloud Archiving of Data
Storage Made Easy have announced that they have integrated Amazon Glacier into their Cloud Data Broker platform to enable easy Archiving of data from almost any cloud directly to Amazon Glacier. - February 27, 2013 - Storage Made Easy
Planet Accepted Into Microsoft Cloud Champions Club Program
Planet Technologies, the leading Microsoft IT consulting and services partner, announces its acceptance into Microsoft’s exclusive small business Cloud Champions Club program. The recently initiated program offers support to U.S. Microsoft partners who’ve been recognized by Microsoft... - February 27, 2013 - Planet Technologies
Attention Bosses and Managers: March 1 is World Compliment Day
After 10 successful editions of “National Compliment Day” in the Netherlands, the creators have expanded the day to encompass the world. "World Compliment Day" takes place March 1. Dr. Noelle Nelson, author of Make More Money By Making Your Employees Happy (Amazon, $7.99),... - February 27, 2013 - Dr. Noelle Nelson
Admiral Records Management Helps Businesses Improve Montgomery Disaster Recovery Planning
Montgomery disaster recovery planning ensures that your vital records are secure and protected in any disaster situation. - February 27, 2013 - Admiral Movers
Woodlake Commodity Solutions TMG Unveils Prototype of eStr8Trade 9.0 Enhancements for Futures, Forex and Options Traders
The Technology Management Group of Woodlake Commodity Solutions unveiled the prototype of eStr8Trade 9.0 with enhanced futures, options, and FOREX trading features. TMG Head, Allan Howard, announced the availability of the prototype set to be launched in the coming weeks to selected users for testing and assessment. 15 years ago, they had a very simple yet pioneering platform that paved the way for other trading platforms. - February 27, 2013 - Woodlake Commodity Solutions
Terry Hisey, Vice Chairman and U.S. Life Sciences Leader, Deloitte LLP, to Speak at KC’s PPACA Impact and Opportunities for the Life Sciences Industry Explored
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory-focused webcasts, has announced today that Terry Hisey, Vice Chairman and U.S. Life Sciences Leader, Deloitte LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled “PPACA Impact and... - February 27, 2013 - The Knowledge Group
Clarion Group: Companies Are Revising Their Attitude and Thinking of Food Service as a Self-Sustaining Convenience
Companies that once considered low cost meals an employee benefit sometimes now are revising their attitude and thinking of food service as a convenience that should be self-sustaining, according to Tom Mac Dermott, FCSI, president of Clarion Group, a food service consulting firm. “The... - February 27, 2013 - Clarion Group
ISO IEC 17025 Internal Auditor and Measurement of Uncertainty Course 2013 at Doha Qatar
The ISO/IEC 17025 Internal Auditor and Measurement of Uncertainty Course - 2013 is organized by Doha Training Center and Global Manager Group at Doha, Qatar on 11-12 March 2013. This 2 day training program will be the best opportunity for testing and calibration laboratories in Qatar and other GCC countries. - February 27, 2013 - Global Manager Group
New Research Report on Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) for Electronics & Electrics Market 2013-2023 by MarketResearchReports
New Market Research Report Added in MarketResearchReports.Biz Database Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) for Electronics & Electrics 2013-2023: Forecasts, Applications, Technologies. - February 27, 2013 - Market Research Reports.biz