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William P. Elliott, Partner and Firm Director of International Tax, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland to Speak at KC’s Contract Manufacturing Rules on 2/23/2010
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that William P. Elliott, Partner and Firm Director of International Tax of Cherry, Bekaert & Holland will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast... - November 23, 2009 - The Knowledge Group
Seneca Rotary Helps Fill Blue Ridge Elementary Library
The Seneca Rotary Club supports the Seneca area schools in many ways, and this past week they turned another page in the book on their history by donating $250 to the Blue Ridge Elementary School. A new school needs new books and that’s where the Seneca Rotary club stepped in. Ralph Nix... - November 23, 2009 - Seneca Rotary Club
Rome Sweet Home Apartments in Rome Catalogue 2010
The historical centre of Rome is made by small squares and enchanting little streets that are often undiscovered. Here are located most Rome Apartments equipped with terraces that offer breathtaking views. The opportunity to spend a holiday in a historical building in the center of Rome is just at... - November 22, 2009 - Rome Sweet Home
Nationwide Marketing Integrates Lead Generation Technology for Mortgage Lead Vault
Nationwide Marketing announced the partnership of the Mortgage Lead Vault who is a direct lead company specializing in mortgage leads, to provide comprehensive, private label mortgage lead generation services. Nationwide will help drive additional web traffic to the online portal of Mortgage Lead Vault targeting lead types such as, conventional, conforming, jumbo, FHA and VA mortgage products. - November 22, 2009 - Nationwide Marketing
Zombies Infect Google MapsⓇ
Flash game developer, Binary Space releases "Zombie Outbreak Simulator" (ZOS), a sandbox application running on Google MapsⓇ. ZOS allows players to unleash waves of zombies on the unsuspecting people of Washington DC. - November 22, 2009 - Binary Space
Do IT Smarter Partners with Transformation Strategies for Marketing Peer Groups
Transformation Strategies, a managed services consulting firm, and Do IT Smarter, Inc., a San Diego-based master managed service provider, announced today a partnership to establish marketing peer groups comprised of Do IT Smarter Instant MSP channel partners. Through this partnership,... - November 22, 2009 - Transformation Strategies, Inc.
Leading Exterior Facility Maintenance Company, Lipinski Outdoor Services Organizes Holiday Drive for Troops
Lipinski Outdoor Services has collaborated with two NJ schools to organize a Support Our Troops Holiday Drive along with Dynamic Defense Materials. - November 22, 2009 - Lipinski Outdoor Services
DIG Coaching Practice Presents Coaching Adolescent Children with ADHD on Attention Talk Radio with Host Jeff Copper and ADD Coach Diane Ladd
Jeff Copper of DIG Coaching Practice interview ADD adolescent coach Diane Ladd on Attention Talk Radio December 4, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. - November 22, 2009 - DIG Coaching Practice LLC
International Public Relations for SCHOTT AG oha Communication Supports Technology Group with Trade PR
The SCHOTT AG has expanded its cooperation with oha communication. The Agency for International Public Relations has been supporting the technology company with continuous trade communication since October, 2008. oha communication also assists several Business Units in expanding their media relations in selected focus regions and market segments. - November 22, 2009 - oha communication
Mechanical Parts Manufacturer, RinoMechanical.com Now on Twitter and Facebook
Discount mechanical parts company, RinoMechanical.com has recently debuted their business profiles on Twitter and Facebook. - November 22, 2009 - Rino Mechanical Components Inc.
NAWBO San Diego December Seminar Focuses on Leadership
Dr. Helen Eckmann will present "Women, Power, Authority and Leadership" on Dec. 11 from noon to 1 p.m. as part of NAWBO San Diego's seminar series. - November 22, 2009 - NAWBO San Diego
Gear Gadget Brings Back Stickers for Gmail
Gear Gadget announces keyboard shortcut stickers for Gmail users. - November 22, 2009 - Gear Gadget
Sell More by Gaining Access
To help business owners and sales professionals gain access in spite of the forces arrayed against them, Wendy Weiss, The Queen of Cold Calling, is offering the information-packed webinar, How to Bypass Gatekeepers and Voice Mail to Reach Your Prospect Directly. - November 22, 2009 - Wendy Weiss
SuperTova.com Announces Its Launch as a 100% Free Jewish Internet Dating Site
100% Free Jewish internet dating site that was developed for the community. - November 21, 2009 - supertova.com
Irvine MINI Introduces New Mascot, MINIWeen: Artist Mark Paul Deren Creates New Ween!mal Exclusively for the Orange County Dealership
MINI is proud to introduce its new mascot, MINIWeen, created by artist Mark Paul Deren, better known as Madsteez. Known for his colorful, graffiti-style art and animal hybrids called Ween!mals, Madsteez not only created MINIWeen, he will also be painting a MINI Cooper with his distinctive art. The... - November 21, 2009 - Irvine BMW
Complete Selling Holds First Ever Free Teleseminar Where # 1 Sales Rep in 3 Industries Will Share Secrets of Sales Success
John Chapin, a #1 sales rep in 3 industries, will present a free teleseminar on December 1st from 6 - 7 p.m. EST. John will cover how to get to the top in sales rapidly + selling more in any economy. - November 21, 2009 - Complete Selling, Inc.
CRM Software for Kansas City SMBs
Now explore most from your favorite small business CRM software. eSalesTrack CRM now offer more features and services for local users. Get the web based CRM to manage your business better than ever. - November 21, 2009 - eSalesTrack CRM
Frederick E. Curry,Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP to Speak at KC’s Event on Hot Topics in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance on 12/10/09
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Frederick E. Curry III, Partner, Principal Forensic & Dispute Services, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP will speak at the Knowledge... - November 21, 2009 - The Knowledge Group
The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on Hot Topics in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast on Hot Topics in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance – A Review of Recent Developments and a Primer for Addressing... - November 21, 2009 - The Knowledge Group
Business Growth Workshop Announced
ActionCOACH of Connecticut, part of the world’s largest business coaching organization, is conducting its quarterly GrowthCLUB Workshop for business owners, executives and professionals Friday, December 11, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Mill River Country Club, 4567 Main Street, Stratford. The... - November 21, 2009 - ActionCOACH of CT
BottsBrewery.com Launches New Products
Botts Brewery, LLC, is the only virtual brewery in the world that brews ideas and clothing designs. The virtual brewery creates custom beer labels based on real-world beers. Instead of brewing actual beers, they create custom labels based on the ever-popular Colorado and other geographic locations,... - November 21, 2009 - Botts Brewery
Socius Named to Inaugural VAR Stars List
Bob Scott’s Insights, a publication of the Progressive Media Group, is pleased to announce that Socius, an Ohio Microsoft Dynamics and Sage ERP and CRM software partner, has been chosen as a 2009 VAR Star, a group of 100 organizations that are being honored for their accomplishments mid-marketing financial software. - November 21, 2009 - Socius
LTS Plan Review Services Now Meeting the Needs of Small Businesses and Individuals in a Difficult Economic Climate
LTS has announced increased efforts to assist small business and individuals in findong success in a difficult economic climate. The company has introduced its Business Plan Review Service, designed to give entities important feedback as to the effectiveness of their existing business plans. - November 21, 2009 - LTS Advisors, LLC
Rapid Machining Cures the Hunting Season Blues
Covers for the extended lead-times often seen at other Machine Shops during Hunting Season. - November 21, 2009 - Rapid Sheet Metal
Social and Economic Factors Signal a Shift in Training Needs for Finance Professionals, Says ACCA
Social and economic trends have influenced dramatically the training requirements of the global finance profession, according to a new report by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). - November 21, 2009 - ACCA
3Delta Systems Certifies with RBS WorldPay to Provide PCI-Compliant Card Processing and Tokenization
3Delta Systems, Inc.® (www.3dsi.com), a leader in online credit card payment solutions, has been certified to directly process electronic payment transactions with RBS WorldPay, the fastest growing merchant acquirer in the industry. As a result, merchants would see lower costs and more secure payment choices when using 3DSI's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) payment gateway. - November 21, 2009 - 3Delta Systems, Inc.
Brook Furniture Rental Joins the Houston Apartment Association
As part of its overall plans in Houston Texas, Brook Furniture Rental has joined the Houston Apartment Association. "The Houston Apartment Association is an important organization in Texas, and we are proud to have joined it" said Rob Pruim, Manager of Brook Furniture Rental in Houston. - November 21, 2009 - Brook Furniture Rental, Inc
TCG Graphics Names Vice President and Director of Sales
Jeff Majewski, president and owner of TCG Graphics (www.tricg.com/), has announced that Mark Gauley has been promoted to serve as the company’s vice president and director of sales. In this position, Gauley helps generate sales leads for TCG Graphics and manages the company’s sales team... - November 21, 2009 - TCG Graphics
Jiawei to Supply 3.5MW Solar Panels to Golden Sun Project
Jiawei just announced that their quality modules are chosen for China’s Golden Sun Project. The Chinese solar modules manufacturer would be supplying 3.5MW for 2 electrification projects in Wuhan. Including: Pak Chuen farm 2.5MW grid-connected photovoltaic power generation project and Sinosteel Tiancheng Environmental Protection Science and Technology Co., Ltd, science park 1MW grid connected photovoltaic power generation project. - November 21, 2009 - Jiawei Solarchina Company Ltd
VHDRI Skies: Magic Hours, Out Now
Hyperfocal Design releases new High Dynamic Range Image (HDRI) collection, 'VHDRI Skies: Magic Hours.' Digital Art developer Hyperfocal Design has bowed to demands for a VHDRI sunset and twilight collection by offering a huge VHDRI collection with 20 sunset and twilight HDRs. The sky panoramas in Magic Hours weigh in at 14,000 x 7,000 pixels with super high dynamic range - up to 20 stops. Magic Hours is the third product in Hyperfocal's "V Series" of products. - November 20, 2009 - Hyperfocal Design
Recently Launched Wakefly Campaign Helps Medical Device Companies Generate Leads
Internet Marketing and Usability Are Key to Driving and Converting Qualified Traffic - November 20, 2009 - Wakefly
Raise the Funny and Raise the Money- Comedian Starts Charity Auction Service
Comedian Wil Shriner launches a comedy auction campaign to help raise monies for charity. The actor/writer/producer/host who has been involved with dozens of charities over the years, decided to standup to help raise money, using humor to pry open people’s wallets and purses. “In these... - November 20, 2009 - Wil Shriner Prods Inc
10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge Finals Webcast Friday
Google Venture’s Bill Maris leads the Judges for Elevator Pitch Competition - November 20, 2009 - Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network
China Visa Processor to Use SEO Services to Promote Website
Oasis China Visa, a company specializing in the processing of visas for travel to China, announces that it has hired a Dallas-based SEO Services agency to promote its website. Oasis China Visa Services is registered with the Chinese Embassy and is authorized to provide these services to American... - November 20, 2009 - SEO 1 Services
Direct Innovations Wins Stevie Award® in 6th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business
Direct Innovations won a Stevie Award for Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses - up to 100 Employees - Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations in the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. - November 20, 2009 - Direct Innovations
NetDocuments Standardizes on Adeptol Viewer to Offer Critical Document Viewing Functionality
Adeptol Viewer enables NetDocuments to quickly add document viewing capabilities within its SaaS Content Management Solution. - November 20, 2009 - AJAX Document Viewer
Scott Balestrier, Tax Managing Partner, BDO Seidman, LLP to Speak at KC’s Protecting Your Tax Strategies After Textron and The New Proposed Tax Form on 02/02/10
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts has announced today that Scott Balestrier, Tax Managing Partner, BDO Seidman, LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Protecting Your Tax Strategies... - November 20, 2009 - The Knowledge Group
The Knowledge Congress Scheduled a Webcast on Protecting Your Tax Strategies After Textron and The New Proposed Tax Form
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled: “Protecting Your Tax Strategies After Textron and The New Proposed Tax Form”. This two-hour event is... - November 20, 2009 - The Knowledge Group
Phillip A. Pillar, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP to Speak at KC’s Protecting Your Tax Strategies After Textron and The New Proposed Tax Form on 02/02/10
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts has announced today that Phillip A. Pillar, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Protecting Your Tax Strategies... - November 20, 2009 - The Knowledge Group
Ian Petty to Help U.K. Self Harm Awareness Charity to Develop Their Enterprise
Through the ActionCOACH global pro bono business coaching initiative, U.K. charity will raise funds and better its management to become more businesslike. - November 20, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Shelter for Abused Women to Raise $50,000 by Year-End Through ActionCOACH’s Global Pro Bono Coaching Program
ActionCOACH Business Coach Jeremy Fairbanks has enlisted Safe Embrace into the Coaching for a Cause initiative. - November 20, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Business Coaching Got a Queensland Start-Up Really Rolling
After starting Beel Welding and Fabrication, Chris Robertson was spending more time at work and less at home. He soon hired an ActionCOACH Business Coach, Warrick Bidwell, to fix that. - November 20, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Businesses in India Need to Prepare Urgently for the Introduction in 2011 of IFRS Says ACCA
Ambivalence and lack of focus are major hurdles to a smooth conversion says global accounting body. - November 20, 2009 - ACCA
Vaco Raleigh Consultant Receives 2009 Outstanding Volunteer Service Award
David R. Rhode, managing partner of Vaco Raleigh, LLC (www.vaco.com), an executive placement and consulting firm, has announced that Peter Zierz, a consultant for Vaco, has received the 2009 Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service in North Carolina for his significant volunteer efforts and impact... - November 20, 2009 - VACO Raleigh
New Board for International Feng Shui Guild - Members Complete Their Selections for the New 2009-2011 ISFG Board
After extensive summer 2009 interviews, the ISFG Nominating committee established a slate of candidates for election to the Board. Red Ribbon Professional and Professional members voted on the slate and overwhelming approved the slate. This year’s election is important as it establishes a stagger of board positions to ensure we always have major positions represented by senior board members – good for consistency, transition, and continuity. Elections will be held annually. - November 20, 2009 - International Feng Shui Guild
Plante & Moran 2009 North American Plastic Industry Study Confirms Some Bright Spots, But Long Road Ahead for Plastics Processors
North American plastics processors continue to face significant challenges as they attempt to recover from the recession, according to the most recent industry benchmarking study conducted by Plante & Moran, PLLC, the 12th largest CPA and business consulting firm in the United States. The... - November 20, 2009 - Plante & Moran
ASET International Services Teams Up with Bosch at InfoComm AV Week
ASET International Services LLC teamed up with Bosch’s Communications Systems Division, who was a proud sponsor of this year’s InfoComm AV Week. The event celebrated “The Power of AV” at a wide range of events around the world from October 18-24, 2009. ASET International... - November 20, 2009 - ASET International Services Corporation
Learn.com to Help U.S. Veterans Reenter the Workforce by Providing Free Job Training
Learn.com®, the leader in cloud delivered workforce development and productivity, announced today that the company is committed to reskill and retool the returning U.S. Veterans as they reenter the workforce or return to a previous position. This commitment is affirmed by the company’s new U.S. Veteran Workforce Readiness Program. - November 20, 2009 - Learn.com
Partners Consulting's 15th Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
The Managed Services Division of Partners Consulting Services, Inc., a premier IT solutions and services provider, was recently awarded an overall score of 4.33 out of a possible five-point scale in their 15th annual customer satisfaction survey. This year’s customer satisfaction rating is... - November 20, 2009 - Partners Consulting Services, Inc.
Top 100 Global Franchises Report - a Blue-Print for Succeeding in Franchise Business Opportunities
Franchise Direct (www.franchisedirect.com) has ranked the world's most successful franchises in 2009 that performed best in international markets into a Top 100 List. - November 19, 2009 - Franchise Direct USA