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Shenoa & Company’s Client Care Program-Shines Brighter Than Their Diamonds
Diamond wholesaler Shenoa & Company is on the fast track to becoming an industry leader in jewelry sales online. - April 11, 2008 - Shenoa Diamonds
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Partners with Franklin Covey; Offering "7 Habits for Managers" Workshop
Attend this powerful FranklinCovey two-day workshop, April 29th - April 30th sponsored by the SBDC, and discover the same transforming principles that have led the world’s foremost business leaders to the professional and personal success they dreamed of. Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of The... - April 11, 2008 - Small Business Development Center North San Diego County
BBB Event Offers Free Identity Theft Protection Advice and On-Site Document Shredding
The Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina will hold a “Secure Your ID” Day on May 3. Consumers and small business owners are asked to bring all their personal documents to shred properly between 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - April 11, 2008 - Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina
MKS Announces New Release of MKS Toolkit Product Family and PC X Server - Immediate Availability of MKS Toolkit version 9.2 and MKS X/Server version 8.5
Immediate availability of MKS Toolkit version 9.2 and MKS X/Server version 8.5. These releases show our commitment in delivering solid new features while enhancing existing functionality. The MKS Toolkit solutions provide a full range of cross-platform tools, expanding the union of Windows and UNIX-based environments. Millions of users in heterogeneous UNIX/Linux and Windows environments use solutions from MKS for platform and application compatibility, connectivity and interoperability. - April 10, 2008 - MKS Inc
Great Legal Marketing Announces the 2008 SuperConference
Successful Attorneys Share Ethical Legal Marketing Secrets. - April 10, 2008 - Ben Glass Law
Stradling Global Sourcing Launches Asia-HQ in India
Stradling Global Sourcing, recognised as one of the “Top-Ten” strategic sourcing advisory firms by the Black Book of Outsourcing, has launched its Asian Headquarters in Mumbai, India. The President and Managing Partner of this office will be Dr. Pradeep K. Mukherji, who until recently... - April 10, 2008 - Stradling Global Sourcing
Adventure is the Name of the Game for New U.S. Franchise Company
The Original Canopy Tour®, known throughout the Caribbean as the originator of the first commercial “canopy tour,” brings its high-flying act to the U.S. With the formation of The Original Canopy Tour-USA, LLC, the founders of this Costa Rican eco-tourism phenomenon are now offering franchises in select U.S. markets. - April 10, 2008 - The Original Canopy Tour-USA, LLC
IPA-IBA Managing Director Nominated for 2008 Man of the Year in Business Award
Burgess is honored by the ABI Man of the Year designation. - April 10, 2008 - IPA
Massey Consulting and AIT Form Cutting Edge IT Partnership
Massey Consulting (www.masseyconsulting.net) an accounting and business consulting firm in Raleigh, NC and Advanced Internet Technologies Inc., (www.ait.com) an Internet Services firm based in Fayetteville, NC, have forged a cooperative marketing agreement to sell Microsoft Dynamics Hosted Software Products to mid-market companies in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. - April 10, 2008 - Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc
Creative Gifting Named to Rave Reviews Magazine Top 100 List
Business known for unique, customized gift designs. - April 10, 2008 - Creative Gifting
t2’s Success with Welsh Flooring Company
Peter Evans Flooring Ltd. and t2 business solutions worked together for seven months to create 3 new jobs and increase turnover by £700k. Peter Evans Flooring offers a complete service for contract carpet and floor coverings for businesses. A family run business based in Barry, it was set up... - April 10, 2008 - t2 business solutions
GALA Extends Its Partnership with Inttranews
The Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) has expanded its services and extended its news sourcing partnership by offering its members a free annual subscription to Inttranews, the leading news site for the language industry. GALA is a fully representative, non-profit, international... - April 10, 2008 - Inttranews
Myhairstylingtools.com to Donate $1 of Every Sale
This press release informs the readers that My Hair Styling Tools will donate $1 of every sale they make to Locks of Love. - April 10, 2008 - Myhairstylingtools
Turning Dreams Into Realities with Latest Social Media Marketing System at Insight Circle 2008: CHINA -- Shenzhen, Shanghai, Chengdu and Beijing
Insight Circle is proud to present a social media expert, special guest speaker Ms. Jody Colvard at “Insight Circle 2008: CHINA” global business conference from May 10 to June 6, 2008. She is going to teach a group of business owners and Internet savvy people the latest social media... - April 10, 2008 - Insight Circle Management Group
Four School Vandals Taken Into Custody
Police arrest four individuals suspected of vandalizing school after a call from Sonitrol Pacific. - April 10, 2008 - Sound Security, Inc., dba Sonitrol Pacific
Bush Administration Expands FHAsecure to Offer More Assistance and Financing Aid to Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
The Bush Administration today announced new plans to help homeowners facing foreclosure. See if you qualify and enroll at www.fedfac.com - April 09, 2008 - Federal Banking Coop
Customize and Publish Flash Publications at the Web
The software corporation UniFlip has developed unique online software for converting MS Office 2000 and 2007 files e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel files and Adobe PDF to Flash so the reader can flip through pages on screen. - April 09, 2008 - UniFlip A/S
Virtual Real Estate Up for Grabs; Savannahrealestate.com
NLV Media, LLC, an Internet strategy consulting firm headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, has been hired as the exclusive broker for the “leasing” of the Internet domain name:SavannahRealEstate.com - April 09, 2008 - NLV Media, LLC
The Caipirinha: Cocktail of the 2008 Recession? Cachaça Leading Growth Trends Among Spirits’ Categories
In 1982, it was the Classic Martini. In 1992 it was the Margarita. In 2001, the Cosmopolitan. What’s the cocktail of the 2008 recession? Many are pointing to the Caipirinha, the Brazilian national cocktail made with Cachaça, Brazil’s national spirit. After all, who knows how... - April 09, 2008 - Leblon Cachaca
Real Estate Professionals, REITs & Funds Now Have a Dynamic and Cost Effective Software Tool for Raising Unlimited Capital
The easy-to-use software system generates the required securities offering documents and investor leads to enable Real Estate Developers, General Contractors, Real Estate Agents and Property Management Companies to evolve to the next level of professionalism by raising and managing an unlimited amount of capital for acquiring Income and Growth properties nationwide. - April 09, 2008 - Commonwealth Capital Advisors
COO of Monogram Virtua Entertainment Attends the Virtual Worlds 2008 Conference in New York City
COO & Co-Founder, Harold Whaley, attended the Virtual Worlds 2008 Conference. - April 09, 2008 - Monogram Virtua
All Pro Trailer Superstore Named CAM Superline's Top Trailer Dealer in the Country for 2007
All Pro West Truck & Trailer, just outside of Harrisburg Pennsylvania has been recognized by CAM Superline, Incorporated as its number one Trailer Dealer in the Nation for 2007. - April 09, 2008 - All Pro Trailer Superstore
Tracesmart Corporate Doubles Its Office Space
Tracesmart Corporate has doubled its office space. Their continued growth in the fields of consumer tracing, data cleansing and electronic ID verification has prompted an expansion into a new office, adjacent to their headquarters. - April 09, 2008 - Tracesmart Ltd
Bank Account Validation Service Added to Smart ID Plus
Tracesmart Corporate have added a bank account validation service to their identity validation solution Smart ID Plus. The new service utilises the ISCD (Industry Sorting Code Directory) and modulus checking to provide an effective solution for validating bank sort-code and account numbers. - April 09, 2008 - Tracesmart Ltd
DirectBuy’s New Floor General…DirectBuy of Buffalo Names Klinger General Manager
DirectBuy of Buffalo, the leading members-only showroom and home design center, announces the hiring of Mark Klinger as general manager. - April 09, 2008 - DirectBuy of Buffalo
NPSA Plans Euro Resale Expo Conference in Spain
The National Portable Storage Association members set to gather near Barcelona for educational and networking opportunities. - April 09, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association
More UK House Builders Looking for Help to Survive
Small, medium and some large house builders in the UK are finding things increasing difficult due to reduced sales and land banks purchased at boom prices. Business Advice service, Fightyourcorner, has reported an increase in enquiries from its business recovery service, as builders think about business rescue and even liquidation. - April 09, 2008 - Fight Your Corner
Local Benefits Specialist Supports Workplace Wellness as Co-Chair of Charleston Digital Corridor’s iFive:K Run
Reese McFaddin, owner of Workplace Benefits and avid supporter of workplace wellness, will for the second year co-chair the Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation’s Innovator’s Five K (iFive:K) run to be held April 17. The only area evening race through the streets of downtown, the... - April 09, 2008 - Workplace Benefits
Growing Your Business in a Struggling Economy
Business Workshop: Dr. Kragenbrink will explain what is happening in the economy and provide insights for small business owners to help them plan for growth even in these difficult economic times. The workshops will be from Noon to 1:30pm at Peerless Restaurant on Kingston Pike. There are two dates to choose from, April 10th or April 25th. - April 09, 2008 - Estrada Strategies Knoxville
Iontas Announces OEM Agreement with Leading Managed Services CRM Provider
Iontas continues its exponential growth by announcing another OEM partnership with a premier CRM manages services provider. - April 09, 2008 - Iontas, Inc.
MarketingSherpa Keynote Speaker at WSI Global Convention
Annual Excellence and Innovation (E&I) Conference in Birmingham, UK. - April 09, 2008 - WSI Internet
Michael J. Critelli, Executive Chairman Pitney Bowes, Talks About Customer Focus and Innovation, on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Critelli discusses many strategic business issues, including the complexities of business acquisition and how different types of acquisitions require unique treatments. - April 09, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
Peter Ransome to Speak at North Carolina Health Information Management Association Workshop
Active Data Services, Inc. (www.activedataservices.com), a business process outsourcing firm, has announced that Peter Ransome, executive vice president and CMO, will speak at the North Carolina Health Information Management Association’s (NCHIMA) Piedmont Region Spring Workshop on Thursday,... - April 09, 2008 - Active Data Services
Federal Court Enters $200,000 Judgment Against Old Dominion University in Favor of White Police Officer Alleging Reverse Race Discrimination
A federal court in Virginia has entered a $200,000 judgment against Old Dominion University in favor of Brett Birkmeyer, a white former police officer in the predominantly black ODU Police Department, who sued ODU claiming he was fired by ODU because he is white and because he complained to ODU officials that he and other white employees in the ODU Police Department were being subjected to race discrimination. - April 08, 2008 - Ray Hogge & Associates, PLC
S. California Foreclosures Increase 18 Percent in March 2008
Inland Empire Leads State in Foreclosures per Household. - April 08, 2008 - Default Research Inc
Technology Management Solutions Launches Managed Security Services Through Partnership with MX Logic
Managed email and web security services provide customers with first line of defense to prevent threats from entering managed networks. - April 08, 2008 - Technology Management Solutions, LLC
Little Rox Can Make a Big Difference
Little Rox hope to bring peace, hope and security to the world with character development. - April 08, 2008 - Little Rox LLC
Find Out Steps to Starting Your Own Call Center
In today's changing business environment, successful companies are customer-focused and strive to deliver improved customer response times, while reducing costs. That is when the need for an additional department, which could be wholly customer-oriented, emerges. At this stage, starting a call center is vital. The Step to Call Center guide by Hani Masgidi enables your company to successfully start a contact center without excessive time expenditure. - April 08, 2008 - Step To Call Center
Los Angeles HR Outsourcing Firm CPEhr Celebrates 25th Anniversary by Supporting Local Non-Profit Organizations
CPEhr, a leading California Human Resources Outsourcing firm, announced its plans to support California-based non-profit organizations, including clients and local firms in celebration of its 25th year in business. - April 08, 2008 - CPE HR, Inc.
Phoenix Area Foreclosures Increase 35 Percent in March 2008
Area Sees Increase of Over 200 Percent from Same Time Last Year. - April 08, 2008 - Default Research Inc
Milton Security Group LLC Now Supports EdgeWall 7000 Network Access Control Systems
Milton Security Group LLC signed an agreement with Autonomic Networks, Inc. authorizing Milton Security Group to provide ongoing hardware and software support to EdgeWall 7000 customers worldwide. - April 08, 2008 - Milton Security Group LLC
Real Estate Experts Offer Advice to Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
Assist-2-Sell brokers from around the country offer advice to homeowners who are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. - April 08, 2008 - Assist-2-Sell
ADX Technologies is Recognized by Cisco Systems as Commercial Partner of the Year for the Southern Region
Cisco SMB Partner of the Year Award recognizes ADX Technologies’ ability to solve business challenges with Cisco’s advanced technologies. The award was presented at Cisco’s Annual Partner Summit based on ADX Technologies skills, expertise and high level of customer satisfaction. ADX Technologies, Inc. can be reached at 305-442-4776 or at www.adxtech.com. - April 08, 2008 - ADX Technologies
The Computer Doctor Earns Small Business Specialist Status in Microsoft Partner Program
New designation within the Microsoft Partner Program helps The Computer Doctor focus on the small-business space and better serve their customers. - April 08, 2008 - The Computer Doctor, LLC
One Year of Virtual Assistant Success
This past year has brought a lot of virtual success for Darrell Williams of Right-Hand-Man Virtual Assistant Services. - April 08, 2008 - Right-Hand-Man Virtual Assistant Services
Green Dog Hosting is Giving Away 25% of Its Revenue
Hosting solutions through Green Dog. Being Big on Green the company decided to do more than its part and decided to give away 25% of the profits to green organizations. Find out more and view the list of recipients that receive contributions from Green Dog. - April 07, 2008 - Green Dog Hosting
Attaain Inc. Appoints Better Idea Group as Marketing Representative for the AttaainCI™ Competitive Intelligence and Market Intelligence Software as a Service
Attaain Inc. today announced the appointment of San Jose, California-based Better Idea Group as a marketing representative for the AttaainCI™ competitive intelligence and market intelligence software-as-a-service. AttaainCI is a leading web-based solution for competitive intelligence and... - April 07, 2008 - Attaain Inc.
Entropy Resources S.A. - Joint Venture With TransAfrican Minerals Limited
Entropy Resources S.A.(Entropy) a private Argentinean mining company, with HQ in Perth, Western Australia, is pleased to announce that on the 3rd of March 2008, it has signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TransAfrican Minerals Limited (TransAfrican) in connection with 4... - April 07, 2008 - Entropy Resources Pty Ltd
L&w Investigations Enjoys 43 Percent Increase in First Quarter
L&W Investigations, the foremost private investigations firm specializing in insurance cases and claims, announced its first quarter results indicating a 43 percent increase in client billing. - April 06, 2008 - L & W Investigations
L&w Investigations Names Unz to Head Northern California Territory
L&W Investigations, a private investigations firm specializing in insurance claims, recently announced Bradshaw Unz as the owner of its Northern California territory. Based in Coronado, California, Unz’s office will include coverage of all four Bay area cities and Sacramento. - April 06, 2008 - L & W Investigations