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13th Annual Child Care Business Expo Presented by the Women's Business Development Center to be Held May 21
The 13th Annual Child Care Business Expo, themed “Growing Businesses, Cultivating Leadership,” will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Chicago Hilton & Towers, 720 S. Michigan Ave., in Chicago. Presented in Spanish and English by the Women’s... - April 16, 2011 - Women's Business Development Center
Enterologics, Inc. (OTCBB: ELGO.OB) Unveils Novel Business Strategy to Develop Live Biotherapeutics for Gastrointestinal Diseases
Enterologics, Inc., a biotechnology company, is dedicated to the development of live biotherapeutic products for gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, that it believes are poorly addressed by current therapies. Key examples include pouchitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s disease,... - April 15, 2011 - enterologics, inc
Lisa Robb Becomes Founding Partner of Social Business Consulting Group (Sobizco)
Lisa Robb in Partnership with Seventeen Leading Social Media Consultants Created World’s Largest Social Media Consulting Firm. Experienced business leader and tech industry veteran, Lisa Robb (@lisarobb1), is now a founding partner of the newly created Social Business Consulting Group... - April 15, 2011 - Lisa Robb, MarketBlender
WSI Internet Franchise Announces the Recipient of Its Young Entrepreneur Scholarship (YES!)
World’s Largest Digital Marketing Company Awards Kamel Touzaline from Lyon, France with a WSI Internet Franchise - April 15, 2011 - WSI
SparkBase Announces First Quarter, 2011 Results
Leading provider of gift card and loyalty programs continues to see record-setting growth. - April 14, 2011 - SparkBase LLC
Chris Makell.com Marks First Anniversary With Contest to Win the 1st Annual Courage to Think Bigger Award and the Apple iPad 2
The Courage to Think Bigger Award™ provides a platform for successful entrepreneurs to inspire, while having the opportunity to win a free iPad 2. - April 13, 2011 - Chris Makell ~ "Think Bigger" Business Coach
Atwood Technology Selected to Pitch in the Dragons’ Den
Be it the dragons’ den or the shark tank, they are both scary places for an entrepreneur. Is a small town girl with a futuristic vision of semantic web ready for the challenge? - April 12, 2011 - Atwood Technology Inc.
Law Offices of Kent W. Meyer (Roseville, Ca) Announces the Release of a Buy – Sell Agreement Article. This Article May be Useful to Any Business Owner.
Kent W. Meyer, MBA, PhD, JD, LLM shares his knowledge of Buy - Sell Agreements. The purpose of this article is to educate business owners or potential business owners with the hopes that those who read it will draft the necessary documents to protect their business interests. Specifically, this... - April 12, 2011 - Kent W. Meyer Law
The Social Media Executive Decision in Business Review Canada
Preciado, an entrepreneur, marketing executive and business consultant, shares with Business Review Canada his tips and advice on deciding how to incorporate social media into a company’s marketing mix. - April 12, 2011 - WDM Group
A Powerful New Force Enters the Prepaid Pinless Phone Card Industry: Introducing DollarPhone Pinless
Giving Agents/Retailers an Easier Way to Market Phone Cards, While Providing Consumers with Enhanced Convenience at a Great Price - April 11, 2011 - Dollar Phone Enterprise, Inc.
Cheap TV Spots Announces 5 Tips for Finding the Right TV Producer for Your Next Television Commercial
How can you tell if a TV producer is capable of making a quality, compelling commercial for your business? Award-winning affordable TV ad agency Cheap TV Spots announces five advertising tips for SMBs and entrepreneurs. - April 11, 2011 - Academy Leader, Inc.
Onyaktech Announces Release of New File Distribution Software
OnyakTech, a provider of DotNetNuke software modules, announced the release of a new module – File Share 1.0. With File Share, OnyakTech introduces a new approach to file distribution with cloud computing, online community building, approval management and user friendly file selection processing. - April 11, 2011 - OnyakTech
Basso On Business Attracts Strong Support for Its Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Program
Basso On Business founded by “The Everyday Entrepreneur” Rob Basso, assists small and medium size businesses to overcome challenges and reach their potential through one-on-one assistance coupled with the use of personalized video updates, classroom work, home study and public display... - April 09, 2011 - Basso On Business
Bay Area Pros Founder and President Monica D. Hardwick to Join Talent Quest Florida as Judge
Founder and President of Bay Area Pros, Monica D. Hardwick, join a number of talented individuals for the annual Talent Quest Florida Competition. - April 08, 2011 - Bay Area Pros
Mobile Bicycle Repair Business Launched in Richmond, CA
Slimm Buick, of the Bicycle Art Salon, offers mobile repairs at homes, businesses and along bike trails throughout the Bay Area. - April 08, 2011 - Bicycle Art Salon
New Survey Results Show Big Business Loses Out on Benefits of Flexible Working
Small businesses and entrepreneurs benefit from enhanced productivity by encouraging flexible working practices, according to the latest figures published today by Executive Offices Group. - April 08, 2011 - Executive Offices Group
2011 GRA/TAG Business Launch Competition Announces Semifinalists
The Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) and Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) are today announcing the semifinalists for the GRA/TAG Business Launch 2011. Preliminary Application Judges have selected 11 semifinalists to compete for $50,000 in cash and over $400,000 in services. The semifinalists... - April 07, 2011 - TAG think
abi Innovation Hub – Relaunch 2.0 – Thinking Big
The abi Innovation Hub (abi Hub) held a relaunch event on March 31, 2011 to celebrate its’ new vision. - April 07, 2011 - abi Innovation Hub
The Business Age is Discussed in This Month’s Business Review India
The April Issue of Business Review India is out, including stories on: social media, smart phones, and emerging entrepreneurs. - April 06, 2011 - WDM Group
EmpowHer Institute Hosts Author/ Sharon Lechter for "Empowered Girls" Event Appoints Georgette Huckaby to EmpowHer Institute Executive Board
EmpowHer Institute, a non-profit dedicated to teaching life skills and entrepreneurship to girls and women in Los Angeles, hosted an “Empowered Girls” event last month with Sharon Lechter, C.P.A, who serves on the President’s Council on Financial Literacy, founded YOUTHpreneur and... - April 02, 2011 - EmpowHer Institute
Doug Pierce Joins SparkBase as Chief Technology Officer
Retail and technology industry veteran Doug Pierce will lead software development for SparkBase, a rapidly growing reward program and gift card processing company. - April 01, 2011 - SparkBase LLC
Commercial Janitorial Announces Expanded Focus on the Santa Barbara Office Cleaning Market
Commercial Janitorial announces expansion of its Santa Barbara County cleaning operations. - March 30, 2011 - Total Quality Cleaning Systems
AutoCricket.com Featured in Forbes Magazine
Jason Brian, CEO of AutoCricket.com lands an article in one of the largest print and web publication, Forbes. - March 30, 2011 - AutoCricket.com
Local Solo-E Certified Expert from Finding Time Predicts Increase in Heart-Based Solopreneur and Small Business Owner Customer Loyalty
Finding Time's Heart-Based Time Management Master Coach and Mentor shares ideas to keep customers loyal. - March 30, 2011 - Finding Time
Amazing Spaces Named Best of the Woodlands in Storage Category for Second Year in a Row
Amazing Spaces, a leading provider of upscale self-storage solutions, has been named The Best of The Woodlands winner in the Best Storage or Self-Storage category for the second year in a row by WoodlandsOnline.com, a popular portal and guide for the community located north of Houston. With... - March 29, 2011 - Amazing Spaces Storage Centers
Vermont Internet Design LLC Offering 10% Off Mobile Applications Development
Programming Services in Android, iPhone, Windows Phone, Blackberry. - March 29, 2011 - Vermont Internet Design LLC
Free Women Veterans Entrepreneurship Training
The Women Veterans Business Resource Center supports the Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-Wise) Conference. This three-day conference includes two tracks of training; a "growth track" tailored to those participants already in business, and a "startup" track focused on potential future entrepreneurs. - March 29, 2011 - Women Veterans Business Center
Intro to Services Offered by Women's Business Development Center Scheduled for April 5 in Chicago
“Wisdom, Wine and Cheese: Introduction to WBDC Services,” an introductory session for prospective and established business owners to help clarify their needs, hosted by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC), will be held from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, at the... - March 27, 2011 - Women's Business Development Center
Local Mom Blogger Does Her Part to Help Detroiters Save Money
Robyn Adams fell in love with the city of Detroit when she moved there 4 years ago. To help a city that has fallen on hard luck, she started a website to help locals save money around Detroit and online. - March 26, 2011 - Robyn Adams
DTR Inc. CEO Jay Goldberg’s Business Course a Success in Delray Beach, Florida; Next Up is Jupiter, Florida
There is a new course, for people starting a business, and for existing entrepreneurs/managers, being offered in Jupiter, FL. Topics include: business plan, strategic planning, branding, elevator speech, Zig Ziglar sales skills and more. - March 25, 2011 - DTR Inc.
SUNY College at Old Westbury School of Business Presents Business Executive Partnership Program
SUNY College at Old Westbury School of Business and Teachers Federal Credit Union, Long Island’s largest credit union, will present a special program entitled Entrepreneurship: Growth Strategies for New and Expanding Businesses, Thursday, April 7, 2011, at the Duane L. Jones Recital Hall in the College’s Campus Center. - March 25, 2011 - Teachers Federal Credit Union
Efficient Systems for Every Business – SMac To The Rescue Launches New E-book
SMac To The Rescue, a Canadian Virtual Assistant company, launches a new e-book entitled Super Efficient Systems for Every Business. - March 25, 2011 - SMac To The Rescue Virtual Administration Solutions
IAD Consultants Advises How to Make Money Online from Home in a Tough Economy
You just may find a silver lining yet in this sluggish economy. IAD Consultants offers some sage advice for those who wish to make money online from home. - March 25, 2011 - IAD Consultants
FaceItPages Developed by Go Smart Solutions Adds a Facebook Coupon Module to Its Facebook Page Creation Tools, Enabling Customers to Easily Run Promotions
With the new addition of the FaceItPages coupon application, it is now really easy for businesses to run promotions directly on their Facebook business page. - March 23, 2011 - Go Smart Solutions, LLC
EVO Platinum Services Group Chooses SparkBase to Provide Loyalty, Gift Card and Mobile Marketing Program
EVO Platinum Services Group (EPSG), a division of EVO Merchant Services, the largest privately-held acquirer in the United States and Canada, selected SparkBase to power its Platinum Rewards Network. SparkBase is the leading provider of white-label reward, gift card and mobile marketing solutions for financial services providers. - March 23, 2011 - SparkBase LLC
“Automate Your Marketing and Get Customers with Little or No Work” – New Business Development Workshop by Sapient Business Solutions Inc
Small business owners are tired of spending too much time, effort, resources and money on marketing tactics that bring little results. This workshop will show business owners a step by step system on how to automate their marketing, so that they can get customers with little or no work. - March 23, 2011 - Sapient Business Solutions Inc
Women's Business Development Center Sets Connection Points Exclusive Networking Event for March 31
Women business owners of construction businesses as well as architects, landscape architects, interior designers and realtors who want to connect with other women-owned industry peers, should plan to attend this Connection Points, an exclusive networking event presented by the Women’s... - March 23, 2011 - Women's Business Development Center
Open Mobile Solutions Announces Panel and Speaker Line-Up for OMS Developer Pitch Sessions at International CTIA WIRELESS 2011
Open Mobile Solutions (OMS), the leading business-to-business marketplace for the mobile application lifecycle, announced its panelist line-up for the third consecutive OMS Developer Pitch Sessions series. The event is part of the International CTIA WIRELESS 2011® conference and will be held on Wednesday, March 23 in Orlando, Florida. - March 22, 2011 - Open Mobile Solutions, Inc.
Boynton Beach Young Entrepreneurs Charm’s Classical Music Lovers
It is not often that one hears a business sales pitch at a chamber music recital but that is exactly what took place recently at Steinway Piano Gallery at a Chamber Music Recital Hosted and produced by American Friends of Kronberg Academy. Four participants of the Boynton Beach Youth Empowerment... - March 21, 2011 - Rainbow Marketing Inc Dba Global Business Development Center
San Francisco Sketchfest Uses StreamSend Email Marketing to Share the Laughs
StreamSend, a leading email marketing software provider, is helping SF Sketchfest: The San Francisco Comedy Festival build awareness and reach its audience of comic fans. - March 21, 2011 - EZ Publishing
TSBDC at ETSU Kingsport Affiliate and KOSBE to Host SBA Community Express Live Loan Event
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center at ETSU Kingsport Affiliate Office and KOSBE, in partnership with several small business economic development lenders, is hosting a live loan application clinic highlighting SBA's Community Express Loan and Patriot Express Loan Programs, the State of... - March 19, 2011 - Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship - KOSBE
Dream Big Grow Here Cedar Valley Small Business $5,000 Grant Contest
Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber in partnership with Cedar Valley Marketing Partnership and MyEntre.Net, has announced the launch of the Dream Big Grow Here Cedar Valley $5,000 small business grant contest for entrepreneurs and small business owners in Iowa. - March 19, 2011 - MyEntre.Net
New Social Media How to Book “SocializeWith.Me Or Someone Else Will” Released
Gaspare J. Marturano brings his knowledge and experience in the world of marketing, advertising, and social media to the masses with his new book, SocializeWith.Me Or Someone Else Will. - March 18, 2011 - Gaspare.Me, Inc.
PoKos Transforms Mobile Messaging with Point-and-Chat™
Today, PoKos Communications Corp announced the addition of "Point-and-Chat™" messaging to the company’s consumer IM/text App, PoKos Chat™. Point-and-Chat is the first and only software on the market that enables users to point their phone at any other user in sight and... - March 18, 2011 - New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center (NH-ICC)
Can Firtal Brands Bring an End to Outrageous Shaving Expenses?
According to an article in the Daily Mail men are paying a huge mark-up on razor blades. Daily Mail have talked to industry insiders, who claim that cartridge blades cost as little as $0.08 to make*. Consumers are charged up to $4 for every single blade. A mark-up of 5,000 per cent. "Our new technology might be the end of playing the shaving consumer for a fool," says Mikkel Salling from Firtal Brands. - March 17, 2011 - Firtal Brands
TeamLab.com: Documents Stored, Edited and Shared Directly on the Corporate Portal
Ascensio System SIA, the developer of IT solutions for corporate use, announces the availability of the TeamLab Documents module for the business collaboration platform TeamLab. The new toolset integrated directly in the platform interface provides users with a range of features for managing file flow, sharing, editing and importing documents. - March 17, 2011 - Ascensio System SIA
Zero to 100,000 in Less Than Five Months
Small Business CRM Tool ContactMe Achieves Customer Milestone. - March 17, 2011 - Webs.com
Local Mobile App Part of National Entrepreneurial Movement
New Mobile app guide part of National Entrepreneurial movement arrives in Atlanta. - March 14, 2011 - Hot Media Holdings
Judgment Recovery Institute Celebrates Second Anniversary – Launching New Finance Option for New Students
Institute Teaches Students How to Create a New Business Enforcing Judicial Judgments - March 13, 2011 - Judgment Recovery Institute
KOSBE Becomes New Kingsport Affiliate Office of TSBDC at ETSU
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) is proud to be the new Kingsport Affiliate Office of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). - March 13, 2011 - Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship - KOSBE