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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
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)
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.
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
Learn How to Develop Your Government Contract "Marketing Machine" at March 22 Women's Business Development Center Workshop
Business owners who want to grow their business with government contracts will learn the key elements to obtaining these contracts at a workshop, “Marketing Your Business to the Government,” on Tuesday, March 22, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Women’s Business Development Center... - March 13, 2011 - Women's Business Development Center
Faction Media Leader Aaron Batte Named One of Denver’s "Forty Under 40"
Denver Business Journal to Honor Young Professional for Business Leadership, Significant Accomplishment and Community Involvement - March 13, 2011 - Faction Media
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
Epitome Global Services Names Kim Wales as New CEO
Epitome Global Services, a leading global administrator for the hedge fund and alternative asset management industry, today announced that effective immediately, Kim Wales, has been named Chief Executive Officer to lead Epitome into the next growth phase. Wales succeeds Raju Panjwani,... - March 12, 2011 - Epitome Global Services
NewProductHelp.com Designated as Marketing Representative of Ezclipit Invention
Bonita L., Maryland resident and inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent her Ezclipit concept to potential licensees in industry over the next 2 years. An effective and innovative new product sure to appeal to anyone who has struggled with... - March 12, 2011 - New Product Help, Inc.
BNI® Northeast Florida to Host Second Annual Golf Tournament
Proceeds will benefit Junior Achievement of North Florida. - March 12, 2011 - BNI, Northeast Florida
40Billion.com Launches Audio Startup Guides to Help Entrepreneurs Start New Businesses
Five downloadable guides help entrepreneurs start new businesses quickly with tips for raising money, writing business plans, incorporating, managing cash flow, and protecting ideas. - March 12, 2011 - 40Billion.com, Inc.
TandemSpring Announces the Launch of PlanScan, a Free Online Business Strategy Analyzer
TandemSpring announced today the launch of PlanScan, a free online business strategy analyzer which is available at www.tandemspring.com/planscan. Tomer Yogev, Founder and Principal Small Business Consultant at TandemSpring says, “PlanScan has really been a labor of love. We just hope that... - March 12, 2011 - TandemSpring
Can You be an Entrepreneur? PsychTests Releases Study Results on Key Traits for Successful Entrepreneurs
Psychtests.com helps aspiring entrepreneurs take the first crucial step by releasing a personality test to assess their potential. - March 10, 2011 - PsychTests AIM Inc.
Small Business in the Branches Key Topic at 16th Annual Best Practices in Retail Financial Services Symposium March 13-15, 2011
Nick Miller, president of Clarity Advantage, will moderate the session “Small Business in the Branches” on March 14, 2011 at the 16th Annual Best Practices in Retail Financial Services Symposium where attendees will hear from three banks that have developed successful branch small business programs. - March 10, 2011 - Clarity Advantage Corporation
Women's Business Development Center to Hold Connection Points Networking and Learning Event March 10
Women business owners who are accountants, attorneys, mediators and insurance brokers, and those seeking these types of resources, who want to connect and learn with other women-owned industry peers, should plan to attend this Connection Points, a networking event exclusively for women in these... - March 09, 2011 - Women's Business Development Center
New, Interactive Way to See Boston...by Way of a Scavenger Hunt Tour
Move over, walking tours! Bostonians and tourists alike will get a new way to experience Beantown when Stray Boots Scavenger Hunts launches Boston: The Game later this month, with free tickets until the end of March. The Game, already a hit in New York and Las Vegas, is a cell phone-guided scavenger hunt played entirely by text message. It gives players an in-depth look at a neighborhood (or "game zone"), including hidden gems and insights even natives don't know about. - March 08, 2011 - Stray Boots Scavenger Hunts
BoostBargains Mobile Coupon Application Seeming to Grow in Popularity for 2011
Frugal shoppers in the US are becoming more apparent, with mobile coupons becoming widely popular in 2011. BoostBargains.com's phone app for Blackberry, Droid and iPhones makes every coupon accessible 24/7. - March 08, 2011 - RealtyPartner, LLC
Barter Media Solutions Announces an Innovative Stimulus Plan That Helps Start Ups and Emerging Businesses Get National Advertising and Guaranteed New Sales
Barter Media Solutions announces $200 million dollar economic stimulus plan to help small businesses. - March 08, 2011 - Barter Media Solutions
Olalah Njenga, YellowWood Group CEO and Marketing Strategy Advisor Honored as a Top Entrepreneur
Olalah Njenga, CEO, top marketing strategist and thought leader is one of only 50 Triangle executives honored at Business Leader Media awards ceremony in Raleigh, NC. - March 08, 2011 - YellowWood Group, LLC
Finding Time Solo-E Certified Expert Shares Tips for Turning Ideas Into Realities
Time Management Master Coach and Mentor Paula Eder, along with Solo-E CEO Terry Zwierzynski discuss challenges that solo entrepreneurs face when working to translate their ideas into realities ... as well as some ways to overcome those obstacles. - March 05, 2011 - Finding Time
Despite the Recession, Mompreneur Opts for Kitty Litter Over Career
Mompreneur Carol O’Brien trades in business career to bring innovation to the $2 billion cat litter industry with the newly launched StikittyTM. - March 05, 2011 - Cleanicity
Lead Research Group Founders, Ryan Rasmussen and Matthew Marsh Nominated for The Orange County Business Journals' Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards
Ryan Rasmussen, Co-Founder and CEO, and Matthew Marsh, Co-Founder and President are among the nominees for the 2011 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards hosted by the Orange County Business Journal. According to The Business Journal, the award recognizes individuals who embody the American entrepreneurial spirit and whose organizations have contributed to the strength of their region’s economy. - March 04, 2011 - Lead Research Group
Use Your Mobile Phone to Find Meetups, Sessions, and Parties at SXSW Interactive
The new Business Calendar Network (BCN) app for Apple iPhone and for Android helps entrepreneurs find the events that matter. Attendees at the upcoming SXSW Interactive festival will be able to use the BCN app on their Apple iPhone and Android mobile phones to find up-to-date information on all the SXSW Interactive events, parties, and sessions. - March 03, 2011 - Basecamp Business
Up to $25,000 Offered to Winners in Utah Start-Up Competition
Idea Partnership of Utah is Seeking Tech Savvy Entrepreneurs to Participate in their Local Business Plan Competition. - March 03, 2011 - Idea Partnership of Utah
Dr. Alicia Holland-Johnson Interviewed on Home Biz Site
Successful author and tutorial consultant, Dr. Alicia Holland-Johnson, interviewed on How to Build a Successful Home Based Business. - March 03, 2011 - Realistic Measures and Consulting
Compass Partners Launches Annual National Summit
On April 1 over 300 innovators from around the world will gather in Washington, DC for Shift Series, a two-day summit focused on creating solutions to some of the world’s greatest problems. This conference, hosted by Compass Partners (www.compasspartners.org), will explore the ways that we can more effectively make a difference as individuals, institutions and society as a whole. Registration is now officially open at www.shiftseries.com. - March 03, 2011 - Compass Partners
Market Research Organizations Rebound in 2010
Despite success, staffing and the retention of top-performing market research talent represent formidable challenges in 2011 - March 02, 2011 - MarketResearchCareers
Internet Marketing Profits Now Available to Businesses in Perth, Huron & Oxford Counties
World’s Largest Internet Consultants Open Office in Ontario - March 02, 2011 - WSI - Dave Scott
DIDX Shares Success of SIP DID Marketplace with Full Canadian Footprint at Radically Low Price
Direct inward dialing is an integral part of successful VoIP communications business. The challenge is access to a domestic and international footprint for a mobile society. Price, codec conversion, SIP trunks, caller ID, SMS-capability, and pleasing the SMB and consumers with phone numbers for... - March 02, 2011 - Super Technologies, Inc. DIDX
Dave Hepler Will Help Businesses Achieve Their Goals as an ActionCOACH
Dave Hepler is the newest ActionCOACH in Winchester, Virginia. - March 02, 2011 - GulfSouth ActionCOACH
Social Network for Entrepreneurs Provides Small Business Help
Small Business Bonfire is an Online Community that Provides Small Business Help for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners - March 01, 2011 - Small Business Bonfire
Virtual City Radio, Inc is Sponsoring Talent Showcase in Midtown New York
Talent Showcase Label Submit is to provide more exposure for unsigned music artist in hopes to get them signed to a major record label. - February 28, 2011 - IN THE VIRTUAL CITY INC dba 2 HOT 4 AIRWAVES
Romance Home Party Company Brown Bag Party Releases Instinctively Yours Pheromone Attractant
Brown Bag Party today released their custom blended pheromone attractant Domestic Diva’s Instinctively Yours. "The best thing about Domestic Diva’s Instinctively Yours is that it becomes You when you wear it so it's different for everyone. Try it and you'll find out!" - February 27, 2011 - Brown Bag Party Inc.
CPX Interactive Debuts New 'Operating System' Messaging
Global Online Ad Network Leverages 'OS' Analogy to Describe Market Position - February 26, 2011 - CPXi
6-Figure Breakthrough Summit, February 28 – March 4, 2011
Trailblazing Entrepreneurs Who Have Created 6 and 7 Figure Businesses Gather for 5 Days to Teach and Train Other Women Methods and Strategies That Increase Income and Improve Quality of Life. - February 26, 2011 - Revenue Breakthrough