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Thefamilybusinessonline.com Teams Up with Leisure Learning Unlimited
The Family Business Online dot com has officially been added to the Leisure Learning Unlimited Spring 2008 course schedule. Leisure Learning Unlimited's goal is to provide quality, low-cost, non-credit classes throughout Houston. Their teachers include business people, artists, athletes and outdoors people—people who have the expertise necessary to share information. - January 27, 2008 - TheFamilyBusinessOnline.com
Virtual Assistant Practice Adds Resources for Clients and Other VAs
Right-Hand-Man Virtual Assistant Services, a multi-VA practice, is now offering resources to other VAs and their small business clients. You can now purchase the “7 Essential Keys for Responding to VA RFPs” e-book and its companion, “7 Essential Keys for Writing VA RFPs” on... - January 27, 2008 - Right-Hand-Man Virtual Assistant Services
BizSales Business Brokers - Sale of Video City Chain of Video Stores
In a £1.6million deal, Video City, the highly lucrative chain of Northern Ireland DVD Rental/Ice Cream and Tanning businesses has today been put up for sale. - January 27, 2008 - BizSales Business Brokers
New Analysis Shows Telecommuting Could Save Consumers $52 Billion at the Pumps
Telecommuting could reduce Gulf oil imports by 60 to 75%, reduce greenhouse gases by up to 101 million metric tons a year, and save as much as 12 billion gallons of gasoline each year. These findings are based on research conducted by Kate Lister and Tom Harnish from Undress4Success.com. "It's clear that as nation we can and should make the road less traveled the way to work," says Lister. - January 26, 2008 - Undress4Success
Seminar Turns Newark Students Into Entrepreneurs
Accession Public Relations announces the first bi-monthly seminar of its Youth Wealth Initiative series. The free seminar will focus on providing guidance and mentorship to inner-city students in the Newark area. Guest speakers, ranging from local community leaders to small business owners, will... - January 26, 2008 - AccessionPR
Super Bowl Sunday Biggest Pizza Day of the Year
Local pizza places gear up for "Black Sunday" - the busiest day of the year, Super Bowl Sunday. - January 25, 2008 - Eureka Pizza
You'll be Shocked to Find Out How Much Eyeglasses Really Cost
Samuel Babarinde, founder of Supereyespex.com, an online cheapest optical store, discloses the true prices of eyeglasses and how he saved the population over $4m on their prescription glasses - January 25, 2008 - Super eye spex
New Sports Social Network Built on Kraft Dinner
After a year of living off Kraft Dinner, working out of the founder’s cramped apartment, and experiencing many sleepless nights writing software code, a group of young UVic graduates are celebrating the new additions to their company, “TeamPages” (http://www.teampages.com, also... - January 25, 2008 - TeamPages.com
The Only Thing Assist-2-Sell® Discounts is Its Price
Unlike many other discount real estate companies, Assist-2-Sell does not discount its fee by eliminating services. - January 24, 2008 - Assist-2-Sell
New Instrument Enables Investors to Capture Income from Private Company Revenue Growth
Entrex Inc. announces the creation of a proprietary new financing instrument called Top-line Income Generation Rights Contracts, or “TIGR CubsSM”, which are designed to garner high current cash-on-cash returns from investments into growth-oriented private companies. David Weild, the... - January 24, 2008 - Private Company Index
Q4 High Growth Companies Announced by the Private Company Index
The Private Company Index (PCI) announces its “Top Five Growth Company” slate for Q4 2007. These five honorees experienced overall average revenue growth of 56.3% over their Q4 2006 performance. This diverse group includes a broad spectrum of companies ranging from technology, to... - January 24, 2008 - Private Company Index
VAnetworking Announces Seminar on How to Leverage Live Assistance Through Your Business
VAnetworking.com is pleased to announce a seminar by Liza Magcale of eLiaise (www.eliaise.com). Lisa will be presenting “How to Leverage Live Assistance Through Your Business” on Wednesday, January 23, 200 at 6:00 p.m. (EST). Liza has over 10 years of building business one call at a... - January 24, 2008 - Virtual Assistant Networking Association
Cynthia’s Virtual Solutions Grand Opening
Cynthia Clark is one of those lucky people who find a way to synthesize their passions and thereby increase both their fun and profit. An accomplished singer, Cynthia performs often with several different groups. And she also uses her voice to specialize in telephone services in her brand new... - January 24, 2008 - Cynthia's Virtual Solutions
Million Impossible to Create Up to 80 New Jobs in Essex
Million Impossible PLC who own the UK’s most exciting new Entrepreneur Opportunity web site www.millionimpossible.com announced that they intend to create up to 80 new jobs in Essex. - January 24, 2008 - Million Impossible Plc
Black History Month: an Opportunity to Encourage Black Youth Entrepreneurship Education
The history of blacks in business is an inspiring story of ingenuity and invention in the face of adversity… And our youth should know that long before slavery ended, black Americans were engaged in businesses of their own. - January 23, 2008 - EDTEC, Inc
Virtual Assistant Receives Entrepreneurial Recognition
Debbie Lynn Butler receives VAccolade Business Entrepreneurial award. - January 23, 2008 - AVA Professional Support Services
Proto.in Names atOnePlace.com Among 'Elite's of 2008'
Proto.in published its list of the seventeen "Elite" companies amongst a list of 100 companies who had registered, atOnePlace.com, a Real Estate transaction and information marketplace, being one of them. - January 23, 2008 - atOnePlace.com
Global Resorts Network Travel Memberships Now Available Through Four Star Travel
Lindy Tucker of Four Star Travel in Asheville, NC has joined with Global Resorts Network to offer the best in travel memberships to anyone living in the US or Canada. - January 22, 2008 - Four Star Travel
1-Page Plan Sparks Imagination and Leads the Way for 2008
Room of uniquely driven professionals uncovers well-known 1-page business plan and tactical marketing outline. The marketing strategies and business planning lessons taught are straightforward, succinct and superbly effective. The overall experience is highly recommended for not only its pragmatic value in business, but also its zen-like environment, friendly lingo and inspirational underlying message. - January 19, 2008 - The Cofini Group
The International Sporting Goods Market is Getting Stick-e
Yoga Stick-e Socks…for that barefoot feeling! is the newest patented product for the Yoga market and recently received international acclaim from the sporting goods industry when it was selected as a finalist at the ispo BrandNew competition. Yoga is finally being recognized in the fitness... - January 18, 2008 - Stick-e Products LLC
Private Companies Keep Growing Despite Credit and Inflation Worries
The Private Company Index (PCI) gracefully crested to a new healthy peak amid loud Q4 concerns about a US economic slowdown and a possible recession. Company reporting for December 2007 revenue puts the index up to 961, a 1.7% increase over November. Conversely, the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P Small... - January 18, 2008 - Private Company Index
Tech Coast Venture Network Forum Teaches Entrepreneurs What to do to Receive Angel Funding
The Tech Coast Venture Network has invited Stephen Block, a Tech Coast Angel, to moderate a panel of angel investors to discuss what steps entrepreneurs can take to increase their chances of receiving angel funding. The program will be featured at TCVN’s January Forum at the offices of Knobe... - January 18, 2008 - Tech Coast Venture Network
Inspiring Article on "True Tales of People Who Changed Careers" Tells Story of Going from a Banking Career to a Career as a Dog Trainer and Becoming a Huge Success
Jim Burwell, President and CEO of Jim Burwell’s Petiquette was featured in a January 6, 2008 article by Kate Lorenz, with careerbuilders.com on AOL’s home page. - January 17, 2008 - Jim Burwell's Petiquette In Home Dog Training
EU Directives and Banks of Non-EEA Countries: MiFID, UCITS iii, 8th Directive, Basel ii / CRD, Conglomerates Directive, Regulation for Hedge Funds
Compliance LLC launched a new web site and a new training course for banks and financial organizations of non-EEA countries that want to provide services to European clients. - January 16, 2008 - Compliance LLC
Worldwide Leadership Challenge Highlighted in Irish Research
Kevin Kelly (www.kevinkellyunlimited.com) is an internationally acclaimed speaker on leadership, entrepreneurship, motivation, communication and personal excellence. - January 15, 2008 - kevinKellyUnlimited.com
UK Entrepeneur Starts New National Football (Soccer) Jobs Web Site
UK football (soccer) entrepeneur Dan Goddard has started a new national online soccer jobs portal serving England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. UK Football Jobs (URL: http://www.ukfootballjobs.co.uk), in its initial form, went live on the Internet January 11th and has already attracted hundreds of visitors from around the world. - January 14, 2008 - UK Football Jobs c/o Football Media Ltd
Software Company Seeks to Help Home Office Workers Live Longer, Healthier Lives
New time management software relieves stress for those working from their home offices, helping them live longer, stress-free lives. With so much stress on the average self-employed person in keeping up with clients, and with the growing awareness of the detrimental health effects of stress, it was... - January 13, 2008 - Lware Limited
Advanced Marketplace, Inc. Business Process Services to Present at Premeire Software Asset Management Event
Advanced MarketPlace, Inc. (www.AdvancedMarketPlace.com) today announced that representatives from the Business Process Services group were selected to present at the SAM/ITSM Frontier track of the SAM Summit - the premier event for advanced-level software asset management practitioners. This... - January 11, 2008 - Advanced MarketPlace, Inc.
New Inspiring , Motivational Book by Local Author - "Success is in the Cards"
New local author's debut motivational book set to empower the world to live better, love longer, laugh louder, and most of all... enjoy life. - January 11, 2008 - Mack Thomas
Direct Online Marketing™ Earns Qualified Google Advertising Company Designation
Full-service Internet marketing firm, Direct Online Marketing™ designated Qualified Google Advertising Company. - January 10, 2008 - Direct Online Marketing
Dave Spurlock, Founder of Eos Airlines, Talks About Pioneering a Premium Lifestyle Brand on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Dave Spurlock, Founder of Eos Airlines, talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss about differentiating itself from mass market air carriers. Spurlock and Reiss discuss the economics of establishing a new airline, the Eos structural cost advantage, and the barriers complicating new airline launches. - January 10, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
Xanzia Inc. Holds Pre-Business Plan Workshop for Start-Up-Phase Entrepreneurs
Creating a Visualized Business Plan, a workshop ideal for early-phase entrepreneurs, is being presented by Xanzia, Inc. in Raleigh on Saturday, January 19. - January 10, 2008 - Xanzia, Inc.
Job Loss, Fertility Hopes and the Birthing of a Brand
How Kristy Zucarelli, founder of Urban Chic Boutique, became an accidental divapreneur - January 06, 2008 - Urban Chic Boutique
7-Week Employee to Entrepreneur Series Begins January 16, 2008
The Employee to Entrepreneur™ teleseminar series has spurred interest across the country and already has registrations from the east to the west coast. - January 06, 2008 - Emotional Endurance Institute
Nap Barragan, CEO of 1-800-Mattress.Com, Talks About Connecting with Customers, on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Nap Barragan, Founder of 1-800-Mattress.Com, interviewing on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss, talks about building a business from scratch in America and how he found new ways to connect with customers, starting with his novel use of “1-800” numbers. He explains about introducing many other new services, the value of training employees to communicate effectively, and the addition of the Internet as another option for customers to shop and buy anytime, in any way they want. - January 05, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
Beverly Topping, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business
Beverly Topping, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Corporate Directors, has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Business. Beverly makes her home in Toronto Canada and has served on several boards including CT Financial Services and currently as a Director for the... - January 05, 2008 - Princeton Premier
Lori and Mark Sandler, Founders of Divvies, Talk About Building a New Food Products Category on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Lori and Mark Sandler, Founders of Divvies, creators of baked goods and candies for people with food allergies, talk about building a new food products category in their interview on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss. The Sandlers encountered the untapped niche market of non-allergenic food while baking at home, and have now expanded production allowing them to market throughout the U.S. to serve the over 12 million Americans who have food allergies, some of whom face life-threatening dangers. - January 05, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
Massachusetts-Based National Wholesale Gift Distributor Announces New Affiliation with eBay for 2008
A cool mass of air is breezing across southern New England this morning, blanketing the warmth of the city. The hue of light is as ominous as it is beautiful. This cool breeze is known all too well, marking the beginning of the new Year. MASS Wholesalers, CEO, Meredith Cummings, has found a bunch of reasons to celebrate the New Year. Mass Wholesalers proudly announces its new affiliation with eBay. - January 04, 2008 - MASS Wholesalers
New York Times Articled Dated December 27, 2007 Cites the Rise of "a Chorus of Dog Whisperers" – People Wanting to Become Dog Trainers
Jim Burwell’s Petiquette challenges those who wish to become dog trainers to become more than just a member of the chorus – become a truly knowledgeable and skilled dog trainer and stand out from the crowd. - January 04, 2008 - Jim Burwell's Petiquette In Home Dog Training
International Players Tour Launches 2008 Inaugural Season
Ron Beaman, founder of both the Champions Golf Tour and American Challenge Golf Tour, announces formation of a new tour with 200+ events in multiple divisions including scratch and net competition, as well as an enhanced Senior Tour Division in 2008 - January 04, 2008 - International Players Tour
Mediabids.com Announces Over 1,900 Print Ads Available for Immediate Purchase
Mediabids.com, the Newspaper and Magazine Advertising Marketplace, announced today that it has over 1,900 print advertising opportunities available for immediate purchase in hundreds of local, regional and national newspapers and magazines. Mediabids’ online marketplace for newspaper and... - December 29, 2007 - Mediabids Inc.
Home Business New Years Resolutions - How to Use Turnkey Solutions to Start in Internet Marketing
Everyone is making resolutions - right? Lose weight, start a home business, make more money, fire your boss. Check, check, check, check. Resolutions are great, but their success depends on follow through and the right system. You provide the follow through and the right system is provided by the CarbonCopyPro System produced by Happy Joyous and Free Marketing LLC. - December 28, 2007 - Happy Joyous and Free Marketing LLC
Trade Mission to China for Entrepreneurs - China Sourcing Seminar - China Import Export Fair Trip - Canton Fair
Wade Worldwide Wholesale is proud to announce its first “Entrepreneur Trade Mission to China”. This trade mission will take place during the 103rd session of the China Import Export Fair. The mission will be visiting the cities of Hong Kong and Guangzhou. - December 28, 2007 - Wade Worldwide Wholesale
TotalDiamonds.com is the New Name in Diamonds, Expertise and Quality Without the Extra Cost
Bringing their years of offline trading to the Internet ensures friendly and personal approach to buying diamonds online. New company makes Service and Quality number one priority, high-end jewelry without the high-end cost. - December 26, 2007 - TotalDiamonds.com
"Spiritual Water" is This Year’s Most Appropriate and Controversial Christmas Stocking Stuffer
New Bottled Water Product Conveys the True Christmas Spirit & also Generates Widespread Media Attention - December 24, 2007 - Spiritual Brands, Inc.
Connie Ragen Green, Santa Clarita, California Resident, Teaches Ebook Writing and Marketing to Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
Connie Ragen Green is now teaching entrepreneurs and small business owners how to write and market ebooks. - December 24, 2007 - Connie Ragen Green
David Friedfeld, President of ClearVision, Discusses Building a Customer-Focused Organization on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss
David Friedfeld, President of ClearVision Optical, discusses building a customer-focused business on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss, and its vitally important customers: the consumer, the external customer, and the internal customer. Reiss and Friedfeld talk about details of obtaining customer input, employee involvement in the business, and the critical function of a high performance work environment. - December 22, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Tim Zagat and Nina Zagat Talk About Building the Zagat Brand on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Tim Zagat & Nina Zagat, Co-founders of Zagat Survey, talk about building a unique brand that empowers consumers to have a say about the right places to eat, drink, shop and play. The Zagats dialog with Reiss about how their business was born, the recognition of consumer-generated content as the focus of the venture, the role of the Internet, and fundamental importance of the customer. - December 22, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Can You Keep These 5 Resolutions for 2008 Small Business Success?
PrintingForLess.com shares success secrets and resources for entrepreneurial growth in the New Year. - December 21, 2007 - PrintingForLess.com
Dennis M. Remsburger, Owner of Remsburger Maple Farm and Apiary Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Dennis M. Remsburger, Owner of Remsburger Maple Farm and Apiary Has Been Selected For Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Dennis makes his home in Pleasant Valley New York and has been the owner of the Maple Farm for fourteen years. As the owner of Remsburger Maple Farm, Dennis... - December 21, 2007 - Princeton Premier