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Fired During Maternity Leave with Twins, This Mom Invents a Unique Product to Help Other Families

We all know the aggravation cause by spilled drinks. Now that can be avoided with the Cup Cozy Pillow. The Cup Cozy Pillow is the world's only cup holding pillow with patent pending cut outs that allows almost any type of cup, including coffee mugs and beer steins to be safe, snug and free from spills. Even when the pillow is turned vertically your cups stay in place. It is your drink saving hero. - June 29, 2016 - Cup Cozy Pillow

SunFrog.com Leaps Into the Top Echelon of Websites Worldwide

Latest data from Alexa.com places SunFrog into the elusive Top 1000 most visited websites in the U.S. and top 5000 websites in the world. - June 28, 2016 - SunFrogShirts.com

Young Entrepreneur Finds Instant Success with Fishing Company

A 17-year-old high school graduate from Kentucky and his innovative ideas, hard work and a passion for fishing provide the perfect “catch” for success. Coleton Jennings, a former competitive high school bass angler turned entrepreneur launched Jenko Fishing to manufacture and sell... - June 28, 2016 - Jenko Fishing

Celestron and #Popscope Announce New Partnership for Community Astronomy

Celestron, a world leader in telescope manufacturing, and #popscope, a grassroots community-based astronomy movement, announced a new partnership today. Telescopes and support provided by Celestron will enhance #popscope’s mission of reconnecting diverse communities to the night sky -- and to... - June 28, 2016 - Celestron

Inexhaustible Demolishes Barriers Inhibiting U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Development

Inexhaustible announces a Patent Pending method of over-the-water electricity transport that dramatically improves offshore wind energy economics while protecting the natural beauty of seacoast environments by mitigating the cost of distance from shore. - June 27, 2016 - Inexhaustible

Tom Ferry Hosts First Ever Women in Real Estate Event to Address Business Challenges That Are Specific to Women

Tom Ferry – Your Coach hosts the inaugural Women in Real Estate (WIRE) retreat and empowerment event, September 7-9, 2016. This represents two major firsts; the first women only event hosted by real estate’s #1 coaching company (Swanepoel Power200 rankings), and the first major event... - June 25, 2016 - Tom Ferry International

Nina Nguyen Designs Hits the Jackpot with Soft Launch on New Collections in Las Vegas

Designer Introduces Her Gold Jewelry Collection to Rave Reviews During Vegas Market Week - June 24, 2016 - Southern Jewelers Guild

Increasing Number of Digital Nomads Who Start Living Together

Within the digital nomad community there's a trend of grouping together. This can be seen for example on https://hashtagnomads.com/ and https://nomadhouse.io/. Personal development website http://amstermind.com now combines these trend with the mastermind group concept. - June 24, 2016 - Amstermind

Kim Coles to Host the Groundbreaking Inaugural Indie Author Legacy Awards (IALA)

On Saturday, June 18, 2016, Purposely Created Publishing Group will present its inaugural Indie Author Legacy Awards (IALA) at the DoubleTree Hotel – Baltimore North in Pikesville, MD at 6:00 p.m. (EST) sponsored by Black Enterprise, Women of Power Summit. Comedian/actress/author/motivational... - June 17, 2016 - Purposely Created Publishing Group

AffiliateManager.com Takes on Management of Online Cleaning Service Marketplace

Cleanify.com teams up with AffiliateManager.com to promote the top-rated cleaning service marketplace via the affiliate marketing model. - June 17, 2016 - AffiliateManager.com

EPN MAGAZINE Launches Their First Print Magazine Where Entrepreneurship Meets Creative and Individualism

EPN is a Global Community of Entrepreneurs and Professionals from diverse industries, founded by Hubert and Maggie Delany with the goal of connecting, empowering and inspiring entrepreneurship and leadership worldwide using the most powerful forms of media. Entrepreneurs and Professionals Network... - June 16, 2016 - EPN MAGAZINE

College Students Work Off Debt as GladlyDo Becomes a Staple in Boston Freelance Economy

Families and organizations enjoy having odd jobs and errands done by college students who choose jobs based on skills and schedule - June 15, 2016 - GladlyDo

Avionté Taps Proven Product Veteran Jami Timmons as VP of Product Management

Technology Innovator brings cloud-based technology expertise to expand staffing software provider Avionté's product line and partnerships. - June 15, 2016 - Avionte Staffing Software

Kalona Bank Publishes New Promotional Interest Rates for Customers in Latin American Countries

Kalona Bank, a finance company based in Iowa with new offices in Florida to serve all Hispanic customers in the region, recently published on its website www.kalonabank.com, new promotional interest rates for certificates of deposits accounts. These rates are valid until next September 30,... - June 15, 2016 - Kalona Bank

Jazzercise, Inc. CEO and Founder Judi Sheppard Missett to Attend First Ever State of Women Summit by The White House

On Tuesday, June 14th, Jazzercise, Inc. CEO and Founder, Judi Sheppard Missett will be attending the first ever State of Women Summit in Washington, D.C. hosted by theunitedstateofwomen.org. Judi is one of 5,000 out of over 10,000 nominated leaders in today’s community who have been selected... - June 11, 2016 - Jazzercise, Inc.

South Korea Patent Allowance for Anti-Obesity Pet Vaccines to Braasch Biotech LLC

Braasch Biotech granted Anti-Obesity patent for pets by Korean Intellectual Property Office. Commercial utility and novelty for first therapeutic vaccine for use in obese dogs, cats and horses. - June 11, 2016 - Braasch Biotech LLC

Wildcat Discovery Technologies Announces SuperTemp™ - New Electrolyte Formulations for BEV, PHEV, and Start/Stop Vehicle Systems

Wildcat’s new electrolyte discoveries improve cycle life at both temperature extremes - reducing cell impedance by 40% at -25 deg C and by 30% during 60 deg C storage tests. - June 10, 2016 - Wildcat Discovery Technologies

WURKBENCH, the New "Fix" for Adult Toys

Couples subscription box service partners with actress and lifestyle blogger, Lindsey Evans, to launch guest curated line of boxes. - June 10, 2016 - WURKBENCH

Entrepreneur Alfred Goldberg Gains SOSTAC® Certification

President of Absolute Mobile Solutions becomes a recognized SOSTAC® Certified Planner. Alfred Goldberg, a Tampa entrepreneur and the President of Absolute Mobile Solutions, has gained the recognition of being a SOSTAC® Certified Planner. SOSTAC® is a distinction that allows Goldberg to... - June 10, 2016 - Absolute Mobile Solutions

Adventureproof Eyewear Brand SunGod Sends New Limited Edition Model Sunglasses Into Space

To showcase a new Limited Edition design of their Classics2 model, Ali Watkiss and Zoe Armstrong, founders of the British eyewear brand, SunGod launched 100 pairs of their latest Limited Edition “Out of This World” sunglasses in a thermally insulated capsule into space, rigged with... - June 09, 2016 - SunGod

Book A Queen: Bringing The Best of Drag Right to Your Smartphone

Find Local Drag Queens, Review and Book Them for Events - June 08, 2016 - Book a Queen

MindTickle Expands Its Executive Team with New VP of Sales

NEA and Accel backed leading sales readiness platform, MindTickle, announced today that it has hired Marc Wendling as its VP of Sales. Marc comes in with over 18 years of experience building and leading sales teams in technology companies. He will be responsible for scaling MindTickle's go-to-market efforts, and taking its value proposition to a wider set of companies. - June 08, 2016 - MindTickle

Startup Farm is Present in the Campus São Paulo, Google Space for Entrepreneurs

Largest startup accelerator in Latin America will have a floor in the new Google building. - June 08, 2016 - Startup Farm

The Return of The Gringos

Webcast set to feature rockers who never gave up on making it big… - June 07, 2016 - The Gringos LLC

Preccelerator Program Will Showcase 11 Promising Start-Ups at Demo Day

Business law firm, Stubbs Alderton & Markiles hosts its Preccelerator Program's Demo Day June 23, 2016. - June 06, 2016 - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles

SecretCaps Uncovers an Immutable MicroCap Growth Story: BeWhere Holdings LLC

SecretCaps releases research on an undiscovered, high growth microcap company focused on iBeacon technology. - June 06, 2016 - SecretCaps LLC

MIPR Holdings LLC Announces Formation of Cannabis Investment Division

With this new service, MIPR closes the gap for investors seeking strong growth opportunities. - June 06, 2016 - Heroic Media Group, LLC

Legendary Spy Dog 00K9 Arrives at Comic Con Palm Springs in 3D Animated Comedy "Canine Royale" by Pixel Rocket Entertainment

Secret Agent 00K9, is an animated action adventure series written by award winning animation producer Brian Neil Hoff featuring a spy dog biped existing in animal-human fantasy world. - June 05, 2016 - Pixel Rocket Entertainment

Tabula Rasa HealthCare CEO Calvin H. Knowlton Named Technology CEO of the Year

Tabula Rasa HealthCare Chairman and CEO, Calvin H. Knowlton, received the 2016 PACT Enterprise Award for Technology CEO of the Year at a gala event in Philadelphia, May 12. While accepting the award, Knowlton stated, "TRHC results include enhanced medication-related outcomes and greater operational efficiency. The work we are doing in medication informatics, personalized medication management, and compliance/assurance is exciting and, we believe, game changing." - June 03, 2016 - Tabula Rasa HealthCare

Corporate America Has Named Legacy Tax & Resolution Services 2016 Tax Experts of the Year, Arizona

The Corporate America researchers spent months assessing the market and thanks to Legacy’s reputation and impressive track record, Legacy emerged as a clear winner. They looked for examples of great achievement during H2 2015 and H1 2016, such as; instances of firms developing positive... - June 03, 2016 - Legacy Tax & Resolution Services, LLC

Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney, Randy Nussbaum, Appointed Program Co-Chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute 24th Annual Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

Randy Nussbaum appointed Program Co-Chair of The American Bankruptcy Institute’s annual Southwest Bankruptcy Conference to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 8-10, 2016, at the Four Seasons Resort. - June 02, 2016 - Nussbaum Gillis and Dinner

Two venVelo Portfolio Companies Acquired

venVelo announced today that two of its portfolio companies, Zentila and Knetik, have been acquired. - June 02, 2016 - venVelo LLC

Plus-Size Apparel Company Universal Standard to Hold Their First Pop-up Shopping Event in NYC

Ecommerce plus-size brand Universal Standard will hold a 3-hour shopping event in Chelsea, New York City for their customers this Saturday, June 4. - June 01, 2016 - Universal Standard

Peter Max Celebrates America with Fourth of July Weekend Exhibition at Ocean Galleries

“Peter Max Celebrates America the Beautiful” opens Friday, July 1 to Monday, July 4 from 10 AM to 10 PM daily, with all artwork available for acquisition. Meet Peter Max 7-10 PM Sat, July 2 & 1-4 PM Sun, July 3. Max has inspired Americans for more than four decades. One of the most famous of all living artists, Max is a pop culture icon – his bold colors, uplifting images, and uncommon artistic diversity have touched almost every phase of American culture and inspired many generations. - June 01, 2016 - Ocean Galleries

Avionté Named on Inc.’s 2016 50 Best Workplaces List

Minnesota-based staffing software provider Avionté places on Inc.’s inaugural best places to work list, receiving high marks from employees on benefits and company culture. - May 31, 2016 - Avionte Staffing Software

Cuddle Baby Up in Style and Comfort from Rothwood Row

Surround your newborn with exquisite taste and refined luxury with the five piece Candy Land Collection releasing on June 1st. - May 25, 2016 - Heather McCormick

Fastest Flip Flops on the Planet Have Pole Position for Indianapolis 500

Combat Flip Flops Stoked to Race with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Indy Car No. 5 for the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500. - May 24, 2016 - TA Group

Callida Energy Partners with Berkeley Lab to Crowdsource New Building Technology Innovations

Callida Energy, a commercial building energy optimization solution provider, announced that it will partner with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in a Department of Energy (DOE) program designed to generate innovative smart building technology ideas to meet our building energy challenges. This program uses crowdsourcing campaigns that award cash prizes and incubation support to inventors who propose the winning solutions to smart building technology problems put forward in the campaigns. - May 23, 2016 - Callida Energy

Colorado's New Tax Program Attracts Entrepreneurs from Other States, Countries

Fourth company approved for Rural Jump-Start Tax Credit Program in Mesa County, Colo., is a manufacturer from California. - May 22, 2016 - Grand Junction Economic Partnership

Dovas Law, P.C. Sponsoring Waterfront Ventures Startup Conference, Camden, NJ

Dovas Law, P.C. is sponsoring and attending the Waterfront Ventures Startup Conference on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The event is open to startups, entrepreneurs, potential investors and interested professionals generally. The event will take place at the Waterfront Technology Center, located at 200... - May 21, 2016 - Dovas Law, P.C.

Speaksli EdTech Startup Selected as a Finalist in 2016 MassChallenge Switzerland

Speaksli, a 2016 finalist in the prestigious MassChallenge Switzerland startup accelerator program, is an EdTech startup focused on helping refugees in Germany acquire essential language and cultural integration skills. This release covers the growth in the size of the immigrant population and explains how the Speaksli animated language learning platform is the ideal solution to help refugees in Germany learn German so that they can comply with the 3-year mandate to keep their residency rights. - May 20, 2016 - Speaksli

Furniture Chamber of Commerce to Grant 1000 Free Memberships to Mom&Pop Furniture Entrepreneurs from Now Through the Summer Market~Las Vegas, July 31-Aug 4

Independent Mom & Pop Mattress & Furniture stores are becoming a dinosaur in America, as Wall Street Mattress Firms are outspending and out maneuvering small business owners, utilizing unethical & fraudulent business practices. The Furniture Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to rallying the Independents to expose corporate greed and fight for survival and prominence. - May 20, 2016 - Furniture Chamber of Commerce

Positive Podcast: The Positive Phil Show Podcast Launch

Positive Phil Show, a Top Business and Motivation Podcast, Hits 100 Episodes. - May 20, 2016 - Positive Phil Podcast

Gusto Appoints Industry Veteran, Tony Glowacki as Chief Executive Officer

Experienced Executive Joins Team to Drive Market Expansion and Sales Growth Momentum - May 19, 2016 - Gusto

Rentricity to Provide Safe Drinking Water Certified In-Pipe Hydropower Solution to Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority

New purchased water infrastructure to include NSF qualified energy recovery solution for 100 kilowatts of renewable electricity. - May 18, 2016 - Rentricity Inc.

Source One’s Latin America Liaison to Become an Inaugural Member of The Mexican Entrepreneur Association in Chicago

This week, Source One’s Latin America sourcing pundit Diego De la Garza becomes an inaugural member of the Chicago chapter of the Mexican Entrepreneurs Association (AEM). Recognized for his work in building relationships with academic and business leaders in Mexico, as well as educating... - May 18, 2016 - Source One, a Corcentric Company

ExecVisa Presents the Compelling Advantages of the Business Model Canvas Over the Immigration Business Plan

While many attorneys may be familiar with formulating a Business Plan very few of them have heard of the Business Model Canvas, the brainchild of Dr Alex Osterwalder. The Business Model Canvas was co-created by Dr Osterwalder, world renowned entrepreneur and co-author of the international bestseller Business Model Generation which sold over 1 million copies in 30 different languages. The Business Model Canvas is used now by leading organizations around the world like GE, P&G, intel, 3M and NASA. - May 18, 2016 - ExecVisa