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Preferred Jewelers International Welcomes Fernbaugh’s Diamonds & Fine Jewelry to Its Nationwide Network
Plymouth, Indiana-based jeweler now offers “Experiences That Last A Lifetime™” - December 01, 2015 - Preferred Jewelers International
Grant Barra, Managing Partner and CEO of Barra & Associates LLC (BARRA) Recently Announced Plans to Move Its Corporate Office to Itasca, IL
Grant Barra, Managing Partner and CEO of Barra & Associates LLC (BARRA) recently announced plans to move its corporate office to Itasca, IL in December of 2015. The new office will be north of its current location in Lombard, IL. For BARRA, an Insurance and Financial Services firm with... - December 01, 2015 - Barra & Associates, LLC
Preferred Jewelers International Welcomes New Member St. John and Myers Jewelry
Lexington, Kentucky-based retailer of preeminent period piece and vintage jewelry to offer “Experiences That Last A Lifetime™” - November 30, 2015 - Preferred Jewelers International
iMindQ Online, the Main Collaboration and Brainstorming Tool During Startup Weekend Skopje 2015, Powered by Google for Entrepreneurs
Seavus, an international software development and consulting company, supported the 5th annual Startup Weekend Skopje, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs. The innovative and creative mind mapping application developed by Seavus, iMindQ Online, was the tool used by all participants during the... - November 28, 2015 - Synami
U.S. Online T-shirt Authority, SunFrog Shirts, Announces Aggressive Incentive Campaign
SunFrog recently announced its latest program for rewarding affiliates that experience exceptional sales. Incentives were carefully chosen to appeal to SunFrog's diverse and worldly affiliate personalities. From the “Edge of the World” vacation packages, to an otherworldly trip to... - November 27, 2015 - SunFrogShirts.com
Spinta Global Accelerator Continues to Grow Its Mentor Advisor Panel
Sanchit Sanga, Chief Digital Officer, Mindshare, Asia Pacific, Joins Spinta’s Mentor Advisor Panel - November 27, 2015 - Spinta Global Accelerator
Preferred Jewelers International Welcomes JMR Jewelers as Its Newest Member
Cooper City, Florida-based retailer adds “Experiences That Last A Lifetime™” to its line up of service offerings. - November 26, 2015 - Preferred Jewelers International
Preferred Jewelers International Welcomes Malsons Jewelers as Its Newest Member
Brooklyn, New York-based retailer adds Nationwide Warranty Service and “Experiences That Last A Lifetime™” to its offerings. - November 26, 2015 - Preferred Jewelers International
Nina Nguyen Designs Celebrates 3 Georgia Retailers & The “Shop Small” Movement & Small Business Saturday November 28th, 2015
64% of Americans Plan to Shop Local This Holiday, & Local Shoppers Will Spend Nearly $40 Billion with Local Independent Retailers - November 26, 2015 - Southern Jewelers Guild
Sales Consulting Firm Klozers Wins New Start Business Award
Sales Consulting specialists Klozers have been acknowledged in this years WeDO Entrepreneur Awards. The company based in Edinburgh, Scotland have already built up an impressive client list both domestically and internationally and have ambitious plans to grow. - November 25, 2015 - Klozers
Small Businesses Increase Earnings with Virtual Coach Program
Trilojee’s money, marketing and best-team strategy goes beyond standard tips - November 25, 2015 - Trilojee
Smart Business Funding Now Offers Independent Sales Organizations Daily Syndication Payouts
Smart Business Funding is ready to help independent sales organizations gain an upper edge by providing daily syndication payouts, improve ISO investment frequency, and break the payment mold in the alternative finance industry. - November 24, 2015 - Smart Business Funding
Buy Hoosier Handmade This Saturday
Shop local. Buy Hoosier handmade from 80 Indiana makers, creators, artists and crafters at the 7th Annual Hoosier Artisan Boutique on Saturday, November 28, 2015 from 10AM until 4PM at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant St, Noblesville, IN. Admission is free and open to the public. This event benefits Toys for Tots of Central Indiana; the first 25 shoppers to donate a new, unwrapped toy receive a limited edition tote bag. - November 23, 2015 - Hoosier Artisan Boutique
Developing Women as Business Leaders
New Partner4Success program guides and supports executive women in their development as business leaders. Meetings are both in-person in the San Francisco Bay Area and virtual nation-wide. Connect with like-minded business women, discover how to develop leadership competencies and share in peer wisdom. - November 23, 2015 - Partner4Success
The Restroom Kit® Reveals the One Place Almost Every Traveler Will Visit This Holiday Season - Best Tips for the Busy Traveler’s Inevitable Visit to the Public Restroom
Where’s the one place almost every traveler will visit this holiday season? William Massey, creator of The Restroom Kit, a compact all-in-one kit providing the four most essential items needed when using an inadequate or unsanitary restroom, says “Sorry, if you were looking for a more... - November 23, 2015 - TimeAway LLC
Business Outreach Project Launches to Help Businesses and Communities Across the Country
Joseph Pesta (Business Development & Consulting), which specializes in business growth and providing businesses with services and solutions that are tailored to meet their specific needs, announced that they have kicked off a planned series of Outreach Projects designed to tackle the problems... - November 22, 2015 - Joseph Pesta (Business Development & Consulting)
MJIC Inc. Launches Gateway to Success with First California Cannabis Business Incubator
Gateway, California's first cannabis business incubator opens its doors to entrepreneurs. - November 22, 2015 - MJIC Media
iVote Joins SME Assembly by Personal Invitation from European Commission Director
The founders of iVote are participating at the 2015 SME Assembly by personal invitation from Kristin Schreiber, European Commission Director for SME Policy, and Laurent Solazzi, Luxembourg Ministry of Economy SME Envoy. The assembly is honored by the presence of HRH The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. - November 22, 2015 - iVote
MindTickle Secures $12.5M Series A Funding from NEA and Accel Partners
MindTickle, the leading sales readiness platform, announced today that it has received a $12.5 Million Series A funding from NEA and and existing investor Accel Partners. MindTickle plans to use the new investment to build upon its early successes in combining gamification, mobile delivery and data science to improve the engagement and performance of direct and channel sales teams. - November 20, 2015 - MindTickle
Kansas City Development Group Announces Partnership to Create World's Largest Coworking Facility
Sustainable Development Partners Kansas City (SDPKC) today announced its partnership with Plexpod, a Lenexa, KS based Coworking community, to develop the world’s largest coworking facility, the next generation of office space, at Westport Commons, in 360,000 sq ft of historic school buildings... - November 20, 2015 - Plexpod
OnePlan Thrilled to be Chosen as One of the Top 100
OnePlan, a South Florida based early-stage start-up, has been chosen as one of 100 companies to attend the Boost conference in New York City on November 18th, 2015. - November 20, 2015 - OnePlan
Teezily for E-Commerce: How to Build Your Own Brand Through the New Teezily Plus App
Fully aware of the importance of adapting to the latest trends in online business, Teezily decided to integrate the powerful e-commerce platform Shopify, to strengthen brand awareness and guarantee an unparalleled customer experience. - November 19, 2015 - Teezily
Julie Seal Wins Bronze Award at 12th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business
Julie Seal, founder and president of Mirus Promotions, Inc., received a Bronze Award in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations –10 or Less Employees category at the 12th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The honorees were announced at... - November 18, 2015 - Mirus Agency
Ideator Launches December Challenge to Award Thousands in Prize Money
The Ideator December Challenge is going to award thousands in prize money to the best idea. Ideator is teaming up with Salesforce, box.org, Google, LegalZoom, CrunchBase, Band of Angels, Pledge 1%, and the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center to run this challenge and foster innovation across all industries and geographies. - November 17, 2015 - Ideator
Ivy Exec Announces 2016 Top EMBA Rankings
Ivy Exec Inc. (www.ivyexec.com) has published their inaugural 2016 Top Executive MBA Program Rankings, ranking the top 50 Executive MBA programs offered by single institutions, and the top 20 jointly offered EMBA programs. The rankings are based on data from a comprehensive survey that compared EMBA programs across various factors, including reputation, career advancement, curriculum, globalness and life balance. - November 17, 2015 - Ivy Exec
Michael Kennedy Joins Avionté’s Executive Management Team as Chief Financial Officer
The Minnesota-based fast-growing company adds Kennedy to oversee all financial operations. - November 17, 2015 - Avionte Staffing Software
How a Technology Platform Helps a 12 Year Old Boy Become an Entrepreneur
Emmanuel, a 12 year old boy who is blind, is building a team and getting the resources he needs to launch his idea that will solve a problem he and many others face at restaurants. All with the help of Ideator. - November 16, 2015 - Ideator
Swedish Firm with “Game-Changing” Innovation Technology Opens US Office
Demand drives Swedish Innovation Technology company, the Innovation360 Group, to open its first US Office in Washington DC. CEO Magnus Penker announced the opening of the Tysons Corner, VA office at executive meetings in Washington DC during a recent visit. The demand for measurable improvement in Innovation Acceleration and Achievement drives the decision to establish US Operations. The immediate goal is to functionally replicate the company’s HQ office in Stockholm as rapidly as possible. - November 14, 2015 - Innovation 360 Group
New Cowork and Flexible Office Space Open in Historic Downtown Sunnyvale
The Satellite Centers, a network of coworking and flexible workspace centers, has opened its fifth cowork center in downtown Sunnyvale. Located upstairs in the Historic Del Monte Building, the facility overlooks Murphy Avenue and the Sunnyvale Train Station. Facility includes offices, workstations, cafe workspace, meeting rooms, mailbox and phone services, virtual office plans, and state-of-the-art business equipment. Members have 24/7 access through Satellite’s proprietary access system. - November 14, 2015 - The Satellite Centers
Best Online Apps to Be Named by Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association judges will select the best online apps in 86 industries as part of their 14th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards. Companies or agencies wishing to nominate their work for consideration may do so at http://www.iacaward.org before the deadline of January 29, 2016. - November 13, 2015 - Web Marketing Association
Oxagile Named to Software Magazine’s 33rd Annual Software 500 Ranking
Oxagile, a leading custom software development company, is pleased to announce its inclusion into the prestigious Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and service providers. - November 13, 2015 - Oxagile
INVICTA SOFTWARE Adds Mike Hall to Its Board of Directors and Leadership Team
INVICTA SOFTWARE has added Mike Hall, formerly executive vice president of sales and marketing at LANDESK, to its Board of Directors and leadership team as a non executive director. - November 12, 2015 - INVICTA Software
New Virtual Communication Platform POD Provides Unprecedented Privacy and Content Deletion
New virtual communication platform provides real-time communication and content sharing, with everything deleted at will. - November 12, 2015 - POD Inc.
The FiveTwo Network Receives Grant Funds from Thrivent Financial Foundation
The FiveTwo Network receives grant funds - Thrivent Financial Foundation to help church planting organization with capacity building initiative. - November 12, 2015 - FiveTwo Network
Logware®’s Latest Software Web App TrackItLog™, Challenges the Heavyweights with Reservation Scheduling
In Partnership with Octopus Investments, Logware® Releases Reservation Scheduling for TrackItLog™, an Application Designed for Tracking the Use of Equipment or Physical Space(s). - November 11, 2015 - Logware
Matchstic Unveils Sixth “On The House” Brand Makeover, Benefiting WonderRoot
Matchstic, an Atlanta-based brand identity house, has unveiled the new brand strategy and visual identity for its sixth On The House campaign recipient: WonderRoot, an arts organization improving the cultural and social landscape of Atlanta through creative initiatives and community partnerships. - November 11, 2015 - Matchstic
Announcement: 2016 Vip Membership Enrollment Now Open
Summary: Membership with a business organization provides businesses with the opportunity to make professional connections and expand their business. - November 11, 2015 - Westchester Networking for Professionals
Sunbelt® Business Brokers Announces New Ownership of Business Brokerage Office in Lafayette, LA
Sunbelt® Business Brokers, the world’s largest business brokerage franchise, is pleased to announce Don Pippin, Jr. as the new owner of Sunbelt Lafayette. - November 11, 2015 - Sunbelt Business Brokers
Act!vate Brain & Body Named “Tech Company To Watch” for Third Consecutive Year
The Connecticut Technology Council named Act!vate Brain & Body a Tech Company To Watch at its the ninth annual Innovation Summit to recognize the company as one of the most likely to grow in subsequent years. Act!vate Brain & Body will use a technology-based breakthrough patent-pending process to reinvent fitness as upstream preventative healthcare. - November 10, 2015 - Activate Brain & Body, Inc.
California Entrepreneur and Author Introduces a New Paradigm for Negotiation
Dr. Mehrad Nazari introduces new concept in Negotiation based on his forthcoming book. - November 10, 2015 - Enlightened Negotiation
AllTech and GlenMartin Enter Into Strategic Cooperation Agreement to Supply Mobile Solutions Including Communication and Light Towers
Alltech and GlenMartin strategic alliance will build on the strengths of both companies. Both companies look forward to working closely together. - November 10, 2015 - GlenMartin
Exquisite Conglomerate Communications LLC Pushes Exquisite Digital University Forward
Exquisite Conglomerate Communications LLC has developed an attractive, digitally enabled, semi-automated education resource to guide the career paths of copywriters, marketers, media, sales force professionals, and prospective business managers. - November 10, 2015 - Exquisite Conglomerate Communications LLC
Best Websites for Advertising to be Named by Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association judges will select the best websites used as advertising in 86 industries as part of their 14th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards. Companies or agencies wishing to nominate their work for consideration may do so at www.IACAward.org before the deadline of January 29, 2016. - November 09, 2015 - Web Marketing Association
Launch of We Are Supermoms Website and Online Store
We Are Supermoms, a mom-empowerment platform that features moms with inspiring stories from across the country has launched their website and online store with apparel that embodies their mom-empowerment concept. - November 08, 2015 - We Are SuperMoms
Indie Film Director Launches Uber Driver Guide in Conjunction with Elite Ride Service Corporation
The secrets to becoming a 5 star driver are no longer a secret. Local Independent Filmmaker and Director of “3.11: Surviving Japan,” Christopher Robert Noland of Seattle, in partnership with Elite Ride Service Corporation of New York, will debut the newest ride share driver guide... - November 08, 2015 - Elite Ride Service Corporation
Sunbelt® Business Brokers Announces New Business Brokerage Office Serving Durham, NC and Surrounding Areas
Sunbelt® Business Brokers, the world’s largest business brokerage franchise, congratulates Shanon Madrid on the opening of her new office in Durham, NC. - November 08, 2015 - Sunbelt Business Brokers
Sanjay Singh Joins Spinta Global Accelerator as a Mentor
CEO of CrazyOnDigital Will Mentor Startup Members in Spinta’s Accelerator Program - November 07, 2015 - Spinta Global Accelerator
Best Social Media Advertising Campaigns to be Named by 14th Annual Internet Advertising Competition
The Web Marketing Association judges will select the best social media advertising campaigns in 86 industries as part of their 14th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards. Companies or agencies wishing to nominate their work for consideration may do so at http://www.IACAward.org before the deadline of January 29, 2016. - November 06, 2015 - Web Marketing Association
Paul Greenberg to Present the CRM Best Practice Webinar “Aligning Marketing, Sales and Service to Build a Revenue Machine”
Bpm’online, a premium vendor of process-driven software for marketing, sales and service, invites you to join the upcoming webinar, “Aligning Marketing, Sales and Service to Build a Revenue Machine,” featuring Paul Greenberg, the world’s leading CRM analyst and the author of the best-selling book, CRM at the Speed of Light. The webinar will be held next Tuesday, November 10 at 2 p.m. ET. - November 06, 2015 - bpm'online
Online Advertising Professionals Needed to Judge 2016 IAC Awards
The Web Marketing Association’s 14th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Award program is currently accepting entries and is looking for qualified judges to help adjudicate this year’s award program. The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated exclusively to online advertising. - November 05, 2015 - Web Marketing Association