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The Va Coach Teaches Virtual Assistants How to Create Six-Figure Business
Erin Blaskie, know as The VA Coach and the virtual assistant behind the wildly successful virtual assistance firm Business Services, ETC, has recently launched a new six-week group coaching program that is designed to teach virtual assistants how to create six-figure businesses. Erin Blaskie has... - December 21, 2007 - Business Services, ETC
The Holiday Pier Lighting in Manhattan Beach Goes Green
The City of Manhattan Beach uses offsets from 3 Phases Renewables to make their holiday lighting "green." - December 20, 2007 - 3 Phases Renewables
Advanced Marketplace, Inc. Drives Success with Training for HP Service Manager 7.0 Software
Advanced MarketPlace, Inc. today announced several new engagements for global delivery of training for HP Service Manager 7.0 software. To date, Advanced MarketPlace has delivered or is scheduled to deliver this training in 24 sessions around the world to strategic HP alliance members. To view... - December 19, 2007 - Advanced MarketPlace, Inc.
Employee Schedules: The Top 10 U.S. Management Mistakes of 2007 Released by Core Practice Partners LLC
Every year Core Practice Partners releases its list of the top scheduling mistakes of the last 12 months. The workshops and seminars combined with ongoing project work with companies like Kraft Foods has made this firm a valuable labor strategy resource to the public. 1. Copying a schedule from... - December 19, 2007 - Core Practice Partners LLC
Leapways.com Getting More Attention Among Employers and Job Seekers
LeapConcepts, a New Jersey based leading technology firm has announced the successful launch of their job and career portal site www.leapways.com. Within months after launch, the site has received an overwhelmed response from jobseekers and employers across the world. Many employers have switched... - December 19, 2007 - LeapConcepts
CEO Advisors Network Announces Affiliation with the Edward Lowe Foundation to Offer the PeerSpectives® Roundtable System
CEO Advisors Network and The Edward Lowe Foundation is committed to the development and progress of Second-Stage™ Companies - December 16, 2007 - CEO Advisors Network
Bill Williams, CEO of Harry & David, Talks About the Commitment to Quality on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Bill Williams, the 20 year CEO of Harry & David, talks about the innovative quality model pioneered for the direct marketing of fruits and food gifts. Williams and Reiss discuss achieving excellence in customer service, and William’s views on leadership style. Reiss inquires about the challenges facing a business delivering over 8 million packages a year to discerning customers, and Williams explains that regardless of the situation, Harry & David always focuses on 100% customer satisfaction. - December 15, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Paul Blanco of Barnum Financial Group, Talks About Building a Winning Culture on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Paul Blanco of Barnum Financial Group, talks on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss about building a financial services organization that makes a difference for its clients, its employees, and the communities where it operates. Blanco addresses the value of helping educate the customer, the significance... - December 15, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Core Practice Partners Creates Employee Schedules That Improve Morale and Save Money - It is Possible
With more companies forced to work weekends to improve capital utilization and reduce fixed costs per unit, employee morale is tanking across the country. Most firms have taken their widely accepted 8-hour, Monday – Friday schedules and adapted them to weekend work. There is a better way. - December 14, 2007 - Core Practice Partners LLC
AtomicGarden, Atlanta Web Design Firm, Introduces Atlanta Software Consulting Services
Atlanta Web Design Firm AtomicGarden, Inc., announced new software consulting services for business clients. The new service is focused on providing custom software development for companies looking to build custom tools, including customer relationship management, e-commerce, integration with... - December 14, 2007 - AtomicGarden, Inc.
Thundering Oak Enterprises Donates Tree Services to Benefit International Society of Arboriculture
Last Friday Thundering Oak Enterprises of Auburn donated its tree pruning services to underserviced areas of the City of Seattle. According to Thundering Oak owner and ISA member Bryce Landrud, Seattle applies for a grant each year to get the tree pruning done in neighborhoods it can’t get to. - December 13, 2007 - Thundering Oak Enterprises
TAG Selects Asentinel as New Telecom Expense Management Platform for Enhanced Managed Services Offering
TAG, an expert provider of telecom procurement, contract negotiation and vendor management services, has partnered with Asentinel, a global telecom expense management (TEM) and total telecom cost management (TTCM) leader, to provide TEM integrated software and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solutions for customers. - December 13, 2007 - TAG
Thompson Advisory Group Launches Intelitrak
Intelitrak changes the way companies manage telecom expenses. For the first time, TAG's new business information management service, Intelitrak, combines rate procurement, benchmarking, carrier contract negotiation, audit, analysis and invoice management into one customizable monthly fee based service package. For clients, it is a "next generation" concept. - December 13, 2007 - TAG
IPA Charities Participates in Chicago's Principal for a Day Program
Recently, International Profit Associates participated as an official partner of the annual ‘Chicago Principal for a Day’ program at Nathan S. Davis Elementary School. IPA-IBA representatives Valerie Brown, human resources representative, and Terrence Perkins, assistant director of... - December 13, 2007 - IPA
International Profit Associates Managing Director Recognized by ABI
The American Biographical Institute's governing board of editors has selected John R. Burgess, Founder and Managing Director of International Profit Associates, as a 2007 Man of the Year. The American Biographical Institute is one of the world’s leading biographical reference publishers and... - December 13, 2007 - IPA
Brent Summers Joins Technology Associates
Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates, a full-service technology solutions and support firm, has announced that the firm has hired Brent Summer as a systems engineer. In his new position, Summers will service customer accounts, proactively managing all of their IT needs from network... - December 12, 2007 - Technology Associates
Night Shift Link to Cancer Further Reinforces Need for Work Life Balancer
The recent news showing a link between night shift or graveyard shift and cancer has shift workers on edge. To counteract this, the Work Life Balancer can improve shift worker health, productivity, and morale. - December 12, 2007 - Core Practice Partners LLC
“Social Venture” Impact Makers Celebrates First-Year Anniversary by Proving Its Unique Model
The nation’s first consulting firm designed to give all its profits away to support charitable community programs celebrated its first anniversary by becoming the largest corporate donor to its first nonprofit charitable partner, Safe Harbor. The competitive social venture grossed more than $500,000 providing consulting services in information technology, healthcare, and project management to clients across the US. - December 12, 2007 - Impact Makers
Midnight Coders’ Extends WebORB® for Java to Flex Clients and Drops Barrier to Entry
Midnight Coders announces immediate availability of a new version of WebORB® for Java. This edition is ideal for Rich Internet Application (RIA) developers who need to rapidly connect Flex, Flash and AJAX clients to Java backend server environments and require more than the standard features and functionality found in competing solutions. - December 11, 2007 - Midnight Coders, Inc.
Integrated Media Association Launches Public Media Metrics - a Standardized Web Metrics System for NPR & PBS Public Broadcasting Stations
The Integrated Media Association announces the launch of PMM, Public Media Metrics, a standardized web metrics system for non-commercial media including public broadcasting. PMM will provide public radio, television and other non-commercial media organizations the web measurement tools necessary to... - December 10, 2007 - Integrated Media Association
Core Practice Partners Pioneers Employee Morale and Employee Schedules
Employee schedules that work: On December 4, 2008 Core Practice Partners announced the release of the new CPP Scheduling Database that includes both the top rated workforce schedules in the country, and responses to various employee morale issues. - December 10, 2007 - Core Practice Partners LLC
ComTec Releases Software for Reply Plus
Communications Technology Int'l Inc. releases audience response system control software for Fleetwood's Reply Plus® wireless voting system. - December 09, 2007 - Communications Technology Int'l Inc.
Great Hills Consulting Group Announces New Charitable and Environmental Efforts
Great Hills Consulting Group, an Austin based Internet marketing firm, today announced several new initiatives aimed at supporting charitable and non-profit organizations and helping to improve our environment. - December 09, 2007 - Great Hills Consulting Group
Orange Parachute Representative Selected to Present at RSA Conference 2008
Orange Parachute, a Minneapolis-based management consulting firm specializing in Information Security Management Systems for the financial services industry, announced that company representative, Scott Erkonen, will present at the RSA Conference on April 8, 2008 in San Francisco. The... - December 09, 2007 - Orange Parachute
Jack Mitchell, CEO of Mitchells/Richards/Marshs, Talks About “The Art of Hugging” on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Jack Mitchell, CEO of Mitchells/Richards/Marshs, talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss about the business model which has built an industry powerhouse over three generations in retail shopping for high-end clothing and accessories. Mitchell reveals the secret is the “hugging culture”, the creed of their customer-centric business, and he emphasizes how success starts with great people who provide extraordinary customer service. - December 08, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Success at Work Doesn’t Bring Happiness
The recent deaths of two high-profile television presenters dispels the myth that work success will bring happiness in all aspects of our life, says people optimization and business improvement specialist Tabitha Wellman. In both cases, the deaths of Charmaine Dragun and Chris Mainwairing... - December 06, 2007 - Innova Business Momentum
Spearmint Rhino Will Donate More Than $10,000 to Savannah's Organic Ranch
Spearmint Rhino will donate more than $10,000 to Savannah’s Organic Ranch – a non-profit organization helping the fight against childhood cancer. - December 05, 2007 - Spearmint Rhino Consulting Worldwide, Inc.
PinnacleOne Names Sudhir Damle Executive Vice President of Program and Project Management Service Line
PinnacleOne, one of the nation’s leading construction consulting firms, has named Sudhir Damle Executive Vice President of Program and Project Management. In this role, Mr. Damle will focus on strengthening PinnacleOne’s position in the Southern California market and continuing efforts... - December 05, 2007 - PinnacleOne, an ARCADIS company
Alberta Enterprise Group Retains GWEST for Historic Trade Mission to Washington, DC
The Alberta Enterprise Group (AEG) is pleased to announce the support of Washington-based GWEST for their upcoming trade mission to Washington, DC, January 15-18, 2008. The purpose of the mission will be to enhance already strong economic ties between Alberta and the United States and to build on... - December 05, 2007 - GWEST
Spearmint Rhino and Lucky Boys Limo Will Offer Free Limousine Rides Home to Help Curb Drunk Driving in Albuquerque, N.M.
Spearmint Rhino has inked a deal with Lucky Boys Limo to offer guests a free limousine ride home Tuesday through Saturday nights to help combat drunk driving in Albuquerque. - December 02, 2007 - Spearmint Rhino Consulting Worldwide, Inc.
Landscape Architect Dick Bell Honored at NCASLA Celebration
A documentary film and an inaugural Legacy Award express appreciation for a lifetime of service to the profession of landscape architecture. - December 02, 2007 - Dick Bell, Landscape Architect
Howard Lester, CEO of Williams-Sonoma, Talks About Building a Brand on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Howard Lester, Chairman and CEO of Williams-Sonoma Inc., interviewed on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss, explains the significance of building a brand, innovation, and customer loyalty that have powered the business to produce revenues approaching $4 billion annually. Lester discusses the expansion of the Williams-Sonoma network of stores, the customer service philosophy, and enlarging the span of customer demographics reached by the business. - December 02, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Simon Cooper, President of The Ritz-Carlton Organization, Talks About Brand Integrity on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Simon Cooper, President of The Ritz-Carlton Company, talks on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss about the business model that leads to the exceptional customer experience and the contribution made by its corporate culture. Cooper and Reiss discuss brand integrity, the use of metrics for business... - December 01, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Green Supply Chains Award 2007 – and the Winner Is… Eastman Kodak
Mainstream corporations are really “Going Green”. And if you need more proof, it has just been announced that Kodak Eastman has won the highly coveted Green Supply Chains award 2007. There were 5 finalists in the newest and most interesting category – The Green Supply Chain Awards this year: BAYER, CIBA, Eastman Chemicals, Pfizer & Shell. - December 01, 2007 - Global Supply Chain Group
"Green Supply Chains – A CEO’s Handbook" Presented to Global Leaders in Taiwan
Cutting edge academic research in Green Supply Chain is very sparse. Even rarer is an actionable handbook giving comprehensive know-how on achieving green supply chains. Global Supply Chain Group’s presentation at the Green Supply Chains Workshop organized by the National Tsing Hua University in Hsin-chu was a world-first combination of the two. - December 01, 2007 - Global Supply Chain Group
2008 OSC Awards & Online Store Design Contest
The First Annual OSC Awards & Online Store Design Contest runs now through January 15, 2008, naming the best of the osCommerce industry and giving owners of OSC online stores the chance to compete against others at their same skill level for Best OSC Store Design. - November 30, 2007 - Pithy Productions, Inc. dba ShowMeGuides
Technology Associates Inks Deal with Bitting Electric, Inc.
Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates, a full-service technology solutions and support firm specializing in network design, implementation, management and support to small to medium-sized businesses in North Carolina, has announced that the firm has been contracted by Bitting Electric, Inc. - November 29, 2007 - Technology Associates
Second Semi-Annual Park City Stress Awareness and Management Presentation for the Restaurant and Hospitality Industry Scheduled
Diamondpoint Coaching offers its second semi-annual stress awareness and management presentation for the Park City, Utah restaurant and hospitality industry. The presentation date is set for December 10 (see www.diamondpointcoaching.com). DC has utilized an innovative blog program for the buildup to the fall presentation, with links to stress research. David M. Hoza is the author of the forthcoming book, Stress in the Workplace: Ten Years in the Park City Restaurant and Hospitality Industry. - November 29, 2007 - Diamondpoint Coaching
Condé Nast Traveler 100 Best Hotels in the World Use Quality Track International for Mystery Calling and Quality Assurance
Quality Track International is pleased to report that 5 out of the 6 brands represented on the Condé Nast Traveler 100 Best Hotels list use Quality Track for quality assurance services. - November 28, 2007 - Quality Track International Inc.
Atlas Experts to Share Key Strategies at National Ergonomics Conference
Atlas Ergonomics, LLC, specialists in reducing work-related injuries and related costs, will share findings from applied research and intervention in office and healthcare ergonomics at the National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition, November 27 through 30, 2007 in Las Vegas. On Thursday,... - November 28, 2007 - Atlas Ergonomics, LLC
CEO Advisors Network Announces Plans to Form New CEO Peer Group
This new CEO Peer Group will be focused on small and medium size businesses historically excluded from peer advisory boards. - November 25, 2007 - CEO Advisors Network
360 Energy Speaks to the Frasier Institute on Electricity in Ontario
360 Energy sits down with the chief economist from the Frasier to discuss the future of Ontario's energy landscape and the outcomes we could see in the future. - November 25, 2007 - 360 Energy Inc
Young Permafrost Researchers Meet to Address Rising Threats of Climate Change on Permafrost
Fifty young researchers from thirteen countries around the world will meet for three days (Nov. 29 – Dec. 2, 2007) in Saint-Petersburg to learn more about the latest permafrost research methods and to discuss future plans to address climate change issues in permafrost areas. - November 25, 2007 - Permafrost Young Researchers Network
BaronSeries.com Wins Again, Claiming Three 2008 Black Web Awards
Best-selling author and business coach William R. Patterson is helping thousands of entrepreneurs and investors around the world build wealth with his Baron strategies for financial independence. - November 23, 2007 - The Baron Solution Group
E. Sue Huff & Associates, Inc. Adds New Division for Marketing and Management Clients
Sue Huff has been helping businesses develop and administer their marketing plans since the early 90's. - November 23, 2007 - E. Sue Huff & Associates
WIH Resource Group Principal, Bob Wallace, Co-Authors Solid Waste Management Rate Making Guide for APWA
WIH Resource Group is a global leader in assisting clients in waste management, recycling, transportation and business process improvement services. - November 23, 2007 - WIH Resource Group
BDA Advises U21Global on Sale of Cengage's 50% Stake to Manipal Universal Learning International
Business Development Asia LLC is pleased to announce that Manipal Education Group has acquired 50% of U21Global, the world's premier online graduate school, by purchasing the holding of Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Learning). - November 22, 2007 - BDA Partners Ltd
RLDJ INTERNATIONAL's Anthony Jackson Speaking at Supply Chain Asia Conference 2008
RLDJ International (RLDJ) announced that Anthony Jackson, senior vice president and manager of RLDJ Business Development and consulting group, will speak at the Supply Chain Asia 2008 Conference in Singapore. On Thursday, July 9, at 11:20 a.m. PDT. Jackson will discuss SCM challenges in... - November 22, 2007 - RLDJ INTERNATIONAL
Delphic Sage Announces Office Expansion
Delphic Sage has gained additional office space, attributing the expansion to a growing list of clients. - November 22, 2007 - Delphic Sage
William Lauder, CEO and President of Ester Lauder, Speaks About the Customer Experience on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
William Lauder, CEO and President of The Ester Lauder Companies, Inc. speaks about the customer experience on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss, Sunday November 25, 2007. Lauder explains the synergy between customer and brand, and the importance of customer trust. Lauder is emphatic about how... - November 22, 2007 - Reissource, LLC