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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
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.
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
"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
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
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
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.
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
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
The Container Store Chairman and CEO Kip Tindell Announces Breakthrough National Product Launch on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Kip Tindell, Chairman and CEO of The Container Store, the nation’s original and leading retailer of storage and organization products, is interviewed on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss at 9pm Eastern Standard Time on November 25, 2007 to discuss the unique business model of The Container Store... - November 22, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
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
Meirc Training and Consulting Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary as the Middle East and Gulf Leader in the Training Industry
Meirc Training and Consulting Dubai, the Middle East largest independent management training provider, today announced that it is celebrating its fiftieth year providing innovative training and consulting services that transform businesses and help individuals reach their career goals. Over the... - November 21, 2007 - Meirc Training and Consulting
Strategic HR Advisors Build a Total Wellness Component Business Alliance
Strategic HR Advisors today announced the formation of a strategic business alliance to market total wellness concepts and technologies. A global company, their affiliate focuses on helping to produce a more healthy and satisfying lifestyle. This is where we must focus our efforts in changing our lifestyles. Instead of adhering to the traditional approach of Western medicine that concentrates on curing disease, wellness emphasizes prevention, avoiding illness rather than curing it. - November 21, 2007 - Strategic HR Advisors
NLP Persuasion Skills Course Launched by The NLP Company Online for Free
NLP Scotland Business Community’s training provider has launched a free hypnotic persuasion skills course. - November 18, 2007 - The NLP Company
Tristan Loo of SynergyInstituteOnline.com Interviews Relationship Expert Alex Blackwell
Life Coach, Author and Founder of the Synergy Institute, Tristan Loo, recently interviewed relationship expert Alex Blackwell. Blackwell owns the popular self improvement site, http://www.TheNext45Years.com The focus of Tristan Loo’s interview with Blackwell was on creating and maintaining... - November 18, 2007 - Synergy Institute
MASSAGE Magazine Launches Blogs by Industry Experts
MASSAGE Magazine announces the launch of industry-expert blogs (web logs) on its site, www.massagemag.com - November 17, 2007 - The Doyle Group
Socius Achieves Sage Software Million Dollar Club for 2007
Socius, a Sage Software business partner, has been named to Sage Software’s Million Dollar Club for the past fiscal year. Million Dollar Club honors are given to top ranking business partners who have exceeded one million dollars in business across Sage Software’s product lines. Socius is an Ohio-based business consulting firm that represents the most trusted accounting, ERP, business analytics, and CRM technologies on the market. - November 16, 2007 - Socius
Carolyn Kepcher, CEO of Carolyn & Co., Talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Carolyn Kepcher, CEO of Carolyn & Co., discusses the complexities of business careers and offers advice for achieving personal and business objectives on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss. She provides straightforward thoughts on finding the right balance between competing demands and talks about Carolyn & Co., her valuable online community devoted to the new career woman as well as seasoned executives - November 16, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Free Ongoing Review of Billing for Parcel Shipments Results in Continuous Refunds of Overpayments
Independent review can save hundreds of thousands of dollars, long-term, for companies who use UPS, FedEx and/or DHL to ship their products. - November 15, 2007 - Blue Coast Financial Group
Cathie Black, President of Hearst Magazines, Discusses the Customer Focused Business Model on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Cathie Black, President of Hearst Magazines, speaks on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss, about leading her magazine publishing business to anticipate and satisfy emerging customer needs. Black tells Reiss how customers service is a top business priority. Reiss also talks with Black about her new book, “Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life).” - November 14, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Technology Associates Announces New Network Management Tool
Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates, a full service technology solutions and support firm that specializes in providing network design, implementation, management and support to small to medium-sized businesses in North Carolina, has announced that the firm has launched a new network... - November 14, 2007 - Technology Associates
Shape Your Business Advises on Mistakes That Can Kill the Business
SYB (shape your business), the business consulting and coaching provider, now provides a free report of business advice to its customers - November 14, 2007 - Shape Your Business
Tony Fedorowicz to Join Global Supply Chain Group to Take It from Strength to Strength
Tony Fedorowicz, a renowned lateral thinker, and a pragmatic supply chain professional has joined Global Supply Chain Group, a CEO and board level professional services organization headquartered in Sydney, Australia. “We are very excited about having Tony on board. We have worked closely... - November 14, 2007 - Global Supply Chain Group
Health Insurance: DAHU Holds Their Monthly Luncheon to Discuss Consumer Directed Health Care – What Does It Mean?
Join ABC November 14, for the Dallas Association of Health Underwriters Luncheon. Sharon Alt Will Break Down the Pros and Cons of Consumer Directed Health Care. - November 14, 2007 - Alt Benefits Consultants
The Virtual Assistant Coach Offers Second Group Coaching Program
Erin Blaskie, otherwise known as The VA Coach or the virtual assistant behind Business Services, ETC, has recently announced a second session in her group coaching program. This training program teaches individuals how to build a virtual assistance business and get started with clients immediately. - November 14, 2007 - Business Services, ETC
Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk, Talks on National Radio about the Future of Hiring on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk, talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss about the future of hiring and the use of technology to find and manage talent located worldwide. Swart discusses Internet-enabled tools available to make good matches between employers and remote workers, provide current information for tracking performance, and deliver top skilled achievers at globally competitive pay rates. - November 11, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Gary Smith, Fairfield County Bank CEO, Talks for First Time Nationally About the “One Experience at a Time” Service Philosophy on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Gary Smith, CEO of Fairfield County Bank, is interviewed on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss, about customer focus, competitive differentiation, and the value of third-party service metrics evaluations. Smith and Reiss also discuss employee empowerment and the role of continuing performance feedback. - November 09, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Affluent Consulting to Help Composites Companies Get R&D Tax Credits
Affluent Consulting of Odessa, FL is focusing its expertise in helping companies take full advantage of federal and state research and development (R&D) tax credits on the U.S. composites industry. - November 09, 2007 - Affluent Consulting
BDA Advises Apar Industries, India, on the Sale of Its Polymer Division to Eliokem, France
Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") advised Apar Industries Ltd (Apar), a publicly traded, Indian industrial group, on its agreement with France-based Eliokem International, an AXA Private Equity portfolio company which makes specialty chemicals, for the sale of Apar’s polymer business located in Valia (India). - November 03, 2007 - BDA Partners Ltd
Danny Meyer, President of Union Square Hospitality Group, Interviews on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Danny Meyer, Restaurateur and President of Union Square Hospitality Group, interviews on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss, Sunday November 4, 2007, discussing the concepts that have gained him recognition as America’s most innovative restaurateur. Reiss asks about the significance of the... - November 03, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
IPA-IBA President Speaks with Students at Operation Hope Event
Steinberg provided financial education to a group of students at Bethune Elementary School in Chicago - November 02, 2007 - IPA
IPA-IBA President Participates in Radio Show for Business Professionals
President Gregg Steinberg was selected to participate in a segment on “Coaching the Information Technology and Service Sales Force” for the Insights on Coaching Radio Show. - November 02, 2007 - IPA
IPA President Invited to Continue Serving as Member of U.S. Chamber Committees
Steinberg was invited to continue his service as member of the Council on Small Business, the International Policy Committee and the Homeland Security Policy Task Force. - November 02, 2007 - IPA
International Profit Associates Supports Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
IPA's "Business Doctors" raised more than $9,000 in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month - November 02, 2007 - IPA
Global Supply Chain Group’s Vivek Sood to Represent Asia Pacific Perspective at the Suppliers Exchange Forum in San Jose, Costa Rica
Managing Director of Global Supply Chain Group, Mr. Vivek Sood will be representing Asia Pacific Supply Chain perspective at the 2nd Annual Suppliers Exchange Forum in San Jose, Costa Rica from 5th November to 7th November 2007. He will be presenting the solution to the predicament which more and... - November 02, 2007 - Global Supply Chain Group
Donna McAleer, CEO of Elant, Talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss About The Revolution in Healthcare Consumer Needs
Donna McAleer, CEO of Elant, Inc., a consortium of 12 healthcare facilities and services for seniors, talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss about the forthcoming revolution in healthcare. McAleer and Reiss discuss the kinds of services needed and expected, the role of emerging technologies, and the demand for at-home services. - November 01, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
5 Ways to Increase Customer Service Loyalty During Holiday Season
Customer service is the number one differentiator in a very competitive marketplace. - October 31, 2007 - The Moment Customer Service Training Group
New Book Increases Product Knowledge for People in the Menswear Business
A lifetime of experience in the menswear business is being passed on with publication of The A to Z Book of Menswear by Richard Woolnough. Although it is designed for people associated with the business rather than the consuming public, there is plenty in it for everyone. It is sure to be a great... - October 31, 2007 - Bespoke Solutions Ltd
IPA-IBA Executive Director Celebrates 15th Anniversary
As International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) enters its 16th year, the Executive Director of Human Resources Larry Lang celebrated his milestone 15th anniversary with the company this past month. Lang has been with IPA since 1992 and is currently the Executive Director of Human Resources for... - October 31, 2007 - IPA
International Profit Associates Announces Business of the Year Awards
IPA-IBA seeks small business award nominees - October 31, 2007 - IPA
IPA Representative Speaks at Chicago Women's Business Forum
International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) and International Tax Advisors (ITA) representative, Tyrone Wideman, was a guest speaker for ARISE., a group whose name is inspired by the motto “To Actively Raise and Inspire People to Successfully Build Businesses with Excellence.” On... - October 31, 2007 - IPA
New Self Improvement Website Taking the Management Community by Storm
The Synergy Institute has launched a new self improvement resource site dedicated to providing new and old managers with a comprehensive set of resources to optimize their lives and the lives of their employees. - October 28, 2007 - Synergy Institute