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The Apogee Foundation is Selected as the Top Non-Profit in the First Annual Fast Pitch Business Awards
The Apogee Foundation has been named the year's “Top Non-Profit” in the inaugural Fast Pitch! Business Awards - Kenneth Schneider. - February 16, 2009 - The Apogee Foundation
Sagemont Lower School Students Compete in Odyssey of the Mind
Sagemont fourth and fifth grade students have been busy preparing for an upcoming event called Odyssey of the Mind. This program provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. - February 16, 2009 - The Sagemont Schools
MoneyTree Entrepreneurship Program Well Received by Institutions of Higher Learning
MoneyTree Entrepreneurship Program in Taylor's College and Open University Malaysia. - February 16, 2009 - MoneyTree
Broward County Science Fair 2008 - Budding Sagemont Scientists
This year at the Broward County Science Fair, The Sagemont School received (2) Best in Show (top honors) among its middle school student entries. In addition, the school received (4) 1st place honors. Best In Show distinction is determined by a competition among all first place science fair projects within individual grade divisions. Best In Show winners receive special ribbons and a check for $25.00. - February 15, 2009 - The Sagemont Schools
National Elementary Honor Society Comes to Sagemont
The Sagemont Lower School Campus has become one of just over 300 Elementary schools to be designated as a founding chapter of NEHS (National Elementary Honor Society). - February 15, 2009 - The Sagemont Schools
Private Education Expert Suggests Existence of ‘Super-Prime Education’ Sector to Explain Continuing Demand for Full-Time Live-in Tutors Despite Credit Crunch
Adam Caller, founder of Tutors International, reports that the credit crunch has had no impact on demand for full-time live-in tutors and discusses the reasons why, introducing the idea of ‘super-prime education’ - February 15, 2009 - Tutors International
Kim Dean of Triangle Media Trainers Hosts "A Cause for Fashion"
Triangle Media Trainers LLC (www.trianglemediatrainers.com), a media coaching firm, has announced that managing partner Kim Dean hosted “A Cause for Fashion” on Sunday, Feb. 8. - February 15, 2009 - Triangle Media Trainers
Fuentek Senior Consultant Jack Spain Publishes Book
Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (www.fuentek.com), has announced that Jack Spain, senior consultant with the firm, has published The IT Leadership Pyramid, a book that describes essential leadership imperatives for leaders of information technology organizations in the 21st century. For... - February 15, 2009 - Fuentek, LLC
The Sagemont School’s Girl Scouts Making a Difference
The Sagemont elementary school girls in Broward County’s, troop 10916, turned their annual cookie sale into a community service project - February 15, 2009 - The Sagemont Schools
All-Star Business Coaches: “Best of the Best” Achieve Diamond Status and Deliver Results
Three ActionCOACH Business Coaches “play the game” at the highest levels. - February 15, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Cactus Commerce Cosponsors Aberdeen Group’s Report on Best-in-Class Multi-Channel Retailing
Benchmark report outlines current success rates of multi-channel retailers and the opportunities in implementing digital and mobile channels. - February 14, 2009 - Cactus Commerce
Sagemont's Seniors Become Entrepreneurs at Annual Senior Market
Sagemont Seniors, in Ms. Rupert’s economics class, recently learned about becoming entrepreneurs. - February 14, 2009 - The Sagemont Schools
Philadelphia Artists Collective, Positive Minds, Presents a Black History Month Show and Art Exhibit- Black Revival: Resurrecting the Spirit of Our Ancestors
Philadelphia artist collective, Positive Minds, presents Black Revival: Resurrecting the Spirit of Our Ancestors: a non-traditional Black History Month presentation in honor of the strength and power of African Americans and Black People of African decent on Friday, February 27th from 7-9pm at... - February 14, 2009 - Positive Minds
Curriculum Connector from Performance Pathways, Ready to Improve Student Achievement
New curriculum management application includes flexible unit design (support for Curriculum Mapping, UBD, Learning Focused), calendar-based lesson planning, and much more. - February 14, 2009 - Performance Pathways
Berks Business Education Coalition, Berks County IU, & Performance Pathways Announce Partnership
Visionary partnership aimed at improving student learning includes Boyertown, Oley Valley, and Wyomissing school districts, expansion likely. - February 14, 2009 - Performance Pathways
Performance Tracker Named to Top 100 Products of 2008 by District Administration Magazine
One of the most-read magazines of America’s school district leaders, announces the Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products of 2008 — Performance Tracker honored. - February 14, 2009 - Performance Pathways
Nightwatch 2009 Internship Opportunities
The Nightwatch Program, a non-profit organization dedicated to community improvement and crime prevention announced 2009 internships at a press conference on Thursday morning at its New York headquarters. "An internship is a great way to 'test drive' a career path, and gain... - February 14, 2009 - The Nightwatch Program
Private Main Line School Announces AP Scholars
More than half of Devon Preparatory School’s senior class has been named AP Scholar by the College Board. Thirteen of these young men were named AP Scholar with Distinction, 12 were named AP Scholar with Honor and five were named AP Scholar. All thirty students hail from the five county... - February 14, 2009 - Devon Preparatory School
Stefan Kazakis Has Added Executive Coaching to His Business
Kazakis believes executive coaching will make his coaching business more profitable. - February 14, 2009 - ActionCOACH
ActionCOACH Now Offers Executive Coaching to the Best Coaches in its Network
Hank De Smit will increase his profitability by diversifying into executive coaching. - February 14, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Longest Serving ActionCOACH Franchisee is Now a Diamond Coach
Steve Leach is one of the three Business Coaches from the world’s leader in business coaching to have reached the Diamond Coach status - in the midst of the current recession. - February 14, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Special Education and the Law
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome is hosting a free presentation on February 25. - February 14, 2009 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Chaunta Mero Earns REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHER™ Certification.
Chaunta Mero has successfully completed the REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHER™ certification to join an elite group of real estate professionals who have earned the prestigious certification offered through the National Institute of Webographers, LLC (www.webographers.com). Chaunta Mero has... - February 14, 2009 - National Institute of Webographers
CDIA at Boston University Hosts DC Photo Meetup
The Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University’s Georgetown Campus offered a presentation and workshop to the DC-area photography community. - February 13, 2009 - Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University
CDIA at Boston University Hosts TIVA-DC Meeting
The Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University’s Georgetown campus presented a networking session and panel discussion of the 48 Hour Film Project. - February 13, 2009 - Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University
No Nonsense Fitness Craze That Defies the Credit Crunch
David Robertson Personal Training is revolutionising the fitness industry by providing clients with two invaluable lessons during the current economic crisis – how to aggressively de-stress and how to remain fit by constructing a gym in your home for next to nothing. - February 13, 2009 - David Robertson Personal Training
Baseball Hitting Drills Website Donating Proceeds to Help Poverty Stricken School Room Projects
Baseball hitting website is using interactive online hitting lessons to donate funds for classrooms in need. http://www.swing-smarter-baseball-hitting-drills.com/swing-training.html. - February 13, 2009 - Swing Smarter Baseball Hitting Drills.com
Pass Christian University Introduces New Online "Introduction to Visual Basic 2008" Course
Pass Christian University has a program that makes it easy to take high-quality, noncredit online courses. Pass Christian University, a leader in online education, is pleased to announce the launch of "Introduction to Visual Basic 2008." - February 13, 2009 - Online Educational Institution
Eberl Claims Service Selects the SyberWorks Hosted Learning Management System to Provide Claims Adjuster Training
SyberWorks Inc., a leader in the Learning Management Systems industry, announced today that they signed an agreement with Eberl Claims Service, Inc. to provide claims adjuster training. - February 13, 2009 - SyberWorks, Inc.
EduKick International Soccer Schools Alumni Signs Senior Contract with MLS San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that Davide Somma, former student at Edukick international soccer schools, has signed a senior roster contract to join the team. “Davide had a good finish to the season in 2008, and played very well on the Generation Adidas tour,” said John... - February 13, 2009 - EduKick, Inc.
The e-Learning Lingo Podcast #79: “Domains of Learning”
SyberWorks, Inc. is a premier provider of Learning Management Systems and customized e-Learning Solutions. Today, they announce the next installment of their e-Learning Lingo Podcast Series, about an expression used in e-Learning theory, “domains of learning.” - February 13, 2009 - SyberWorks, Inc.
Sagemont Excels - Local Private School’s Accomplishments Continue to Soar
The rapid physical growth of The Sagemont Schools', in itself a strong indicator of the quality of the education and the support of proud parents, has been surpassed only by the students’ accomplishments. - February 13, 2009 - The Sagemont Schools
Ashworth College Encourages Retail Professionals to Hone Skills with New Retail Management Degree Program
Ashworth College, announced today the addition of Retail Management to its roster of Associate Degree programs. The new course curriculum combines traditional business subjects with specialized retail courses and is designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge needed to pursue retail... - February 13, 2009 - Ashworth College
Triangle Media Trainers Launches Life After TV News
Triangle Media Trainers LLC (www.trianglemediatrainers.com) has announced the launch of a new division, Life After TV News LLC. The new division specializes in teaching former TV anchors, reporters and producers how to utilize their journalist skills and begin a new career as a professional media... - February 13, 2009 - Triangle Media Trainers
Polish Media Seek UK "Ekspert" Advice on Branding a Country
During coffee break at a recent Marketing Masterclass UK marketing “ekspert”, Stefan Drew was surprised by a telephone call seeking his advice. The call was from Poland where a reporter wished to interview him about how countries like Poland, Namibia and China can brand... - February 13, 2009 - Stefan Drew Associates
OrgSync Raises Money for Charity: Water Using Social Media
OrgSync Successfully Uses Twitter Social Media Platform to Rally the Community, Increase Public Awareness and Raise $1500 for Charity: Water. - February 13, 2009 - OrgSync
ActionCOACH Faye Kropp Added the Executive Coaching Qualification to Follow Her Passion
Many organizations are using coaching as a retention strategy for key executives. - February 12, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Mark Taylor Selected to Lead CEOs in NYC
Vistage International, the world’s leading chief executive organization, has named Mark Taylor as a Vistage Chair in Manhattan. Taylor joins a community of more than 20 Vistage Group Chairs and nearly 500 members in the greater New York metropolitan area. Vistage member companies in New York... - February 12, 2009 - Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
High Tech Company Extends Open Door Policy for Childcare
Share in My Day launches a national campaign to create a digital open door policy for child care centers and change the world of early childhood education forever. Share in My Day works with early childhood education centers to install video cameras in classrooms and streams video feed to the web via a secure server. There is never a cost to Childcare Centers, the services is supported by interested parents for a small monthly fee. - February 12, 2009 - Share In My Day, LLC
Local Child-Care Center Goes High Tech
Share In My Day, LLC announced today that Amherst Park Prep child-care center of Amherst, New Hampshire is now offering live streaming video from the center to parents over the web. - February 12, 2009 - Share In My Day, LLC
New Learning Technology Conference, February 17-20, 2009
The New Learning Technologies conference continues SALT’s practice of bringing together senior professionals from government, industry, academia and the military to present the latest developments in the field of learning and training technologies. - February 12, 2009 - OutStart
Sagemont School Troupe 6915 District Competition Held at American Heritage
"Congratulations to Troupe 6915, Thespian President Kimberly Stanton, Thespian Vice-President Hanan Elmasry, and their sponsors, Ms. Ramcharitar and Ms. Wertman for an outstanding job!" - Principal Gayle Iacono - The Sagemont Upper School Campus - February 12, 2009 - The Sagemont Schools
Impressed by the Results of an ActionCOACH in His Own Business, David Johnson Joined the Company
David Johnson is the newest ActionCOACH to join the business coaching firm in Lancaster, PA. - February 12, 2009 - ActionCOACH
SitePoint Aims to Raise USD $50,000 for Victims of the Australian Bushfires
SitePoint (sitepoint.com) one of the most popular sites in the world for Web Developers today announced it is donating 100% of the proceeds from a special 5 for the price of 1 book sale of its acclaimed books to support those gravely affected by the recent bushfires in Victoria. - February 12, 2009 - SitePoint
Business Coaching is a Booming Industry Even in the Midst of the Current Recession
ActionCOACH Earl Kemper Recently Achieved Diamond Status within the ActionCOACH community. - February 12, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Martin Preston is Positioned for Success in Executive Coaching
Coaching is not just for improving deficiencies, but leveraging personal strengths to get better team performance. - February 12, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Motorsport Nationals & Atlanta Motor Speedway Announce 2009 Show Date
After the overwhelming outpouring from thousands of fans and the entire motor sport industry, Motorsport Nationals executives are excited to announce the upcoming date and location of the 2009 Super Show. - February 11, 2009 - Motorsport Nationals
BrandU's Conscious Entrepreneur Experience Event at the Conscious Life Expo Announces Marketing Genius Joe Sugarman to Guest Lineup
Marketing genius Joe Sugarman will be part of the multi-million dollar entrepreneur guest lineup at BrandU's Conscious Entrepreneur Experience at The Conscious Life Expo held Friday, February 13th from 1- 5pm at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles. Sugarman will join successful entrepreneurs Marcia Miller and Spike Humer in a TV talk show meets conscious business workshop instructed by BrandU™ co-creators Kim Castle and W. Vito Montone. Learn more at www.consciouslifeexpo.com. - February 11, 2009 - Intention Products, LLC
National Association of Women Lawyers, Celesq® AttorneysEd Center, and West LegalEdcenter Reach Agreement to Offer Important New Programs for Women
The National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), Celesq® AttorneysEd Center (Celesq®), and West LegalEdcenter today announced that they have entered into an agreement to offer NAWL programs addressing important issues facing women today in the legal workplaceIn announcing this new... - February 11, 2009 - Celesq(R) AttorneysEd Center
Quantix Reports Record First Quarter Results
Quantix, a provider of enterprise application support and managed services, today reported results for the first quarter of its current financial year. For the period October 08 – December 08 Quantix saw its profits grow by 46% on margins that grew by 26%. The company's contracted client base... - February 11, 2009 - Quantix UK