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"Nonprofit Finance: A Practical Guide" Nominated for a Terry McAdam Book Award
The book "Nonprofit Finance: A Practical Guide" has been nominated for a Terry McAdam Book in 2016. The book's main goal is to bridge the gap between the finance and management areas of an organization. The author, Sheila Shanker, is a CPA based in California with many years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Her real-life examples and explanations are appreciated by both financial and non-financial readers. - April 02, 2016 - Sheila Shanker
Clearent Jumps to #37 on Nilson List of Top Merchant Acquirers
Processor Celebrates Fifth Straight Year on Prestigious List - April 02, 2016 - Clearent
Local Social Security Consultant Explains Bipartisan Budget Act’s Changes to Social Security
New Social Security Claim Options can be Confusing for the Layman - April 02, 2016 - RMH Advisors, LLC
Dr. Dee W. Edington to Present at Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress in Washington D.C.
Dr. Dee W. Edington, Founder & CEO of Edington Associates and author of the books Biology of Physical Activity, Biological Awareness, Frontiers of Exercise Biology, The One Minute Manager Balances Work and Life, Zero Trends: Health as a Serious Economic Strategy and Shared Values-Shared... - April 01, 2016 - Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress
IncomeAssure® Answers Call for Wage Insurance
Combined with state unemployment benefits, it provides up to 50% of former weekly salary when an individual is involuntarily unemployed. - April 01, 2016 - IncomeAssure
CRIF Signs Service Agreements with 6 Major Banks in Jordan
CRIF Jordan has recently signed Credit Information Service Agreements with Bank Al Etihad, Capital Bank, Jordan Kuwait Bank, Housing Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and AJIB Bank, making CRIF the first official provider of credit reports to those financial institutions. - April 01, 2016 - CRIF
CU Appraisal Services: Making History as a CUSO
With the recent investment by CU Advantage, Inc. CU Appraisal services is now the first and only Appraisal Management Company, Credit Union Service Organization in the country. - March 31, 2016 - CU Appraisal Services
GSF Mortgage Names Jim Ahlin Area Manager
GSF Mortgage is pleased to name Jim Ahlin, formerly a branch manager out of the Colorado office, as new area manager. He will be responsible for expanding the GSF Mortgage footprint in both the Colorado and Minnesota regions. Ahlin will shift his focus from originating loans to recruiting new loan... - March 31, 2016 - GoGSF
2016 Long Term Care Insurance Tax Guide Published by AALTCI
The 2016 guide to long-term care insurance tax deductible rules and benefits is being made available today from members of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. - March 31, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Prism Analytical Technologies Raises $1.8M to Change the Face of Analytical Instrumentation Used in the Field and Laboratory
Hyde Park Angels led the round with participation from Grand Angels. - March 30, 2016 - Hyde Park Angels
Doeren Mayhew Ranks Amongst Nation’s Top 100 CPA Firms
Doeren Mayhew, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with locations in Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and Texas, has remained on Accounting Today’s top 100 list of accounting, tax and business consulting firms in the United States. Based on annual revenue from 2015, Doeren... - March 30, 2016 - Doeren Mayhew
Keais Records Service to Sponsor Medical Insurance Conference
Keais Records Service is thrilled to be a sponsor of the Crittenden Medical Insurance Conference for the second year in a row. The Conference will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami April 3-5. “We are thrilled to be sponsoring such an excellent conference. It's a great event... - March 28, 2016 - Keais Records Retrieval
Bay State Cable Ties CEO and Founder Robert Sires is Appointed to University of West Florida Board of Trustees by FL Governor Rick Scott
Bay State Cable Ties, America’s leading manufacturer of nylon cable ties, is proud to announce that CEO and Founder Robert Sires has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the University of West Florida by Florida Governor Rick Scott. Sires succeeds Garrett Walton for a five-year term... - March 27, 2016 - Bay State Cable Ties
Leslea Ellis LLC Celebrates 3 Years in Business
This month marks the 3-year anniversary of local CPA firm, Leslea Ellis, LLC. The firm provides general accounting services, forensic accounting and litigation support, and payroll processing, as well as tax preparation and related services. “We appreciate the confidence and trust our... - March 27, 2016 - Leslea Ellis, LLC
Long Term Care Insurance Director to Speak at National Medicare Supplement Conference
Jesse Slome, director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance will be the kick-off speaker at the National Medicare Supplement Sales Summit for insurance agents taking place April 25th in Kansas City. - March 27, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
French Regulatory Organization Authorizes Major French Bank to Use Talk to Pay for Card Not Present Payments with Voice Recognition
French data protection regulatory organization (CNIL) authorization makes it possible for all La Banque Postale cardholders to benefit from Talk to Pay®, allowing them to be protected during Card Not Present purchases thanks to voice generated dynamic cryptogram. - March 26, 2016 - Talk to Pay
Obduro Capital Closes $1,265,000 SBA 7(a) Loan on Ohio Medical Office Property
Obduro Capital Arranges $1,265,0000 SBA Loan for Purchase of Dentist Office Property in Ohio - March 26, 2016 - Obduro Capital LLC
Whitefish Credit Union to Open New South Kalispell Branch
Montana's largest credit union is pleased to announce the opening of their newest location. - March 26, 2016 - Whitefish Credit Union
Six Long Term Care Insurance Companies Report 2015 Sales Growth Says AALTCI Director
While overall sales of long-term care insurance declined in 2015, six insurers reported sales growth of as much as 62 percent reports the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. - March 26, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Joyo Financial to Provide Retail Investors’ Access to IPO
At a recent technology expo SXSW in Austin, Texas, USA, Charles Leung, Chief Investment Officer with Joyo Financial Ltd gave an insight into what's in store for this year. - March 25, 2016 - Joyo Financial
Darrell Hill Consulting Launches the First Web Based Portal in Nigeria That Allows Suppliers Find and Respond to Private Sector Requests for Quotations
As most RFP portals focus on public sector opportunities, SourceFQ has been launched to serve as an independent facilitator for private sector buyers (individuals and Corporate Organisations) to discover a large pool of quality suppliers in Nigeria from whom supplier quotations can be competitively obtained. - March 25, 2016 - SourceFQ Nigeria
Gilbert J. Munoz, CPA, Appointed Vice President of West Tampa Chamber of Commerce for 2016
Gilbert J. Munoz, CPA, has been appointed as the vice president of the West Tampa Chamber of Commerce. In consultation with other Board members, the Chamber's incoming 2016 president, Dawn Hudson, has chosen Mr. Munoz to hold the role of vice president. His term began January 1, 2016, and will... - March 25, 2016 - Munoz & Company, CPA
Exciting Antique Rug Auction Creates Buzz in NYC and You Are Invited
For the first time ever, Bonhams Auction House and Nazmiyal Collection - the global source for antique rugs, are joining forces to launch one of the most exciting antique and vintage rug auctions ever! - March 24, 2016 - Nazmiyal Collection
The Kindness Connection Working with Organizations to Achieve Meaningful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), While Building Strong Employee Teams
The Kindness Connection has developed a line of programs, specifically geared to help corporations involve their employees in volunteer service to local charities. The program names reflect the type of recipient organization which will benefit: Volunteer for Vets, Create Art for the Aging, Outfit Tots with Educational Toys, Motivate Adolescent Athletes. - March 24, 2016 - The Kindness Connection
NAPA Recognizes Eric Mitchell in Top 50 Under 40
Association names Mitchell as one of nation’s foremost "Young Gun" retirement plan advisors. - March 24, 2016 - Retirement Plan Advisors
Announcing the Newly Formed Compliance & Cyber Security Firm Cobaltix Compliance
Cobaltix Compliance provides compliance consulting services to identify risks, review existing policies, procedures & practices and conduct technical vulnerability assessments of client systems and web facing applications. - March 24, 2016 - Cobaltix Compliance
Trinova Capital on Track for Record-Breaking Q1 of 2016
Trinova Capital have expressed today that the Tokyo-based equity research firm is on target to achieve their best ever fiscal quarter. - March 24, 2016 - Trinova Capital
Russell Bedford Again Ranked Among Top 20 Networks by IAB
Global accounting network retains 17th place in International Accounting Bulletin 2016 World Survey - March 24, 2016 - Russell Bedford International
GSF Mortgage Welcomes Branch Manager in Richmond, Virginia
GSF Mortgage is pleased to welcome Marco LeBron as branch manager in Richmond, Virginia. He joins TeamGO with 15 years of mortgage industry experience. He began his career as an office manager but after learning about mortgage loan programs and guidelines, he quickly became an important support... - March 24, 2016 - GoGSF
Financial Literacy Education Leader iGrad Hits 2 Million Modules
Students engage with online financial literacy program in record numbers. - March 23, 2016 - iGrad
Jill Perlstein Named Senior Director, Retained Search Services Division
Jill Perlstein will be responsible for identifying new opportunities that highlight RSS’ competitive advantage in the placement of actuarial and other quantitative professionals. She brings to the role more than 17 years of talent acquisition and management experience within the insurance and financial services industry. Jill initially joined DW Simpson in 1998 as an assistant recruiter to CEO and Founder, Patty Simpson. - March 23, 2016 - DW Simpson Global Actuarial & Analytics Recruitment
Illinois Insurance Agency Joins Missouri Alliance
Mount Vernon, Illinois insurance agency to affiliate with growing alliance. - March 23, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Trinova Capital Announces Community Support Program
Trinova Capital announces new program to support volunteering and community service for employees. - March 23, 2016 - Trinova Capital
Commercial Ideas Appoints New Associate Creative Director
Commercial Ideas is proud to announce that Easton Sinclair has been promoted to the position of Associate Creative Director. Sinclair formerly held the title of Account Executive at the firm. As Associate Creative Director, Easton will be developing creative solutions for a growing portfolio of... - March 22, 2016 - Commercial Ideas
Hein Named Mars National Bank’s Senior Vice President, Finance
James M. Hein was named Senior Vice President, Finance of Mars National Bank. He now oversees the finance, deposit and technology operations activities at the Bank. Mr. Hein joined Mars National Bank as Vice President, Controller in 2010. - March 22, 2016 - Mars Bank
PricewaterhouseCoopers Veteran to Lead Cascade Asia's Commercial Due Diligence Practice in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia boutique consulting firm Cascade Asia taps PricewaterhouseCoopers veteran Stuart Banham to lead its commercial due diligence practice. - March 22, 2016 - Cascade Asia Advisors
NexGen Networks Bolsters International Connectivity with Stronger UK Presence
NexGen to build on UK fibre infrastructure and strategic data centre space, providing even lower latency and higher reliability for its enterprise consumer base. - March 22, 2016 - NexGen Networks
Lead Capital Partners Poll Shows Clients Ignore New Year Jitters
Lead Capital Partners has published encouraging results of an institutional client survey following the New Year stock sell-offs. - March 21, 2016 - Lead Capital Partners
Fairfax, VA Accounting Firm Releases Blog Series on Taxes for Virginia Residents
Fairfax, VA accounting firm, Geddes & Company, P.C. releases new series of blogs on Virginia taxation laws and policies for the year 2015 that are designed to help consumers. - March 21, 2016 - Geddes & Company, PC
Cumulus Funding Raises Over $30 Million in Equity & Debt Financing
Chicago-based firm expands the reach of its Income Share Agreement product. - March 20, 2016 - Cumulus Funding
First National Short Term Care Insurance Sales Training Webinar Announced by NAC-STC
The first national sales training webinar hosted by the National Advisory Center for Short Term Care will help insurance agents discover how to market and sell short term care solutions. - March 19, 2016 - Short Term Care Insurance National Advisory Council
Paragon Bank Appoints Senior Vice President, Specialty Lending
Paragon Bank (OTCBB: PGNN.OB) has hired Thomas "Tee" Shipmon as Senior Vice President of Specialty Lending. Shipmon will report to Robert Shaw, Chief Executive Officer at Paragon Bank, and will work out of the office at 5400 Poplar Avenue. "We are excited to add a team member with... - March 18, 2016 - Paragon Small Business Capital Group
Robert C. Furr of Furr & Cohen, PA Will be Inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy
The American College of Bankruptcy announced today that Robert C. Furr of Furr and Cohen, PA, located in Boca Raton, Florida, will be inducted as a Fellow of the College on March 18, 2016 in Washington, D.C. The ceremony will take place at the Smithsonian Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art... - March 18, 2016 - Furr and Cohen PA
From the Tax Lien Lady - Get Ready for Spring 2016 Tax Sales
There are plenty of tax sales coming up for March and April. Please be ready for them. Tax Lien Sales Winter is a pretty quiet time for tax sales in the Northeast with the exception of the Nassau County tax sale in NY. But things start to pick up in March. There are live and online tax lien sales... - March 18, 2016 - TaxLienLady.com
Climate-KIC Nominated for Two 2016 Guardian Awards
Climate-KIC, the EU’s main climate innovation initiative, has been shortlisted in the Communicating Sustainability and Collaboration categories of the 2016 Guardian Sustainable Business Awards. - March 18, 2016 - Climate-KIC
Barrie Auto Insurance Brokers, Cornerstone Insurance Brokers, Announce Full Range of Auto Insurance Policies
Residents of Barrie, as well as those throughout Ontario, have more choices in affordable automobile insurance through Cornerstone Insurance Brokers than ever before. - March 18, 2016 - Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd
BeWiser Insurance Brokers, Inc. Offering a Complete Range of Young Drivers Insurance Options
Barrie, ON-based leaders for a full range of vehicle insurance products, BeWiser Insurance Brokers, Inc. are now inviting clients to review their vehicle insurance services for young drivers. The company’s team has comprehensive market experience and can help young drivers find affordable, high coverage policies that ensure they’re covered well on the roads across Ontario. It’s a professional service designed for the modern young driver. - March 18, 2016 - BeWiser Insurance Brokers
AALTCI Offers Gift Certificates for Leading Overseas Adventure Travel Companies
Ten gift certificates each worth $100 off an international land tour or cruise are being made available to insurance agents and the general public. The offer is being extended by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. "We were fortunate to receive these gift rewards that we... - March 18, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Trupay Appoints Regional Account Manager in Midwest Region
Mishawaka Firm Increases Ability to Service Clients in Allen County and Surrounding Areas - March 18, 2016 - TruPay
Mediq - Advised by Toren AG - Acquires Globomedica in Switzerland
International healthcare player Mediq -advised by Toren AG- has acquired direct to patient ostomy and specialty pharmaceuticals distributor Globomedica in Egg, Switzerland. Mediq already serves healthcare institutions in Switzerland. The acquisition is an important platform to expand into other direct to patient services. - March 18, 2016 - Toren