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Banking Tops Momentum Rankings: Sector Momentum Tracker Reports
This week’s issue of Fidelity Independent Adviser’s Sector Momentum Tracker examines the recent momentum surge in banking funds. - October 01, 2008 - Dion Money Management, LLC
Lenders Direct Funding Launches HomeBenefitIQ to Provide an Innovative New Employee Benefit
Companies Can Provide Real Estate Services to Employees to Enhance Their Benefit Package. - October 01, 2008 - Lenders Direct Funding
Solarpower Restoration Systems Announces Letter of Intent for a Three Year Supply of Modules with SBM Solar Inc.
SolarPower Restoration Systems Inc, a leading developer of building and roofing integrated photovoltaic application technologies, today announced that it has signed a non-binding letter-of-intent for a three-year supply agreement with SBM Solar Inc. Under the letter of intent, SolarPower... - October 01, 2008 - SolarPower Restoration Systems, Inc.
A Unique New Calendar That Helps Consumers Develop Good Money Saving Habits
The Money Saving Calendar is a unique new calendar that informs people how to save and make money for every month of the year. It will help consumers develop good money saving habits. - October 01, 2008 - Adamsllc
Debt Settlement Clients Recommend Debt Shield
Award-wining debt settlement company Debt Shield is experiencing a significant increase in referrals to their debt settlement services. - October 01, 2008 - Debt Shield, Inc.
Offshore Company, a Division of 1-800-COMPANY Now Fulfills the Entrepreneurial Dream Helping People to Actually Start Their Own Bank
Owning a bank? What entrepreneur hasn't spent countless days and nights dreaming about owning their own bank. Offshore Company is now turning this dream into a reality for many of its clients, thanks to a little help from New Zealand. - September 30, 2008 - 1-800-COMPANY.com
1-800-COMPANY.com Explains How to Build Business Credit Without the Personal Risk
Kevin Wessell, nationally known asset protection and business planning author and CEO of 1-800-COMPANY.com, explains how people can form their own corporation and obtain and build business credit without affecting their personal credit. - September 30, 2008 - 1-800-COMPANY.com
Finvest to Launch Capital Protected Offering
In light of the higher risks which are sweeping global markets, Finvest Asset Management is set to launch a new capital protected offering for investors who are seeking to generate annual returns of between 12-20 percent in a low risk structure. The total offering is for $500 million and is open... - September 30, 2008 - Finvest Asset Management
Agents Can Now Save Clients Thousands of Dollars Off Their College Tuition by Meeting with Them to Explain Long-Term Care Insurance
LTC Rewards (LTCREWARDS.com), is a program that allows its representatives to offer their clients the ability to earn up to one year of free tuition at hundreds of participating private colleges and universities across the United States, simply for taking the time to learn about Long-Term Care Insurance. - September 29, 2008 - CoolLTC
Pak Stock Exchange (pakstockexchange.com) Launches a Greatly Improved Online Virtual Trading Platform
Targeting the internet-generation, an online virtual stock trading platform was setup in 2006 by Wasi Mohsin, a technology enthusiast and a veteran investor of Karachi, Pakistan. The site http://www.pakstockexchange.com has been greatly improved since then and is now a beautifully designed,... - September 29, 2008 - pakstockexchange.com
SPENDonLIFE.com Offers College Students a $2,000 Blogging Scholarship
SPENDonLIFE.com is hosting a blogging scholarship competition with the winner being awarded a $2,000 college scholarship. Students are asked to write a blog entry on the significance of credit or complications of identity theft. All articles must be published on the author's blog and submitted... - September 27, 2008 - SPENDonLIFE
Los Angeles Commercial Mortgage Firm Watermark Financial's Elizabeth Braman Secures CCIM Designation
Braman Joins Group of Only 9,500 of 125,000 Commercial Real Estate Professionals That Hold Designation. - September 27, 2008 - Watermark Financial Group
Crescent State Bank Named 2008 Business of the Year
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank has been named Business of the Year by the Cary Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented on... - September 27, 2008 - Crescent State Bank
Landmark Financial Corporation Boasts Equipment Financing Still Strong
Although traditional banks are shying away from industrial equipment financing, Landmark Financial Corporation is still able to provide equipment financing for new small and large companies. Because Landmark is not a bank, they are not limited by traditional lending practices. - September 26, 2008 - Landmark Financial Corporation
Liquor Group Introduces Alexandar Vodka
Liquor Group Wholesale signs agreement with Kazbo Imports to represent Alexandar Vodka from Macedonia in the Florida and Michigan markets. - September 26, 2008 - Liquor Group
Liquor Group Wholesale and Drinks Americas Play the Trump Card
Liquor Group is signed by Drinks Americas Holdings to represent Trump Vodka, Old Whisky River and others in their portfolio. - September 26, 2008 - Liquor Group
Entrepreneur Growth Capital's Attorney Funding Division Announces First Funding - Accelerates $400,000 Legal Fee for Plaintiffs’ Law Firm
Entrepreneur Growth Capital, LLC’s (“EGC”) new Attorney Funding Division has funded its first client, a law firm in New York City looking to accelerate a legal fee awaiting judicial approval. More law firms are using alternative financing as banks tighten credit requirements. - September 26, 2008 - Entrepreneur Growth Capital, LLC
Tui Pranich Famed Interior Designer Launches High-End Interior Design Lifestyle Concept
Tui Lifestyle Offers Comprehensive Interior Design Solution for Attainable Luxury Living. - September 26, 2008 - Tui Lifestyle
New Financial Assistance Available to St. Dominic Regional High School Students Through the Dion Family Foundation
The Dion Family Foundation will be offering ten $4,000 scholarships to new students enrolling at St. Dominic Regional High School in September of 2009. Each of the ten students selected will be eligible for $1,000 each of their four years at St. Dom’s. Also for the graduating class of 2009, a $40,000 scholarship to attend St. Michael’s College will be available to no more than two St. Dom’s graduates over four years. - September 26, 2008 - Dion Money Management, LLC
Upside Ventures Gets Record Rents for Brooklyn Lofts TV studio takes 4,000SF at $35 Per SF
Ralph Trionfo announces latest trend setting transaction. - September 25, 2008 - Upside Ventures
Beacon Realty Capital Closes $1.3 Million FHA 202 Transaction
Beacon Realty Capital, a commercial real estate financial services firm, arranged $1.34 million in permanent FHA 202 fixed-rate debt for an affordable apartment building located in Peoria, Illinois. Beacon arranged the high leveraged, non-recourse loan which includes a 35-year term and amortization. - September 25, 2008 - Beacon Realty Capital, Inc.
Easy-Forex Wins Leading Australian Financial Magazine Preferred Platform Award
Easy-Forex’s new trading platform was chosen by Australia’s leading financial magazine as the preferred platform for the year 2008. - September 24, 2008 - easy-forex
United Automobile Insurance Group Moves Headquarters
Property and Casualty Insurance Provider Relocates to Miami Gardens. - September 24, 2008 - UAIG
Debt Settlement Clients See Faster Results
Consumers in one debt settlement program are seeing a 24% improvement in the average time it takes to get their first settlements. - September 24, 2008 - Debt Shield, Inc.
SanDiegoJewelryBuyers.com Takes Pawn Shop Experience to a New Level
San Diego Jewelry Buyers launches new website that takes customers beyond the ordinary pawn shop experience when selling or receiving cash loans on fine jewelry, diamonds, watches, and gold. - September 24, 2008 - San Diego Jewelry Buyers
YapStone Announces New Chief Technology Officer
YapStone, Inc., through its RentPayment™ and VacationRentPayment™ divisions, is the Country’s largest payment processor to the property market, focusing primarily on apartments, student housing, homeowner associations, and other property-related markets. - September 22, 2008 - Yapstone, Inc.
Emerging Asia Releases Free Report on Chinese Milk Crisis
Melamine in Milk: Tainted Chinese Dairy Products, provides a summary of information known to date, along with detailed English language tables identifying the brands and products found to contain traces of Melamine, as well as the quantity of Melamine found and the production date of the batch tested. To date, the Chinese government is not known to have released such detailed information in English. - September 22, 2008 - Emerging Asia
Chicago Based “Insurance Navy” Warns: “Low Cost Automobile Insurance May Bring Grave Consequences to Some Insureds”
More insurance shoppers are trying to switch from high liability insurance to low cost low liability insurance. This behavior can be grave for some insurance consumers - September 22, 2008 - Insurance Navy
New Community Message Board for Those That Wish to Start a Business, Build Business Credit or Protect Their Assets
For those interested in starting a business, building business credit, real estate investing or asset protection, 1-800-COMPANY.com has started a free online community message board for people to ask questions and network. - September 21, 2008 - 1-800-COMPANY.com
3GS, LLC Acquires Louisiana-Based On-Site Document Destruction Company
Business entrepreneurs, Mike Boehringer and Mike West, have announced that 3GS, LLC, a business venture formed to consolidate the document destruction industry, has acquired ShredMasters of Baton Rouge, La. ShredMasters specializes in secure, on-site document destruction and provides shredding... - September 21, 2008 - NorthShore Capital Advisors
ETF Momentum Tracker Sees Consumer Services (IYC) Gaining Momentum
With Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG dominating the financial headlines this week, ETF Momentum Tracker has isolated one sector weathering the storm: consumer services. - September 21, 2008 - Dion Money Management, LLC
Bangalore Based S7 Software Nominated for TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards
S7 Software, a software migration and reengineering services company headquartered at Bangalore has been nominated for the coveted TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards. The First ever ‘Public Choice’ awards to recognize India’s new wave of growth, the TATA NEN Hottest Startups is an... - September 21, 2008 - S7 Software
Michael Aubut of The Capitalist Group International Gets Back to Business
Michael Aubut of The Capitalist Group International Gets Back to Business in order to help small to mid-sized private businesses gain an edge in today's difficult environment. - September 21, 2008 - The Capitalist Group Intl., LLC
1-800-COMPANY.com Announces Free Business Credit Building and Asset Protection Workshop in Southern California
Companies Incorporated and 1-800-COMPANY.com announced today they are temporarily offering their $1,295 two day business credit building and asset protection workshop October 18th – 19th for free. This workshop teaches the public how to build corporate credit to start or expand their business or invest in real estate. It also teaches people how to protect their life savings from being taken away by future lawsuits that may be brought against them. - September 20, 2008 - 1-800-COMPANY.com
Lorne S. Marr's Free Seminar on How to Become a Successful Life Insurance Broker
How to become a successful insurance broker? This is the question that Lorne S. Marr, owner of LSM Insurance Ltd. will answer in front of a limited number of participants on October 8, 2008. “Life insurance brokers can be well-paid and successful people, yet over 80% of new brokers leave the... - September 20, 2008 - Lorne S. Marr Insurance Services Limited
Crescent State Bank Hosts Shred-a-Thon and Fighting Fraud Seminar
Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank will host Fighting Fraud, the first event in the Centsibility Series, on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 4 to 7... - September 20, 2008 - Crescent State Bank
Don Mills Named 2008 Mover and Shaker
SIA Group (www.siagroup.net), a full-service insurance agency with six offices throughout North Carolina, has announced that Don Mills, CIC, president of the firm, has been named a 2008 Mover and Shaker by Business Leader magazine. The Movers and Shakers award honors up-and-coming business leaders... - September 20, 2008 - SIA Group
Focus Management Group Appointed CRO to Manage Continental AFA Dispensing Company in Its Chapter 11 Case
Focus Management Group (“Focus”) has been appointed as Advisor and Chief Restructuring Officer to Continental AFA Dispensing Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, “CAFA”) under an Order entered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri,... - September 20, 2008 - Focus Management Group
Padgett Business Services Relocates Office
Office relocation to Beaverbrook Centre. - September 20, 2008 - Padgett Business Services
IPA President to Serve as Co-Event Chair for ACWIS 2008 Midwest Region Gala Dinner
International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) President, Gregg Steinberg, along with his wife, Stacy, are serving as co-event chairs for the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS) 2008 Midwest Region Gala Dinner. “The Weizmann Institute of Science, through pure... - September 20, 2008 - IPA
International Profit Associates Managing Director Nominated to Receive American Spirit Medal
International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) Managing Director, John R. Burgess, has been nominated to receive the American Spirit Medal. The American Spirit Medal is the highest honor the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) can bestow upon an individual. “This prestigious award is... - September 20, 2008 - IPA
Green Debt Settlement Company Saves 27,000 lbs of CO2
An award-winning debt settlement company helps fight climate change through environmental programs. - September 19, 2008 - Debt Shield, Inc.
San Diego Jewelry Buyers & Local Pawn Shops Increase Co-operation During Economic Slowdown
San Diego Jewelry Buyers reports increased business cooperation between the company and San Diego pawn shops during the sluggish economy this past year. - September 19, 2008 - San Diego Jewelry Buyers
Stick with AIG, Life Insurance Expert Says
Canadians should not hastily replace their existing AIG Life of Canada life insurance policies, independent life insurance broker Lorne S. Marr said today. "This company has not been affected by the U.S. credit crisis, and you could loose thousands of dollars on surrender charges if you act... - September 19, 2008 - Lorne S. Marr Insurance Services Limited
LFE Institute Continues Expansion While Financial Services Sector Continues to Suffer
LFE Institute announced today that they are continuing to expand their Workplace Money Coach program – a major opportunity for financial professionals – while most companies in the financial services sector continue to suffer and lay-off thousands of workers worldwide. LFE Institute... - September 19, 2008 - LFE Institute
1NService Partners with Neuron Global for CEO Summit
Solutions provider Neuron Global partnered with 1N Service during the CEO Summit that was held August 11-12, 2008. 1NService is an organization made up of high-level network solutions and advanced technology providers. A collaborative community, 1N Service aims to be the dedicated resource to enable an advanced technology integrator to deliver services all over the world. - September 19, 2008 - Neuron Global
Information Security Media Group, Corp. Announces New Corporate Website
Information Security Media Group, Corp. (ISMG), owners of BankInfoSecurity.com and CUInfoSecurity.com, announce the launch of their new corporate website: www.ISMGCorp.com. This new flagship website will focus on the parent corporation which owns, operates, and maintains BankInfoSecurity.com,... - September 18, 2008 - Information Security Media Group
American Dream Home Lending Host the Second Annual American Dream Charity Ride to Benefit East TN Rural Homeless Shelter Serenity Pointe
2nd Annual American Dream Motorcycle Charity Ride September 27th 2008 @ 4710 Hixson Pike Hixson, TN 37343. Free Lunch @ 11:30, FBO @ 12:30, Free Dinner @ end of Ride. - September 18, 2008 - American Dream Home Lending
FISC Lenders Commit to Offering Student Loans
A group of FISC lenders, both banks and credit unions, in Maine, have renewed their commitment to student lending to ensure that Maine families have options in regards to Stafford and PLUS Loans for the fall 2008 semester. During the past year, changes in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL)... - September 18, 2008 - FISC Solutions
Swig Bartini & Bistro Parent Company to Trade on OTC
XRX International Entertainment Holding Group, Inc., is a Florida holding company that delivers entertainment content through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. On October 4, 2001, XRX opened it’s flagship venue operating under the name, “Swig Bartini & Bistro,” a 6,500 square foot martini bar, restaurant, and live music venue, in Weston, Florida, one of South Florida’s most affluent communities. - September 18, 2008 - XRX INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING GROUP, INC