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MindTools.com Announces Launch of New Online Media Press Room

MindTools.com Announces Launch of New Online Media Press Room

Now the Press Room for Mind Tools, the most visited career skills site on the Internet, makes it easy for reporters to find special topics of interest for business news, features and columns. - March 17, 2008 - Mind Tools Ltd

Maverick Dinner a Success for Dynamic Transitions

Dynamic Transitions are celebrating their most successful event for budding entrepreneurs and business owners to date, after hosting an Exclusive Black Tie Dinner at the elegant La Pont de La Tour Restaurant, London. - March 17, 2008 - Dynamic Transitions

Jeff Snell Serves as Facilitator of Greater Raleigh Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Roundtable 7

ENLIGN Business Brokers (www.enlign.com), which represents profitable privately-held, North Carolina-based companies for sale that have gross revenues in excess of $1 million, has announced that Jeff Snell, principal broker for the firm, has been elected as facilitator of the Greater Raleigh Area... - March 17, 2008 - ENLIGN Business Brokers

Local Virtual Assistant Receives Entrepreneurial Recognition

Pat Zappavigna receives VAccolade Business Entrepreneurial award - March 17, 2008 - Instant Office Assistant

Virtual Meets Personal at the First Annual Forum on Virtual Assistance

Virtual Meets Personal at the First Annual Forum on Virtual Assistance

Virtual Assistants from across North America – industry leaders and those new to the industry - will meet in Toronto in May ‘08 for the first ever forum of its kind in Canada. - March 16, 2008 - Virtually Anything Administrative Services

Capital Style Luxury Transportation Chooses Dancing Elephants for Sales Training

Capital Style Luxury Transportation chooses Dancing Elephants Achievement Group for training of their sales and executive team. Dancing Elephants was chosen based on their focus on ethics and sound sales fundamentals. - March 16, 2008 - Dancing Elephants Achievement Group

Superior Project Results Highlighted on New Winthrop Group Website

The Winthrop Group, Inc., a boutique consultancy of experienced executives who drive business growth for Fortune 1000 and emerging companies, today announced the relaunch of its corporate website at www.winthropgrp.com. The Winthrop Group has achieved superior business growth results for its high... - March 16, 2008 - The Winthrop Group, Inc.

TSN Studios Premiers Demolition Visual Effects Service to Film Production, Entertainment and Gaming Industries

TSN Studios Premiers Demolition Visual Effects Service to Film Production, Entertainment and Gaming Industries

New technology saves time and money - Shortens schedules from months to weeks, even days – Improves realism for demolition, impact and destruction effects. - March 15, 2008 - TSN Studios, LLC

Nobel Announces New Customer Programs

Nobel Announces New Customer Programs

Nobel has recently introduced new online features for its customers. - March 15, 2008 - Nobel Ltd

Advertising Balloons Light Up Around the World with Thanks to Aerial Products & Southern Balloon Works

Advertising Balloons Light Up Around the World with Thanks to Aerial Products & Southern Balloon Works

Southern Balloon Works Inc., a division of Aerial Products Corporation, has announced the production of a new solution for the aerial advertising industry. The company has rolled out an illuminated polyurethane balloon which is called a "NightLight." - March 15, 2008 - Aerial Products

"Speak With Power" - Chicagoland Coaching Firm Enerpace, Inc. Announces "Communication Pyramid" Approach to Enhance Speaking Effectiveness

Enerpace, Inc. will be presenting “Speak With Power” on Saturday, April 5th. This workshop is appropriate for all voice professionals – not just actors and singers. Anyone who needs to speak for their career or business can benefit from enhancing their vocal image. - March 15, 2008 - Enerpace Executive and Personal Coaching

Journalists Need the Opportunity to Work Happy

WorkHappyNow.com published an article, “Journalism Needs a Work Happy Make-Over,” in response to Duct Tape Marketing’s blog “Will Social and Journalism Ever Work Together?” The author believes that working happy should be one of management’s top priorities at all... - March 15, 2008 - Work Happy Now!

Free Inventory Software Platform Now Offers Peachtree Accounting Integration

Users of Business Aviator can now utilize the enterprise-level inventory features with mainstream small business accounting systems that provide a scalable migration path via interoperability with multiple systems. - March 15, 2008 - Mark Miarecki Computing, Inc.

Portable Storage Puts New Twist on March Madness

The National Portable Storage Association helps universities take the "madness" out of March with extra space to securely store much-needed items. - March 15, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association

Ecumen Expands Its Senior Housing Development Team by Welcoming Julie Murray

Ecumen Expands Its Senior Housing Development Team by Welcoming Julie Murray

Ecumen, which is one of the country's largest non-profit senior housing, aging services and senior housing development companies, has named Julie Murray as a director of real estate development services. She joins Ecumen from Dallas-based Greystone Communities, a developer of continuing care retirement communities. - March 14, 2008 - Ecumen

Greenlite Giveaway Lights Up Microsoft Cafes

Greenlite Giveaway Lights Up Microsoft Cafes

Greenlite Lighting Corporation recently gave away 32,000 Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs to Microsoft employees on the company’s Redmond Campus. The giveaway took place at various Microsoft Cafes on February 28. Huge boxes of the environmentally progressive CFLs were delivered in... - March 14, 2008 - Greenlite

ACT Global Sports and Sportexe Partner to Increase Turf Production

Strategic partnership to launch U.S. production of synthetic turf systems. - March 14, 2008 - Act Global

TechBiz Connection Hosts CEO Roundtable on Managing Business Growth in Early Stage Companies

TechBiz Connection (http://www.techbizconnection.org) will host a distinguished panel of local chief executive officers who will discuss how to manage growth in early stage companies at its monthly forum on Wednesday, March 19 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Calit2 at the University of California,... - March 14, 2008 - TechBiz Connection

KEO International Consultants Accepts MIPIM AR Award at Ceremony Held in Cannes, France

KEO International Consultants Accepts MIPIM AR Award at Ceremony Held in Cannes, France

South of Shamkha Master Plan Receives Commended Award in the ‘Regeneration and Master Planning’ Category at the 2008 MIPIM AR Future Project Awards. - March 13, 2008 - KEO International Consultants

CJP‘s 2nd Global Jatropha Hi-Tech Agricultural Training Programme in India from July-14-18, 2008

CJP‘s 2nd Global Jatropha Hi-Tech Agricultural Training Programme in India from July-14-18, 2008

CJP has the privilege to provide most authoritative Knowledge platform known as Global Jatropha Hi-Tech Agricultural Training Programme for Development of Sustainable Non-Food Jatropha Oil Crop Projects, Programmes and Priorities to Feed Biodiesel Industry Worldwide. - March 13, 2008 - centre for jatropha promotion & biodiesel (CJP)

Victory Capital Group Offers Working Capital Program

Victory Capital Group Offers Working Capital Program

Particularly around business tax season, small businesses are seeking alternative funding which offers the benefit of fast cash approvals and many other benefits compared to traditional bank loans. Victory Capital Group financing can help pay for taxes, new store locations, or other business expenses. - March 13, 2008 - Victory Capital Group

Niger Educational System Associates Partner with Malaria Foundation International

Niger Educational System Associates Partner with Malaria Foundation International

Recognizing that ending Malaria requires much more than bednets, the Niger Educational System Associates (NESA) partners with the Malaria Foundation to implement a long-term plan focused on education and economic development. - March 13, 2008 - Malaria Foundation International

PLM Trailer Leasing Opens New Refrigerated Trailer Customer Service Center

PLM Trailer Leasing Opens New Refrigerated Trailer Customer Service Center

Center will offer emergency roadside assistance 24 hours per day - March 13, 2008 - PLM Trailer Leasing

Overall E-Marketing Concept and Implementation by My Clicks

The SEO provider aims to help businesses realize ideas online. - March 13, 2008 - Myclicks LLC

VR Business Brokers Now in Brevard County and Closing Deals

VR Business Brokers is pleased to announce its new office in Melbourne Florida that is reaching 1 year old and already closing multiple transactions. VR Business Brokers® of Melbourne are independently owned & operated by Business Leaders, Inc. and serves the entire Space Coast areas as... - March 13, 2008 - VR Business Brokers of Melbourne, Fl

NJ Advertising Agency Brandspa Bounces in the Perfect Brand for a New Entertainment Firm

"It's good business," says Gorman. "Well-branded companies are not only more attractive, they're also worth more. Our mission is to help client companies increase their market value by growing the value of their intangibles." - March 13, 2008 - Brandspa LLC

Albert Einstein’s Achievements Celebrated on 129th Birthday

Albert Einstein’s Achievements Celebrated on 129th Birthday

Albert Einstein was born in Germany on March 14, 1879. In 1905, Einstein wrote three groundbreaking scientific theories that were published and still profoundly impact the world. These three theories include his paper on Photoelectricity, Brownian Motion, and his Special Relativity Theory. Xump founder Anton Skorucak said, “Einstein’s discoveries are around us in everyday life, for example without his theory of relativity we would not have GPS.” - March 12, 2008 - xUmp.com

Radical Computing Announces Availability of Its RPN Product Line in Multiple Languages

Radical Computing Announces Availability of Its RPN Product Line in Multiple Languages

Retail Path Networks expands its reach into global markets by offering its customers an ability to administer the system in their native language. - March 12, 2008 - Radical Computing Corp

John O’Connor Earns Accredited Business Intermediary Designation

Jeff Snell, principal broker for ENLIGN Business Brokers (www.enlign.com), a firm providing seller and buyer services, professional negotiation, and valuation and marketing services to small and medium business sellers and buyers, has announced that John O’Connor has earned the Accredited... - March 12, 2008 - ENLIGN Business Brokers

Local Business Expands to Meet Demand

After only two months of operation in Bethlehem, group looks to grow businesses in both Allentown and Forks Township. - March 12, 2008 - ReferralWeb

Expanding IT Company to Hold Recruitment Evening

Leading business solutions software specialist Concentrix will use a recruitment event in mid-April to help fill a variety of positions. - March 12, 2008 - Concentrix Ltd

The Business Knowledge Gap

i4cp study shows that nearly 30% of corporate participants feel a lack of business acumen among managers has a great impact on organizations. - March 12, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Western State Design Schedules Six Commercial Laundry Equipment Open House Events

Western State Design has announced six Spring Open House events for the Hayward, CA; Fresno, CA; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Phoenix, AZ, and Las Vegas, NV areas. These events will celebrate the coin laundry industry with product displays, service and industry seminars, special show pricing and more. - March 12, 2008 - Dexter Laundry, Inc.

Sterling Equipment Company to Host California Laundry Equipment Spring Sale and Open House

Sterling Equipment Company will host a Spring Sale and Open House at their headquarters in Stanton, CA. Held Saturday, April 19th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. this event will celebrate the commercial and on-premise laundry industries with a full day event featuring product displays, service and... - March 12, 2008 - Dexter Laundry, Inc.

Directors Could Risk Imprisonment if Not Prepared for New Laws

Directors nationwide are at risk of imprisonment unless they are familiar with the new Corporate Manslaughter Act, coming into force in next month. The new act resolves problems in the present law in which organisations can only be convicted of manslaughter if a senior manager or director is... - March 12, 2008 - t2 business solutions

Customers for Private Jets? Recession Proof.

Charter air flights soar despite the US economy downturn. - March 11, 2008 - Blue Star Jets

DirectBuy of Syracuse Earns Top Five Service Rating

DirectBuy of Syracuse Earns Top Five Service Rating

DirectBuy, the leading members-only showroom and home design center that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices, is proud to announce that its Syracuse, N.Y., location ranked in the top five for the company’s customer service ratings for 2007. The ratings are based on the results... - March 11, 2008 - DirectBuy

Top RE/MAX Agent Launches New Website

Dania Guth and her team at RE/MAX Alliance have launched a new high end website. - March 11, 2008 - evergreen-conifer.com

Track Chic Introduces the Lug Nuts: Ladies, It’s Our Turn Now

Track Chic Introduces the Lug Nuts: Ladies, It’s Our Turn Now

Ladies, tired of going to NASCAR, Indy, NHRA and other races and seeing women in tight outfits at the entrances to the exhibits: So is Track Chic. - March 10, 2008 - Track Chic, Inc.

APICS Toledo Seminar on the Purchasing Knowledge Revolution

Supply Chain and Operations professions are in the midst of a revolution, a knowledge revolution powered by the Internet. Professionals, who embrace it, gain a clear competitive advantage. - March 10, 2008 - Toledo APICS

Greene Resources Receives Business Leader Magazine’s 2008 Business Champions Award

Greene Resources, Inc., (www.greeneresources.com) has been awarded Business Leader magazine’s 2008 Business Champions Award. The company was recognized for its recent contributions to the Triangle workforce through extensive company training programs, job creation and increased revenue growth. - March 10, 2008 - Greene Resources, Inc.

CSA Offers Knowledge to Corporations in “New Europe”

CSA’s new Associate office in Skopje will facilitate expansion of its expertise - March 10, 2008 - CSA-Celebrity Speakers, Sp. z o.o.

OneCoach Helps Los Angeles Entrepreneurs Attract More Business, More Money, and More Life

OneCoach, the leader in small-business growth services, has announced the launch of a new master franchise in Los Angeles providing entrepreneurs with customizable business coaching and consulting services. - March 10, 2008 - OneCoach

L&W Investigations Opens in Florida, Maryland, California and Nevada

L&W Investigations, a private investigations firm specializing in insurance fraud, recently announced the opening of three new franchises located in Maryland, Nevada and Orange County, California and new ownership of its Orlando, Florida office. - March 10, 2008 - L & W Investigations

Testing a Deep Tissue Massager Online

Internet Marketing and Press Release Optimization Firm, Zealous Marketing, Launches Deep Tissue Massager Website for SEO (search engine optimization) Case Study - March 09, 2008 - Zealous Marketing LLC

Major Australian Bank Taps Iontas for 2,600 Seats of Focus Software

Iontas, a global provider of business process optimization software, disclosed today that a major Australian based bank has purchased 1,300 licenses of both Iontas’s Activity Focus and Event Focus software. The bank plans to use the Iontas software to increase efficiency in their back... - March 09, 2008 - Iontas, Inc.

BMW 1 Series Consumer Survey Questions 128i 135i Pricing Strategy

BMW 1 Series Consumer Survey Questions 128i 135i Pricing Strategy

Pasch Consulting Group (PCG) released the results of a survey polling BMW 1 Series shoppers on their plans to buy a BMW 128i and 135i. The National BMW 1 Series launch is just a few weeks way and reaction varies on BMW’s pricing strategy. Over 40% of the shoppers have dropped out of the 1 Series market according to the survey. - March 08, 2008 - Pasch Consulting Group

Truewealthcreated.com Has Partnered with Natalie Stahl

Thomas Zebley and Mike Piersch, owners of TrueWealthCreated.com have partnered with Natalie Stahl, owner of The Platinum7 Profit System, to help grow their internet business using her system and team. According to Stahl, "Platinum7 Profits is an exclusive membership site and marketing system... - March 08, 2008 - Truewealthcreated.com

American Red Cross, Broward County Chapter, Uses AtHoc IWSAlerts in Exercise to Test Disaster Readiness Capabilities in Ft. Lauderdale Area

Response Capabilities Testing Demonstrates Value of Network-centric Emergency Notification System for Volunteer Recall during Local or National Emergencies - March 08, 2008 - AtHoc Emergency Notification

Informa India Announces the Launch of MSI 2008 (Maritime Security International)

MSI 2008 - the only Indo-international mega-show dedicated to maritime security, and focused on the buoyant Indian and international maritime and naval sectors, will take place in November 2008. - March 08, 2008 - Informa India

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