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Beyond Budgeting Round Table Hosts U.S. Comptroller General and Leading Finance Executives at the 7th Annual BBRT Conference
United States Comptroller General David Walker and finance executives from across the nation will gather in Dallas at the Adam’s Mark Hotel on April 23-25 for the 7th Annual Beyond Budgeting Conference. The conference allows financial planners to share best practices and learn innovative... - February 29, 2008 - Beyond Budgeting Round Table
SPS Commerce Experiences 580 Percent Growth of Its B2B Integration Services’ Multi-Party Capabilities; 700 3PLs and Sourcing Companies Join spscommerce.net in 2007
SaaS Model and Expanded Capabilities Drive 98 Percent Increase in Revenue from SPS’ Integrated EDI Service and 78 Percent Increase in Revenue from its Chinese Operations - February 29, 2008 - SPS Commerce
BPO.biz: One Stop BPO Resource Portal Launched
BPO.biz caters to the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Industry which features BPO jobs for job seekers and employers, free classified Ads, Industry news, blog & updates, a business directory and more. - February 29, 2008 - BPO.biz
Welsh Training Company Increases Communication with Candidates
Welsh training company, t2 business solutions, is launching a new newsletter in a bid to increase the communication between Modern Apprenticeship candidates and the company. Currently supplying Modern Apprenticeships to over 700 candidates throughout South Wales, t2 aims to keep them involved in... - February 29, 2008 - t2 business solutions
Paradigm Creates Staff Development Programme for IT Skills
Paradigm Services is undertaking a staff development programme to increase the knowledge and advanced use of Microsoft Project for employees. Nationwide company, Paradigm, have employed t2 business solutions to create a bespoke programme, aimed at the advanced knowledge of planning, building and... - February 29, 2008 - t2 business solutions
A Different Approach to Revitalizing the Housing Market
Lyle Martin, co-founder and co-chief executive of Assist-2-Sell, shares his thoughts on what it will take to get the housing market back on track. - February 28, 2008 - Assist-2-Sell
ESPRE Solutions Files a Second Amended Form 10 as a Further Step to a Listing on OTC: BB
ESPRE Solutions, Inc. (Other OTC:EPRT.PK - News), a Dallas-based media solutions and technology company, today reports that it has filed a second amended Form 10/A with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company noted that it became fully reporting on January 7, 2008 as a result of having made an initial filing on Form 10 on November 8, 2007. - February 28, 2008 - ESPRE Solutions, Inc.
Fitness Ridge Resort Provides Giveaway to NBC’S “The Biggest Loser” for Episode Airing Tuesday, March 18 (8-10 PM ET)
Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa – Ordinary People, Extraordinary Results. - February 28, 2008 - Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa
Officite, LLC, Forms Strategic Relationship with Google
Officite, LLC, a leading national provider of local online-search solutions for medical and dental practices, announced this week it has entered into a strategic agreement with Google™ to become an authorized reseller of Google’s AdWords™ advertising program. The company, one of... - February 28, 2008 - Officite, LLC
Athletic Resumes Tell Valuable Secrets
The current low unemployment rate is making recruiting and turnover extremely expensive for small companies. This small company is using some resourcefulness and hard work to make interviewing easier and keep turnover down. AEROCOM consists of 100% ex-collegiate athletes and has created specific recruiting strategies that have propelled them to incredible success in a short period of time. The five year old, 4 employee company hit $3 Million in Sales last year, a whopping 140% increase. - February 28, 2008 - AEROCOM
ENLIGN Business Brokers Renews QuickBooks ProAdvisor Membership
Jeff Snell, principal broker for ENLIGN Business Brokers (www.enlign.com), has announced that the firm has renewed its QuickBooks ProAdvisor membership. The ProAdvisor Program provides software and tools to aid the firm in client support. QuickBooks ProAdvisor membership offers a resources center... - February 28, 2008 - ENLIGN Business Brokers
European CxO Dialog Information Risk Management on May 6th and 7th: CIOs and CISOs from All Over Europe Are Invited
CIOs and CISOs of major European companies as well as key representatives of the IT security sector will constitute the Pan-European Managers' Network for IT Security on May 6th and 7th in Prague. The European CxO Dialog 'Information Risk Management' of econique, the elite network, is extending its invitation to top IT executives of major user companies (sales volume 500 Million Euro and over) throughout Europe. For users, the participation is free of charge. - February 28, 2008 - econique summits GmbH & Co KG
Brad Sugars, Founder of ActionCOACH, Offers Secrets to Business Success with Instant Cashflow
Book is Part of Sugars’ “Instant Success Series,” Aimed to Guide Business Owners to Success - February 28, 2008 - ActionCOACH
Metro Detroit Financial Firm Gives Small Business Owners a Capital Gain
Innovative “Business Empowerment Program” helps company owners and entrepreneurs fund their business ventures. - February 28, 2008 - Opportunity Plus, Inc.
Granite Shield - Lifetime Sealer VS Lifetime Warranty
Confused about lifetime warranties on granite countertops? - February 27, 2008 - Granite Shield
Aspen Financial Partners, LLC Expands Lending Guidelines for Super Jumbo Residential Loans from $2 Million Up to $50 Million
Aspen Financial Partners, LLC is pleased to announce additional conduits for funding super jumbo residential & construction loans ranging from $3MM - $50MM throughout the U.S. Aspen Financial Partners, LLC headquartered in Denver, CO is a privately held commercial real estate advisory &... - February 27, 2008 - Aspen Financial Partners, LLC
Tilana Announces Partner Kit
Partner.Tilana.com web site outlines marketing and co-branding components offered to partners as the new Tilana online CDP (Continuous Data Protection), synchronization, and archive SaaS platform. - February 27, 2008 - Tilana Systems Corporation
ACG Chicago Corporate Network Author Series Featuring Keith McFarland
What: Chicago area business leaders will join bestselling author Keith McFarland for a discussion on his latest book, “The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers,” during a breakfast meeting hosted by the Association for Corporate Growth Chicago... - February 27, 2008 - Association for Corporate Growth Chicago (ACG Chicago)
Thousandfold Publishing is Announcing a Groundbreaking New Book on Learning About the Rarely Discussed Secrets of Those Who Have Succeeded
In Leaning Forward Towards Success, Sean J. Harris presents priceless principles to achieving success. This book will offer sage advice that can help create an extraordinary successful and prosperous lifestyle. Intriguing and insightful, Leaning Forward Towards Success commands attention as it reveals rarely discussed secrets of those who have succeeded. First Edition, 6”x 9”, 145 pages. ISBN978-0-6151-9325-0. - February 26, 2008 - Sean J. Harris
Click Consult & SEO Consult to Showcase at Internet World 2008
Leading UK Internet Marketing Company Click Consult and SEO Consult invite existing customers and businesses who are looking to partner with one of the UK’s leading Search Engine Marketing Companies to visit them at Internet World 2008 at Earls Court, London on the 29th of April to the 1st of May. - February 26, 2008 - SEO.co.uk
Excend Instructs Business Leaders from Central America on Strategies for Expanding Their Operations Into the United States Market
Excend made a keynote presentation at the International Trade Centre executive-level conference in Antigua, Guatemala to instruct business leaders on strategies and tactics for expanding their businesses into the United States market. The International Trade Centre—the joint technical cooperation agency of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)—hosted the conference in order to facilitate increased international commerce. - February 26, 2008 - Excend
The ABCs of Ethics Published to Assist Corporations with Boosting Profits
Ethics is now as easy as learning your ABCs with the publication of new book for business professionals. - February 26, 2008 - Michael L. Buckner Law Firm
Customers Rank Market Research Suppliers by Satisfaction Scores
Customers of Forrester, e-Rewards, and Decision Analyst report the highest level of customer satisfaction among syndicated, online sample provision, and full service market research segments, respectively. - February 25, 2008 - MarketResearchCareers
DirectBuy of Cool Springs Opens New Environmentally Friendly Showroom
First Green Showroom of DirectBuy's More Than 140 North American Franchises opens in Tennessee. - February 25, 2008 - DirectBuy
Dental School Does Not Make the Dentist
Dentists are not impressed with the education provided by dental schools, according to a recent Wealthy Dentist survey. Four out of five dentists report finding that recent graduates are not prepared for the financial realities of practicing dentistry. These days, business skills are an important part of dental practice management. - February 25, 2008 - The Wealthy Dentist
American Society for Quality Vermont Section Earns Top Honors
The Vermont Section 0012 of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) has earned the 2006-07 Section Management Process Total Quality Award, one of the highest honors a section can earn in the Society. 90 of 255 ASQ sections earned this award for the 2006-07 year. The Vermont Section 0012 will be... - February 24, 2008 - American Society for Quality Vermont Section
Philip Jones, President of Jones Dairy Farm, Talks about The Recipe for Successful Brand Integrity on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Philip Jones, president of Jones Dairy Farm, talks about the recipe for successful brand integrity on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss, and how the sausage recipe created in 1832 became the cornerstone for Jones’ brand products now sold internationally. Jones talks about the commitment to exceptional customer service and high quality that customers value and trust. Jones and Reiss discuss the sausage recipe and how it satisfies today’s consumer demand for natural, high-protein, low carb products. - February 24, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
Entrepreneurial Companies See Revenue Increases During What Experts Declared a “Stalled” US Economy in January
Private Company Index (PCI) calculations for month-end January 2008 transcended any concerns of stagnation with a 3.4% increase calculated from portfolio companies’ January top-line revenues. - February 23, 2008 - Private Company Index
Luxury Auctions International Marketing Team Announces a 350 Acre Parcel Adjacent to Disney That Has Been Placed in the March 15th Luxury Real Estate Auction
Dudley Brown of Luxury Auctions International LLC said this large track of development land so close to Disney will spur interest world wide at the March 15th auction. It’s proximity to the Western Beltway 429 will also add interest to this property. - February 23, 2008 - Luxury Auctions International LLC
Taking God from the Boardroom to the Football Field
The Full Contact Rules for the Christian Manager takes the unique approach of using a single verse from Proverbs as the foundation for each chapter, and then challenging some of the most common behaviors found in corporate America by evaluating their rationale within the context of a professional football team. It’s the end of the boring business book. - February 23, 2008 - Newgate, Inc.
SLCN.TV Debuts New Second Life Based Business Television Show
A new half-hour television show filmed entirely in Second Life debuts on the Second Life Cable Network (http://www.slcn.tv) on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 1:00pm PST. REAL BIZ in SL is part talk show, part tour featuring real world companies and organizations with a presence in the 3-dimensional virtual... - February 23, 2008 - SLCN Press Room
Phoenix Area Foreclosures Increase 147 Percent in January 2008
Maricopa and Pima Counties See Over 3,000 Foreclosures - February 22, 2008 - Default Research Inc
South Florida Foreclosures Increase Nearly 200 Percent in January 2008
Miami-Dade and West Palm Beach Counties see 2158 Foreclosures - February 22, 2008 - Default Research Inc
Seattle Area Foreclosures Increase 63 Percent in January 2008
Only 378 King County Homes Enter Foreclosure Process - February 22, 2008 - Default Research Inc
Detroit Area Foreclosures Increase 39 Percent in January 2008
Wayne County Has 2,501 Foreclosures - February 22, 2008 - Default Research Inc
Axacore Awarded GSA Schedule for Fax Server and Document Imaging Technology
Solutions to help improve communication efficiency and provide disaster recovery. - February 22, 2008 - Axacore Inc.
ENLIGN Business Brokers Retained by Personal Training Studio
Jeff Snell, principal broker for ENLIGN Business Brokers (www.enlign.com), has announced that the firm has been retained by a franchised personal training studio with two locations to represent them in the sale of the business. The business, which offers one-on-one training to an upscale clientele,... - February 22, 2008 - ENLIGN Business Brokers
CEO Chef Cooks-Up Business in a Sluggish Economy
CEO Chef, Inc. does its part toward re-igniting the spirit and passions of corporate America by announcing today its “Referral Rebate Program.” - February 22, 2008 - CEO Chef, Inc.
W. Allen Marr, Ph.D, P.E., President of Geocomp Corporation Named to National Academy of Engineering
W. Allen Marr, Ph.D., P.E., President and CEO of Geocomp Corporation has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). - February 22, 2008 - Geocomp Corporation
"The Advantage of Leadership," a New Leadership Book Released by Stan Levanduski
Eleven leadership experts, including Stan Levanduski of Paso Robles, CA, have banded together to bring to the market a new book, "The Advantage of Leadership." (http://www.TheAdvantageOfLeadership.com). - February 22, 2008 - JSAW Enterprises, Inc
Surprising New Roadmaster Commercials Have Fresh Take
Roadmaster Drivers School will release 4 new national television commercials February, 2008 that add a unique call for more women and team drivers to sign up for truck driving school. - February 22, 2008 - Roadmaster Drivers School
Exhibit Resources Launches New Corporate Identity
Lana Calloway, president of Exhibit Resources, a full-service exhibit design agency, has announced that the company has unveiled its new corporate identity. The new image, which includes the redesign of the firm’s logo, signage and Web site, reflects the company’s continued growth and... - February 22, 2008 - Exhibit Resources
WSI Opens New Office in Madison, WI
WSI, the world’s largest Internet consulting company, is proud to announce the launch of a new Internet Consultant office to serve the Madison, WI area. - February 22, 2008 - WSI Internet
Leppert Adds Francotyp-Postalia to Its Broad Product Offerings
Mr. Ian Leppert, President, Leppert Business Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that Leppert has been named the Halton/Hamilton area approved dealer for Francotyp-Postalia mailing systems. This new addition to the broad range of Leppert suppliers provides an extra element of service which can be... - February 22, 2008 - Leppert Business Systems Inc.
Customer Loyalty Expert Offers Weekly Customer Service Tips
Customer loyalty expert, Kevin Stirtz, is now offering a free weekly customer service newsletter. - February 22, 2008 - Stirtz Group
Movers.com Hits Canada Moving Industry with Canada.Movers.com
After 8 years of dedicated service of relocating Millions of American Families, Movers.com reached another milestone by entering into the Canadian Relocation Market. - February 22, 2008 - Movers.com
KeepandShare.com Announces Free Online Calendar Website
Online calendar website resource center now available free with web-based online calendar software. - February 22, 2008 - KeepandShare.com
Southern California Foreclosures Increase 177 Percent in 2007
Los Angeles and San Diego Counties Have 87,000 Foreclosures. - February 21, 2008 - Default Research Inc
Northern California Foreclosures Increase 165 Percent In 2007
Sacramento County Has 22,273 Foreclosures. - February 21, 2008 - Default Research Inc
East Tennessee Luxury Properties Introduces the Reserve on the Tennessee River
East Tennessee Luxury Properties is proud to introduce The Reserve, a unique historic development filled with majestic and detailed homes reminiscent of 19th century Europe. Residents will be surrounded by a landscape of unparalleled natural beauty, breathtaking sunsets, and awe-inspiring waterfront views. - February 21, 2008 - East Tennessee Luxury Properties