It can be a tough world out there for small to large-sized businesses that fall into an industry that is considered "unqualified" to accept credit cards for payment. Oftentimes, companies that are aspiring to get into ecommerce for their weight loss products and services find they are subjected to unreasonable rates and high reserves because they are perceived to be more "risky" than more common ecommerce organizations. In some cases they won't even be considered for merchant accounts by some credit card processors. Due to some recent positive industry ...

As part of their latest project, Plus Model 411 seeks to create a new wave of recognized names and faces in the plus-size modeling industry by bringing Los Angeles area plus-size models, boutiques, and professionals together for the first Plus Model 411 photo shoot. The photo shoot is scheduled for September 15, 2012 at Smash Studio in Long Beach, California and wardrobe is to be provided by Chic and Curvy Boutique. Plus Model 411 is an active advocate of aspiring plus-size models receiving positive online exposure. On their website, aspiring plus-size models are encouraged ...

On November 7, 2012, Pittsburgh proudly joins major cities such as Dallas, Houston, Pittsburg, Tampa, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Denver, Memphis, St. Louis, Nashville and many others throughout the United States, as host for the wildly popular and highly successful Chocolate Blues and Business Networking Festival! Now in its 9th year and currently in 50 major cities! What is the Chocolate Blues and Business Networking Festival? "Chocolate Blues" is a giant business to business networking event that brings together hundreds of business owners and professionals. ...

The BizWorld Foundation is excited to announce that on the 13th and 14th of September, Informatica will host a two-day Camp BizWorld event designed to teach vital entrepreneurship and business skills to Fourth and Fifth grade students from Beechwood School in nearby Menlo Park. "BizWorld Camps are a unique opportunity to endow students with critical real-world skill sets, and also represent the first exposure many young participants will have to a corporate environment. The Camp experience is profoundly inspiring, and has the power to positively shape many students' ...

Early Stage East, one of the original venture conferences in the venture capital era, proudly announces its 15th anniversary capital conference slated for October 4, 2012 at the historical Down Town Club in Philadelphia, PA. ESE returns with the effective and popular 'Club Pitch' format, which combines some of the most promising early-stage companies with the top venture and angel investors in the region. "Early Stage East was conceived to be a one-time event," stated ESE founder and chairman David J. Freschman. "It's just unbelievable how this event ...

As the founder of Advanced Integrative Medicine in Plainfield, IL, Dr. Kalpesh Patel is committed to promoting patient wellbeing. His healthy lifestyle management program aims to prevent future health problems by teaching patients how to manage their lifestyles for optimal health. "As the old adage goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. My goal with this program is to help patients assess their lifestyles and make any necessary changes so they can live happy, healthy lives. Whether patients seek to quit smoking or to manage their weight, we provide ...

Taylor Morrison West Florida Division is pleased to announce the addition of staff members Angela Wisdom, Cheryl Steers, Coby Hinkle and Connie Tewmey. Angela Wisdom joins the team as area sales manager for south Sarasota, Lee and Collier Counties and has held sales management positions with multiple national builders. Cheryl Steers will take on sales associate responsibility at the Lake Thomas Pointe community and brings more than nine years of new home sales experience. In addition, Coby Hinkle joins the company as superintendent, and Connie Tewmey has been added ...

A group of five Richmond, VA-based entrepreneurs have founded a new social payment network called PaidThx. The network, which includes Android and iOS smartphone applications, will be launching to the public later this year. With PaidThx, users will no longer have to carry around cash or a checkbook -- just their smartphone. PaidThx is the first social payment network, and allows its users to transfer money with friends, family, and their favorite organizations quickly and easily. The new technology works similarly to online banking tools that are in the market today ...

San Diego-based Malfunction Films is accepting finished screenplay submissions for feature, short and web series scripts. The company is also looking to acquire completed films for packaging and online distribution. David Barak, the company's founder, said "There are so many distribution channels available now that the need for quality content is growing. Although some projects are developed completely in-house, we're finding it necessary to go on the hunt for scripts and films too." Malfunction Films is primarily looking for Earth-bound science fiction ...

The Olympics are not the only exciting thing that has come out of England recently. Easyread Support USA is a new company in Ojai offering support to parents of children struggling with dyslexia and reading problems who are using a Brit-developed solution called Easyread. The operation will provide online and telephone support to US clients of the Easyread System. The Easyread System is a proven online program, developed through 10 years of research and testing to help children who have struggled with reading and spelling using traditional approaches. The company claims ...

On Toby's Terms, the bestselling memoir by author Charmaine Hammond about the journey she and her husband Chris Alcock take after they rescued their dog Toby, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, has recently been honored with a gold medal in the Readers Favorite Award Contest Non Fiction-Animals category. The contest, open to authors of both fiction and non-fiction books, award their seal of excellence in over 70 categories. According to one of the judges on the contest's judging panel "The book is the most delightful story and should be required reading for every dog owner ...

Sonorous Entertainment Inc. —an independent Christian recording and entertainment label has recently opened its Canadian recording studio in Hamilton Ontario. The new studio location was strategically selected for its demographic advantages being within an hour of the Greater Toronto Area as well as the Niagara and Buffalo U.S. borders. Sonorous Entertainment began its first recording sessions in July and has completed its first album out of the centrally located Hamilton facility. The studio is equipped with the latest in Pro Tools technology and software. Although ...

Ms. Donna Quesinberry, CEO and President of DonnaInk Publications THE BOOK NOOK, announced release of Dr. Joyce Knudsen's newest title, SYMBOLS: The Art of Communication in eBook 20 August 2012. Dr. Joyce's title aims to enlighten readers to the subtly involved in communication and symbiology. Whether personal relationships, business or everyday encounters, Dr. Joyce maps the messages we send and receive to aid readers in understanding the depth of communications, which often goes untapped. She explains, "Oftentimes the SYMBOLS we share and resultant communicated message, ...

Dr. Mark Galland, a physician at Orthopaedic Specialists of North Carolina (www.orthonc.com/galland.html), has announced the release of a podcast discussing the double bundle, or anatomic, ACL reconstruction procedure. In the podcast, Galland discusses what the procedure entails, what types of injuries require the surgery, candidates for the surgery and the proper patient treatment after the procedure. Galland serves as the team physician and orthopaedic consultant to the Carolina Mudcats, as medical director and orthopaedic consultant to the Louisburg College athletic ...

Peacock Keller, a full-service law firm in Washington, Pa., will sponsor its 5th Annual "Off the Shelf...A Celebration of Books" charity event on Sept. 19, 2012, to support libraries in Pennsylvania's Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. The fundraiser will feature a presentation by Anthony DeCurtis, Rolling Stone Magazine music critic and contributing editor, and will take place from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe in Canonsburg, Pa. This year's "Off the Shelf" theme is music, which with the written word, ...

BookKeeping Express, the first U.S. franchise focused solely on bookkeeping services, is providing a competitive advantage to accountants and CPAs who want to get back to focusing on their core competencies; like analyzing numbers, growing their business, increasing client retention, and keeping clients compliant while offering a bookkeeping service that drives additional revenue. With Bookkeeping Express' CPA Express programs, CPAs are able to reduce operational costs and have less management and HR burden. Additionally, CPA Express provides 24/7 access to client ...

Arvada, Colorado (September 6, 2012) - Pie Consulting & Engineering (Pie) is proud to be collaborating with more than 20% of the design-build general contracting firms listed on the Top 100 Design-Build Firms for 2012. Published annually by Engineering News Record (ENR), the list ranks the 100 largest U.S. design-build firms, both publicly and privately held, based on revenue derived from projects delivered using the design-build project delivery system. Pie has worked with over 20% of the Top 100 design-build firms on new construction and major renovation projects ...

The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), the leading U.S. non-profit organization supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders, is competing with charities nationwide for grants ranging from $10,000 to $250,000 from the Chase Community Giving program. The public can help ensure their success by simply voting for NEDA through the Chase Community Giving program online or on Facebook. Through the utilization of social media networks, the Chase Community Giving program has already directed more than $20 million dollars toward charities nationwide, ...

Coats + Bennett, PLLC (http://www.coatsandbennett.com), an intellectual property law firm, has announced that Anthony Biller, partner at the firm, has joined the board of directors and agreed to serve as the corporate secretary for Wildlife STORYTELLERS International. Wildlife STORYTELLERS is a Christian ministry that shares the gospel and related counseling materials with less fortunate children around the world by producing stuffed animals that share Bible narratives in their native language. Wildlife STORYTELLERS provides stuffed animals, such as tigers, elephants, ...

Happening on September 8 and 9, 2012 at Marilyn Bell Park, the event is an excellent opportunity to get involved in the community, enjoy the fun of dragon boat racing, and spend two days by Toronto's waterfront, all in support of a good cause. "We want to expose the community to the fun and excitement of the sport and at the same time, its strong philanthropic spirit", says Aaron Soroka, Chief Operating Officer, GWN Dragon Boat. "This year, we have teamed up with CIBC to support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Ontario Region. It'll be a great weekend ...

Supply chain solutions providers SBS Worldwide and SIFTE BERTI have signed an agency agreement which covers all sea and air freight activities between Italy and the USA. SIFTE BERTI will represent SBS Worldwide in Italy and SBS Worldwide will represent Sifte Berti in the USA. SIFTE BERTI has 19 offices throughout Italy, including Milan and Bologna. In total, it operates more than 300,000 sq meters of warehousing facilities. Lars Kloch, Managing Director USA, SBS Worldwide, said: "SBS Worldwide's supply chain offering is built on our ability to offer global ...

The CIO CME Summit team announced today that a CIO Executive Visions panel at the summit will be moderated by Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, and will feature representatives from News Corporation, Tribune Company and Viacom Media Networks. The CIO CME Summit, Sept. 19-20, 2012, in Scottsdale, Ariz., is an opportunity for attending media and entertainment executives to discuss IT issues and explore the technology solutions that can help transform their organizations. The technology event's agenda creates opportunities for networking and interaction ...

The Dinosaur Place in Montville, CT (1650 Hartford-New London Turnpike, Oakdale, CT) will host the 11th Annual Monty's Fall Festival during Columbus Day weekend — October 6 - 8, 10A - 6P, daily. This family-friendly event features fun activities all weekend long and is hosted by the Park's iconic and gigantic T-Rex, named Monty. All activities are free with paid admission to the park or with a season pass membership. Monty's Fall Festival includes fall crafts, face painting, a magic show, moon bounce, petting zoo and more. The highlight of the festival is a concert at ...

AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions (AHS) announced today that it has ranked on the Inc. 500|5000 list for the fourth consecutive year. This year, AHS ranked #757, jumping from #1029 in 2011. AHS also earned rank #49 on the health industry list and #65 for the New York City region. The 2012 Inc. 500|5000 list was determined by percentage revenue growth from 2008 to 2011. During that period, AHS grew revenue by 460 percent. In addition, AHS added 350 jobs during this three-year period to support its continued growth and success. "We're thrilled that our hard work ...

Ashton Woods Homes (http://www.ashtonwoodshomes.com), an award-winning national private home builder, held a grand opening in late July for Pemberley, a new residential community located just off of NC Highway 55 in Apex. Pemberley offers three different product lines - single-family homes starting from the $230s, townhomes from the $130s and one-car garage townhomes from the $160s - with a wide variety of floor plans for buyers to choose from. The community will feature a private swimming pool and cabana. The neighborhood offers easy access to all points in the Triangle, ...