Broward SCORE, -www.broward.score.org- a premier local source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs, is accelerating veterans' ability to succeed as small business owners through the "Veterans Fast Launch" national SCORE initiative. The program aims to ease the transition for the large population of veterans returning home from service abroad, a number expected to increase by 40,000 following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011. Broward SCORE also targets its Simple Steps business boot camp series to veterans ...

"Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States," according to Juneteenth.com, and a newly formed youth-lead cooperative called A Gathering of Young Men plans to take the lead in creating an annual Freedom Run for the residents of Nashville, TN and surrounding cities. A Gathering of Young Men is a monthly event where young men come together in a safe environment to talk about issues that are pertinent to them, develop solutions and plan for a healthy future for themselves and their community. Marc ...

Strativity Group, Inc. is proud to unveil an all-new Customer Experience educational DVD series for Customer Experience Practitioners and employees of all skill levels in any industry. This Customer Experience Management training tool is designed to evolve business performance and profitability by revitalizing customer experiences with innovation. Featuring Lior Arussy, President of Strativity Group and one of the world's authorities on customer experience and customer-centric transformation, the new DVD series teaches organizations how to become customer-centric rather ...

Lotus Survival Foundation, a local nonprofit focused on providing education, resources and support to those who have been affected by breast cancer, will be hosting the first annual Laughter for the Cause fundraising event at Sparians Bowling Boutique, 141 Park at North Hills Street #120 in Raleigh, on August 18, from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. All proceeds from the event will help low-income men and women affected by breast cancer have access to the education, resources and knowledge they need to cope with and survive breast cancer. "We are excited to be throwing ...

The Jake Revere Foundation is proud to announce two upcoming events to help kick off the summer season in honor of the memory, good deeds and positive energy of Jake Revere. Jake Revere was a popular teen from the Central Bucks County, PA area who died at age 16 in a 2008 skiing accident. On June 9th, the fourth annual JakeStock takes place at George M. Bush Park, 3868 Burnt House Hill Road, Buckingham Township, PA from noon to 5 p.m. JakeStock '12 will include a variety of food, a volleyball tournament, face painting a moon bounce, dunk tank and playground activities. ...

Spectrum Diversified is introducing key items from its flagship Euro line in a cool-looking gray color. The new 'cool gray' finish is a shiny, dark charcoal shade of gray with rich and vibrant tones that reflect current trends in interior home decor. Spectrum's Euro collection is also available in black, bronze, chrome, and satin nickel. Spectrum will release only a limited number of Euro items in the new finish: the Euro Paper Towel Holder (Item #410), Euro Banana Holder (Item #429), Euro Square Trivet (Item #507), Euro Napkin Holder (Item #423), Euro Round Napkin ...

Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI (http://www.capital.org), a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, has announced the company's June 2012 schedule of training and development seminars. All courses will be held at CAI's Greensboro location at 7817 National Service Road, Suite 509, unless otherwise noted. -"Newly Appointed Supervisor Certification Program" is a two-day program that will help first-time supervisors and managers establish a strong foundation for success. Beginning ...

Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI (http://www.capital.org), a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, has announced the company's June 2012 schedule of training and development seminars. All courses will be held at CAI's Raleigh location at 2900 Highwoods Blvd., unless otherwise noted. -"Stepping Up to Supervision Certification Program" is a two-day program that will begin to guide non-supervisors in identifying and developing the managerial and leadership skills that are ...

WeatherGard Windows is happy to announce the opening of their new office and showroom in Grand Rapids, MI on March 1st, 2012. With over 25 years of experience in the Metro Detroit area, WeatherGard is excited to start work in the West Michigan area. WeatherGard Windows take pride in their high-quality products and great customer service. They manufacture and install vinyl, commercial grade windows that are built to last. Unlike their competitors' windows which need to be replaced every 7 to 12 years, WeatherGard windows are built stronger so they can last for decades. WeatherGard ...

Collaboratively-run Anaphora, a local leader in innovative programming, continues to present diverse concerts with their Season Finale in only one performance at Nichols Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston, Friday, June 15, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for Season Finale start at only $10 in advance. To purchase tickets, please visit http://www.anaphoraensemble.com and click on the "Where Is Anaphora" tab. For assistance, contact anaphora.org@gmail.com. The concert program offers works by Augusta Read Thomas, Gustav Mahler, Igor Stravinsky, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ...

Detroit-based Want Technologies is helping business-savvy rock stars connect to their fans through the merchandise they sell online. Musicians and their merchandising partners are adding the Want button to deepen the engagement and sales opportunities on their fan sites and across social networks. By adding a clickable Want button next to products on their sites, merchants and musicians are giving music fans the opportunity to not only endorse their products, but also express likely purchase intent. This is meaningful for their friends who see it, as they may decide ...

USA Wrestling and Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. has announced that a team of talented athletes from World champion Russia will face the U.S. Olympians who will represent our nation in the London Games in Duffy Square in New York's Times Square on Thursday, June 7. This major international freestyle wrestling match, billed as "The Grapple in the Big Apple," will be the featured competition for the 2012 Beat the Streets Gala and Benefit, which will be held following the dual meet at Roseland Ballroom. Included in the Gala is the Beat the Streets Reception ...

Aravali Institute of Technical Studies (AITS), a premier institution in Technical and Management Education, today announced a unique partnership to provide Skill Enhancement Programs, to make students ready to be employed by industry. The program will be run in partnership with PurpleLeap, a Pearson Educomp Company and a pioneer in entry level talent management. Students will undergo training at the PurpleLeap Atrium for Career Excellence (PL-ACE) set up inside the campus. This partnership will function as a one-stop solution for Career Management and Skill Development ...

A new national study, What's Reasonable? Patient and Clinician Perspectives in Provision of Service, finds that Baby Boomers have very high expectations when it comes to seeing the doctor, and based on feedback from a group of patient experience professionals representing thousands of clinicians, many doctors across the country are not meeting those expectations. "We found that Baby Boomers share a set of expectations. They overwhelmingly agree that doctors and doctors' offices should be performing certain actions such as providing appointments when they want them, ...

Logic Supply, a leading provider of specialized computers for industrial and embedded applications, introduces the LGX ML200 Fanless Case. Engineered around the Intel DN2800MT "Marshalltown" Thin Mini-ITX motherboard, the ML200 capitalizes on the board's low-profile design, offering a height of less than 1.5 inches. Mountable and durable, the ML200 is a robust, industrial enclosure perfect for appliance computing, remote deployments, data/image acquisition, and factory automation. "Our engineering team saw the need to take advantage of the Marshalltown's ...

LeapTrade, LLC announces the upcoming launch of LeapTrade.com, an innovative game trading website that provides users more value and more choice. Individuals can sign up for an exclusive invite now and be entered for a chance to win an Xbox 360 with Kinect. "Despite the massive audience of gamers who connect and interact online, the Internet still lacks a central hub for people to trade games," said LeapTrade co-founder Joseph Gilmore. "LeapTrade aims to fill that void by providing the best game-trading experience on the Web." Along with offering ...

Keynote speakers Alan Paller, Director of Research at the SANS Institute, and Bruce W. McConnell, Senior Counselor for Cybersecurity at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, described steps businesses are taking to lower the economic risks from cybercrime at the Los Angeles Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA-LA) Fourth Annual Information Security Summit held on May 16, 2012 at Hilton Universal City Hotel in Los Angeles. More than 500 business leaders, technology professionals and information security professionals attended the one-day Summit ...

Atlanta Independent Women's Network hosted a successful screening of the 2011 Sundance-selected documentary feature film Miss Representation (a Girls' Club Entertainment production) on May 15, 2012 at the Druid Hills Golf Club. The screening was followed by a panel discussion featuring Sherri Adair, publisher of Best Self Atlanta magazine; State Representative Simone Bell, House District 58; Dr. Tasneem Bhatia, physician and fellow of the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine; Stephanie Davis, executive director of Georgia Women for a Change; and Cynthia ...

Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfège are at it again. After recently performing at Club de Madrid's gala dinner honoring former President Bill Clinton with the Democratic Leadership Award; the competitive selection of their animated short film Love Rain Down (a cut from their latest highly successful CD, AFropolitan) for an April screening at the prestigious Palm Beach International Film Festival; launching a national commercial & public radio broadcast campaign; and reaching nearly 50,000 downloads for their Million Download Campaign for 2012 (available at http://www.derrickashong.com), ...

Dance Informa online dance magazine is providing dancers and studio owners with a chance to win $1000 cash for themselves and $3000 for their dance studio. Open to US and Australian residents the unprecedented sweepstake recognizes the financial needs of both young dancers and their studio owners in these tough economic times. Entry is free and online at http://danceinforma.com/contest/dance-cash Founded in 2006 Dance Informa is a leader in dance industry news and resources, with the largest dance magazine subscription base in Australia and a rapidly growing large readership ...

Freedom Imaging Systems, a document management pioneer, has chosen Online Tech's HIPAA compliant data center for colocation services to store their clients' data and image files. Before using Online Tech's colocation services, Freedom only installed a server on-site with the client to house and manage their patient and business files. By teaming with Online Tech, Freedom is able to offer cloud-based hosting services while obtaining HIPAA, SOX and PCI compliant colocation solutions. Their clients receive the peace of mind and security of independently SAS 70, SSAE 16 ...

ownCloud, the popular open source file sync and share project, today released version 4 of its community edition - adding innovations and enhancements that make the popular project even more flexible, secure and innovative. ownCloud 4 - built through active community support - adds innovative features like file versioning, - which actively saves files, allowing users to "rollback" to previous versions - and a new API -- giving developers an easy, stable and supported way to develop applications on top of ownCloud capabilities. The latest version, updated ...

Golden Boy (also known as Fospassin) has recently released a new EP, "Top Hits Generations," to broad fan and critical acclaim worldwide. Having pressed material in 2005, 2006, and 2007, Cameroon-born Golden Boy has spent the last three years honing his stage performance all over the world, but with six full-length dance tracks under his belt, he has decided to publish a new EP rather than make fans of Fospassin wait any longer. Living now in Marietta, GA, Golden Boy's music has been awarded more than 15 times in 2 years. Some of his accolades are: Special ...

Plante Moran, PLLC, the nation's 12th largest public accounting and business advisory firm, has been included on the 2012 List of Best Public Accounting Firms for Women released today by the American Society of Women Accountants ASWA and the American Women's Society of Certified Public Accountants AWSCPA. Ten winners were drawn from 29 participating firms in the 2012 Accounting MOVE project, an ASWA and AWSCPA initiative that helps the public accounting profession measure the status of women and collaborate on practices that advance and retain women. Plante Moran ...

The Perfect Vacation Source says that vacationers looking to connect with their culture need not travel to another continent to hear authentic music and sample fares from their ancestors. There is an alternative to cross-Atlantic flights this year, says The Perfect Vacation Source, in the form of a weeklong festival filled with Irish Dance and an authentic Celtic dinner prepared by master chef Paul Wedgewood. Barbados is a country that, many say, was created for fun. According to The Perfect Vacation Source travel professionals, the country will host the 2012 Celtic ...