Dan Lok, successful entrepreneur and salon business expert, is pleased to announce his latest endeavor: fundraising for the microloan charity Kiva, which supports mainly women entrepreneurs in developing countries with small business loans. Kiva is a nonprofit organization which helps women establish and run successful businesses in developing countries by providing "micro-loans". On average 80% of their loans go to women. Loans as small as $25 are used to sustain or launch new businesses, allowing women to support themselves and their families, and to contribute ...

Third generation farmer Roger Mercer has been awarded a coveted Fellowship of Royal Agricultural Socieites FRAgS, which was presented to him recently at a reception in the House of Lords by Lord Plumb of Coleshill, Senior Agriculturist in the House of Lords and former NFU president Originally nominated three years ago, Mercer was awarded an Associate of Royal Agricultures Societies in 2007, which has been upgraded to the full fellowship award, in recognition of his agricultural, free rang pork and free range poultry business Packington Free Range and the contribution ...

- In a letter dated July 3, 2011, the Handmade Toy Alliance (HTA) addressed the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) recent staff briefing package on the "notice of requirements" for laboratories to become accepted to test for ASTM F963 as presented to the Commission and public. Primarily geared towards testing laboratories, this notice also signals to stakeholders such as the HTA that once approved and published in the Federal Register, all children's products falling under toy guidelines manufactured 90 days after publish date will need to be tested and ...

Leading New Jersey/New York City creative services firm JK Design has been awarded a 2011 Gold Hermes Creative Award by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) out of over 5,000 entries. In a separate competition, the agency was selected from more than 11,000 competitors to receive a 2011 Bronze Telly Award. JK Design's winning Gold Hermes entry, the "Formula for Success" brochure, was created for GROM Associates, a global business consulting firm providing strategy consulting, SAP integration, and enterprise data management services. ...

Lexington Medical Center is sponsoring a contest from June 20th to July 29th to recruit bloggers for its new Every Woman Blog. Women of all ages are invited to enter. Through the contest, the hospital plans to select eight women from our community to be featured as permanent bloggers. Each month, their posts will appear on the EveryWomanBlog.com website. Each selected blogger will receive a $250 cash prize. "Women thrive on exchanging ideas and connecting with one another," said Lexington Medical Center Public Relations Manager Jennifer Wilson. "Whether ...

North Carolina Project SEED (http://www.ncprojectseed.org), a statewide, year-round science enrichment program housed on the campus of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (http://www.thehamner.org), has recognized program participants for their research efforts after competing and earning awards in international competitions. The 20 graduating seniors in the 2010-11 NC Project SEED class have collectively been offered $8,346,633 in college scholarships. Program participants Selina Boyd, Melissa Chan, Cheyenne Stewart and Marc Webb all received honors at the 2011 ...

Due to public demand from vendors and market fans alike, STORE Self Storage and Wine Storage is bringing a new summer Green/Open Market to their location in Palm Beach Gardens. The Market will run every Saturday in July, starting on July 9, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where does a local green market get vegetables in the heat of a south Florida summer? Kathie Fallon operates a local organic produce distribution service in Palm Beach called, http://affordableorganics4u.com, year-round for her clients and neighbors. Fresh, organic produce and fruit from northern Florida and ...

Nichiha USA, a leading manufacturer of fiber cement siding and cladding, announces the release of its newest shake product, NichiFrontier. Designed to complement Nichiha's Sierra Premium Shake product at a lower price point, the 7/16 inch boards are nine and a quarter inches in height and eight feet length, provide a sophisticated and distinguished look. "Due to the vast success of Nichiha's Sierra Premium Shake boards, we understood that there was room in the market for a similar product at a different price point," stated Darrin Haugan, senior vice president ...

JES Foundation Repair, a structural engineering, foundation repair, basement waterproofing, and crawl space repair company, has redesigned their flagship site, http://www.JESwork.com, and will publicly launch it on July 15, 2011. The website redesign will improve the customer experience while positioning JES Foundation Repair as the industry leader in Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland and North Carolina. Damion Rutherford, JES Vice President of Internet Marketing, said "the new design of JESwork.com will enhance the customer experience while making it easier ...

Sperry Van Ness | Richter Grusd, a commercial real estate brokerage firm serving New Jersey, announced the listing of three Central Jersey industrial properties for sale collectively exceeding $10 million. Richter Grusd recently closed several warehouse sales in New Jersey in addition to announcing the three listings, indicating an upward trend in industrial user activity. "There is high demand and limited supply of vacant industrial product for users of these buildings," says Ian Grusd CCIM SIOR, Managing Director of the Metropark based organization. "We ...

OpticsPlanet, Inc. (http://www.opticsplanet.com) and RadarGuns.com are happy to announce the What Would You Do With A Bushnell Speedster III? Video Contest. The Grand Prize is a Bushnell Speedster III and SpeedScreen sports radar kit! The second place winner will receive a Bushnell Speedster III radar speed gun, and third through fifth place will each receive a $50 OpticsPlanet.com Gift Card! Those who wish to enter must create a video no longer than 2 minutes that answers these two questions: 1. What would you do with a Speedster III? 2. How would a Speedster III ...

National education statistics demonstrate time-and-time again that grade school students in the United States struggle with their ability to write. In its most recent report released in 2009, the US Department of Education confirmed that about 80 percent of 8th- and 12th-grade students were less than proficient writers, about 20 percent wrote at less than a basic level. These are modest gains from previous test scores in 1998 and 2002, but given the demand for writing skills has increased significantly this is hardly cause for celebration. Now teachers and parents ...

Industrial Construction & Engineering Co. (IC&E) celebrates a 25-year anniversary this month. The company was founded in 1986, and is privately owned by Jeff DeGraaf and Larry DeGraaf. IC&E began as a regional contractor providing insulation services and has since expanded to include industries like renewable energies, power and process, refrigeration, and food and beverage. "The renewable energies market has been a big growth area for us, but loyalty to our core business areas has kept business strong," says Jeff DeGraff, President. IC&E has ...

The New Jersey Minority Educational Development organization will be hosting the workshop - "Addressing the Minorities Community's issues in Public Education" at the Save Our Schools March and National Call for Action Conference on July 29th in Washington, DC. However, many of the nation's prestigious groups will be missing in action; because they refuse to answer the tough questions. Albert Mitchell II, the workshop organizers said, "We've invited most of the nations recognize minority leadership organizations to talk about what they're doing to support ...

Perspective Media Ltd, the parent company of Perspective Magazine and the global leader in providing information to the timeshare and fractional industry, announces an exclusive Reseller Agreement with Resort Television. The agreement allows Perspective Media to be the only global, third-party provider of Resort Television's video and audio information packages direct to resorts and developers within the vacation ownership industry. The cutting edge technology of Resort Television allows a resort to create branded TV channels as a way to engage the guest and provide ...

Business Leader Magazine excitedly announced 1Choice Solutions as the 20th Fastest Growing Small Business in Georgia and 149th Fastest Growing Small Business in the Southeast as one of the winners of the Top 300 Small Businesses of the South. This prestigious award is given each year to honor the top businesses that have accomplished large strides in business growth including community involvement in the business communities they serve. For the fourth consecutive year Business Leader has issued the Top 300 Small Businesses of the South award. The annual Georgia awards ...

The Tampa chapter of Current will spend Saturday, July 16th, volunteering their time to help wash the clothes of those less fortunate. The event will begin at 10:00 at the Leesburg Laundromat - 1407 N. Citrus Blvd. (Hwy 27) Leesburg, FL 34748. The Laundry Love Project provides an opportunity for volunteers from throughout the community to assist those in need by helping them afford a simple, yet often unnoticed common need: doing their laundry. "Current volunteers provide those less fortunate with the ability to wash and dry their clothes," said Current President ...

JTM Food Group, a national leader in creating menu solutions for the food service industry, has added a new fully cooked, five-ounce Steakhouse Beef Burger to its menu of more than 600 products. Tipping the scale at more than 5 oz. this new beef burger provides ample thickness and bun coverage. JTM's new 5 ounce Steakhouse fully cooked beef burger is equivalent to a 7.5 ounce uncooked burger. They are ideal for a variety of food service venues, including convenience stores, sandwich shops, university cafeterias, caterers, military posts and restaurants. "JTM's new ...

BKD Technologies is pleased to present a webinar on using the Historical Inventory Trial Balance report in Microsoft Dynamics GP. With Historical Inventory Trial Balance (HITB) Report, organizations can track inventory for a specific data or date range, as well as the value of five different quantity types. Join BKD for this complimentary webinar on Thursday, July 21, 2011, from 10-11 a.m. Central time. BKD will show Dynamics GP users how this free tool can help you assess your inventory balance. You'll also learn how to use the HITB report to help reconcile your inventory ...

World Peace and Health Organization, a nonprofit organization in Upstate New York has held a ceremony in their headquarter, the Western Shrine, to celebrate the Independence Day. This joyful and meaningful celebration ceremony hosted by the founder and leader of WPHO, the Buddhist Master, Holy Ziguang Shang Shi, welcomed many WPHO members, followers, students and disciples from the east and the west, and the guests from local community and across the country. "America is a powerful, developed, cultured country," Holy Ziguang Shang Shi started his inspiring ...

Strategically focused, locally relevant, and interesting, Attorney at Law Magazine is a tightly focused business-to-business trade magazine for and about local attorneys and the business of practicing law. "Our engaging content offers; compelling and intelligent editorial from local attorneys, industry specific news and information, and columns designed to deliver a unique perspective to legal professionals," said Publisher Tom McKenna. "Furthermore, Attorney at Law magazine features a highly visible and well-respected private practice attorney on the ...

Gary Rabine and Sons, Inc., a Rabine Group company, most commonly recognized in the industry and by the public as Rabine Paving, has officially changed its name to Rabine Paving, LLC. The intent of the name change is to alleviate any confusion with valued customers and business partners. Gary Rabine, CEO of Rabine Paving said, "We're excited about this change because we think it will make it easier for our customers and vendors to do business with us. It's something that we should have done years ago." For more information on the Rabine Group companies and ...

Justopenthebook.com is an online Christian ministry whose mission is to encourage others to develop a closer relationship with God by opening and studying His word. For the month of July, justopenthebook.com is offering a free copy of the book "How To Stay Christian In College" by J. Budziszewski. The book will be awarded to one of the new subscribers to justopenthebook.com's weekly newsletter. Anyone can enter the contest. Simply sign up to subscribe to the newsletter at http://justopenthebook.com/newsletter/. Contest is open for all newly registered subscribers ...

OneOwnerCars.com has announced improvements that make it easier for used car buyers to search online listings, and cheaper for used car dealers to advertise. The independent web site provides listings of over 40,000 one-owner cars from over 1,000 dealerships in all parts of the country. Used car buyers are browsing online listings of previously owned cars in record numbers. More consumers find the car they actually buy online than ever before, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Used Vehicle Market Report. J.D. Power found that used car buyers visited ...

L.A. Management Company, a marketing firm specializing in website development, online marketing, social media management and video production, has been retained by Prasad Cosmetic Surgery to provide strategic marketing services including web site development, search engine optimization (SEO), social media management, email marketing and video distribution. With two New York City area locations, Prasad Cosmetic Surgery was founded by renowned cosmetic surgeon Dr. Amiya Prasad and provides facial rejuvenation and hair restoration solutions. Dr. Gary Hitzig, a nationally ...