CPA Site Solutions reports that client portal usage among their accounting clients increased 548.8 percent this year with 508.13 gigabytes transferred. Client portals on websites for accountants are used to securely exchange important tax documents with clients through their website. More secure than email, every client portal is password protected and includes access to tax data, financial statements, source documents, and software applications such as an online document management, interactive tax organizer, online accounting, and email marketing. "Client portals ...

Kopytek's formula for success has always been its constant focus on offering speed and flexibility to customers, while continuing to invest in the latest technology. In the last six months, Kopytek has continued on this path with the acquisition of the Oce Varioprint 6250 press, the world's fastest cut sheet laser printer, and the Renz AP 360 punch. Both additions represent the latest in digital printing technology, and are expected to help lead Kopytek to double digit sales growth in 2011. "Implementing this exclusive high tech equipment positions Kopytek for growth ...

DirectBuy, the home improvement and furnishings club with confidential dealer prices, has announced that the company and its more than 130 locations throughout North America will once again begin offering Free 30-Day Memberships to potential members. DirectBuy has more than 400,000 members throughout the US and Canada who have the collective buying power to purchase directly from hundreds of name-brand manufacturers or authorized suppliers to avoid hidden retail markups on a wide variety of merchandise for their homes. Through their unique business model, DirectBuy ...

Some of LA's movers and shakers crowded into a reception room at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills recently for a powerful presentation on overcoming addictions sponsored by The Nelson Center. In a rare public appearance, founder Roy Nelson shared his own personal struggle with alcohol, drugs and sex addiction with 300+ guests who gathered to hear about the program he founded 30 years ago that boasts a 90%+ success rate. With celebs like Whitney Houston, Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan flooding the news with their addiction struggles on a near daily basis and ...

Galleria Shades & Shutters, a window treatment dealer based in Walnut Creek, California, and Markomm, an internet marketing firm from Denver, Colorado, entered into an agreement early in 2011 for Markomm to provide Search Engine Optimization (SEO) services to Galleria Shades & Shutters. This relationship has already helped Galleria Shades & Shutters secure a coveted first page spot on the major search engines. The vast majority of consumers daily search for products and services through Google, Bing, Yahoo!, etc. Consumers have become accustomed to easily ...

Petplan, America's top rated pet insurance company, today announced the promotion of Elyse Donnarumma to Claims Manager. With an accomplished background as a veterinary technician in New Jersey and Colorado, Ms. Donnarumma brings firsthand experience in the veterinary industry to her new position as Claims Manager. Since joining Petplan, Ms. Donnarumma has served as a Licensed Claims Adjuster working in the service department to assist policyholders with claims inquires and to answer pet health related questions. She is responsible for implementing an innovative process ...

After extensive consultation with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and national, regional and local small business bankers, FRANdata is expanding its Franchise Registry online lending portal to provide lenders with the additional credit risk information tools to assess the risks of lending to franchise systems. Since 1997, the Franchise Registry has served as the place where lenders validated technical SBA franchise loan risks. The service is now expanding to include tools that go beyond technical requirements of the SBA to include analysis of franchise system ...

First National Bank of Pandora asks consumers, "Do you Kasasa?" as it becomes the newest financial institution in Ohio to launch the country's most innovative financial products. Kasasa is a new brand of free checking and savings accounts that pays consumers to use their account with what interests them most—high interest, automatic savings or digital downloads from iTunes or Amazon.com. These accounts, combined with the personal service that only community financial institutions can deliver, are offering residents a better checking account option than the ...

For the second year, businesses across Long Island have partnered with Rolling River Day Camp in East Rockaway to donate 8 tuition-free camp scholarships to deserving children selected from Peninsula Counseling Center in Valley Stream. Rolling River Day Camp announced their initial 2011 business sponsors this week and the staff is excited to welcome new campers this summer. The Campmates Program , which launched in 2010, has fostered a unique partnership that benefits the Long Island community by not only providing valuable summer experiences to children in financial ...

The Raven Maria Blanco Foundation, Inc. (RMBF) has once again taken a step in pediatric patient protection by helping parents demand a higher level of preparedness in dental offices. The "Pediatric Dental Care Checklist" is an acronym packed with pertinent questions and concerns when selecting a dental care professional team. The list, while simple, is powerful in its direct connect with the core requirements of pediatric patient emergency readiness and response. RMBF is honored to empower parents in protecting their children and is confident that the recently ...

The Union Sportsmen's Alliance and the International Union of Elevator Constructors have joined forces to give AFL-CIO affiliated Union members the opportunity to win a Nevada trophy elk hunt, while supporting conservation efforts. One lucky Union winner will join noted guide and outfitter Shad Leeder of Leeder Hunting for a 7-day, all-inclusive, pack train hunt in Nevada's Schell Creek and Snake Range areas, where bulls typically score 330-350 and can exceed 400 Boone & Crockett points. "This hunt really is a once in a lifetime opportunity," said William ...

There have been countless initiatives designed to support and encourage college, university and elementary school recycling programs. When it comes to "greening the daycare" however, very little is being offered to resolve the dilemma of starting and implementing a recycling program in a child care setting. For a limited time, Busch Systems will be offering a Recycling Promo Pack for every Multi Recycler order purchased. The Promo Pack will contain useful promotional items from the Busch Systems line to compliment your recycling program efforts. The Multi-Recycler ...

Helping people work online, Zoho today announced the latest highlights in its campaign to continuously improve its suite of online applications. The most recent enhancements to Zoho CRM, Zoho Docs, Zoho Mail and Zoho Recruit reflect upgrades to core functionality as well as integrations with other Zoho and third-party applications. "Zoho users have come to expect our online suite of collaboration, business and productivity applications to be deep as well as broad," said Raju Vegesna, Zoho evangelist. "Providing deep, rich functionality means paying attention ...

Bistro One West (1 W. Illinois St., St. Charles, Ill. (630) 444-0600), is hosting a wine dinner 6:30 p.m., Thursday, May 19. Featuring young and dynamic winemaker Danielle Cyrot from St. Clement Vineyards, the event includes a four-course dinner prepared by chef Doug D'Avico and wine pairings. The cost is $80 per person (inclusive of tax and gratuity). The dinner starts with a delicious appetizer-West Coast Mussels, Fresh Water Crayfish and a Curry Broth served with Chardonnay, followed by the first-course Roasted Porcini Mushroom Salad with Bufala Mozzarella served ...

Dagmar Smeed, Head of Marketing & Communications for ss Great Britain based in Bristol, who was studying for the CIM's highest level qualification at the same time as developing and implementing the campaign, helped to lead her team to success for the best temporary marketing campaign for their 40th Homecoming Anniversary/Let's Celebrate campaign. Using a distinctive John Travolta-esque 'Mr Brunel' theme the campaign's objectives were to compliment the concurrent 'The Incredible Journey' exhibitions taking place to celebrate the epic salvage and homecoming of the ss ...

The new Quality Inn Miami Airport recently completed its conversion from a Fairfield Inn. The conveniently located hotel at Miami International Airport will now offer guests the high-quality amenities and budget-friendly value that has made Choice Hotels' Quality Inn a leading brand. The Quality Inn Miami Airport is now owned and operated by Doral Hospitality LLC. "Guests staying near Miami Airport are looking for a good value and hassle-free convenience, whether traveling for business or leisure," said Natalia Fernández, General Manager at the new Quality ...

She will use her deep knowledge of resourcing and learning and development (L&D) design and delivery to grow and develop Vybrant's pool of expert associates, and smoothly manage major leadership and talent programmes for blue-chip clients across the UK and Europe. Bernadette, from Hungerford, has been in the 'hot seat' inside a number of organisations developing and running large scale change and development programmes. She has specialist skills in designing and delivering training and induction programmes; providing recruitment solutions; management assessment, ...

Harold Cameron, a Scranton native living with two benign brain tumors, started his 18-month journey across America in April to raise funds for Miles For Hope, a brain tumor charity dedicated to funding research leading to safe and effective treatments for brain cancer. "I am most excited about the opportunity to share a message of hope, the message that you can live life to the fullest, regardless of your circumstances," said Cameron, who is walking with an Acoustic Neuroma and a Meningioma. "I have been given a great gift. I am able to share the good ...

Pronto Copec wanted to replace their plastic printed posters and menu boards with a more cost effective and flexible solution. By using digital signage they only have to invest once. They also wanted to be able to update menus so that depending on the time of day, different menus could be shown. Good picture quality is required in order to make the menu options look appealing. They wanted to be able to show different pricing in different regions in Chile, as pricing varies from area to area. As their customer profile changes throughout the day, Pronto also wanted to ...

Castlerock MBA Resourcing are pleased to announce that they are now the preferred supplier for Catering & Hospitality staff at Wigan's DW Stadium. The DW Stadium has 11 luxury suites and hosts all manner of conferences and events, including weddings, charity balls, product launches, sales conferences, press conferences, board meetings and committees. As a result of this contract win, MBA will now supply Plate Waiting and Silver Service staff from their Catering & Hospitality division to work in the executive boxes for all Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors home ...

As the global economy recovers, U.S., European, and Asia-PAC corporations enjoy a favorable environment for developing successful near-and-offshore relationships for application development and maintenance. In his interview to CEO Journal Matt Moore talks about the benefits of outsourcing software development services, concentrating on competitive advantages TEAM International offers. "Outsourcing software development can deliver great value by tapping into lower-cost labor pools without compromising the quality of the services delivered," - says Matt Moore. ...

FDM has received the award for 'International Impact Management Team of the Year' in the South East region by the British Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (BVCA). BVCA's Portfolio Company Awards are an annual celebration of the industry and its star performers. They are designed to recognise the positive impact of private equity and venture capital-backed companies and celebrate the achievements of the management teams that create, nurture and lead them. FDM scooped the prestigious award due to the leadership demonstrated by its management team in ...

HCMWorks, Inc. a leading provider of Indirect Services Procurement Advisory and Support Solutions, announced today that it has added two new key executives to their expanding team. Susan Richards, FMCA has been named to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Susan earned her stripes as CFO at a trio of successful Ottawa tech companies: bitHeads, Chipworks and Momentous, where she honed her skills of balancing integral financial reporting with creative financial solutions to help these businesses succeed. Susan has earned recognition over the years including being awarded ...

Furia Rubel (www.furiarubel.com), an integrated marketing and public relations agency, has been recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal for the fourth year in a row as one of the region's top philanthropic givers. On April 28, 2011, at the Corporate Philanthropy Summit presented by Wells Fargo, Furia Rubel was honored with three awards for service including a Top In-Kind Donor Award, a Top Volunteer Donor Award and a Top Community Impact Award. Agency owner, Gina F. Rubel, Esq. said, "I was moved to tears by these awards because they truly reflect our social ...

RedEye, the leader in behavioural email, will be demonstrating how behavioural email can improve ROI and conversion with a seminar on 'Building Email Customer Engagement Lifecycle Management Programmes using Behavioural Email and Engagement Strategies'. The seminar, presented by Matthew Kelleher, Commercial Director at RedEye, will take place at 11am on Thursday 26th May in the Integrated Marketing Theatre at TFM&A Manchester. The 30 minute presentation will be supported by client case studies from Haven Holidays and Evans Cycles. The presentation will demonstrate ...