CFO WISE Founder & CEO, Ken Kaufman, was quoted several times in a recent article published in the American Express Article "The CFO Temp" by Tim Beyers. The article focuses on a growing trend for small and medium-sized businesses - hire a CFO Services to help them grow until they need they need to hire a full-time CFO. Among his contributions to the article, CFOwise Founder Ken Kaufman defined what a CFO needs to be like. A CFO has to be somebody who gets the whole picture, Kaufman says. They understand the whole company and how everything works and interrelates ...

The International Coach of the Year 2010 contest sponsored by The Coaching Institute (http://www.terrilevine.com/coachoftheyear2010.html) runs from now until October 21, 2010. The winner will be announced and honored on November 1 which has been marked as International Coach of the Year Day. Past winners have included: Nancy Boyd (2009), Donna Latin (2008), Mark Semple (2007), Eva Gregory (2006), Sandra Ries (2005), Judi Richardson (2004), and inaugural winner, Dory Willer (2003). An international panel of expert coaches will judge the results of the Coach of the ...

The success of the annual Series, which features the animals of the ancient Chinese zodiac, is highlighted once again with the 300,000 mintage of 2010 Year of the Tiger 1oz silver bullion coin now sold out. This announcement follows the sell out of the 30,000 1oz Year of the Tiger gold bullion coin earlier in the year - a status also achieved in 2009 and 2008 with the sell out of the 1oz gold releases from the Year of the Ox and the Year of the Mouse, respectively. Demand for Australia's silver bullion coins remains elevated and steady, with the sell out of the 2010 ...

ENABLE, the Leonardo project led by Learning Light, which aims to bring e-learning to marginalised learners, is making such impressive progress that it is attracting interest from outside Europe. Learning Light, a company focusing on promoting the use of e-learning and learning technologies and which is leading an EU-wide consortium of organisations developing effective ways to use e-learning to reach and engage 'marginalised' learners, has received an enquiry from McGirr Associates, New Zealand's leading producer of e-learning for 'hard to reach' learners. A few ...

Fox Electronics, a leading global supplier of frequency control solutions, recently announced the relocation and expansion of the Fox Electronics Asia headquarters in Hong Kong to better facilitate the demand of the company's products in the area. In addition to the expanded headquarters, Fox Electronics Asia has also expanded engineering, sales support and logistics support to better serve its Asian customers. "The expansion of our location and service capabilities is due in large part to the increasing market acceptance of our patented XpressO technology," states Herb ...

Ed Umer, Director of Business Development, Barefoot Technologies has been selected to speak at the upcoming Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA) Annual Conference October 31 - November 3 in San Antonio, Texas. "The VRMA Annual Conference is the largest gathering for the professionally managed vacation rental industry, and it offers attendees the latest tips, information, and strategies available," said Ulmer. "I am honored to have been selected to speak at this event, and I look forward to sharing the successes we've had at Barefoot Technologies with others in the ...

SocialVest announced today the unrestricted beta of its robust online and in-store shopping platform that makes it easy for consumers to support their favorite non-profit organizations (NPO). The free service works by rewarding users with cash back for purchases from over 500 top retailers including Target, Macy's, Home Depot, Best Buy, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdales. Money earned by SocialVest users can be donated to over one million registered non-profits. Consumers can sign up at now at http://www.socialvest.us. Also today, SocialVest announced it has already ...

It's that time of year again for Speakman Company to showcase their extensive line of safety products at the upcoming National Safety Council Congress and Expo at the San Diego Convention Center, in San Diego, CA on October 4-6, 2010 Booth # 3810. Speakman Company has been the innovated leader of safety products since 1939 with the introduction of the first emergency shower. Something new and exciting that Speakman will be showcasing this year is the SE-4300 GravityFlo Portable ANSI Compliant Eye Wash. This 20 gallon capacity eyewash allows for a run time in excess of ...

This Friday, September 24th The Cove of Lake Geneva will be hosting a cocktail party from 5pm to 7pm for the Lake Geneva Classic Car Rally. During the cocktail party, The Cove will be holding a drawing for a free night stay at the resort. In addition, The Cove will also be generously donating a stay two night stay at the resort for the Car Rally's raffle. The Classic Car Rally is a three day event which begins on Friday, at The Cove, where attendees can mingle with other participants, as well as pick up or purchase their poker hands. Saturday, all cars in the Car ...

TEC-IT Datenverarbeitung GmbH (tec-it.com), leading vendor of AUTO-ID and barcode software releases the new version of the barcode label printing software TFORMer. This versatile label printing software can be used directly on workstations, as server based installation and as reporting component by software developers. Documents are designed visually with the user-friendly layout editor, new labels are created in no time flat. Variable printing data is entered manually or provided by external datasources like databases. The bar code labels can be printed directly to ...

With this licence, PR agencies and communication departements are able to send out high resolution Shotshop images to an unlimited number of editors, who may use the images to illustrate the press release in unlimited circulation - with no further licence fees. "Shotshop's Extended Licence makes the distribution of press releases easier and customer-friendly. PR agencies and communication departements are now able to use our existing stock image material instead of producing their own image material for every press release." says Stephan Krömer, Creative Director at ...

Lords Gifts' Christmas Hampers (UK) and Christmas wine gifts for the 2010 festive season feature some of this year's star wines from major international award events. These include the stunning gold medal winning Cotes du Rhone wines from Quatre Chemins which feature in the popular cheese and wine gift range. While the Christmas hamper range inevitably features some of the most popular festive products, there is also an increased focus on food products from the best independent suppliers in the UK, such as Yorkshire Dales Cheese; a small, family-run business making ...

Engineers and product managers from device and computer manufacturers and designers will meet in Taipei, Taiwan for a free day-long session hosted by Canonical Ltd. on September 24, 2010. The commercial sponsor of Ubuntu will host its annual Ubuntu Hardware Summit, (UHS), which includes keynote speeches from various members of the Canonical team, and topics ranging from how Canonical works with Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs), boot time optimizations, hardware enablement, debugging, multi-touch, networking and more. Over 200 attendees are expected to attend from ...

Baber Turnaround Consulting, a broad-based financial and operational consulting firm dedicated to increasing cash flow and profitability, has relocated to Morganton, North Carolina. Since 2001, Baber Turnaround Consulting has provided broad-based financial and operational consulting, designed to increase cash flow and profitability, to over 100 companies in 50 industries. Bob Baber is a Certified Turnaround Professional with expertise in helping business clients make more money by analyzing financial trends, improving organizational capabilities, improving cash flow ...

Easy Auscultation (www.easyauscultation.com) is launching a course for Cardiac Conditions Associated with Sudden Death. This course consists of 7 multimedia lessons. Each lesson includes an audio recording, a virtual manikin, cardiac animation and dynamic waveform. A course quiz is also included. Abnormalities covered in this course include Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Murmur of Severe Valvular Aortic Stenosis, Arrythmogenic RV Dysplasia, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Myocarditis, Commutio Cordis and Ebstein's Anomaly. In addition to this course, the Easy Auscultation web ...

Biel's, founded in 1939, is a value-added provider of products and solutions that enable companies to scan, store, retrieve, and use documents and information more efficiently, accurately, and securely. Leveraging decades-long business partnerships with such well respected companies as Canon, Kodak, and EMC, Biel's is expanding its customer sales, support, and service functions at its Linden Oaks Office Park location. Shawn Patrick Mulvaney has been promoted to area manager. After a rigorous internal review, Mulvaney was selected from a short list of top performing ...

Grid-Tools Limited, the leading vendor of data creation, data masking and test data management software solutions is pleased to announce they have been named "Most Innovative Testing Tool Choice for 2011" by QAGuild, the international software testing community. QAGuild, a large and well-known information exchange organization, has recently selected Grid-Tools as the "Most Innovative Testing Tool Choice for 2011". The award was given to Grid-Tools after a successful year in research and development. QAGuild noted they were impressed with the added features and functionality ...

Siber Systems, Inc., a company dedicated to providing world-class computing productivity software for enterprises and individuals, today announced the release of GoodSync for Mac, the first-ever Mac OS X version of its well-known Windows utility for backing up and synchronizing files between computing devices. The application, able to sync as many as five million files at once, brings new convenience and productivity to both Mac and dual Mac/PC environments at home and at work, and is robust enough for even large enterprises. GoodSync for Mac supports Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5 ...

Businesses in the North-West top the optimism charts in Abbey Business Centres' Annual Business Confidence survey. The survey asked businesses from across Abbey's network of centres "Compared with the same time last year, do you feel more or less positive about the state of the economy?" with respondents given a choice of 5 answers ranging from 'very optimistic' to 'worse than last year'. The North West claimed first place with 68% of those questioned feeling positive about the economy. Businesses in the South East and London came in close behind with figures of 63% ...

Put a date in your diary from 12th October to hear Neil Sutcliffe, chairman of i-nexus, talk about how business execution software can help deliver public sector savings. It is widely acknowledged that public sector budget cuts are inevitable but the real challenge lies in how the spending reductions are executed. In order to minimise the impact on critical frontline services it is essential that every attempt is made to effect the savings through improvements in operating efficiency or elimination of wasteful activity. This requires successful execution of an operational ...

The roll out, which is on track to be completed by the first quarter of 2011, will mean that Parts Center has nearly 500 locations nationwide, an increase of over 260. This will further boost the company's service to customers of hvac equipment, ensuring they are always able to obtain the top-value products they need quickly and easily. Each branch will offer core stock items from the industry's leading names including Worcester Bosch, Baxi, Honeywell and Siemens. Additional spares can be obtained on a next-day* delivery service. Colin McGregor, Parts Center Trading ...

Online training company, Sharp End Training, recently launched its affordable, website design training course. A website is a businesses livelihood, reputation and the first impression customers have of the business is vital. However it's hard to keep pace with the rapidly changing website design needs, software and techniques used to maintain an online presence. "Get your website online" program will get almost any business back in the race. The program is designed to help customers create their own custom made website without having to learn ANY code or scripts. ...

Air purifiers have long been touted as a boon to those with allergies, but anyone can benefit from cleaner air. The amount of pollutants entering our air increases every day and without a means of cleaning the air in our home, we have no relief from breathing in toxins and pollution. Air Purifier Nation can help with the top rated air purifiers on the market. Their air purifiers include such names as NQ Clarifier, Airpura, AllerAir and FilterStream. They only feature higher-end HEPA models that produce proven results. They also have air quality testers and replacement ...

Penned by Oscar-winner Julian Fellowes, the heir to Downton Abbey is killed on the Titanic and the new heir is completely inappropriate - with the aristocratic family's matriarch Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, particularly horrified. The seven-part drama also follows the lives of the servants. The cast includes Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern as the Earl and Countess of Grantham, Dame Maggie Smith as Violet, while Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, and Rob James-Collier are among those playing the servants. 'You realise how magnificent a time that was, with the simplicity ...

The Cloud Computing World Forum Asia - http://www.cloudcomputinglive.com/asia - will open its doors to CIOs to attend its inaugural event in Asia for free on the 17th and 18th November 2010 at The Mira Hotel, Hong Kong. The free pass will be available to CIO level participants and senior decision makers from end user organizations attending the 2 day conference and exhibition. The pass will include a full conference pass to give access to all areas of the event and networking opportunities throughout. All those attending the event will also get access to the conference ...