BookKeeping Express (BKE) begins 2011 with significant momentum on its side. With a year over year growth of 30 percent in 2010, the company plans to match and exceed that mark this year. Since launching its franchising program in August 2008, the only U.S. franchise focused solely on offering certified bookkeeping services has signed development agreements and opened offices with entrepreneurs in 18 states and across more than 136 territories. In the past 12 months, BookKeeping Express has grown its franchise system by 33 percent and has experienced 50 percent systemwide ...

MADCAPZ president and founder Carrie Bell today announced that MADCAPZ has been designated as a licensed vendor of the EWGA (Executive Women's Golf Association). MADCAPZ manufactures and sells a line of women's stylish fun and colorful golf headwear. The company will offer EWGA members its' award winning MADCAPZ women's caps and visors emblazoned with the EWGA logo, as well as exclusive discounts on all product lines. Carrie Bell noted, "I'm thrilled that women golfers across the country have embraced MADCAPZ women's caps and visors as a colorful feminine alternative ...

Startl, a nonprofit created to identify and ramp up education technology companies and their innovations, announced today the initiation of a capital campaign to continue its work accelerating innovation and investment in education technology. Deemed Startl 2.0, the campaign will leverage the infrastructure and success of Startl's inaugural year. Launched in 2010, Startl received initial seed funding from the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the ...

VizSec, the international conference on information visualization for cybersecurity, announced its Organizing Committee Chairs for the 8th Annual International Symposium on Visualization for Cyber Security (VizSec2011). The top-tier list brings together experts in information visualization and security to provide the only international forum on innovations in visualization technology to advance cyber security. This year's event will be held July 20, 2011 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, in conjunction with the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS ...

Each grant is for one free year of CyberAlert 5.0 Online News Monitoring Service. Award winners may also opt to receive CyberAlert's TV news monitoring service or social media monitoring services including blog monitoring, message board monitoring, online video monitoring and Twitter monitoring. In announcing the award recipients, William J. Comcowich, president and CEO of CyberAlert stated: "We're very pleased that CyberAlert can effectively help these not-for-profit organizations monitor their public relations successes as they carry on their vital services." The ...

Sands of Kahana (http://crmlv.com/index.asp) today announced the grand opening of the highly awaited children's' pool at the Sands of Kahana Vacation Club (http://www.crmlv.com/property_sands_of_kahana.asp). The pool is two feet deep and features a tiki hut water fountain in the center for shaded playtime. In addition, adjacent to the kids' area is a heated whirlpool spa for parents to enjoy while supervising their children. "We have been working diligently for many months on the reconstruction of the children's pool as this is one of our main priorities in regards ...

Paybefore has chosen DCR Strategies Inc./TruCa$h as a 2011 Paybefore Awards winner in the Best Government-Funded Prepaid Program category. Paybefore Awards, now in its fifth year, is the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the worldwide prepaid and stored value card industry. The awards are presented annually by Prepaid Media, whose Paybefore publications are the leading source of industry information for the global prepaid community. "We are very excited about this recognition, over the past year our Prepaid Government and First Nation programs have seen ...

Pizza.com, a free and easy service for consumers to find, save and order online from local pizzerias, announced Pedone's Pizza has selected them to provide Online Ordering for their family owned restaurant in Hermosa Beach, CA. Pedone's Pizza and Fine Foods has been serving the South Bay Area with delicious pizza and other Italian cuisine for over 40 years. Pedone's provides a great in dining experience with attentive service, family friendly environment and excellent food. With online ordering available at Pizza.com, customers can order ahead for parties or place an ...

The 23rd Annual Chocolates Galore & More! event, scheduled for February 18, 2011, is the YMCA Loudoun County's largest annual fundraiser. The event will be held from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at West Belmont Place at The National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia, home to Northern Virginia's largest ballroom. Event attendees will indulge in rich, luscious chocolates, exquisite desserts and mouth-watering hors d'oeuvres prepared by the area's finest restaurants and caterers and showcased in a competition for Best Presentation and Best Taste (Critic's Choice, judged by ...

RedEye announces the official launch of behavioural email onDemand at this year's TFM&A - a simple, cost-effective approach utilizing behavioural email to improve conversion. RedEye is demonstrating its expertise in behavioural email that improves ROI and conversion to sale with its seminar on 'Building Email Customer Engagement Lifecycle Management Programmes using Behavioural Email and Engagement Strategies' presented by Matthew Kelleher, Commercial Director at RedEye International. The seminar running on Tuesday, 1st March 2011 from 1.30pm, will be supported by ...

On February 10, 2011 in honor of the newly enacted "5% Women's Procurement Rule" for federal contracting, Gloria Larkin will host an hour long teleconference about the new era in government contracting for women business owners. The teleconference focus is how women contractors of all backgrounds can participate in and be awarded the now $20 billion in set aside contracts. Due to the timely nature of the teleconference and the importance of women business owners taking advantage of new millions in potential revenues, TargetGov is offering this teleconference for no ...

- It's National Cherry Month and red tart cherries are stealing the limelight during February for their expanding list of health benefits. This dark-skinned super fruit is continuing to grab attention for its naturally-occurring healthy characteristics. The Montmorency Tart Cherry is the basis of the popular line of FruitFast products, bringing the fruit's benefits to customers year round. Grown and produced in northern lower Michigan's Cherry Capital of the World, FruitFast uses a proprietary process utilizing the whole fruit, including skin and pulp, to capture ...

CheckMate Designed for DOD CheckMate Software uses CAC Cards to identify the person responsible for each transaction, converting the SSN on the card to a generic "badge number" in the system for privacy purposes. The system has been designed per military requirements to preserve Chain of Custody - for example, the same badge that checks out a tool is required to check the tool back in. Deployment of Tools & Equipment CheckMate Toolroom's Deployment Option, tracks a kit or subset of tools and equipment from a large inventory that are sent to another location (truck, ...

iDUS Controls Ltd., makers of the Home Conservepump, is pleased to announce the successful launch of its home greywater recycling system. The launch of the Home Conservepump grey water reuse system has exceeded the company's expectations. "Reducing water consumption is a key objective of sustainable building and the response from that sector to our residential grey water system has been fantastic," commented Ron Hartman, CEO of iDUS Controls. "Not only has the product won a number of awards for innovation and environmental excellence, but we are securing mainstream distribution ...

Family Day is on February 21st this year and so from February 4th to 26th, 2011, we are celebrating the holiday by having a Family Fun Art Fair and we are inviting you to come and celebrate the exhibition with us! We opened our doors over a year ago and have been delighted to showcase the vibrant and diverse talent that local and international artists bring to the art world. This exhibition is our thank you to all of the artists who have made this possible and was solely extended to those who have previously shown at Queen Gallery. We look forward to continuing our ...

Rapid growth in the elderly population will create 3.2 million new healthcare jobs between 2008 and 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For this growing field of senior care professionals, proper education and certification will become more important than ever. As the leading provider of ACLS life support certification and ACLS recertification, Health Education Solutions today released a new 'Senior Care' Special Section to provide information, resources and certification options to professionals in this rapidly growing industry. This series of articles is ...

Yes, although advertising professionals TRY to control all the elements, the forecast of snow and ice has forced the South Shore Ad Club to reschedule its Ground Hog's Day Expo to Tuesday, February 8 (the original date for the event was February 2). The South Shore Ad Club is holding the expo to help businesses emerges from the snow and shadows. The Advertising/Marketing Expo will be run from 8:30 - 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 929 Hingham Street (Route 228), Rockland. This is a free event. The Club is adding even more value to the event - many of the more than 45 ...

Zero-Max, Inc., an ISO 9001:2008 certified design and manufacturing company, announces expansion of its wind turbine couplings covering a broad range of wind turbine applications. Zero-Max Wind Turbine Couplings are now available as an upgrade replacement for existing wind turbines and for OEM applications. Proven and tested under conditions simulating a 20-year load spectrum of continuous operation, Zero-Max turbine couplings easily handle torque spikes and high misalignment installations. Zero-Max couplings withstand high misalignment while remaining torsionally ...

Miller's presentation will take place on Thursday, February 3 at 12:45 p.m. ET. The session will cover which social media tactics yield the best results and the highest rankings for SEO. "I'm excited to discuss social media's impact on SEO, because social media is playing an ever increasing role in how search engines rank websites," said Miller. "It is important that brands realize the importance of social media, as some companies still seem to resist adoption. Social media truly is a quintessential piece of any holistic SEO campaign." Along with reviewing social ...

Philadelphia attorney Royce W. Smith of personal injury law firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig, delivered the keynote address at the Martin Luther King Day Luncheon hosted by the Salem Baptist Church of Jenkintown, Pa., on Jan. 15, 2011. The event was a homecoming for Smith, whose grandfather, the late Rev. Robert Johnson Smith, served as the church's pastor for 40 years. The elder Smith had been a friend and colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a result of their friendship, King visited Salem Baptist Church twice during Smith's pastorship. ...

Regency Healthcare Management, an affiliated company of Ciena Healthcare, a leading manager and operator of skilled nursing and rehabilitation communities, has announced the purchase of Courtland Gardens Healthcare Center in Stamford, Connecticut, effective January 1, 2011. The announcement was made by Ciena Healthcare President Mohammad Qazi. As of January 1, the community will be known as Regency Heights of Stamford. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 156-bed skilled nursing community, offering short-term rehabilitation and long term care, was in danger ...

Inlet Technologies, the leader in innovative solutions for digital media preparation, today announced it has been named one of Red Herring's 2010 Global 100 winners. The annual award recognizes the 100 most innovative and promising private technology companies across North America, Europe, and Asia. "Choosing the best out of the previous three years was by no means a small feat," said Alex Vieux, Chairman of Red Herring. "After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed down our list from 1,200 potential companies to 200 finalists. Trying to get it down to 100 ...

Premium Healthy Spring Water, Inc. announced today that their brand, Kiwaii 100% True New Zealand Spring Water is now available for purchase from Amazon.com. Kiwaii is available on Amazon in a case of 12 one-liter (33.8 oz) bottles and a case of 24 half liter (16.9 oz.) bottles. The environmentally friendly bottles are 100% recyclable; and the half-liter bottle conveniently fits into most car cup holders and bicycle bottle holders. Kiwaii's quality PET bottles are certified not to contain Bisphenol-A (BPA), phthalates, melamine or any degradable additives that could ...

UniBul Merchant Services announced today that it adds flat rate pricing to its line-up of pricing models. The new pricing model will be available to merchants accepting cards in both card-present and card-not-present setting. Most existing pricing structures consist of a long list of rates and fees, which many merchants, especially those with no previous credit card processing experience, find confusing and hard to comprehend. In fact, our sales representatives have been demanding a more simplified pricing model as well, as they spend most of their time explaining what ...

Intelligen LLC, a leading manufacturer of privacy screen filters and screen protectors, today announced the availability of GearGuard Invisible Body Protectors, specially created to protect mobile phones from potential nicks and scratches. An ideal companion for the Apple iPhone 4, Intelligen's GearGuard has an MSRP starting at $9.99 and is available now at http://www.ViewGuard.com. GearGuard Invisible Body Protectors are specifically designed for the Apple iPhone 4, and provide reliable screen and body protection from outside elements, without the use of bulky cases. ...