Flip Flop Shops, the global retail chain exclusive to the hottest brands and latest styles of flip flops and sandals, is ranked 415 in Entrepreneur's 32nd Annual "Franchise 500." It's the brand's first appearance on the list, which is recognized as the world's most comprehensive franchise ranking. "We have been on the fast track, spreading the Flip Flop Shops 'free your toes' lifestyle with an amazing group of franchisees," said Brian Curin (Size 10), the President of Flip Flop Shops. "We are stoked to be recognized as one of the fastest-growing franchise systems with ...

Even as the country still tries to catch its breath from the recent financial crisis, debt has become a major talking point amongst financial circles in the nation. Debt collectors, in an effort to squeeze out every penny from its indebted consumers, have resorted to less than subtle methods of getting back their money. In 2009 alone, reports of unruly conduct from debt collectors increased to an alarming fifty percent in a report filed by the Federal Trade Commission. This puts the reports to a sum total of over 67,000. Though one could rightfully argue that debt collectors ...

Heartland Dental Care, a leading national dental group, has chosen Smile Reminder as its official patient engagement system. With over 280 dental offices nationwide, Heartland Dental Care will be implementing Smile Reminder's state-of-the-art patient engagement service to streamline their practice management communications. The Enterprise Edition of Smile Reminder is specifically designed to provide group practices, like Heartland Dental Care, assistance in message control within their group. Heartland will support control of content, appearance, and scheduling via ...

Leah is the Heart Link Network Area Coordinator and the first woman in the Triangle region to bring this option to business and professional woman as a Heart Link Area Coordinator. The launch celebration will include FREE BONUSES worth over $150 for the first 11 lucky ladies who register by next Thursday, January 13th for the 2011 maiden voyage meeting Thursday, January 20th at 6:30 pm. THE HEART LINK NETWORK (HLN) is an expanding international network specifically designed to support and nurture women entrepreneurs and professionals, providing an informal forum to help ...

GuyRilla Marketing Group (www.GuyRillaMarketing.com) announced today its official launch of an online membership program that enhances the marketing practices of businesses and individuals toward 18-to-34 year-old men. Members will generate valuable collaborations and co-branding opportunities with other top professionals from a variety of industries, including sports, fashion, music, gaming, and more. In addition to strategic networking, members will learn about trends driving men's behaviors and attitudes toward their product or service. Previously, GuyRilla has been ...

Fleming's executive chef Russell Skall has created an innovative three-course dinner that will cure winter blues with bold and flavorful offerings. The new Winter Prix Fixe menu offers the choice of appetizer, two entrees and dessert for $39.95 per person. This menu is available now through March 29 at both Chicago area Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar locations: 25 E. Ohio St.; 312/329-9463 and 960 Milwaukee Ave., Lincolnshire; 847/793-0333. Guests choose Hearty Mushroom Soup or Roasted Pear and Candied Walnut Salad to begin, followed by a choice of one entree: ...

Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC. (Garlock Sealing Technologies),a leader in fluid sealing technology for more than 100 years, announces the launch of a new environmentally friendly Bearing Isolator designed for flooded and oil mist applications. The Garlock EnDuroTM design core features a unique and patent pending biconcave surface incorporated within a Garlock Sealing Technologies proprietary fluorocarbon stator which provides long-life and reliable bearing protection. The Garlock EnDuro is the first seal to prevent the loss of potential environmentally harmful bearing ...

Artist was the soloist on the soundtrack of Atonement and Price and Prejudice. -Artists/Date/Concert Location- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano Saturday, February 5, 2011, 8:00 PM Seligman Performing Arts Center Located on the campus of Detroit Country Day School 22305 West 13 Mile Road, Beverly Hills -Artist Bio- Please see: http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=880 or http://www.fanfaire.com/thibaudet/jytbio.html -Repertoire- All-Liszt Program Consolations Les Jeux d'Eaux à la Villa d'Este Legendes Meine Freuden (after Chopin, Chants polonais no. 5) Ballade ...

Asia is the home of many great treasures, one of which is Vietnam. This quiet Southeast Asian country differs from neighboring countries Laos and Cambodia, and has its own share of unique and interesting sights to see and stories to tell. Though harboring an infamous history of wars told and retold in tales from old to young, this sleeping giant of Southeast Asia now opens up to visitors from around the globe wishing to experience a balance of adventure and leisure. Once interested parties get all the information they need for their tourist visas for Vietnam, they are ...

BooBooLoon is THE Collar of Choice for Pet Owners, Vets and Pets! The Newest in Protective Petwear Collars will be Showcased at the NAVC Conference for the Veterinary Profession - Booth #3410 (Weston, FL) - Are those hard, uncomfortable Elizabeth-style pet cones and other devices a thing of the past? If Marcy Colangelo has anything to do with it, they are! Marcy Colangelo, President of Headroom Limited, Inc., and inventor of the BooBooLoon created the recovery collar for pets with "boo-boos" to comfortably keep them from harming most types of surgical wounds, or irritating ...

Abrisa Technologies is pleased to announce the launch of their new corporate website located at http://www.abrisatechnologies.com. The site introduces the optics community to the company (Abrisa Technologies), along with its industry leading brands; Abrisa Industrial Glass, Sycamore Glass Components, and ZC&R Coatings for Optics. Once visitors enter the site, they can navigate through the various pages to get detailed information about each of the three brands/divisions, quality, product news, events such as trade show participation, sales contact information, and ...

Snoozester, creators of the web-based wake up call service, today announced the launch of the new and improved Snoozester Reminders. Snoozester's new reminder service allows individuals to schedule reminders online and receive them on their phones. Snoozester's reminder service allows users to receive their reminders by phone call (using text-to-speech technology) as well as mobile text message (SMS). The new Snoozester phone reminders work on any U.S. and Canadian phone, including both mobile phones and landlines. Snoozester Reminders allow users to schedule recurring ...

Dawna Lee Heising, CEO of Eye on Excellence Productions, has announced that the company's new series, "The Alien's Wife," has been picked up by ClickVisionTV , offering viewers of the show the opportunity to bilaterally communicate with the cast, director and producer. According to Heising, "ClickVision's ability to build a connection between the audience and the exciting events on 'Alien's Wife' will have the effect of making viewers participants in the series." The "Alien's Wife" focuses on how an alien who survived the crash of his space ship in Roswell, New Mexico, ...

South Bay Ballet's 2010-2011 season continues with its annual dance concert BRAVO! The Classical & Contemporary Ballet Experience, an eclectic repertoire from traditional classics to exciting contemporary ballets. A weekend of thrilling selections and inspired performances, the program will feature South Bay Ballet's entire company and visiting artists including celebrated Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre artistic director and choreographer, Robert Kelley, presenting the premiere of yet another elegant and sophisticated work entitled Seasons. The piece showcases the classical ...

The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) announced today that Travel Spike, LLC, a recognized leader in digital marketing and technology, has been named as PCMA's official digital agency of record and will assist in developing and executing a comprehensive digital strategy that will further reinforce PCMA's position in the meetings industry as the leader in providing high quality education, innovative resources, and networking opportunities. Through the new communications partnership Travel Spike will focus on key strategic digital initiatives designed ...

The West Palm Beach Antiques Festival will celebrate Spring early this year with a Spectacular event scheduled for the first weekend of February. The annual Spectacular event always has huge attendance and Festival owners Kay and Bill Puchstein expect this year to be the best ever with over 10,000 in attendance. More than 1,000 dealers are signed in for the Festival which will feature dealers from all over the United States, England, France, Germany and many other locations. The site for the Festival, the South Florida Fairgrounds, features ample dealer spaces and comfortable ...

innerbalancePR, a newly launched Los Angeles public relations and marketing consulting service, announced today that it has opened its doors for business and will focus on promoting socially conscious companies and individuals. innerbalancePR is committed to promoting socially and environmentally responsible products, services, causes and people. innerbalancePR provides strategic guidance to companies and individuals that are focused on developing and sharing products and services that enhance life and benefit the greater good. The company is committed to helping each ...

Brent Grisdale, President of Rigstar Communications Inc., announced today that, in partnership with iTel Networks, the company has launched its new product "Hosted Private Branch Exchange" (PBX), an enterprise class IP Technology system delivered as an all-inclusive, dynamically scalable monthly service. Robert Hart, Rigstar Communications' VP of Business Development said that Rigstar's new Hosted PBX solution was designed to eliminate the cost of purchasing and maintaining a premises based, fully featured phone system and enables companies to focus on their core business ...

Dublin, Ohio based business consulting firm, InterDyn Socius, has been named to the second annual Bob Scott's Insights' VAR Stars (www.BobScottsInsights.com) list. The Bob Scott's Insights' VAR Stars is an unranked list honoring the top performing mid-market financial software resellers. The qualifications for consideration to this year's list include diversifying product lines, holding onto talent, maintaining or increasing marketing budgets, and performing mergers and acquisitions, all of which InterDyn Socius has accomplished in the past year despite economic pressures. ...

"Seventh Generation is a forward thinking company who has turned a passion for providing safe and sustainable products into a booming business," states Will Marre, CEO of Realeadership Alliance and renowned leadership speaker. Marre is shining a light on Seventh Generation this week for their ongoing dedication to social responsibility and sustainability. Seventh Generation's spotlight is part of an ongoing blog series Marre is launching called Giving is Winning. Marre hopes that by bringing attention to companies who are including giving in their core business strategy ...

News Facts - Fishbowl Solutions, a consulting services and software development company specializing in solutions for Oracle's Universal Content Management and WebCenter products, has released the latest version of Workflow Solution Set, a software application that enhances the user experience by providing intuitive methods to customize how workflow information is presented, distributed, updated, and processed within Oracle Universal Content Management (Oracle UCM). - Workflow is a core technology component of enterprise content management (ECM) systems as it helps ...

Blackburn Group. Inc. / MSA RiskPro.com, Enterprise Risk and Claim Management partners are pleased to announce they have been again named into A.M. Best Company's directories of recommended Expert Service Providers and Third Party Administrators. A.M. Best Company was founded in 1899 as a full service rating organization dedicated to serving the financial and insurance industries. The company believes that this additional important step is indicative of the increasing recognition of the firm to assist in all key aspects of risk and claim management for the industry. ...

From the homes of baby boomer folks to college dorm rooms, it appears that an antique music medium has slowly been resurfacing amidst today's modern age. Vinyl's got its groove back, it seems, and Sound Stage Direct couldn't be happier. The company caters to the vinyl-appreciating crowd which, compared to track records from early on, are enjoying a slow but steady increase of supporters. According to Seth Frank, the unattractive audio quality from mp3 players has made audiophiles turn to other mediums to enjoy their music and have found a rare gem in vinyl records. "Sales ...

If your New Year's resolutions include eating healthier and working out more, you might be feeling as though you have to skip going to restaurants with friends and family this year. Healthy Body, Fit Mind and the Snow Squall are here to let you know that you can still make good food choices while dining out and having fun! Everyone knows that restaurants can be a huge pitfall to dieters: large portions, unknown calorie and nutrition information, and few healthy choices outside of a chef's salad with dressing on the side (boring!). That's why MaryAnn Molloy of Healthy ...

Get A Grip, Inc., a family-owned, national franchise company with headquarters in Albuquerque, is pleased to announce that it has moved up the rankings in Entrepreneur 's Franchise 500 list of franchise companies in the United States and Canada. Get A Grip now ranks #393, moving up from #467. In addition, the company ranks #87 among low-cost franchise, and #33 in the Top New Ranking category for its movement on the list. "Though this last year was a tough one for all industries, Get A Grip's patented resurfacing products and techniques, low start up costs and franchise ...