Program Development Associates has launched Training Diversity .com, a diversity resources online store for forward thinking businesses with diverse workplaces. The store features an array of DVDs, texts, and other materials ideal for building comprehensive internal programs to teach organizations to value diversity among both employees and the general public. PDA launched the Training Diversity online store in December, just in time for the 2011 calendar year. Along with industry leading diversity training resources, the online store also offers a blog to visitors, ...

Dentist Marketers, a dental web design company, announces the release of its new do-it-yourself dental web design and hosting plan at DentistMarketers.com. "The plan allows dentists with little or no web design experience to build and host their own dental websites," said Erik Cunningham, company Founder. "Our goal is to make dental web design as easy and affordable as possible by providing dentists with access to simple online web design tools, step-by-step instructions, no setup fees and nothing to download." Dentists can try the online web design tools before subscribing ...

When a female entrepreneur sets out to get to know her ideal customer, and therefore increase sales and develop customer loyalty, she will achieve greater success (and shorten her learning curve) by following simple, yet effective guidelines. Best of the Janes: Gaining a Deeper Understanding of Your Ideal Customer is the latest article by professional marketing researcher and entrepreneurial expert Michele DeKinder-Smith. The article reveals five important guidelines female entrepreneurs can follow when striving to increase sales and create customer loyalty by truly ...

FmPro Migrator Developer Edition 5.97 Enhances Automated FoxPro to Servoy Conversion Service The Visual FoxPro Conversion Service built into in FmPro Migrator Developer Edition enables Visual FoxPro developers to automate the conversion of Windows-only FoxPro solutions into platform independent, scalable, Servoy SaaS solutions. This feature quickly and efficiently converts FoxPro relationships, forms, reports/labels, PRG code, and static ComboBox/ListBox value lists into Servoy Eclipse IDE project files. Using the main project/sub-project functionality of the Servoy ...

Capitol Lighting, one of the nation's leading retailers of name-brand lighting with eight showrooms in New Jersey and Florida, has added new videos to its site http://www.1-800lighting.com with more than 300 helpful videos about remodeling and lighting projects. Capitol Lighting's new video page includes channels where viewers can watch the best videos for helpful and how-to topics such as LED Energy Savings, Outdoor Lights, Lighting Tips & Tricks -" Designer Help, Ceiling Fans, Ceiling Lights, Table Lamps and Wall Lights. "Our instructive and entertaining videos ...

Paratus Rentals' new alliance also includes a new phone number: 1-623-Be-Ready (623-237-3239). While the company will continue it's commitment to providing efficient, flexible, cost-effective and on-time rental energy and temperature solutions to its clients, it will now utilize the full range of world-class Trane and Ingersoll Rand products. Paratus Rentals will market Trane Rental Services' portable diesel generators to 1450kW, air and water cooled chillers to 1,000 tons, portable air-conditioners to 50 tons, oil free air compressors, transformers, air-handlers and all ...

Scientology Volunteers (http://www.scientology-fso.org) donated a total of 239 pints of blood in 2010 at four blood drives sponsored by Florida Blood Services and The Church of Scientology. The fourth blood drive of the year was held December 18th in downtown Clearwater, FL where the final 32 pints were donated. Each pint can save up to three lives making the potential lives saved as a result of these donations more that 700. "It has been a long-time tradition for us to contribute to the community," said Pat Harney the Public Affairs Director for the Church, who coordinated ...

Pop artist Aitan recently finished up work on his new EP entitled "Top of the World" with producer Stewart Cararas (Katie Cole, All Time Low, American Idol) and has set a release date for Feb 22, 2011. The music shows a mix of his known pop sensibility with a well-crafted arsenal of club worthy beats and electronic hooks. The official track listing for "Top of the World" is below. 1. Top Of The World 2. Nothing Without You 3. All Over You 4. Rock Baby Red 5. Get Your Glass Up (Smurf Song) To build further awareness for the album EP Aitan is releasing a bi-weekly ...

December is an interesting time in Phoenix. The "snowbirds" return to their second retirement homes which crowds the local establishments. The interesting thing we find during the month is a renewed interest in Phoenix website design and Phoenix web host inquiries. As a Phoenix website design company, we believe part of the increase in interest for Phoenix website design is that companies have budgets to spend before the end of the year - a use it or lose it budgeting philosophy. The other reason we believe we find a spike in Phoenix web design inquiries is that businesses ...

Next Monday, Jan 10, 2011 Edmonton-area Business Expert & ActionCOACH Master Licensee Greg Kopchuk will be on Alberta Prime Time, with hosts Jennifer Martin & Jefferson Humphreys. Among the many topics: what the small business owner can do to grow in 2011 and beyond, planning, expanding to new markets, taking your business around the world, and what kind of services bring new customers in. Asked recently to comment on the effects of the 2008-9 recession, Kopchuk had this to say: "It's pretty simple, really. Brad Sugars, who founded the company I work for, likes to ...

CRL Senior Living Communities announced today a new Corporate Partnership Program that will allow companies to offer a family discount on long-term care as a benefit to their employees. Seniors who are directly related to an employee at a participating business will be eligible for a ten-percent reduction in their monthly base rate when they join any of CRL's 16 communities across Wisconsin and Illinois. The discount applies to all of CRL's housing options, which include independent living, assisted living and Alzheimer's/memory care. "Businesses are continually ...

The Bloomington, Minn.-based startup marketing agency is looking for experienced professionals to design and sell interactive advertising campaigns for local businesses. "What's really helping us make solid inroads is not just selling but actually teaching businesses how to use web 2.0, and the importance of changing your website from a resource to a revenue stream," said Gary Stockert, COO of FuzedMarketing. "It's a lot like getting a gym membership and complementing it with a personal trainer." The company wants professionals with at least three years of sales experience ...

Maxis Technologies, Inc., formally changed its name to NetworkEquipment.net, as of January 1, 2011 to facilitate its move toward selling direct to small and medium sized businesses to save them money by removing links in the network equipment resale chain. Prior to this focus on direct sales to end users Maxis Technologies, Inc. predominantly sold to other brokers, who in turn sold to end users. By changing its name to NetworkEquipment.net, implementing market segmented contacts, live help on its website, a customer focused blog, and quick response procedures for online ...

BotMill has introduced an affordable Plug-N-Print 3D Printer. Perfect for either large organizations or the individual consumer. The BotMill Glider 3.0 is designed to give users an easy way to bring their ideas and prototypes to life. "BotMill set out to bring to market a very affordable consumer 3D printer with cutting-edge hardware and easy-to-use software," said Gil Mayron, CEO at BotMill. "The BotMill Glider has been through all the tests and has proven a quality and standard that the consumer requires." The 3D Printer that fits on your desk This beautifully ...

Eyeball Networks, a leading provider of software developer tools for real-time VoIP, video, and instant messaging solutions, today announced the update of its Eyeball Messenger Software Development Kit (SDK) to support tablet computers and mobile devices using Android, iOS, and Windows 7 operating systems. The updates to MessengerSDK enable tablet device makers, infrastructure vendors, and application developers to further enhance their software offerings using Eyeball's award winning Messenger soft client solutions for real-time voice, video, and IM communications. The ...

Internet Business Group, a leading provider of Internet Marketing, Visibility and Reputation Management Services , today announced that they have joined the Better Business Bureau (BBB). The BBB is a non-profit, public service organization providing free business Reliability Reports, Charity Reports, and other invaluable consumer information to the public. The BBB is a system of over 120 independent, local BBB's working with businesses and consumers throughout North America to resolve complaints and keep the public informed. "We are thrilled to be a part of such a prestigious ...

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 ...

"When considering where to open new chapters, we take into account the quality of leadership available and the need for the small and home based business community for the myriad of services MainStreerChamber provides," said John Bellave, CEO. "In Annie Winterbottom, we have found a visionary leader who has a genuine commitment in helping others succeed which is exactly what our mission is. We are very excited about our newest chapter expansion into Seminole County," Bellave continued, "We believe this chapter will be a tremendous asset to the community and we invite everyone ...

Home Care Assistance (http://franchise.homecareassistance.com/), a senior care company specializing in homebound care and live-in care, was ranked 251 on the list of Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 , compared to last year's ranking of 380 - a significant increase in position on a list that already represents the best franchises worldwide. Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 judges all companies on the same criteria regardless of size. Important factors used to compare franchise operations include but are not limited to: financial strength, stability, growth rate, size of system, ...

SolSource Energy Solutions, one of Colorado's leading solar engineering, procurement and construction companies, has recently partnered with Sun Energy Funding, a local provider of residential leasing and financing for solar energy. The new partnership will provide Colorado residents with the benefits and savings of solar without the large installation costs. SolSource was approached by Sun Energy because of SolSource's reputation within the industry for high quality solar installations and deep Colorado business roots. SolSource and Sun Energy were both founded in Colorado ...

The POW! Award celebrates the woman who walks into the boardroom and "POW!"- she's making change. She knows no status quo. She's focused, determined, forward-thinking and decisive - and everything she touches reflects the same. Womenetics wants to celebrate the energetic females who make an impact, forge the way, and represent the growing number of women who find their purpose as high POW!er business and community leaders. One of those women and business leaders is Jennifer Dunphy the VP of Sales & Marketing for the fast growing top Atlanta SEO Company Vayu Media. Her ...

Retensa presents, the "Biggest Quits of 2010," an annual review of resignations in sports, business, and politics in the United States. New York, NY, January, 2010 - Retensa, a leader in Talent Management Strategies and Research, publishes its sixth annual "Biggest Quits" list. 2010 was a year of economic recovery and social change. Disgruntled workers are ready to jump ship at a record pace and in dramatic ways. A staggering 84% of people already employed plan to look for a new position in 2011. Up from 60% last year and the highest percentage ever recorded. If only ...

A webcast entitled Supercharge Your PR for Construction Markets is now open for registration on the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) website. The free webcast for members and non-members is scheduled for Friday, January 14, 2011 at 12 pm CST. The webcast will include panelist Paul Deffenbaugh, Chief Content Officer of Deep Brook Media, and former Editorial Director of Reed Construction Group, along with Neil M. Brown, Chairman of the Construction Marketing Association. Brown will share a recent whitepaper on how publicity is changing, how to integrate social ...

More than 157,000 votes were cast for 460 nominees and thousands of write-in candidates. Brought to you by Reader Digital Book by Sony http://www.sony.com/reader, the 2010 Choice Awards reflect what book lovers are really reading. To view detailed results, please visit: http://www.goodreads.com/award/choice/2010 Favorite Book of 2010: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins With a decisive 20% of the vote, the third installment of the popular Hunger Games series is our big winner this year (it also won Young Adult Fantasy, Favorite Hero, and Favorite Heroine). Mockingjay ...

What do Batman's dog, Superman's cat, and Wonder Woman's kangaroo all have in common? They're Super-Pets, of course! Picture Window Books (a division of Capstone) is proud to introduce DC Super-Pets, a new line of adventure books for young readers featuring the crime-fighting pets of everyone's favorite super heroes. The first six books in the series launch in January 2011: The Fastest Pet on Earth, Heroes of the High Seas, Midway Monkey Madness, Pooches of Power, Royal Rodent Rescue, and Super Hero Splash Down. The series illustrator is Eisner Award-winning DC Comics ...