The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania's (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors approved the investment of $480,300 in support of regional economic development. The investments are with five early-stage technology companies and three established manufacturers. BFTP/NEP's goal is to help lead northeastern Pennsylvania to a better economic future by building partnerships that develop and apply technology for competitive advantage. To achieve this goal, Ben Franklin staff concentrate their efforts on three key areas: 1. developing early-stage technology-oriented ...

Today she seals the deal as the "Marketing Giant," an industry leader and innovator by opening the first outsourced online marketing & advertising agency in Las Vegas, which is owned by African American women. Goliath Marketing & Advertising opened its doors for business on August 14th, 2010. In this male dominated industry Goliath Marketing & Advertising boasts at the fact that it is the first African-American female owned and operated Internet marketing and advertising agency in the country. The 31 year old Chief Executive Officer Qiana Jones is the former Zappos.com ...

Saloom Furniture's newest collection of modern dining furniture, "Skyline," is now available for consumers seeking simple, strong and sculptural solid wood pieces scaled for city spaces. The line offers a rare position in the contemporary dining furniture market. Saloom has incorporated the influence of years of traditional craftsmanship into the original designs, with solid maple tops and bases and mortice and tenon joint construction. The sets also feature ergonomically shaped seven-layer plyshell chairs that offer "flex" when you sit in them for added comfort. "I ...

After ten years in business, EnableMart, a division of Manufacturers Resource Network and a leader in assistive technology products and distribution, formally unveiled a new corporate brand identity. The new EnableMart brand identity was designed around the desire to celebrate freedom, joy and personal empowerment. The bird was selected as the icon of choice as it embodies the spirit of life without limitations. The updated EnableMart brand combines bright external graphics with an internal commitment to learning, enhancing lives, and empowering customers with the latest ...

New doctors are popping up all the time, and the competition between dentists is always on the rise. In order to keep your practice functioning successfully, it's important to remember that your dental practice is still a business, and when it comes to marketing it needs to be treated as such. Currently about 50 percent of the American population is not accessing dental care on a regular basis. It's not uncommon for people to fear the dentist's office, or to simply procrastinate or deny that they need the annual check-up. Newsletters are an especially great way to get ...

What: AgilePalooza is a community event presented by VersionOne. Meant to be a fun, low cost event linking internationally recognized coaches and trainers with the local software development community, AgilePalooza is a day of collaboration, education and advancement of agile methods. For $69 attendees receive a full day of agile learning, lunch and a choice of participating in one of two tracks; Learning Agility or Advancing Agility. These tracks offer topics ideal for those newer to agile as well as more experienced practitioners. Where: AgilePalooza Seattle, ...

The International Academy of Design & Technology in Seattle (IADT-Seattle) is thrilled to present its annual fashion show, IMAGINE! 2010, Sept. 24 from 8:00-9:30 p.m. in the lobby of Seattle's Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle, Wash. "The students have worked hard to produce an amazingly diverse selection of garments. The quality and detail of construction reflects the faculty's support, especially that of Jeanette DeJong," said Monir Zandghoreshi, program chair for fashion design and fashion merchandising at IADT-Seattle. "We have everything from club wear, ...

SolSource is dedicated to making solar more accessible to property owners across Colorado and the rest of the U.S. As such, the company will have three homes featured on the Denver Area Solar and Green Homes Tour, showing the best of solar systems across the Denver-metro area. SolSource's founder and president, Jeff Scott, will lead portions of the Denver Area Commercial Building Solar Tour, highlighting how businesses can also benefit from solar installations. SolSource is a solar engineering, procurement and construction company. The Solar and Green Homes Tour, hosted ...

Proformative, The Resource for corporate finance, accounting, and treasury professionals, today announced the results of an extensive survey of CFOs, Controllers, and other financial professionals regarding the use and understanding of Cloud computing and 'software as a service,' or 'SaaS.' The survey was designed to elicit critical information on what could be the largest change in technology platforms since the emergence of the Internet. Proformative received 432 responses from executives and directors around the country, with responders representing companies of all ...

St. Paul residents have been asking and now Baer 6 Star Services has answered by opening up shop as St. Paul's first online resource with regional presence. While still reeling from the great recession of 2009 all the while still bracing for either a double-dip in 2011 or a slow and burdensome recovery in '11, people in the area are in need of a comprehensive package of services aimed at a personal recovery- economically; and Baer 6 Star has that in their small business and economic service products line. Looking for ways to increase their cash flow, and utilize merchant ...

Idaho residents have been asking and now Decker 6 Star Services has answered by opening up shop as Idaho's first online resource with local presence. With their online platform succinct at http://www.decker.6starservices.com the company is able to reach consumers across the vast expansion known as the Idaho frontier, with great excitement the company is now able to offer their bundle of comprehensive package services aimed at recovery economically. Decker 6 Star has that in their small business and economic service product line and with the economy hitting the state hard, ...

George Tompras and his sister, Renee Bogdanos, were raised in the restaurant business. Taking over Kreis' Restaurant from their father, Byron, who died in 1989, the pair has worked hard to keep alive his passion for food. The restaurant—which was originally owned by Fred Kreis, who retired in the 1960s —has kept its menu fresh over the years. The appetizer list includes chilled pickled herring in cream, "jumbo lump" crab cake, French-fried eggplant, smoked Maine salmon, and chilled Gulf jumbo shrimp—all for under $10. But the main event, of course, is the steaks. ...

The North Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (NCPRSA) is partnering with other professional organizations to present the Public Relations & Marketing Seminar 2010, to be held Nov. 3 at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. This full-day event is continually rated as "highly valuable" by the public relations, marketing, advertising and communications professionals from throughout the Southeast who attend. This year, NCPRSA is proud to partner with the Tar Heel and Nashville PRSA Chapters, as well as International Association of Business Communicators ...

The Favorite Custom Promos Company announces they are offering wholesale pricing on their entire e-catalog via their website www.Favorite Custom Promos.com; providing apparel, accessories, and other promotional products to all residents of New York. In large part this discount program aimed at local residents is the company's way of saying thank you for the years of continued support. With major business's closing their doors daily, and small local retailers shutting down by the hour, when a local business is able to stay open and keep offering their products it doesn't ...

Parker & Associates, Inc., a seasoned boutique retail brokerage company, is proud to announce that Dollar Tree has signed a lease at Doheny Village Center. Dan Parker, president of Parker & Associates, Inc. represented the landlord in negotiations for the 12,123 sq ft anchor space at 34131 Doheny Park Road, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624. John Beaney of Studley represented the tenant. The new Dollar Tree space will be created by splitting the former Stats Floral Supply into two spaces. The remaining 14,377 sq ft of vacant space is currently under negotiation and Dan Parker ...

The New Promo Plus Company announces they are offering end of the year pricing on entire online catalog. As one of Oklahoma's fastest growing online promotional purchasing vehicles; www.New Promo Plus.com is providing apparel, accessories, and other promotional products to all who choose to take advantage of their warehouse pricing and streamlined supply chain methods. The Oklahoma based discount application is primarily for those who reside within the state or are maintaining there residence while temporarily abroad, but the site itself is available to all via the internet. ...

Psychsoftpc, a Massachusetts based US high performance computer manufacturer, announces that the Psyborg Extreme Graphics Workstation Master Edition, available in Windows 7 Ultimate and SUSE Linux SLED versions, now features the Fermi based NVidia Quadro 5000 GPU. The Quadro 5000 professional graphics card, delivers up to 4x faster performance than the previous generation across a broad range of design, animation and video applications. Featuring a new Scalable Geometry Engine technology, the Quadro 5000 can process up to an amazing 950 million triangles per second, setting ...

The Custom Ad Specialties Online Company wants to hear about the craziest vacation ever in Atlantic City in latest contest with winner to be given year long discount on entire catalog of products. As a promotional company with roots in the Atlantic City region, and the ability to provide their products all across the US and abroad - via online business platform- CAS Online has taken stake as the area's dominant supplier of all things promotional. Due to their popularity with small business vendors and consumers alike CAS Online has become the benchmark of success as well ...

The Hot Pro Products Company, of Brooklyn, has taken a lead in the race to be the outer borough's first choice for all items relating to Brooklyn and NYC promotions and recently have become the area's premier vendor- based on market inundation and product availability. Throughout the state there are numerous options for City related apparel and other supporting materials but none have the concentration of products or the level of craftsmanship for their embroidery, this is the primary reason as to why local bloggers and mystery shoppers alike are raving of their experiences ...

Halo Monitoring, the developers of myHalo , a next-generation personal emergency response system (PERS) for seniors living independently, today launched its revamped website at http://www.Halomonitoring.com. The updated website highlights the new look of Halo Monitoring with enhanced demonstration videos, expanded content and user testimonials. The corporate blog is keeping clients and partners in touch with all things "Halo" including the upcoming Halo Heroes contest, and the CEDIA Expo. The most exciting component of the new site is an easy to use tool that helps families ...

An eye-catching 'smoothie bike', which allows visitors to mix a fruit smoothie by pedalling, has been introduced as a new feature of the successful health roadshow marketing tour - a project managed by EMS since 2009. Located outside the 10.5 metre exhibition trailer, the smoothie bike will attract visitors to the experience and underline two of the campaign's key messages - the importance of regular physical activity and a healthy diet. South Wales is the fifth region to be visited by the roadshow, which targets people living in communities at high risk of developing ...

Author, teacher, and former journalist Miles Burn taught English overseas in Taiwan from 1994- 2004, and like many others he went overseas full of optimism about the work he was about to embark upon. However, the reality of teaching in a foreign country soon became clear to him as he struggled with cultural differences, traditional history, and an overwhelming sense of entrapment. His experiences form the basis of his fictional novel The Chicken Cage: Chilung, a stark, gripping book that describes the reality faced by many overseas teachers. "The book is very much ...

1. Sustainability of profit margins Often a long debate is undertaken over projected turnover levels, but assumptions regarding margins are equally important. There can be a tendency for businesses to predict forward using current margins, without considering how realistic they are in the current environment. 2. VAT rate increase to 20% in Jan 2011 The VAT increase needs to be considered not just for the numerical impact on cash flow, but for the effect on demand for a business' products prior to and post the increase. 3. Tightening of Government spending Whilst ...

Decision makers of machining companies that are looking to grow their customer base with international manufacturing companies established in Mexico are invited to join the American Industries Group for the "Opportunities for Machining companies in Mexico" Webinar on September 30 at 11 AM EST. Attendees to this 1 hour - Machining Webinar will be able to: - Learn how to find potential customers and decision makers in the different manufacturing clusters in two of the most important industrial corridors in Mexico: Chihuahua-Juarez and Monterrey-Reynosa, both on the ...

A World Trade Centre (WTC) is being planned for Gibraltar to help bring global recognition for the jurisdiction and ensure sufficient top quality office space is available to meet growing demand. The WTC will have a concierge reception for visiting senior inter-governmental and business leaders at the new international airport terminal now being built, state of the art video-conferencing and telephone communications and worldwide reciprocal facilities with 300 similar Centres across the globe. The Gibraltar Government is concerned that the lack of readily available ...