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Hottest New Business Opportunity of 2006: Say GOODBYE To Your High Cost Printer, …

Every year, tens-of-thousands, men and women, make the plunge into the world of business ownership. Well, PrintingProfits.com has developed a state-of-the-art business opportunity that is taking the printing and direct mail business by storm. PrintingProfits.com takes out all the risk of a new business ownership with their brand new Printer-In-A-Box business opportunity and portal system. There are 5 major factors in owning any business; we call them the ‘Big 5’ and at www.PrintingProfits.com

Infusion Software & Consulting Adds Three Heavy Hitters To Management Lineup

Kelly Roy as VP of Client Services; Marc Chesley as VP of Development; Scott Martineau as Director of Marketing Mesa, Ariz. - February 14, 2006 - Infusion Software & Consulting (Infusion), a leading provider of CRM solutions for small businesses, today announced the appointments of two new Vice Presidents and a Director. Kelly Roy joins Infusion as Vice President of Client Services. Ms. Roy has been in leadership

How Many Contacts Does It Take To Make Someone Buy Your Product?

Houston, Texas February 14, 2006 Leading Small Business Marketing Web site Reveals Fascinating Results from a Recent On line Poll that Suggests 80% of All Sales are Made On Or After the Third Contact. If you are among the small businesses that only make a single contact with your prospects, then you need to strongly consider the implications of this recent survey by Marketing Best Practices. The survey asked respondents, “How many times

direct/ All Nippon Airways Co Ld : Offering of Shares

Notice Concerning Offering of Shares of Common Stock February 14, 2006 All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Director, Administrations Kan Hisamatsu (Stock Code Number: 9202, TSE First Section) All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (the "Company") resolved at a meeting of its Board of Directors on February 14, 2006 to offer and sell 230,500,000 shares of the Company´s common stock. The Company has also granted the underwriters in the offering an over-allotment option with respect

direct/ Antonov plc (NL): Antonov: Toyota Infringement Case Update

In April 2005, Antonov plc, the automotive technology company, filed an infringement action against Toyota at the Patent Court in Düsseldorf alleging infringement of its patents by the driveline of the Toyota Prius and Lexus RX400h. The Düsseldorf Court has recently received Toyota´s response to the Antonov suit. This response will be studied by Antonov´s lawyers. In addition, the Munich Federal Patent Court has set the hearing of Toyota´s counter

direct/ MortgageBrokers.com Holdings Inc.: MortgageBrokers.com and RE/MAX Enter …

RE/MAX and Their Franchisees to Invest Up to $6 Million in MortgageBrokers.com; Deal Creates Annual Mortgage Origination Opportunity of $30 Billion in Ontario and Atlantic Canada for MortgageBrokers.com TORONTO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/13/2006 -- MortgageBrokers.com Holdings Inc. (OTC BB: MBKR), a compelling and internationally recognizable mortgage brokerage brand and consolidation firm, announced today that it has entered into a 10-year integrated licensing and marketing agreement with RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Canada

Web Traffic Secrets - Free eCourse Teaches Webmasters How to Get Traffic in 7 Da …

Free online marketing course now available on the web aims to teach webmasters old and new, how to attract, convert and monetize their web traffic with a seven day online intensive ... Clarksville, TN - 2/15/2006) Online Marketing Entrepreneur, Jason "The Marketing Machine" Mangrum announced the arrival of his new online marketing course on web traffic today. The online course, or "e-course" consisting of seven lessons, each featuring an article written

The State of Alaska Awards E-Procurement Contract to Technical Services Associat …

Mechanicsburg, PA - The State of Alaska, Department of Corrections has awarded a multi-year contract to Technical Services Associates, Inc. of Mechanicsburg, PA to implement its Puridiom procurement solution for the State of Alaska, Department of Corrections. The solution will connect 30 offices and 250 users in Juneau and Anchorage, Alaska with a streamlined procurement process, resulting in the reduction of maverick buying and enabling self-service for small purchases.

Coastal Vacations provides options to those fighting record breaking snow storm

Coastal Vacations provides options to those fighting record breaking snow storm. Nashville, TN (openPR) February 13, 2005 -- Jay NaPier, former restaurant franchise owner and current Coastal Vacations Level 3 Director recommends Coastal Vacations to fight the record breaking nor'easter snowstorm that hit on Sunday. Jay said, “I watched on TV as more than 20 inches of snow closed airports and shut down key transportation in up the East Coast. It's

Universal Guardian Sells 700 Cobra StunLights™ to Mexico for Law Enforcement Mar …

UNIVERSAL GUARDIAN HOLDINGS, INC. (OTC BB: UGHO), an emerging global leader in non-lethal protection products, integrated transportation and global supply chain security systems and strategic security services to protect against terrorist, criminal and security threats to governments and businesses worldwide, announced today that Universal Guardian’s Shield Defense subsidiary has sold 700 Cobra StunLights™ to its Mexican distributor.

International Money Transfers - help in sight for correct formats

Hamburg, 13 February 2006 - The internet research agency Quickfirm.de has launched its new product for cross-border payments: the check of correct formatting. The owner Mr. Jens Oelgardt of Tostedt in Northern Germany got this business idea when he had to issue a large number of cross-border transfers on behalf of a foreign customer. "Many companies give insufficient payment instructions for payments abroad." states Mr Oelgardt. "And there is no difference

direct/ ASSA ABLOY (SE) - ASSA ABLOY acquires US company with a leading position …

ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire Adams Rite Manufacturing Co., a US company with a leading position in aluminum door hardware. The acquisition broadens ASSA ABLOY´s ability to serve new channels and end-users. Adams Rite designs and manufactures mechanical and electrical security products. The Company has a strong brand and product offering in the aluminum door channels that are complementary to ASSA ABLOY. The Company is headquartered in

Time Share

A time share is basically jointly owned property. Most people purchase one from a time share sales centre in the form of a vacation property. While most families or individuals cannot afford two homes or to travel to a second home a number of times a year, they have the option of investing in a time share. A time share allows an individual or family to own a portion of

Stop Smoking

No matter what the reason was when a person began to smoke, the health risks proven to be caused by smoking has many smokers doing whatever they can to stop smoking. In order to stop smoking, a person needs to stop using all types of smoking tobacco products, which isn’t as easy as it sounds. Smoking tobacco contains a substance called nicotine, which is an alkaloid poison that occurs in

Coastal Vacations says Hola To The Spanish Speaking World With New DVD Presentat …

The new Coastal Vacations Spanish language DVD presentation will be released at a spring conference to be held at Walt Disney World. The English language presentation was released last March to their worldwide membership. Coastal Vacations members live in over 40 counties worldwide, but until now, official marketing materials have only been released in English. Coastal Vacations representatives have reported that the original English language version was a great tool,

Office Chairs

Most people who work in an office find that they spend the majority of their days in office chairs and usually not an ergonomic office chair! There are many different types of office chairs available on the office furniture market that can range from very affordable to quite expensive. Many times the relatively inexpensive office chairs can cause discomfort or problems associated with back pain, and even some of the

New Book on how to start an eBay consignment business

Manhattan, New York - February 10, 2006 - Did you know that eBay is the third most visited site on the Internet? Since its beginning in 1995, eBay has hosted more than 8 billion auctions, and with 76 million registered users in the U.S. and more than 180 million worldwide, a seller's opportunities seem unlimited. However, finding products to sell is one of the most difficult challenges the everyday eBay

Successful Author Self Publishes Free E-Book To Increase Market Awareness

February 13, 2006 – Nationally known nutritionist Liz Lipski, PhD, CCN decided to do something different for her next book – Give it away for free! Although this was unheard of 20 years ago it is a strategy that is becoming more commonplace in today’s electronic world. Dr. Lipski explains, “While it takes the same amount of time to write an e-book, there are no printing costs, and distribution

Mobile Banking in Germany Gains Relevance as Business Strategy

Workshop in Hamburg to Discuss Strategic Implications of Increased Customer Mobility - Hamburg (13. Feb. 2006): The increased need/wish for mobility amongst various sections of the society, particularly amongst professionally active groups, is confronting credit institutions (banks), and other enterprises offering financial services, with challenges to adjust their service portfolio in a way to best suit customer needs. On the other hand it also opens up a new arena of

Growth of Life Settlement Industry Illustrated by Success of Trinity Financial S …

Altamonte Springs, FL, February 10, 2006 - Trinity Financial Services, LLC, a full service Life Settlement Brokerage firm, has had to relocate twice over the past 3 years. Each move has added square footage to their office space. In 2005 alone, Trinity Financial nearly doubled their staff. This amount of growth is indicative of the Life Settlement Industry as a whole. Trinity Financial Services has experienced a drastic

direct/ Antisoma plc (UK) - Antisoma to present at the BIO CEO conference

10 February 2006, London, UK - Cancer drug developer Antisoma plc (LSE: ASM; USOTC: ATSMY) today announces that its Director of Communications, Dr Daniel Elger, will participate in a panel session entitled "Revisiting Cytotoxics with New Molecules" at the BIO CEO and Investor Conference on Tuesday 14 February at 9.00am EST at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. Antisoma´s presentation will consider the potential to improve outcomes in patients

An Appeal for Film Financing through Private Equity at the Berlin Film Festival

A clear identity and positioning in the market would be key to convince the media savvy investors of today, stated media attorney Steven A. Reich during the GLOBAL FILM FINANCE 7 conference, held on February 9th, 2006 at the Berlin Film Festival. While input speaker Josef Brandmaier of Bayerische Banken Fonds, Germany and panelists David Groenewold of GFP Medienfonds, Germany argued for a continued need for Government-supported tax incentives as well

Marketing Services

Marketing uses to involve the exchange of goods for an agreed amount of money. Today the word marketing has evolved into the complete phrase ‘marketing service’, which refers to the commercial processes involved in promoting, selling and distributing a product or service. There are marketing service specialists who work is a variety of areas on order to connect specific products or services with target market groups that include consumer, institutional,

Imperiali Organization Announces Today Affiliate in Athens Greece

London – After discussions today from Imperiali Organization’s London business trip, John Leonidas the well known shipping engineer and family man from Athens, Greece, has agreed to participate with Imperiali Organization in the area of business development and analysis. Mr. Leonidas has a tremendous professional background and is a member of SNAME U.S.A., correspondent member for Greece of ATMA France, IMTC Greece, and the Greek Technical Committee of ABS.

direct/ Alfesca: SIF, parent company of Lyons Seafoods and Farne, changes name t …

Hafnarfjordur, 9 February 2006 SIF Ltd has changed its name to Alfesca (ICEX: A), and at the same time adopted a new logo. Whereas the old name was rooted in traditional sales of seafood products, the new name and logo have been adopted to reflect the extensive transformation that has taken place in the company´s activities and suggest a modern and progressive food producer that aims at becoming a leader in

direct/ ASSA ABLOY (SE) - STRONG SALES ROUND OFF A GOOD YEAR FOR ASSA ABLOY

Sales in the fourth quarter increased organically by 7% to SEK 7,530 M (6,263). Sales for 2005 totaled SEK 27,802 M (25,526), with 5% organic growth. - The operating margin, EBIT, was 14.1% (14.7) for the fourth quarter and 14.7% (14.4) for the full year. - Net income totaled SEK 691 M (586) for the fourth quarter and SEK 2,613 M (2,356) for the full year. - Earnings per share

Animation And The Entrepreneur

February 9th, 2006, Austin, Texas - Animation has been successfully used to fund a new product from the World Showerball Corporation. An entrepreneur needs investors. Investors want a product that clearly solves a problem. What tool supports both goals? Animation. The investor can see what the entrepreneur has developed, and how it works. Customers can see the product solving a specific problem.

News Feed Lauch by Janco Associates, Inc.

The launch of two new news feeds was announced by Janco Associates, Inc. The feeds are on the Disaster Recovery Planning Template and the Programming Support Resources web sites ( www.disaster-recovery-planning-template.com and www.psrorders.com ). Victor Janulaitis, the Chief Executive Officer of Janco Associates, Inc. said "Our mission is to provide the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) all of the tools they need to efficiently and

Imperiali Chairman meets with Middle East Advisor Nasser Al-Maisary

London – February 9, 2006 – Seeking to strengthen business relations around the globe, Imperiali Organization Chairman Daniel Imperato met with Middle East advisor Nasser Al-Maisary. "I take this opportunity to thank Mr. Daniel Imperato for his invitation to meet and to express my thanks and appreciation for good business done between Mr. Daniel Imperato and me. We met each other over the last three days and I

The Network Marketing Success Ezine on new domain

Marvin Lovenfeldt, who is the publisher and editor of "The Network Marketing Success Ezine" and a 12 year industry veteran - explains: "Building a down line in any network marketing company can be very hard for the average busy person who only have a few hours available a week and especially when starting out. We try to find and publish quality articles that tells about the suggested ways to build

California Refinance With Pay Option Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) Loans On The …

"California refinance using a Pay Option adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) loan are on the increase," states Jennifer Dorsey, Senior Loan Officer at Trinity Mortgage in Rancho Cucamonga, California. "We are seeing a tremendous increase in the amount of people refinancing in California using a Pay Option home loan because the program gives the homeowner the choice to make low monthly-deferred interest payments, an interest only payment, a 15 year amortized payment

Los Angeles County Small Business For Sale Stats: 130 Business Opportunities Wer …

Los Angeles County, California. 130 Los Angeles County business sales were recorded from small business owners, business brokers, & commercial and residental real estate agents throughout all of California this past week. We are seeing alot of restaurants, Curves fitness centers, and mail box centers coming on the market for sale in the past several weeks. Sales of Los Angeles County businesses during this time period by City include: Alhambra: 1.

Flexibility Is Key With New Bankruptcy Laws

Last year Congress passed massive legislation that completely altered the playing field of bankruptcy proceedings for both individuals and corporations. The dust is just beginning to settle on the new bankruptcy rules, but already some opportunities for financial professionals have surfaced. For example, a flexible means test to assess individuals' ability to repay their debts was part of the package. The formula takes into account whether the filer earns more

Property abroad. Good news for Mallorca property sellers as tourism increases

With record numbers in tourism for 2005, Mallorca property is set for a major property sales increase in 2006 as more and more foreigners contemplate this idyllic location for their choice as a property abroad. Although many pessimists predicted doom and gloom at the beginning of last year. 2005 turned out to be a fantastic year for tourism on Mallorca. Many of the concerns regarding independent travelers, competition from

Savvy Job Seekers are finding that Job Search Success is in the Details

Today's job market can be fiercely competitive but the real problem is not finding the perfect job. The difficultly is in getting noticed and ultimately employed amid an endless sea of highly qualified job candidates. Hiring managers often have hundreds of resumes to sort through and due to the increased use of the Internet into the job search equation the flood of applications for post positions can reach the

Direct Response Marketing

It isn’t uncommon for people to have heard the phrase ‘direct response marketing’, but most people don’t know what that phrase means. By definition, direct response marketing is when a business practices promotions that allow or ask consumers to immediately respond to an advertisement that has been sent by mail, email, telephone, fax or other form of communication. Everyone with a mailbox or email address has probably received an advertisement

credit report service

It isn’t often a person can turn on the television or radio or even looking in some sort of publication without seeing some kind of advertisement for a credit report service. A credit report service provides an invaluable way to keep an eye on any individual’s credit report to avoid any problems that could prevent a person from getting a loan of any kind. A credit report is a generic

Call Center

Businesses often find that the amount of time, money and employees required to do the amount of work required on the telephone per day is simply overwhelming and not at all profitable for their business. It might be that they don’t have the proper number of employees that are required to handle the volume of calls for that particular business or they don’t have any of the equipment or skills

Business Plan

A business plan is a short brief that explains how a business owner, director or entrepreneur plans to orchestrate an enterprising effort that carries out the actions that are necessary in order for the effort to succeed. Basically, a business plan is the written description of a business’s business model. Those involved in the planning process and management are the most likely to use a business plan. Business plans are

History of Watkins Products is Published

Arcadia Publishing has released a history of Watkins as an installment of its popular "Images of America" Series. This edition chronicles Watkins' story in photos, post cards, and advertising art. J.R. Watkins began his business back in 1868, with the still famous red liniment as his first product. Watkins has grown from a one-man operation to one of the largest direct selling companies in the world today. Innovative concepts such

Terilee Harrison, Founder of The Business Mom, One Of 38 Contributors In New Boo …

Terilee Harrison, Founder of The Business Mom, is one of 38 women entrepreneurs whose expert chapter is featured in the newly released book: Inspiration to Realization: Real Women Reveal Proven Strategies For Business, Personal, Spiritual and Financial Fulfillment (Volume II). Compiled by Christine Kloser, Inspiration to Realization offers a master plan for personal and professional breakthroughs and summits. Divided into three sections -- spiritual, personal, and business/financial -- the topics covered

Terilee Harrison Gears Up For The 4th Annual ´Doing Business In Your Bathrobe Da …

The bathrobe has become the new symbol of freedom for the over 4.5 million people who no longer work in the conventional corporate setting. These are the brave entrepreneurs who have taken back control of their lives. They don't worry about commuting, traffic jams, office bickering, or rushed lunches. Kristie Tamsevicius, co-founder of WebMomz.com, a site that empowers women who have chosen to work at home says that this

MLM Lead or MLM Software Business Affiliate Success

Are you ready to learn how to succeed with your own affiliate home business? Are you ready to get started now, or do you want to call first integrity mortgage and get deeper in debt? Many people just want a supplement for short term health insurance or temporary health insurance as they realize a family member may soon need hospitalization or other unexpected assistance. The cost of the new

Rola Trac Scores Hands Down At Six Nations In Lansdowne Road

Every year thousands of rugby fans discount trivialities such as work, wives and finances to follow, by any means fair or foul, their heroes all over Europe. And while Liam Allen of Rola Trac temporary and event flooring - http://www.rola-trac.ie - is no exception, his visit to Lansdowne Road to see Ireland win in the kick-off to the Six Nations campaign last Saturday, was more work than play. While the fans

WineCellarAccessories.com Announces its New Website for Wine Storage Racks, Wine …

Middlesex, New Jersey - February 3, 2006 - Wine Cellar Accessories, supplier of retail and home wine racking furniture and storage solutions, announces the launch of their brand new website, www.winecellaraccessories.com. The state of the art website allows customers to create personal accounts, track orders and search easily for items in well defined categories. "Wine Cellar Accessories was developed to give each and every customer the kind of buying experience

Sarbanes Oxley and the Legal Risks for Companies

Sarbanes Oxley is not only the original Act of 2002, but also all the interpretations in the new (after Enron and World Com) legal and political context. There is no room to "forget" to disclose legal proceedings after Sarbanes Oxley. The Act imposes a number of new disclosure requirements designed to enhance visibility. - Disclosure of financial information prepared in accordance with (or reconciled to) generally accepted accounting principles. - Disclosure

A Dramatic New Breakthrough For Insurance Agents - New Proprietary Online Applic …

Insurance agents now have two choices; continue to process their applications the old fashioned way with mounds of paper work or take advantage of the new technology by PJP Services and have it all done for them automatically. The following are just a few of the many benefits: Insurance reps can reduce their application management to a single 5 minute, online form that works with the top

Two Network Marketing Companies To Receive 2005 NBJ Business Achivements Awards

Nutrition Business Journal - Strategic information for decision makers in the Nutrition Industry announces the winners for 2005 NBJ Business Achievement Awards, which includes two network marketing companies, XanGo LLC and Mannatech Inc. The Awards will be presented in a special ceremony at the NBJ Newport Summit in Dana Point, Calif., July 26-28, 2006. February 8, 2005 Nutrition Business Journal - www.nutritionbusiness.com, is a research, publishing and consulting company serving the

Affiliate Marketing Course Teaches People How To Make Up To $1,000's A Day Worki …

With over 700 million people using the Internet today, learning to sell products and services over the Internet is an incredible opportunity - one that can transform people's lives and their small businesses. Coral Springs, Florida - 2/08/2006 - The Affiliate ATM teaches people how to find, develop and sell products over the Internet, providing access to a marketplace of millions of buyers. Now anyone with a web browser and

Health Insurance Agents Who Have a Marketing System Will Survive

Minneapolis MN February 7, 2006 The most conservative estimation of people who will be purchasing an HSA in the next five years is 70 Million. All insurance agents need now is the right marketing to bring these people to their door. According to the latest government statistics from health and human resources the HSA is the hottest insurance topic in decades. Insurance marketers need to take the proper steps to guarantee that

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