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Sebastian River Holdings (PINK: SBRH) Negotiating $20 Million Partnership
Sebastian River Holdings (PINK:SBRH) is currently in the negotiating phase of a partnership agreement that entails distribution, manufacturing, and selling of one of their Air to Water technology products. The company believes that this partnership, if successful would help bring their product to market in a streamlined manner that would save the company liquid capital. With the production of their Air to Water products the company believes will bring in…
Gate One Marketing Designed the Official TopScan Website
Gate One Marketing Designed TopScan Ltd New Website and Facebook page called TheTopScan.com which is linked to TheTopScan Facebook page which discusses Time Management Tips.
Green Cove Springs, FL - May 25, 2011 -- Gate One Marketing designed TopScan.Ltd’s official website and Facebook page. Gate One Marketing provides a whole range of internet marketing services that includes PPC Marketing, Media Buying, Social Media Management, Article and Video Marketing, Blogging, E-mail Marketing, Affiliate Marketing…
Dynamic Wealth Management Headlines:Alibaba opens doors
Larry Claasen
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
It’s difficult to believe that in the mid-1990s, when it came to Internet search engines, Yahoo was seen as a serious rival to Google.
But where Google has gone on to become the world’s dominant technology company, Yahoo has floundered. Net Applications pins Google market share at 85% while Yahoo is a distant second at 6,5%.
The company may have lost the browser war but this does not…
The Chinese Factor in Brazilian Investments
Obelisk International News, Marbella, May 26 2011. As world economic power gradually shifts towards emerging markets, Chinese investments in Brazil are booming. In 2010, trade between the two countries reached an all-time high and encouraging Chinese direct investment in Brazil is key to government policy.
The trade relationship between China and Brazil is relatively young, but the rate of Chinese and Brazilian investments has grown exceptionally fast. Exports from Brazil to…
Summit Brokerage Services Ranked in Top 25 Among All Independent Broker-Dealers …
Summit Brokerage Services announced today its ranking by InvestmentNews as one of the top 25 independent broker-dealers as measured by assets under management per financial advisor. Marshall Leeds, Chairman and CEO of Summit, commented that, “We believe that our inclusion as one of the top 25 independent broker-dealers as measured by assets per advisor reflects the success of our efforts in attracting and retaining the industry’s top…
Summit Brokerage Services, Inc. Ranked Number One in InvestmentNews
InvestmentNews magazine reported on the top 10 independent broker-dealer ranked by financial advisors producing $100,000 to $499,000 a year as a percentage of total financial advisors. Number one on the list was Summit Brokerage Services Inc., with almost 90% of its 320 financial advisors falling into that range.
Marshall Leeds, Chairman and CEO of Summit, commented that, “I am very pleased that the Firm was recognized by InvestmentNews for this outstanding…
Financial Advisor’s 2011 Rankings Recognize Summit Brokerage Services As Top Ind …
Boca Raton, FL, May 2, 2011 – Financial Advisor, one of the industry’s leading publications, has recognized Summit Brokerage Services as one of the top independent broker-dealers as measured by revenues in its 2011 rankings. In commenting on this ranking, Marshall Leeds, Chairman and CEO of Summit, commented that, “Our recognition by Financial Advisor is reflective of the hard work of our advisors and associates in helping to build…
Glenn Krietsch Joins Meyer-Chatfield's Expanded BOLI Sales Team
Meyer-Chatfield Corp., the leading BOLI and executive compensation resource for America's financial institutions, today announced that Glenn Robert Krietsch has joined the firm as Regional Director in Chicago.
“We are very pleased to welcome Glenn to our team of BOLI Sales Specialists,” said Bennett S. Meyer, Chairman and CEO of Meyer-Chatfield. “Glenn has extensive first-hand experience in the community bank arena and can relate directly to bank officers’ needs and…
RTP CFO Forum to Discuss International Taxes and Transfer Pricing
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 26, 2011) — The RTP CFO Forum will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, June 3, 2011. The organization serves as a peer-to-peer networking and discussion opportunity for more than 200 senior financial executives in the Triangle area. The meeting will focus on international tax planning and transfer pricing documentation requirements.
Amy Smith, a senior tax manager at Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (www.hpg.com), one of the largest…
The search is underway to crown the inspirational and entrepreneurial achievemen …
The Vitalise Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards will be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Friday, October 14.
Nominations are now open to recognise businesswomen who have shown exceptional ability and achievement as well as being role models.
Suzie Norton, former chief executive of Screen WM, was last year’s winner as she joined an impressive roll call of previous award recipients including Karren Brady, star of The Apprentice and…
Beanprint.com Hits 1 Million Business Card Sales
Business Cards, Leaflets, Greeting Cards, Calendars, Model Cards and Post Cards printing company’s growth is ahead of expectations
Redditch, Worcestershire – Beanprint.com has hit the major milestone of a million business cards sales ahead of the company's expectations. After just two months of the launch of their new online business card editor, the millionth card came off the press and struck the magic milestone.
The former CTO and co-founder of the…
Chic Teak Launch New Rocking Chair
Basingstoke, United Kingdom (11 May, 2011) – Chic Teak, a leading supplier of outdoor garden furniture, showcased the prototype of a brand new teak rocking chair at a recent charity fair event.
At the only annual fair that Chic Teak currently attends, held locally to the area of Basingstoke in support of the Wellbeing of Women charity, the company showcased a sample of their range of teak garden furniture to potential…
Postcode Anywhere Simplifies International Address Look-Up Licence
Worcester, UK – 26 May 2011 – Postcode Anywhere is simplifying its licensing for international address look-up today, in a move which halves the cost of looking up and auto-completing international addresses. The company aims to “bring truly international trade one step closer.”
The changes, in place from this week, will affect address validation from territories across Europe, Australasia and the Far East, bringing all costs in line with Postcode Anywhere’s…
Clay Telecom launches extensive TVC Campaigns
New Delhi, India, May 26, 2011: One of the most dynamic global providers of wireless telecom solutions, Clay Telecom has announced the launch of an extensive Television Commercial (TVC) Campaign to mark the presence of its all-new Clay Global Mail Service. The fast paced TV commercial has been packed with humor and action showing the monetary benefits of using the all-new Clay Global Mail Service of the company. It features…
Brightbridge Wealth Management Headlines: Facebook executive takes heat in heari …
By: Jim Puzzanghera
Reporting from Washington—
A leading senator, angry that Facebook Inc. failed to stop millions of preteens from using its social networking site, accused co-founder Mark Zuckerberg of lacking “social values” and being more concerned with building the company than with children’s privacy.
“It’s my general feeling that people who are 20, 21, 22 years old really don’t have any social values at this point,” Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John D.…
Speech to the 11th CIS Oil & Gas Summit May 25-27, 2011. Paris, France
Timur Kulibayev
CEO of the Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund
Chairman of the KAZENERGY Association
Good morning, esteemed participants, ladies and gentlemen!
This 11th CIS Oil & Gas Summit is taking place in the 20th year since the founding of the Commonwealth. This gives us a good perspective from which to discuss the status and prospects of the oil and gas industry in the Commonwealth by recalling what our situation was back then so as…
pvXchange Expands its International Market Position
Online-trading platform for photovoltaics expands and enlarges its range
Berlin, 25 May 2011. After a successful previous year and with a new experienced investor on board, the market leader for the brokerage of photovoltaic products, pvXchange, is now entering the second half year of 2011 in a much stronger position. WHEB Partners, one of the leading venture capital companies in Europe for environmental technology, has invested several million Euros in pvXchange…
“Community Development Program” will provide the development of new schools and …
PRAGUE, May 18th, 2011 – The Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park in Mozambique was able to collect a satisfactory amount of material donations and financial resources from its sponsors through its “Community Development Program”. This enabled the start of one of the relatively demanding development projects in Mozambique. The donations from the charity drive will now be used to start the construction of a new elementary school in Mavue and a reservoir…
Lance Wood Prepares The Way and Joins Cloud Virtual Workplace
PALO ALTO, CA, May 26, 2011 /Business PR News/ -- Cloud Virtual Office, a specialist of virtual office systems which also address the needs of a mobile workforce across Northern United States, announces that Lance Wooden is signing up in its management team as Worldwide Director of Product sales. Wood has prior experience with Instant Offices Ltd., and effectively positioned an enormous selection of clients with Office Organization Center companies…
Channelling Positivity Channel Swimming duo Help Launch BBC Big Splash Campaign
Kate Vines and Justine Drury, the Channelling Positivity female duo attempting to swim the Channel this summer have helped to launch the BBC’S campaign The Big Splash.
Nottingham, UK, May 26, 2011 -- Justine Drury and Kate Vines, who will swim the Channel as a female relay this summer, have helped to launch the BBC ‘The Big Splash’ campaign, “inspiring the UK to swim”.
Channeling Positivity (http://www.channelingpositivity.com/) is the name of the…
Boston firm moves call center jobs from India to Maine, CallCenterCrossing finds …
Pasadena, CA, May 25, 2011 – Boston-based tech firm Carbonite is shifting its customer service center from India to Maine.
Carbonite, which provides data backup services, already, has a help desk in Boston in addition to its India center. The India center was running for five years and the company found that its customers preferred dealing with its Boston center. The customer satisfaction numbers were consistently high for its Boston…
Banker’s Academy Offers Bilingual Bank Training Programs in English and Arabic
Edcomm Banker’s Academy now offers bilingual classroom training programs in both the English and Arabic languages.
New York, NY, May 26, 2011 -- Edcomm Banker’s Academy now offers bilingual classroom training programs in both the English and Arabic languages. By providing bank staff with bilingual instructors who teach in English, and course materials that are translated into both English and Arabic, financial institutions in the Middle East will improve their communication…
MICHIGAN BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION APPLAUDS REMOVAL OF MICHIGAN BUSINE …
May 23, 2011 – With Governor Rick Snyder’s signing today of House Bill 4362, which will eliminate the Michigan Business Tax (MBT), small businesses across the state have reason to celebrate.
“It is very gratifying to see the culmination of our long-time efforts on behalf of our members to rid Michigan of the unfair and burdensome MBT,” says Jennifer Kluge, Executive Vice President and COO of the Michigan Business and…
Using the eXact LCMS at UK NHS case study wins Platinum Award at the Learning Im …
Exact learning solutions, a leading provider of learning content management, digital repository and mobile learning solutions and e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH), an established leader in developing and providing educational content for the overall UK National Health Service (NHS), have won a prestigious IMS Platinum Award at the Learning Impact 2011 ceremony, in Long Beach, California, on May 18.
Facilitated by the IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS) – which has over 160…
Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park is building a new school in Mauve, Mozambique
Construction work on a new school at the Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park in Mozambique, Africa has begun in April 2011. Building of schools is one of the projects organized by the Gonarezhou Transfrontier Park in its effort to help develop the community of people living on its territory. The new elementary school will be raised in an area untouched by civilization in Mavue, Mozambique.
Construction of a new school for the children…
Gatekeeper Business Solutions, a Labor Management Solutions Company Supports CMA …
Gatekeeper Business Solutions, a labor management solutions company announced that it will support the upcoming Seminole Region Club Managers’ 21st Annual Charity Golf Tournament to benefit Special Olympics, U.S Marines Toys for Tots, as well as SOS Children’s villages – Florida. The CMAA 21st Annual Charity Golf Tournament is scheduled to be held June 12th & 13th, 2011.
Established in 1925, the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) is the…
Quest CE Announces Three New Firm Element Training Courses
Quest CE, premier provider of insurance continuing education and FINRA firm element training, is proud to announce that three new courses have been added to their 2011 Firm Element Course Library. The three new courses cover “Advanced Private Placements”, “IPO Allocations”, and “Investment Banking for Equity Professionals” and will be available for Broker/Dealers to add to their 2011 Firm Element Programs.
“Advanced Private Placements” covers the following topics:
• Introduction to Private…
Biz IT Pro to Offer Expanded Training for CRM 2011 at July Boot Camp in the Rale …
Cary, NC: Business IT Professionals, Inc. (Biz IT Pro), a premier Microsoft Gold Certified CRM consulting & training firm, is now offering a CRM training boot camp for the newly released CRM 2011. This boot camp, to be held in the Raleigh-Durham Metro area beginning on July 18, 2011, is the latest in a popular nationwide series of BizITPro boot camps, and the first in an upcoming series of…
“Developing the Mind of a Leader” Book Signing with Author Bill Boyajian at the …
HENDERSON, NEVADA, May 19, 2011 – Bill Boyajian, former president of the Gemological Institute of America and author of the just-released book “Developing the Mind of a Leader” will be autographing copies of his new work at the Focus Business Management Institute booth at the LUXURY Jewelry Show in Las Vegas on Thursday, June 2nd from 11 a.m. – noon.
Mr. Boyajian’s attendance will be his first industry trade show signing…
Keeping the Dream Alive: Every Week is National Small Business Week
Contact: Tom Perić
856-874-0094
tom@thegalileo.com
Small Business Survival Summit Touts Growth and Network Opportunity
Baltimore, Md. - The cofounder of the Small Business Survival Summit urged Maryland business owners to celebrate Small Business Week by becoming more adept at business practices that will make them successful.
“Small business is the core strength of the American economy,” says summit creator Patrick Chambers. “More than half of all Americans either own or work for a small business.…
New policy helps relieve maintenance worries faced by divorcees
A growing number of divorcees who are totally reliant on maintenance payments from former partners are dealing with the constant worry of payments stopping because of redundancy, illness - or the person simply deciding not to pay.
A study has found that some women have been so worried about how they would support themselves and their children without help that they have felt suicidal, while others have ended up in hospital…
Sage 200 v2011, software for a better connected business? DMC Software reports
How does Sage 200 assist with the integration of business systems? DMC Software Solutions, Sage Circle of Excellence Winners, reports
Many organisations are moving away from disparate departmental systems in favour of business wide software suites and CRM solutions that provide each user with a 360 degree view of organisational data. With up to date information available when and where it is needed, businesses can respond more effectively to the needs…
Concrete Batch Plant Distributor & Parts Supplier Welcomes A New Equipment Sales …
Crystal River, FL ( openpr ) May 25, 2011 - Concrete Batch Plant distributor, Gulf Atlantic Industrial Equipment, is excited to announce that John Arthur is joining their team as an experienced equipment sales specialist.
Gulf Atlantic Industrial Equipment, one of the Southeast's leading suppliers of concrete, aggregate, material handling and storage equipment is focused on sourcing and supplying the most durable and reliable concrete and aggregate equipment available.
John, who…
True Source Honey™ selects Intertek for Global Honey Traceability Initiative
Chicago, IL – Intertek, a leading global provider of quality and safety services, today announced that True Source Honey, LLC has selected Intertek as its exclusive partner in a global initiative to certify whole chain traceability and sustainability of ethically-sourced, fairly-traded honey.
Increasingly, independent honey brokers and importers are leveraging ways to by-pass tariffs and quality controls in order to sell honey in the United States. This by-passing of the approved…
Sterling Receives Approval to Acquire China Phosphate Company
Sterling Group Ventures, Inc. (OTCQB: SGGV) (FRANKFURT: GD7) (the "Company") is pleased to advise that it has received a Certificate of Approval from the provincial government of Hunan Province.
Vancouver, BC, May 25, 2011 -- Sterling Group Ventures, Inc. (OTCQB: SGGV) (FRANKFURT: GD7) (the "Company") is pleased to advise that it has received a Certificate of Approval from the provincial government of Hunan Province. The approval certificate has a term of…
Arizona's Bungalow Bar & Grill Debuts Skinny Cocktails, Summer Menu June 2
Fit Into That Summer Bikini While Enjoying a Cocktail. On June 2, the popular Scottsdale bar and grill will host a night of skinny cocktails and calorie-conscious appetizers, launching their new summer Happy Hour menu with Bungalow-only signature drinks like Skinny Jeans Tea, the Skinny Margarita, the No-Belly Bungalow and the Volipolitan (all approximately under 100 calories).
Scottsdale, AZ, May 25, 2011 -- Bungalow Bar & Grill, Scottsdale’s must-visit outdoor dining…
MyBinding.com Adds a New Graphic Designer/Marketing Assistant to Their Growing T …
MyBinding.com, a division of Information Management Services, hires Portland Community College graduate Jennie Cotner to work on their marketing team
HILLSBORO, OR, May 6, 2011 – MyBinding.com, one of the country's leading Internet retailers of document finishing machines and supplies, have announced they have hired a new graphic designer/marketing assistant. The new employee, Jennie Cotner, joined the company in late April.
“We're very happy to have Jennie on-board with us,” said Jeff…
“Developing the Mind of a Leader” Book Signing with Author Bill Boyajian at the …
HENDERSON, NEVADA, May 19, 2011 – Bill Boyajian, former president of the Gemological Institute of America and author of the just-released book “Developing the Mind of a Leader” will be autographing copies of his new work at the Focus Business Management Institute booth at the LUXURY Jewelry Show in Las Vegas on Thursday, June 2nd from 11 a.m. – noon.
Mr. Boyajian’s attendance will be his first industry trade show signing…
Focus Business Management Institute Hand-Picked for Exclusive Prestige Promenade …
HENDERSON, NEVADA, May 19, 2011 – Focus Business Management Institute, the industry leader in retail jewelry consulting, today announced that they have been hand-picked by the leadership of Prestige Promenade as the exclusive jewelry industry consulting firm being represented at the ultra-elite Prestige Promenade Pavilion at the JCK Show being held in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 3 – June 6, 2011.
Focus BMI will be represented by Don Greig, Founder…
Focus Business Management Institute to Attend JCK 2011 Show in Las Vegas
HENDERSON, NEVADA, May 19, 2011 – Focus Business Management Institute, the industry leader in retail jewelry consulting, today announced that they will be attending the JCK 2011 Show being held in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 3rd – June 6th, 2011.
Focus BMI will be showcasing their proprietary customer diagnostic reports that provide an in-depth look at all aspects of a retail jewelry store’s operations. More importantly, they will be…
Gardere Assists KSL Capital Partners With Purchase of Montelucia Resort & Spa
DALLAS – Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP represented the private equity firm KSL Capital Partners in the acquisition of the InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Gardere Hospitality Industry Team worked for nine months to negotiate the nine-figure purchase with the various lending groups that have held possession of the luxury resort for the past two years.
This is just the latest deal handled by the Gardere Hospitality…
David Morgan Congratulates Governor Gary Herbert on Signing the Utah Legal Coin …
On June 3, 2011, David Morgan, founder of Silver-Investor.com, will travel to Utah to congratulate Governor Gary Herbert on signing the Utah Legal Coin Act. The Governor signed the law on March 25, and it marks the first time since 1971 that gold and silver will be considered legal tender in at least one part of the United States.
What does this mean for Utah residents? Well, the…
Solo 401(k) May Benefit Entrepreneurs
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 24, 2011) ― As many Americans have lost their jobs during the recent turbulent economic times, some are looking to start their own business as a way of getting back on track. The roadblock facing them is that securing a bank loan has become extremely difficult. W. Landon Watts (www.LandonWatts.com), wealth strategist for Raleigh-based Banyan Rock & Talent, believes that the solo 401(k) may benefit individuals looking…
Riderwood Retirement Community in Silver Spring, MD, Introduces New Flexible Spe …
SILVER SPRING, MD (May 24, 2011) -- Despite encouraging news regarding the upswing in the Washington, D.C., real estate market, gone are the days when houses sold in less than a day. On average, a home in the D.C. metropolitan area stays on the market close to 100 days before it is under contract.
Yet, when it comes to moving to Riderwood retirement community in Silver Spring, MD, many prospective…
CWC and Al‐Harithy Company for Exhibitions Announce Dates for Protex Arabia 2012 …
For security companies operating in Saudi Arabia, the second largest security market in the world, the need to keep up with the latest technologies and products are very real. As a result there is currently potential for suppliers in the fire, safety and protection industry to deliver real business opportunities.
Off the back of the recent success of Protex – the protection, security and fire safety exhibition, CWC and Al‐…
Wealth Managers Shun Transparency
Zurich, 24 May 2011. New research findings by MyPrivateBanking Research reveal that only 10% of the world’s most important wealth managers publish performance data for their discretionary accounts (accounts for which the holder gives the wealth manager or bank authority to buy and sell securities at their discretion) and only 22% offer specific information about their fees. These results are based on an analysis of the public websites including all…
Marketing Campaigns Automated and Optimized Using the AuraPortal BPM Suite
AuraPortal launches the MC (Marketing Campaigns) module to automate the entire life cycle of a marketing initiative, from the design, planning and execution, to the analysis of the results.
Woburn (Boston), MA, May 17, 2011 - AuraPortal (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) has announced today the inclusion to its Suite of Business Process Management the MC (Marketing Campaigns) Module. This module, that forms part of the CRM…
McKinsey's Alumni Center Features Edgar Perez's High-Frequency Trading Book The …
Edgar Perez's The Speed Traders: An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, Published by McGraw-Hill Inc.
(May 24, 2011, New York) -- McKinsey & Company’s Alumni Center featured in its Alumni News - Week of May 16, 2011, the publication by McGraw-Hill of Edgar Perez's new book, "The Speed Traders: An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the…
PIONEERING SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM AMONG INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Bangalore, India - May 24, 2011, 1700 hrs IST: InGovern Research Services announces the launch of the InGovern Corporate Governance Platform. The proxy vote analysis platform allows institutional investors to analyze various companies, follow the agendas of shareholder meetings, exercise votes and collaborate with other investors. Research based on objective criteria - Governance Radar - is also embedded into the platform. This is a part of InGovern’s pioneering efforts at…
S:CRAFT Offer Custom Colour Shutter Options
Hampshire, United Kingdom (20 May 2011) - S:CRAFT, a leading provider of custom-made window shutters and window blinds, inform their customers that they now offer custom colour options for their range of shutters.
S:CRAFT are dedicated to providing their customers with stunning and functional made to measure shutters that are extremely tasteful and sophisticated. Supplying a range of window blinds and shutters in a variety of styles, shapes and sizes, S:CRAFT…
