Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
IFSB Islamic Finance Seminar in Tokyo opens new opportunities for global investo …
Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor Central Bank of Malaysia, and Chairperson of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), this afternoon, addressed a gathering of over 200 financial industry practitioners and stakeholders at the Seminar on Islamic Finance: Challenges and Opportunities for Japan.
• Dr. Zeti’s views are expected to lend credence to the positive developments of Islamic financial services, with vast opportunities for greater participation of new industry players.
• Secretary-General of the IFSB,…
Coastal Vacations Level 3 Director Michael Smith Offers Mentoring Opportunities
Michael Smith, Level 3 Director with Coastal Vacations, announces his new mentorship program for individuals seeking to begin a home based business. Smith is a proven leader with his involvement in numerous businesses and pastoral positions.
When asked why he is beginning a mentorship program, Smith stated “At the center of my continued success in different business endeavors was a mentor relationship. Someone took the time to invest their…
Brussels sees the launch of the newest Halldis Italy corporate apartments
Since last month Halldis Italy is now also present with corporate apartments and vacation rentals in the European Capital Brussels.
Halldis launched last month its newest offer in corporate and private apartments by adding to its portfolio one of the most dynamic European capitals: Brussels. During the launch ceremony of these new apartments and vacation rentals one couldn’t help but keep in mind that Brussels is considered the “head” of the…
direct/ Eureko B.V. (NL): Eureko Expands to Scandinavia - Health Insurance for E …
Eureko is expanding its insurance activities to Denmark and Sweden, and has concluded a contract through its Dutch subsidiary, Zilveren Kruis Achmea, with Topdanmark, one of the largest insurers in Denmark and Länsförsäkringar, its major Swedish Alliance partner. The XHI is a project of Eurapco, an Alliance of European Insurance companies, of which Eureko and Länsförsäkringar are partners.
Expatriate Health Insurance
The Expatriate Health Insurance will cater to the particular needs…
Eclipse Financial Solutions Website Launch
Eclipse Financial Solutions proudly launch their new website. The website is information rich providing details and guidance on many financial products and services including mortgages, remortgaging, equity release, pensions, savings, investments, life assurance and house and home insurance. The website is designed to offer detailed information which is comprehensive and written clearly so that their clients may have a better understanding of the financial products and services provided…
Hi-Stat Lexington Division of Stoneridge Selects Datacraft Solutions
Craig Benson of Hi-Stat Lexington Division of Stoneridge, Inc. commented that, “The company has been on a lean journey for about the past two years. During that period of time inventory has been reduced significantly due to manual kanban system and the re-defining of acceptable inventory levels by management. In 2005, Hi-Stat Lexington received the Stoneridge, Inc. Presidents Award for improvements in inventory turns. As we eliminate the waste, communication…
Virtual Assistant Honored as “Celebrated VA of the Month”
West Chester, PA – Virtual Assistant, Teresa Berger of Innovate Services, was honored January 17th as DVVAA’s (Delaware Valley Virtual Assistants Association) “Celebrated VA of the Month”; the first for 2007. This honor recognizes Innovate Services as a successful, reliable virtual organization in the community. DVVAA is a local organization with members from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware serving various industries needing support in areas including marketing, writing,…
Wade Cook Monthly Cash Flow Stock Market Investing Newsletter
Wade Cook, N.Y. Times Business best selling author, now offers students of his books a free weekly newsletter on stock market investing to produce a monthly cash flow.
Issaquah, WA -- Wade Cook now offers a free weekly newsletter to teach people how to treat the stock market like a business and produce a monthly cash flow.
The free newsletter is offered online at http://www.WadeCook.org along with a weekly phone seminar that…
Wholesale Hookahs and Tobacco Company Offers Drop Shipping
Hookah wholesaler, Bahrani Distribution Corp., announces the launch of their retailer-friendly wholesale site.
Tampa, FL – Bahrani Distribution Corporation of Tampa FL, announced the launch of its wholesale hookah site today. The site is intended to streamline the ordering process for wholesalers, retailers, and shop owners alike.
“The site is intended to make everything easier for people on the retail end of the hookah market” said President Aaron C. Butts.…
Women Business Owners meet online to develop a Million Dollar Action Plan
Colton, CA – On April 27, 2007, Women Business Owners declare their intention to become a million dollar company in 5 years or less at the Walk the Walk for Financial Freedom Growth Summit. Experts in the fields of marketing, PR, Sales, and Cash Flow will teach success strategies designed to accelerate business growth.
What makes the Growth Summit different from other conferences is that women don’t need to leave…
Online Business Podcasting Expo Jan 19-21, 2007
January 15, 2007 -- The Online Business & Podcasting Expo will be held January 19-21, 2007. All that is needed to attend is an internet connection and speakers, and a microphone for verbal interaction. All of the audio/visual seminar classes and networking events are recorded on data DVD for shipment to full admission attendees.
ADD/ADHD - How Entrepreneurs Can Overcome It
Three seminars will be open to the public,…
Podcast Directory Sponsors Online Conference
Alabama, Jan 5th, 2007 – Business Resources Podcast Directory becomes the official media sponsor for the upcoming Walk the Walk for Financial Freedom, a virtual Growth Summit for Women Business Owners. “I plan to be a million dollar company by 2010, and when I saw the chance to get more exposure for my company in a niche market as such, I had to take it” said Rima McDonald, President…
London and Monaco are Europe's Most Expensive Cities for Residential Property Bu …
London and Monaco are Europe’s most expensive cities for residential property buyers. Prices in the Baltics have risen to the same level as capitals such as Copenhagen, Berlin, Munich, Stockholm, Vienna, and Frankfurt.
High rewards await property investors in some parts of Europe, according to the Global Property Guide, a residential real estate research organization (http://www.globalpropertyguide.com). Rental yields for apartments in several Eastern European capitals are above 10%. …
HometownQuotes Hires Director of Public Relations
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – HometownQuotes starts the new year with a new addition to its staff. Krista Farmer, a graduate of Belmont University, is taking the role as Director of Public Relations for the Franklin, Tennessee based insurance quote company.
“We are extremely excited to have someone of Krista’s caliber join HometownQuotes. Her expertise and drive make her a valuable addition to our team,” said Hunter Ingram, the president and CEO…
HometownQuotes Looks for Big Win In Vegas
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Affiliate Summit 2007 West provides three HometownQuotes executives with invaluable affiliate networking opportunities and insight into the trends and current state of affiliate marketing.
President and CEO of HometownQuotes Hunter Ingram, Chief Operating Officer and Affiliate Director Matt McWilliams and Assistant Affiliate Director Paul Cuiffo will attend the Affiliate Summit conference in Las Vegas that takes place January 21 – 23.
“This conference will give us a…
‘Mortgage Talk,’ Author and Talk Show Host to Offer Book Signing Feb. 3, 2007 …
(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 17, 2007) Safety Harbor, Florida -- Gary Jones, President of Safety Harbor Mortgage is pleased to announce the release of his new book, “Mortgage Talk.” In the book, Gary details the inner workings of the mortgage loan process. From beginning to end, Gary has answered all of your questions about securing a mortgage loan for a residence or an investment.
In “Mortgage Talk,” Gary explains the…
HometownQuotes’ Rapid Growth Requires New Location
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – HometownQuotes, Inc., a Franklin, Tennessee based one-stop-shop for insurance, has added an office in Europe, doubled its office space in Tennessee and quadrupled the amount of employees it started with in 2003.
“We’ve made great strides in four years. Our first office was in a room above our CFO’s garage. It’s nice to see that our increasing need to hire additional associates required us to move from a…
Wade Cook Offers Weekly Phone Seminar on Monthly Cash Flow from Stock Market Inv …
Issaquah, WA -- Wade Cook, who has been teaching stock market investment techniques in his many books and weekend seminars, now offers a weekly phone seminar to teach people how to treat the stock market like a business to produce a monthly cash flow.
\"The stock market makes a great part-time business, if you forget the old-fashioned way of using it, and learn how to get your stocks producing monthly income.…
BARTER BOOMS BIG IN 2006 - $35.7 BILLION IN TRADES
Today at a banquet of NABA members in Chicago, Research Director Shirley McBride announced that a new barter record of almost $36 Billion was set in North America in 2006. \"This was a an incredible year for barter as we saw a major increase in the commercial segment of almost 12% over last year\" she explained. She further went on to report that in 2006;
- 1 in every six businesses…
THE BUSINESS OF BUYING A BUSINESS: Experts Weigh In On What It Takes To Succeed
January 16, 2007 (Toronto, CA) -- Look up the word ‘entrepreneur’ in almost any dictionary and you are bound to come across the word ‘risk’. Entrepreneurship is, by definition, a risky business. The stakes are high and the security is low. However, an increasing number of entrepreneurs are discovering one way to reduce that risk; they’re buying existing businesses that have already proven themselves out in the real world.
No…
JobCentral to Sponsor Leading Industry Blogger
Job Site agrees to 2-year, six-figure sponsorship of Cheezhead.com
Indianapolis, IN - January 16, 2007 - JobCental, an online job site dedicated to providing job content and employment solutions to companies throughout the world has agreed to a 2-year sponsorship deal with Cheezhead, a recruiting industry-focused blog, worth $50,000 per year.
Cheezhead is written by Joel Cheesman, also president of HRSEO, a search engine optimization firm specializing in the online employment space.…
Virtual Reality approaches Wall Street
Carson City, NV Jan 16th, 2007 - A new approach to view market actions at Wall Street was published today by nebusiness.com, Inc., a Nevada based company.
"It's an incredible application" said Dr. Raymund Vorwerk, netbusiness.com's President and CEO, "because it brings together state-of-the-art 3D technology and Wall Street's stock market data."
3D-MarketView shows in a unique way an entire market in real time. Compared with the current spreadsheet and chart…
direct/ ASSA ABLOY (SE) - ASSA ABLOY obtains USD 300 million financing from U.S. …
ASSA ABLOY has concluded a USD 300 million U.S. private placement with the assistance of Barclays Capital. The transaction was subscribed by a diverse group of investors and consisted of five tranches from 5 to 12 years in both fixed and floating rates notes.
"The deal is complementary to our first U.S. private placement deal executed in May 2005. The response from existing and new investors is very satisfactory. We…
Teleseminar Meets Radio Talk Show on Internet Marketing Unwrapped
Internet Marketing Unwrapped is the world's first live tele-show, which combines the power of a live teleseminar with the entertainment value and professional polish of a radio talk show. Hosted by broadcast journalist Heather Vale, the show features the world's top internet marketing experts who share the secrets to their successes in order to help the listeners build a profitable online business.
A new concept has been sweeping the web,…
MediaMiser receives trademark approval for Turning News Into Knowledge
Ottawa – MediaMiser Ltd., Canada\'s leading provider of media analysis solutions, has been awarded a registered trademark for Turning News Into Knowledge by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
\"Receiving trademark approval of Turning News Into Knowledge is an important step for our company,\" said Chris Morrison, MediaMiser\'s Vice-President of Client Services. \"As our corporate slogan, it is an integral part of our overall corporate identity. It will help us as…
direct/ Wereldhave NV: Property Disposals
Additional info: 2nd paragraph purchase price Pittsburgh amounts to USD 12,000,000.
On January 12, 2007 Wereldhave completed the sale of the office building ´Three Penn Center´ located at 1515 Market Street, Philadelphia, United States. The proceeds of the sale amounted to USD 76,000,000, which is approximately USD 4,000,000 above the book value as at December 31, 2006. The 47,161m2 Three Penn Center was built in 1956 and renovated in 1992.
Wereldhave also…
direct/ ASSA ABLOY (SE) - ASSA ABLOY acquires Australian market leader in fire r …
ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire the Australian-based company Pyropanel, a leading producer of specialised doors and fire-rated products.
Pyropanel was founded in 1976 and today has 75 employees with regional operations in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.
Pyropanel´s product offering along with ASSA ABLOY´s specification strength is expected to create further growth opportunities and strengthen the company´s position in the commercial segment.
Pyropanel´s sales reached AUD 19 million…
VirtualAssistantNetworking.com hosts Mark Merenda of SmartMarketing for Jan 18 T …
In marketing, when a product is invisible, or when a product is a commodity (like tea), then the packaging becomes all important.
That’s true for any professional service. The longer the business image says “struggling professional” or \"amateur,\" the longer the struggle. People listen with their eyes. A business must look as great as it is (or better).
In this powerful presentation, Mark Merenda of SmartMarketing explains the importance of marketing and…
Meeting Planners Vote Q Center Top Business Conference Center
Chicago, IL — January 12, 2007 — Q Center continues to build on its reputation for excellence as a meeting, training and business conference center. The facility has received the following awards and accolades from several highly-respected conference and meeting industry publications:
Successful Meetings’ Pinnacle Award
Meeting News’ Planners’ Choice Awards – Top 25 Conference Centers
Meetings MidAmerica’s Planners’ Best Bets
Based on the professional opinions of experienced conference and meeting planners, these publications…
The Paper Mill Store .com Adds Schoellershammer Fine Art Papers
The Paper Mill Store .com is pleased to offer its customers a leading brand in the Fine Arts Paper category ― Papierfabrik Schoellershammer. Whether you're a graphic designer who dashes out sketches of your next big idea, or an artist on the verge of creating the next Mona Lisa, you'll find the fine art paper you need at thepapermillstore.com. Not only is Papierfabrik Schoellershammer a leader in the production of…
Direct Online Marketing™ Partners with Geo-Solutions Inc
Direct Online Marketing™ and Geo-Solutions Inc of Pittsburgh, PA are pleased to announce their newly formed partnership. Geo-Solutions, an industry leading specialty contractor for hazardous waste site remediation and groundwater containment, has chosen Direct Online Marketing™ to handle its search engine optimization and marketing lead generation accounts.
Justin Seibert, Owner & President of Direct Online Marketing™, stated, “We are really excited about this opportunity with Geo-Solutions. …
direct/ Eureko B.V. (NL) - EUREKO´S REPLY TO THE PRESS RELEASE OF THE MINISTRY O …
In relation to today´s press release of the Ministry of the State Treasury, in which it seeks Ernst Jansen´s dismissal from the PZU Supervisory Board, Eureko responds:-
Eureko selected the Dutch office of PriceWaterhouseCoopers as an independent financial expert in the arbitration proceedings between Eureko BV and the Republic of Poland.
For more than a year now, the Ministry of the State Treasury has been aware of this fact.
Almost…
Gold, newest addition to RSP: A new offering from Questrade and Kitco, with stor …
Toronto, ON (January 15, 2007) – Questrade Inc. and Kitco Metals Inc. will offer Canadians the opportunity to purchase gold to invest in registered savings accounts such as RRSPs and RESPs. Gold will be stored at the Royal Canadian Mint.
This new product marks the first time Canadians have direct access to buying, holding and trading physical gold within RSPs. Questrade registered accounts, including RRSPs, RRIFs and RESPs, are not charged…
Rebel Business Supplies runs salespeople recruiting campaign
One of the leading UK\'s suppliers of office equipment, furniture, and stationery Rebel Business Supplies starts hiring top sales people.
Mark Dodson, Managing director of Rebel Business Supplies tells, \"The start of the New Year sees Rebel Business Supplies raring to go! A new drive to hire top salespeople is under way, and successful candidates can expect a great basic salary with uncapped commission. We are also employing a furniture fitting…
direct/ Carrefour SA: Full Year 2006 Sales
Carrefour meets its 2006 sales growth target Sales inc. VAT + 6.3% on constant exchange rates (vs. 4.3% in 2005)
Consolidation of growth in France resulting from a determined customer strategy:
- Cumulatively to December 3rd*, the Group gained 0.5% food market share in 2006, all formats included.
- Like-for-like sales, excluding petrol, grew 1.6% and 2.9% respectively in hypermarkets and supermarkets, mainly resulting from food volume growth. Total sales…
Hamburg-based Study to investigate chances & challenges of 'offshoring' R&D to I …
Hamburg (12.01.2007): One of the most prominent features of globalization has come to be known as Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), whereby firms outsource their routine, standardized activities to an outside firm that usually enjoys cost advantages e.g. on account of specialization and/or location. A logical extension of this trend has resulted in Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO), whereby knowledge-intensive research & development work (R&D) is outsourced either to an outside firm…
TU Hamburg-Harburg launches research project 'Global Innovation' to investigate …
Innovations are increasingly seen as a source of economic growth and as a useful instrument to face the competition brought about by the globalization. Not surprisingly, innovations have acquired a key-role in the growth and competition strategies of many firms, countries and economic regions. At the same time, a strong trend of internationalization of innovations may be observed across all countries actively participating in the global economy. This trend is…
Wade Cook Offers Weekly Phone Seminar on Monthly Cash Flow from Stock Market Inv …
N.Y. Times Business best selling author Wade Cook now offers students of his books a weekly tele-seminar on stock market investing to produce a monthly cash flow.
Issaquah, WA -- Wade Cook, who has been teaching stock market investment techniques in his many books and weekend seminars, now offers a weekly phone seminar to teach people how to treat the stock market like a business to produce a monthly cash flow.
"The…
McCann Detroit Strengthens Presence In Medical Category
McCann Erickson Detroit has been awarded the strategic, creative and media responsibilities for promoting the new Michigan Life Science Pipeline. The Pipeline is a mechanism designed to make it easier for companies both outside the state and within the state to grow their life science business in Michigan, quickly and profitably. This latest account win is further evidence of McCann Detroit\'s increasing expertise in the life sciences area, fueled by…
Sacramento Minorities Face Unprecedented Economic Tsunami
( EMAILWIRE.COM, January 10, 2007 ) SACRAMENTO, CALIF -- Sacramento has recently been ranked among the most at-risk real estate markets in the country, according to The Center for Responsible Lending. The reason that so many individual homeowners face tremendous risk of losing their homes to foreclosure in 2007 and 2008 is mainly because of the problems with sub-prime loans.
More than 2 million American families are using…
Hope Dramatically Affects Workplace Culture
BOSTON – January 10, 2007 – Harry Hutson and Barbara Perry, authors of the briskly-selling change management title Putting Hope to Work: Five Principles to Activate Your Organization’s Most Powerful Resource, today announced that they have launched a website devoted to the principles of the book and are preparing workshops, speaking engagements, and events to explain how hope is nurtured in winning organizations, plays a role in transforming culture, and…
direct/ Sky Petroleum to Receive $1.1 Million From Mubarek Well Production
More Than 62,000 Barrels of Oil Produced as of the End of December 2006
AUSTIN, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/10/07 -- Sky Petroleum, Inc. (OTCBB: SKPI), an oil and gas company, is pleased to announce the company will receive USD 1,140,470 from its second allocation of production revenue from the Mubarek H2 well. This revenue will be received by the end of January 2007, or approximately 40 days from…
Small Business Means Big Workloads: Studies Find Entrepreneurs Working More Than …
There are only 24 hours in a day, but try telling that to an entrepreneur. For small business owners, time is one of the most crucial resources at their disposal. In contrast to large corporations that have both more money and more staff, time is in fact one of the few ways for entrepreneurs to seemingly get ahead. Whereas their counterparts might only work from 9-5, small business owners have…
direct/ Sappi appoints Berry Wiersum as Chief Executive Officer of its European …
Sappi, the world´s leading producer of coated fine paper, today announced that Berry Wiersum (51) has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sappi Fine Paper Europe (SFPE). Berry Wiersum replaces Wolfgang Pfarl (62), who will be retiring. Mr Wiersum joins Sappi Fine Paper Europe on 15 January 2007 and will work with Mr Pfarl for a familiarisation period until the end of March 2007 when he will take over as…
Window Tint Meters. Approved For All State Programs
The Pocket Detective two piece Window Tint Meter provides a compact, rugged and easy to use measurement system that measures light transmittance and light reflectance through roll down and fixed (front and rear) automobile glass.
The Pocket Detective two piece Window Tint Meter was the first Window Tint Meter that can read both light transmission and light reflectance. It is the only meter in the world that has these capabilities. With…
Booz Allen Far Exceeds Subcontracting Goals To Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned An …
McLean, Virginia, January 9, 2007 -- In government fiscal year 2006, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. successfully subcontracted 6.2% to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, more than double the recently established federal goal of 3%, and 10.4% to veteran-owned small businesses.
These percentages demonstrate that Booz Allen makes every effort to establish realistic and challenging goals on every subcontracting plan in order to provide meaningful opportunities for small businesses. Veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned…
AIM Software and Computer Intelligence Group Announce Partnership
CIG markets AIM Software’s reference data management platform to financial institutions in the United States
NEW YORK, 9th January, 2007 – AIM Software, a leading provider of reference data management software to the financial industry and New York based Computer Intelligence Group Inc. (CIG), announced today that they have entered into a strategic alliance to provide price, static and corporate actions data from financial data feeds via AIM Software’s reference data…
Print Pelican Helps Customers Better Prepare for the New Year by Offering Holida …
The One Stop Online Magazine Printing Company Is Currently Offering a Twenty Percent Discount on All Magazine Printing Projects, Just in Time for January Print Releases
December 21, 2006- January is the hottest time of the year for magazine releases. Many new magazines emerge, and old ones are reinvented. PrintPelican.com, highly regarded for being an online national leader for offering the highest quality and affordable magazine printing is taking the…
A Final Resolution to fiscal sustainability/solvency challenges
( EMAILWIRE.COM, January 06, 2007 ) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, USA -- A forthcoming Letter Report scheduled to be released next month, and authored by Mr. Rosendo Cordero, analyst, ex-banking/business officer, suggests Legislation by the Federal Government requiring the establishment of a Mandatory Societal Benefit Individual Perpetual Financial Trusts(MSBIPFT) by all U.S. citizens and residents; said Trust design has been is conceived by Mr. Cordero and would permit…
MyBuyBlog Is The New Business Procurement Tool Using Reverse Online
Jupiter, FL - January 6th 2007 -- One month after revealing it's new MyBuyBlog service for online auctions users, Oltiby Inc launched today an advanced service of procurement auctions for businesses. This new reverse auction procurement tool is a web-based application which allows businesses to manage all of their purchasing needs.
Oltiby reverse auctions site has an innovative technology that will help businesses acquire better pricing when buying from a pool…
