Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
Americana Community Bank Introduces Deposit Advantage
Americana Community Bank today introduced Deposit Advantage, a remote check deposit service that is changing the way many businesses bank.
A deposit service that allows businesses to deposit checks electronically, Deposit Advantage can reduce the number of routine trips you and your staff make to the bank, freeing your time and speeding up transactions. Increasingly used by businessmen and women, this new, high-tech route to the bank creates greater efficiency…
SEM Report Card's Tom Crandall Reviews Mannatech Lawsuit and Solutions
The state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against network marketing brand Mannatech for illegal health claims. How do successful network marketing brands monitor and police compliance effectively while leveraging the web to engage prospects and feed distributors motivated leads?
The legal complaint accuses Mannatech of violating state and federal health and safety codes and the state deceptive trade practices, willingly enabling the company’s force of freelance associates to use…
Virtual Assistant Association Hosts July 19 Webinar on Utilizing Collaborative V …
Virtual Assistants and other virtual service providers to learn how to leverage virtual office technology to work more collaboratively with clients, streamline operations, reduce time and resource costs and cultivate deeper client relationships.
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TACOMA WA, July 1, 2007--Faced with increasing competition from offshore and commodity service providers, Virtual Assistants and other independent service providers must find ways to deliver more value while differentiating themselves from the emerging competition. Leveraging…
Entrepreneurs Looking for the Right Business Should Look into the Virtual Assist …
Margate, FL (July, 2007) With the Virtual Assistant industry thriving and more and more skilled professionals yearning to establish a home-based business, this summer is the perfect time to start a business. The demand for this type of business continues to soar as more and more small businesses, authors, entrepreneurs, etc., realize that having the expertise of a Virtual Assistant on their team can be a tremendous asset to business…
Amy's Office celebrates 5th year in business with a new location and a new websi …
Glendive, Montana – July 16, 2007 - Many small businesses fail within the first five years. According to a recent study done by the Small Business Administration, two-thirds of new employer establishments survive at least two years, and 44 percent survive at least four years. Amy Goble, Virtual Assistant and entrepreneur has successfully reached the five year milestone.
Virtual Assistants (VA’s), from their home based office, provide administrative office support…
Blogger Shares How He Grew a Thriving Online Community and a Profitable Blog in …
In an exclusive interview with business blog Create Business Growth, popular blogger Jonathan Phillips of Smart Wealthy Rich reveals how grew an active online community and a revenue-generating blog in just five months.
Building community and web traffic is one of the primary obstacles that most new bloggers say that they face. In fact, according to various web statistics, many new bloggers abandon their blogs after only a…
Business Transformation Book Introduces Managers to the Art of Asking Powerful Q …
July 16 2007, Today Paul Gossen, The Breakthrough Coach, released Business Transformed, a guide to powerful questions that hundreds of executives and business leaders have already used to accelerate team results and drive business transformation.
“The questions really work, especially the accountability questions,” stated Carol Johnston, a team leader with American Express.
Business Transformed is a new breed of business book. Funny, light and easy to read, it has a refreshing visual…
Indian Bank launches KESDEE's e-learning courses for employees
Chennai: Indian Bank in its Centenary Year has launched an e-learning programme for the benefit of its employees. Launching the programme here at function held by the Bank today, Mr. M. S. Sundara Rajan, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Bank said that the Bank is proud to be a “Knowledge Empowering Institution” and that the programme aims at enhancing the capabilities of the employees of the Bank, on a continuous…
RUBICON 2007 - International Contest for Business Students
Business Students from all over the world can now send in their applications for the highly reputable international student contest “Rubicon”, which will take place at the Business and Information Technology School, BiTS in Iserlohn, Germany. The application deadline is July 31, 2007.
For the second time, Rubicon invites students from German and International universities and business schools, to join the competition and meet fellow students from around the world. From…
Business Social Networking just got better with Akamy.biz's Multi-Tier feature a …
Honolulu, Hawaii, July 12, 2007 — Akamy.biz, a website which enables small and medium sized businesses to create a feature-rich profile online easily, has added a capability to provide mutli-level linking between companies and their representatives.
This attribute, unique only to companies and not individuals, allows corporations to link themselves not just horizontally, but vertically as well, allowing for almost any Multi-Level Marketing Business to promote their reps in an efficient…
direct/ Robeco (NL) - Holland Financial Centre offers ten recommendations
With the presentation of the report ´Towards a strong, open and internationally competitive financial centre´ by chairman Arthur Docters van Leeuwen to Finance Minister Wouter Bos the Holland Financial Centre (HFC) was launched. The principal financial-services providers in the Netherlands took part in this initiative. The aim of the HFC is to further develop the Netherlands into an internationally attractive and strong financial centre. The Netherlands have a lot to…
Vivico Real Estate and Feuring Group set up Joint Venture
Hotel developments will focus on German-speaking countries
July 10th, 2007 The international hotel consulting group Feuring and the real estate company Vivico are pooling their know-how and man-power for projects in the German-speaking countries. Initially, Viador GmbH, which has just been founded, will become active in a number of Vivico projects.
Viador will provide services and advice to hotel projects. As a first step, the company will be active in…
Dr. Walser Dental again among Germans Top-Innovators
Lothar Späth awards the seal of approval „TOP 100“ to dental specialist from Radolfzell
Radolfzell – Dr. Walser Dental GmbH belongs to the 100 most innovative companies of Germany’s medium-sized businesses. That is the result of the this year’s nationwide comparisons between companies „TOP 100“. Within the Economic Initiative outstanding innovative management of medium-sized companies has been determined in 2007 for the 15th time. Lothar Späth, former Prime…
Imtech: 85 million euro orders for technology in computer and data centres Germa …
Gouda / Hamburg - Imtech N.V. (technical services provider in Europe) announces that it has received orders worth more than 85 million euro for total technological solutions for the overhaul and/or expansion of computer and data centres of financial institutions in Germany.
The economic situation in Germany is picking up after a number of years of stagnation and negative economic conditions. Growth in exports first led to improvement in the…
Outsourcing Made Easy: Today's Savvy Entrepreneur Cuts Administrative Costs with …
Salisbury, MA, July, 2007: Virtual Dynamos aren’t interested in creating another virtual staffing agency. And, they aren’t interested in fueling it with minimally trained Virtual Assistants. The company goes far beyond the normal approach by providing dynamic entrepreneurs with truly elite administrative support.
Virtual Dynamos Worldwide™ is operated by Rebecca Trelfa, a Virtual Support Teams expert who coaches, manages, and outsources virtual administrative support teams. Trelfa has…
Szura Insurance Services Receives Prestigious ''Exceptional Agency Status'' from …
With a newly launched interactive Web site, Szura Insurance Services continues to thrive in Southeast Michigan
July 11, 2007--Rochester, MI--Szura Insurance Services has been recognized by Hastings Mutual Insurance Company as an Exceptional Agency due to commercial lines insurance production. As a result, Szura Insurance Services has earned several prestigious benefits from Hastings Mutual including priority for \"rush\" quotes, greater underwriting flexibility from the underwriting staff, and increased…
Ministry of economics and Catholic Charities honour Dr. Walser Dental GmbH for s …
Certificate „Teilnehmer Mittelstandspreis 2007 für soziale Verantwortung in Baden Württemberg“ to Dr. Walser Dental, awarded under the auspices of the minister of economy Ernst Pfister and bishop Dr. Gebhard Fürst
On 15th May 2007, Gerhard R. Daiger, owner of Dr. Walser Dental GmbH in Radolfzell, has been honoured in the House of Economy in Stuttgart in the presence of 376 guests out of economy, politics and Church for his voluntary dedication…
Eureko increases its stake in BCP
Eureko B.V. announced today that it has acquired a further 2.72% stake in Banco Comercial Português, SA (\"BCP\"), bringing the total shareholding of the Eureko Group in BCP to 9.96%.
This transaction emphasizes Eureko´s long-standing strategic partnership with BCP.
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Professor Roland Gareis in Vienna named International Editorial Advisor for Proj …
Dallas, Texas – June 8, 2007 — PMForum, Inc. announced today that Professor Roland Gareis, PhD, Professor of the project management department at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna, Austria, has been named an international editorial advisor for the online eJournal PM World Today. In January 2007 the company announced the formation of an International Editorial Advisory Council for PM World Today, to include representatives…
19 Year Old Author and Silicon Valley Company Chairman Shares Insight with Entre …
In an exclusive interview with business blog Create Business Growth.com, 19 year old author Ben Casnocha shares the key concepts that led him to become one of the youngest CEO’s in Silicon Valley.
Create Business Growth, a business growth strategies resource for entrepreneurs and business owners, tells Casnocha’s story from the perspective of how they too can learn from the young businessman and grow their businesses.
“There are…
Maxymiser Hits the Acquisition Trail to Create Services Division
London 07 July 2007, Maxymiser, Europe’s leading web site optimisation, multivariate testing and behavioural targeting provider, has stepped up its offensive on the expanding onsite testing market by adding a services division to its portfolio. The acquisition of off-shore web and mobile development company IDE Digital puts Maxymiser in control of its development resource and expands the range of services available to clients.
Established in 2002, IDE Digital has an impressive…
Evergreen Team Concepts Announces Rollout of its Web-Based Corporate Training an …
Evergreen Team Concepts announces the rollout of Team Development Group, a Web-based corporate training and consulting development project. Team Development Group will provide clients unlimited online consulting, dynamic web forums and company-tailored training modules. The service will be found online at our Team Development website, which will also be Evergreen Team Concepts\' corporate site. The company has partnered with Net Solutions NA for this project rollout. Team Development Group and…
World Renowned Political Scholar Joins the Imperato Associates
London – July 6, 2007 - Today, the world renowned political scientist Gary K. Busch announced that he will join the Imperato Associates based in London, England.
The Imperato Associates is a strategic studies group that focuses on the Middle East, European Union, Latin America, and Africa.
Busch, a born American living in London is a Professor at Webster University in London, formerly a Professor at the University of Hawaii. In…
Team Double-ClickSM Combats Isolation among Virtual Assistants
Virtual Assistants Servicing Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs Find Online Camaraderie through Team Double-ClickSM Coffee Chats
Ouray, CO, July 5, 2007 - Despite a four hundred percent business growth Team Double-ClickSM has achieved within the past year as a first-class international virtual staffing agency, corporate officials were baffled by a larger than normal turnover rate; particularly among newer virtual assistants who were stay-at-home moms. Highly qualified virtual assistants, who seemingly enjoyed…
Intersil pinPOINT Line Launches Worlds Lowest Power Op Amp
Intersil’s pinPOINT™ Product Line’s New Family of Nano-Power, Single-Supply Precision Op Amps and Comparators Achieves Industry’s Best Supply Current Consumption at 450nA (Max)
MILPITAS, CA, July 6, 2007 – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today announced a new family of power-efficient, rail-to-rail input/output operational amplifiers and comparators that includes the new industry leader in…
Vosseler Bindestock nominated for Designpreis 2008
The Vosseler fly tying vice \"Unique\" which has received the \"red dot product design award 2007\" lately, has been nominated for the \"Designpreis 2008\". The nomination was submitted by the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology in Berlin. The \"Designpreis of the Federal Republic of Germany\" is the only official German design award and is organised by a special board of design. You cannot apply for this price of design,…
FERNBACH-Software extends its international presence through strategic alliance …
Luxembourg & Moscow 6 July 2007 - FERNBACH, a leading supplier of Enterprise-wide Value and Risk Management (EVRM), has entered into a partnership agreement with the Russian company IBS (Information Business Systems). This partnership is designed to capitalise upon IBS’ leading position in the Russian and Eastern European market while leveraging FERNBACH’s product offering, FlexFinance®, to support financial institutions in Russia, Byelorussia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine. The contract includes…
Noted Telecommunications Expert Joins Imperiali Organization
Madrid, Spain - July 5, 2007 - Today, Imperiali Organization announced the addition of noted telecommunications specialist from Madrid, Edelmiro Lopez, to its advisory team.
\"I have known Daniel Imperato from the end of the 90\'s, when he called me to join his project of building a telecommunications sub sea fiber-optic cable network all around the world. Thanks to his effort and support, we got agreements and alliances with incumbent…
U-FREIGHT RESTRUCTURES NORTH AMERICA OPERATIONS
U-Freight, the freight forwarding and logistics services group, is restructuring its organization in North America under a five-strong executive management team.
Following his transfer from his position as U-Freight’s General Manager in Europe, Rick Keller is now President and CEO of U-Freight America Inc, based in San Francisco. Previous President and CEO, Gene Boyer is now Chairman of U-Freight America Inc.
The other four members of U-Freight America’s executive management…
direct/ CNH Enters Agreement With ALD Vacuum Technologies on Berlin Site
LAKE FOREST, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 05, 2007 -- CNH Global N.V. said one of its subsidiaries entered into an agreement under which ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH, a part of private investment fund Safeguard International, acquires the CNH plant in Spandau. Terms were not disclosed.
CNH, which acquired the facility in 1999 with O&K Orenstein & Koppel AG, said it would retain about 200 employees in Berlin, among…
Urgent Backlog: EU Financing of SMEs in Asian Countries
Though Asian Countries are of increasing importance for the European Economy, the EIB European Investment Bank owned by the Countries of the EU, granted up to date no global loans for Bangladesh, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore and Thailand.
The Permanent Representatives of WASME World Association of Small and Medium Enterprises to UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Ms. Susanne Forstinger and Norbert W. Knoll-Dornhoff, presented on occasion of the…
direct/ Eureko B. V. (NL) - Ernst Jansen will retire from Eureko Executive Board …
Eureko B.V. today announced that Ernst Jansen (59), Vice Chairman of the Executive Board, will take up retirement as of 1 October 2007. Ernst Jansen joined Eureko´s subsidiary Centraal Beheer Achmea in 1990 and has been member of the Board of Eureko since 1992. For most of this time he has been responsible for Eureko´s operating companies outside the Netherlands. He has concentrated fully on Eureko´s investment in PZU, Poland…
Savant® Virtual Insurer named finalist in the Australia and New Zealand Insuranc …
Savant® Virtual Insurer by Smart-Insurer Pty Ltd and Savant® Systems International Pty Ltd, - an insurance specific IT solution - has been named today by ANZIIF as one of three finalists in the category Technological Innovation of the Year 2007.
Joan Fitzpatrick, CEO of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and Head of the Awards Judging Panel said:
“The Australia and New Zealand Insurance Industry is a global…
Muz Online Services Launches Hottest eCommerce Music Website
Cape Town, South Africa, 4 July 2007—Muz Online Services today announced the launch of its cutting-edge website geared toward musicians of all levels and interests. “Our company is looking forward to bringing consumers a unique selection of products and outstanding customer service. Now South African musicians can enjoy easy and safe online shopping and to-the-doorstep delivery of all music-related gear,” said Managing Director Yuri Kuprashou.
The online store, at www.muz.co.za, offers…
ADVANCE HELPS PLUG GAP IN SUPPLY OF CONTAINERS FOR OUT-OF-GAUGE CARGOES
In China, Advance International Transport, the leading freight forwarder and project shipping specialist, is taking delivery of 2400 new 40’ Open Top and Flat Rack containers for over-dimensional and out-of-gauge cargoes.
The first 200 units of the order, which are being leased from Triton Container International Ltd, are now available from various container manufacturers in China.
Jawad Kamel, Advance International President and CEO, said: “There is a tremendous shortage of…
direct/ Nammo AS (NO) - NAMMO DEMILITARISE MLRS FOR NAMSA
Nammo Buck GmbH/Germany has been awarded a significant contract for Demil of MLRS rockets and pods. The contract was awarded by NAMSA (the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency), on behalf of the Netherlands and UK MoD. The contract has a potential value of approximately 30 Million Euro and covers work over a period of up to 7 years. Nammo Buck will act as the prime contractor, with Nammo NAD AS…
ValueNotes releases 'Offshoring Legal Services to India: An Update'
The Indian legal services outsourcing space has changed remarkably over the last two years. Newer services have been added to the offshored list, many new vendors have emerged and several existing vendors have developed greater capabilities.
There is no doubt that the established brand value of India in the global BPO space has been a growth propeller for the legal services outsourcing industry. A recently released report by ValueNotes estimates…
Mumbai's sky-high apartment prices
Mumbai, India’s financial capital is one of the most expensive places in the world to buy a condominium unit, according to a Global Property Guide (globalpropertyguide.com) survey.
Apartments in South Mumbai cost around US$9,000 to US$10,200 per square metre. “Such stellar prices can only be found in the world’s leading cities,” says Yasmin Rahman, yields and valuation analyst at the Global Property Guide.
Property prices in other cities in India are…
Imperato Leaves for European Tour through Madrid, Vatican City, Rome, Cairo, and …
Madrid, Spain - July 3, 2007 - Today, 2008 US Presidential Candidate, Daniel Imperato, left on what will be a short week-long tour through Europe in order to strengthen ties and relationships for his upcoming campaign.
His first stop will take him to Madrid where he will meet with political people to strengthen ties to the Hispanic population in the United States.
From there, Imperato will go to Vatican City…
Business Week 'Innovations' Design Blog Posts Comments from Design Force Preside …
Marlton, NJ--Design Force announces that comments written by its president, Ted Mininni, have been posted in the Innovations “Design Blog” section of Business Week online, in response to editor Bruce Nussbaum’s June 28th column titled: “CEOs Must Be Designers, Not Just Hire Them. Think Steve Jobs And iPhone”.
In his comments, Mr. Nussbaum states, “I now believe that CEOs and managers must know Design Thinking to do their jobs. CEOs must…
Project Management Training Online Adds Exam Simulator to 35 Hour PMP and 23 Hou …
Mendham, New Jersey—July 3, 2007 — Project Management Training Online – pmtrainingonline.com - announced today that it has created new bundled offerings for its PMP Exam Prep 35 Hour Special and CAPM Exam Prep 23 Hour Special. Each bundle is enhanced with the addition of top quality exam simulations – one for the PMP exam and another specifically for the CAPM exam - in a new discounted bundle. …
Dr. Walser Dental among the Top 3 of the „International Best Factory Award“
In the first half of the Year on 22nd February, Gerhard R. Daiger, managing director and owner of Dr. Walser Dental, has been honoured for excellent performance in the journalists club of Axel Springer in the presence of more than 230 guests out of politics and economy. At the same time the manufacturer of dental instruments has been appointed to one of the top companies in this category.
Taking part…
Echelon Corporation to Announce Q2, 2007 Results on July 26th, 2007
SAN JOSE, CA – July 2, 2007 - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) will be holding its quarterly results conference call for investors and analysts on Thursday, July 26th, 2007 at 11:00 am PT (1:00 pm Central/2:00 pm Eastern). The earnings announcement itself is scheduled to cross the wire shortly after 6:00 am Eastern Time.
Interested parties may listen in on the call via live webcast at http://www.echelon.com or access the…
Polymerupdate opens its Representative Office in China
Polymerupdate.com, the preferred destination for global players seeking plastics and petrochemical intelligence announced today that it has opened a new branch office in Guilin, China, the firm\'s first overseas office.
\"Opening of the new office in Guilin, China will allow us to better serve our growing base of clients in mainland China,\" commented Mr.Sajjid Mitha, CEO and Founder of Polymerupdate. He added, \"our office in China reaffirms our…
eXample Consulting expands its SIX SIGMA CERTIFICATION public programs to more c …
eXample consulting group's SIX SIGMA PUBLIC PROGRAMS aim to build breakthrough performance improvement competencies in industry professionals and contribute to driving business growth and profitability through enhanced customer satisfaction, productivity, technology and quality excellence, rapid time to market, asset productivity and optimized costs.
eXample Consulting has expanded its business focussed SIX SIGMA TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION public programs to Mumbai and Chennai, besides Bangalore. It will be further expanded to Delhi, Kolkata,…
Deteriorating Global Water Infrastructure Means Big Business for Water Sector Pa …
Water-Stocks.com Podcast with Bill Brennan, President & Managing Partner of Aqua Terra Asset Management & Senior Portfolio Manager of the Praetor Global Water Fund, Discusses the Launch of the New Kinetics Water Infrastructure Fund
POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – July 2nd, 2007, www.Water-Stocks.com, an investor and industry portal for the water sector, presents an investor podcast with Mr. Bill Brennan, President & Managing Partner of Aqua Terra Asset Management…
Intersil Achieves 1nV Noise Performance in a Single-Supply Op Amp
Intersil’s ISL28x90 and ISL28x91 Deliver the Industry’s Best Noise and Total Harmonic Distortion Performance among Rail-to-Rail Output, Single-Supply Precision Op Amps
MILPITAS, CA, July 2, 2007 – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL) today announced the release of the ISL28190, ISL28290, ISL28191 and ISL28291. These devices, part of Intersil’s pinPOINT™ Precision Analog product line, deliver noise performance up to four times better than competitive single-supply op amps. The ISL28X90 sets the…
Thompson & Knight Ranked as a Top Firm for Diversity
The international law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is proud to announce its inclusion among the top 100 law firms for diversity in a list published by MultiCultural Law magazine. The Firm was one of only four Texas-based firms to be included.
Thompson & Knight was also named in the following lists: Top 50 Law Firms for Partners, Top 100 Law Firms for Women, Top 25 Law Firms for…
Is your call prompted by a veritable service? Call Center business threatened by …
Advance notice of the business news magazine NeueNachricht ne-na.de (summer edition), to be published upon official source disclosure
Affected business circles to join forces by drawing up quality standards
Bonn/Berlin – The Call Center business has presently drifted onto a somewhat tempestuous and agitated track. Following an unambiguously clear announcement by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who openly declared war on unauthorized promotional calls last year to the point…
Frankfurt- July 2007 KERN Global Language Services Website Re-launch in Web 2 …
KERN Global Language Services – your partner for translation and interpreting in all world languages – presents its website re-launch in the Web 2.0 Design from 1st July 2007
The website has become even more attractive and user-friendly for its visitors: simple, fast, sophisticated and really well-structured. The improved menu navigation has made it even easier for the visitor to access all the information he needs.
The Website re-launch…
