Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
DQS continues its international expansion: new office established in Egypt
Giza - Frankfurt, 25th January, 2006
High Tech meets Antiquity
Just a stone's throw from the legendary pyramids at Giza, North Africa's largest technology hub is being created on an area of more than 450 acres. And DQS Egypt Ltd. is among the first organizations to settle in Egypt's showcase project "Smart Village".
Under the leadership of managing director Tarek Abdou, the latest member of DQS group offers a wide range of…
Carole Spiers Group Launches Comprehensive Set Of Tools To Manage And Combat Wor …
Not only is bullying unacceptable, it can also be extremely difficult to tackle - particularly when it has become an established pattern of behaviour. Even the mildest form of intimidation may be very disturbing, and, as this intensifies over time, the effect on the victim can be severe. It is for these reasons that the Carole Spiers Group has introduced a comprehensive set of tools to help organisations, managers and…
successBC offers now training and seminars around the themes "networking and ent …
Appenzell, 25th of January 2006
successBC is one of the leading online-business-platforms and networks and has increased now the services.
successBC offers now seminars and trainings around the themes: Networking and Entrepreneurship for individuals and companies.
What are the objectives?
-1- Understand the value and importance of professional networking
-2- Gain awareness about the networking game
-3- Apply networks management knowledge for corporations and small
to medium-size enterprises
-4- Know the principles of networking culture
-5- Use online tools…
Amsterdam Printing Comes To The Rescue Of Local Food Pantry
Amsterdam Printing saved a local food pantry from closing its doors.
The Amsterdam Food Pantry was close to having to close its doors recently. Because the holidays are often such a busy season, excessive numbers almost led the local food provider becoming crippled with little resources to feed the needy people coming to them for help. However, Amsterdam Printing came to rescue by sponsoring its own food drive and…
CFOS/FX Announces Online Forex Option Trading Platform for Hedge Funds
Easy-to-use Forex Option Trading Platform Fills Void
CFOS/FX today announced that it is offering vanilla forex options to hedge funds and money managers including commercial bid/ask spreads that are discounted to retail spreads. While being an essential means for managing risk and hedging in many financial markets, vanilla options have not been readily available to some smaller hedge funds trading foreign exchange.
“In our continuing effort to provide both…
Your Affiliate Programs Promotion Underachieving?
Dublin, Ireland - 24th January 2006
When you consider the facts that:
a) 95% of the people who look to the Internet to make money through Affiliate Marketing fail miserably, and
b) With the explosion of websites being constantly created (Estimated at more than 3 million new pages a day)
it's a wonder that it has taken this long for a user-friendly software system like Affiliate Enhancer to be created.
Traditionally speaking…
Colorado Based Resume Writer Launches Website Dedicated To Telecommute Resumes
With the continued decline in the today’s economy, many job seekers are finding it increasingly hard to locate work both outside the home and via telecommuting. They search for weeks on end, submit hundreds of resumes, and never get a bite. It’s time consuming, frustrating, and quite frankly very frightening to the jobseeker that is slowly sinking into financial disaster. But it doesn’t have to be, there is a way…
The Future Of eBay
Dropshipping has Taken the UK by storm and now there is a website dedicated to listing information on the best dedicated software/games dropship/direct dispatch services in the UK.
Swindon, Wilts. UK - 23/01/2006 - the Future of ebay
The biggest thing on the UK net this year is Dropshipping, whereby internet entrepreneurs and ebay sellers alike can sell items before buying them, this is a great way of increasing ones product…
BusinessOpportunityDirect Enables Easy Access to Information Related to Business …
Recently BusinessOpportunityDirect launched its new website, featuring assistance for finding numerous resources and news pertaining to business opportunities via the internet.
The American Dream is to come up with an idea, start a business and become rich from your own efforts. Based upon this motivation, thousands of businesses fail each year, due primarily to not being familiar with the basics involved in running a business.
Whether you come up with your own…
Imperato on Manchin and West Virginia Coal Mining
January 23, 2006 - Today, 2008 Presidential Contender Daniel Imperato (www.daniel2008.com) spoke out about the recent tragedies that occurred in the West Virginia mines.
“My condolences go out to all of the families who have suffered casualties and loss of life because of the mine accidents. I am proud to say that I fully support Governor Joe Manchin with his sincere interest to protect his people,” stated Imperato. …
New Leadership Book Uses Legendary Skills to Train Managers and Professionals
Many famous American leaders were born in January and February. Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Ronald Reagan, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin are some of these legendary leaders.
Each demonstrated leadership skills, such as inspiring people and nurturing relationships, projecting professional attitudes when handling a crisis and defining visionary leadership strategies.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. declared, "Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better." His…
Taming the Teleprompter
A comprehensive book on how executives, politicians, broadcasters and speakers can use the teleprompter like a pro. Everything you need to know to be natural, confident and powerful when addressing any size audience, anytime, anywhere.
Pleasant Ridge, Michigan - 1/22/06 -
Experienced speakers know that to make their point and influence their audience they must build rapport. Reading from a script makes this difficult, if not impossible, because connecting…
Triple A has an Accident Waiver Provision
AAA Sells auto and home insurance. AAA's auto policy has an "Accident Waiver Provision."
The word is out. Connie and Bonnie Roth have teamed up with Triple A to help you save money on your auto and home insurance. With discounts for AAA members, for air bags, for insuring your car and home, and more, it's a great value in insurance. Additionally, AAA is one of the…
GizmoPhd Tardiness Tips
Mike Fritsch, founder of GizmoPhd.com was interviewed for a recent article on tardiness that appeared in both the Tacoma News Tribune and the Times Herald Record. Mike provided these tips:
1. Know what time it really is
If you don’t know the correct time than you can’t be on time. Carry an accurate watch or other timepiece with you every day. If you don’t wear a watch you can use your…
Firefox Snags over 12% of the Brower Market Share say Janco Associates White Pap …
Janco Associates, Inc. has just released its 1st quarter 2006 Browser Market Share White Paper. The major findings include that Firefox has maintained its number 2 browser position and in the past 12 months has added 7.81% to its market share.
The white paper also reports that Netscape version 8 has not taken off as well as expected and has only increased its market share by .61% in…
Banking Online: Yes, You Can - The Accent News Group Tells You How
In Accent’s January 2006 issue, Dawn Mills Fowler of the Accent News Group explains why making the move from traditional to online banking saves time, paper and hassle — and how anybody can do it.
Available at www.EmphasisOnSuccess.com, “Checks and Balances Online” first puts to rest the unfounded fears many people have about moving money in cyberspace. Next, the article provides an easy, step-by-step guide that immediately gets new converts started…
Internet Niche Marketing System Launched For Easy Passive Income Generation
Internet marketing professionals had long back understood that the creation of information products in niches and selling them to a hungry market is a sure way to generating a stable passive income. However only experts could walk down the mysterious world of successful internet niche marketing. Not any more...
Ed Dale and Frank Kern have spilled the beans and have created an interactive internet niche marketing system, Underachiever iPack (http://www.dynamicniche.com/press-review) that…
Coastal Vacations Director Dean Marino Teaches New Business Owners To Market Mor …
The Addition of Dean Marino to the training team at the Coastal Vacations Sales Center is paying immediate dividends for the top rated home based business. Much better than expected sales in December indicate that training members to market more effectively was the correct strategy in maintaining the huge competative edge they established in 2005
The Sales Center was successful from the start. In less than a year they…
Spepper, LLC announces filing of SEC Form D 504
Spepper, LLC Company managers today announced the filing of a Form D with the United States Securities Exchange Commission. Spepper, LLC is a Denver, CO based company and the exclusive U.S. Trademark holder to the Spepper seasoning product, the world first blend of salt and pepper in the same unit. (Company information can be obtained at the companies website – www.originalspepper.com )
The company plans to sell…
ALTANA Chemie Acquires Electrical Insulation Production of INVEX
Strategic and Geographic Expansion of Division Electrical Insulation in the Mercosur Area.
Wesel, January 20th, 2006 – ALTANA Chemie AG, the chemicals division of ALTANA AG (NYSE: AAA, FSE: ALT), has agreed with INVEX S.p.A., Italy to buy its captive production of resins for insulating magnet-wire in Cerquilho, Brazil. Completion of the transaction is planned to take place in the second quarter of 2006. ALTANA Chemie will take over the chemical…
Gor a Health Insurance Beef or Question? New State Health Insurance Laws and Reg …
Plano, Texas USA
Directory of State Health Insurance Laws Helps Answer Health Insurance Complaints and Questions
Where can you go when you have a health insurance question or complaint? Are you overwhelmed by conflicting health insurance advice from friends, relatives, or agents?
Today, www.BenefitsBoutique.com announces the introduction of the National Directory of State Health Insurance Laws and Regulations. Benefits Boutique is a nationwide insurance agency and advisory resource offering affordable…
Online Retail Sales Grew to $143.2 billion in 2005
Mill Hall, PA - January 19, 2006 - "The Affiliate Marketer continues to struggle when trying to compete with the advertising budget of the Super Affiliate " says Mike Considine owner of Home Base Service Company and Affiliate Co-op Marketing.
Spending on online advertising, excluding search, increased 11.5 percent during the first nine months of 2005, according to a report released by TNS Marketing Intelligence. $6.1 billion was spent…
Taking the Stress out of Tensioning Floors
Software for the analysis and design of floor systems – designed by engineers for engineers
Sigma-X, the innovators in structural and bridge engineering software is delighted to announce the release of Sigma-X Post Tension Floor.
Sigma-X Post Tension Floor which has been developed in the .net framework giving superior functionality and ease of use. In fact, thanks to its highly intuitive interface and easily to follow help files and video demonstrations,…
International Implications of Sarbanes-Oxley: Training Classes from London to Du …
International companies face serious Sarbanes Oxley compliance challenges. The Sarbanes Oxley Act affects not only US public companies, but also an amazing number of foreign firms that become subject to US law.
George Lekatis, a senior risk and compliance consultant, certified trainer, and general manager of a firm that bears his name, leads several Sarbanes Oxley compliance classes every month outside the United States. There are already scheduled more than…
CBG Safety and Surveillance Technology announces the grand re-opening of its onl …
DALLAS, TX – Jan. 19, 2006 – CBG Safety & Surveillance Technology, a national retailer of the highest quality safety and surveillance products on the market is pleased to announce the unveiling of its newly updated corporate website (www.cbgsurveillanceequipment.com). The new website will allow both existing clients and new customers added convenience and efficiency for searching out and purchasing top quality and affordable security and surveillance equipment 24 hours a…
direct/ JENOPTIK Diode Laser Surpasses the Output Power of 500 Watts per Bar
JENA, GERMANY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/19/2006 -- High-power diode lasers generate their radiation from bar-shaped semiconductors based on GaAs. They are the most efficient sources of artificial light available. Their broad industrial use is still in the early stages and the potential of this type of laser is far from reaching its limits.
The two JENOPTIK companies -- JENOPTIK Diode Lab GmbH in Berlin and JENOPTIK Laserdiode GmbH in Jena…
Valentines Day Fundraising Tips
Valentines Day is a great time for fundraising, particularly for school groups and small nonprofits. Fundraiser Help offers four quick ways to raise funds with Valentine's Day fundraisers.
RALEIGH, NC - January 18,2006 - Looking for a quick fundraiser? An easy way to raise funds is selling roses for Valentines Day. You can offer single roses, flower bouquets, or even better, offer delicious chocolate roses.
Each can be sold for a…
Bankruptcy Filings Predicted to Rebound
The new bankruptcy law that generally went into effect on October 17, 2005 caused a feverish rush to file.
The period immediately after October 17th was drastically slow for consumer bankruptcy professionals throughout the United States. Bradford W. Botes, Executive Director for NACBA (National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys) states that he is "confident that the rate of filings will pick back up during the first quarter of…
New search engine allthemarket.com helps to find financial information
Friedrichsdorf, Germany, January 18, 2006 – On account of a huge number of available websites worldwide, search engines do not only deliver appropriate but also many irrelevant results. To cope with this time-consuming matter, theme based search engines have become more and more popular. The new search engine allthemarket.com (www.allthemarket.com) eases the search for financial information while concentrating on English websites only.
Based on the carefully selected number of websites as…
Labelmate Label Rewinders Now Available At AdaZon Inc.
AdaZon now has Labelmate label rewinders to complement the custom labels sold and the extensive thermal transfer and direct thermal labels supplied to customers. These label rewinders make label printing neat and easy in the shop.
Chicago, IL - January 18, 2006 - Why Labelmate label rewinders? Label rewinders can be in very heavy duty environments and under continuous operation. Labelmate label rewinders provide the industrial strength and heavy duty parts…
direct/ Hugin (Group) ASA (NO) - Hugin ASA today announced the appointment for E …
Oslo, January 17th, 2006
Mrs. Price will assume her new position in March 1st 2006 and will take the new Commercial Director position of the leading Pan-European provider of communication and distribution services offering Investor Relations and Public Relations distribution services to 1200 European companies in 19 European countries.
"As Hugin Group has moved into a new area of PR services, expanding the offering to PR professionals, the focus on…
direct/ VA Software: SourceForge Enterprise Edition Delivers Powerful New Collab …
Version 4.3 Enables Collaborative Project Documentation, Enhanced Process Control and Expanded Project Visibility
FREMONT, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/17/06 -- VA Software Corporation (NASDAQ: LNUX), a leading provider of software, information and community support for IT and development professionals, today announced the latest release of the SourceForge(R) collaborative software development platform. SourceForge Enterprise Edition version 4.3 enables more rapid development and higher quality software through improved project documentation, development…
direct/ Treofan Group: Treofan Site in France Sold to Polyfilms
Frankfurt am Main, 17 January 2006
The Treofan Group, one of the world´s leading producers of high performance polypropylene film, announces that the Group has sold its production site in Mantes-La-Ville to local entrepreneur Mr Jerome Bardini, owner of Polyfilms. The sale was completed on 02 January 2005 and, going forward, the company will operate under the name of Polyfilms. Treofan Group has also entered into a licence agreement and…
Federal Government Web Site Vulnerabilities Revealed in Recent News Reports Lay …
(BOSTON, Mass. – Jan. 17, 2006 - IDTheftSecurity.com) According to Robert Siciliano, president of IDTheftSecurity.com, security vulnerabilities that recent reports have revealed about federal government Web sites are unacceptable. He says the news, combined with ongoing corporate greed and negligence, bodes ill for the state of data security in a computer environment teeming with identity thieves.
“Negligence and ignorance, not to mention greed on the part of industry, are horrible excuses…
Enrichment: The New Marketing Paradigm
Most commercial and social marketers are familiar with the distinctions between these marketing categories. For the uninitiated, commercial marketing focuses on selling products to consumers. Social marketing, on the other hand, is a process for influencing human behavior on a large scale for the purpose of societal benefit rather than commercial profit.
Now, there is a breakthrough approach to reaching today's consumers, according to Robert Reiher Ph.D., founder and president of…
The Ballantine Corporation to Speak at the IPA Convention in San Francisco
Tom Coté, the President of The Ballantine Corporation, will be speaking at the Independent Press Association convention on January 26 from 2-5pm.
The IPA is a non-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco. They provide technical assistance, access to capital, and newsstand distribution services to over 600 Independent Publications nationwide, including Mother Jones, Ms. Magazine, The Nation, Harpers and others. This year marks IPA's 10th anniversary.
The Ballantine Corporation, established in…
direct/ Intentia: Intentia Signs EUR 2 Million Enterprise Rental Management Deal …
The UK´s largest independent tool and plant hirer chooses Intentia to improve back-office business processes in line with 100 percent growth strategy.
Stockholm, Sweden–January 16th, 2006–Intentia, a global enterprise solutions provider for the manufacturing, distribution and maintenance industries, announced that the GAP Group Limited, the UK´s largest independent tool and plant hirer, has signed a contract with total value of EUR 2 million for the nationwide implementation of Intentia´s enterprise rental…
Finally The Perfect Funding RX For Anemic Cash Flow Blues In The Healthcare Indu …
The healthcare industry contributes approximately $1.3 trillion per year to the Gross Domestic Product according to a report by The Health Care Financing Administration, making it the largest industry in the country.
As our population continues to grow and become older, there are increased demands for services by healthcare providers. The healthcare industry is not only experiencing extensive growth, it is evolving constantly, creating a need for trained personnel, specialty…
Emerging Economy Makes Right Time For Home-Based Selling Of Giftware And Collect …
With our economy poised for what some economists are calling a potentially unprecedented recovery, and with changing consumer shopping habits, those who sell collectibles and giftware from home are positioned to benefit.
Just a few years ago, when one thought of a home-based sales business, Tupperware, Avon and a host of multi-level marketing schemes might have come to mind. Today, however, changing market conditions and evolving consumer habits have converged…
A Free Corvette for Just Buying Gas?
A Texas firm is using this concept to place thousands of high performance color printers in US businesses on a national scale. Free printers.com, Inc. offers a free high performance color printer program using Xerox® Phaser™ color printers. The program also includes free on-site service. The only obligation to the business is to purchase a monthly supply of ink ranging from $79 up to $199.
"We…
5 Common Misconceptions About Filing Bankruptcy
1. If you file for bankruptcy, you will lose all of your property.
This may be the biggest misconception surrounding filing for bankruptcy. Every person who filed can protect a certain amount of property while still eliminating all or a portion of their debt.
2. If you file for bankruptcy, everyone will know about it.
Unless the person is a celebrity, the fact of filing will not become generally known.…
Study Reveals that Strong Relational Skills Give Leaders a Clear Advantage
A new leadership study conducted by the Center for Creative Leadership reveals that the definition of effective leadership has changed. Eighty-five survey participants were asked to identify five of 16 skill categories (from CCL's Benchmarks 360 Instrument) that they believed would be most important in becoming an effective leader in 2 to 5 years. The results revealed a number of changes compared to the Benchmarks database taken in…
Property Abroad: Tenerife is still the Island of Eternal Spring
Property investment abroad can be a difficult decision especially with the number of virgin territories popping up weekly. However this doesn't stop one of the old British favorite's from gaining strength.
It’s good to see that Tenerife property is still going strong amongst all the euphoria of property investment abroad in virgin locations such as Bulgaria property and Cape Verde property.
Tenerife (Better known as the island of eternal spring) in…
Alito Hearings and Annuity Leads
The Alito Hearings teach us a great deal on what NOT to do with annuity leads and insurance leads. Your insurance sales will definitely suffer if you copy the Senate blowhards.
Richmond, VA - 1/11/06 - "The Alito Hearings on Capitol Hill are great lesson on what NOT to do with your annuity leads and insurance leads," states Tom Marshall, President of www.prospects-to-profits.com. "Your insurance sales career is in…
ePaymentsnews Network Adds New Information Portals for Payment Industry Professi …
ePaymentsnews Network, the leading independent news source for the global e-payment community, covering all significant news in financial, retail and mobile payments industry has added several new enhancements to their network of portals bringing more information resources to professionals in the payment industry.
The Payment Industry Encyclopedia, is a new portal launched by ePaymentsnews Network. The portal can be found at www.epnn.org. The aim of this new resource for the…
Gary V. Lloyd Expands his Presence in Asia
From his early days in the United States to serving his country in the Navy, Gary V. Lloyd has led an interesting life and now he’s set to give some of the corporate elite in Asia his talent and expertise.
Who is Mr. Gary V. Lloyd? Well currently he’s 47 years of age, but he was born in Tulsa Oklahoma along with two brothers of near age and his…
direct/ Appear Network (SE) - Appear Networks Closes EUR 6 Million Series B Fina …
Mobile Middleware Specialist Reports 480% Sales Growth
Stockholm, January 12th, 2006 - Appear Networks, a leading software provider and enablerof large scale enterprise mobile solutions, announced today that it closed EUR 6 million Series B venture financing from leading European IT investors. The funding will allow Appear to strengthen its European market leadership position, expand into the U.S. market and continue its aggressive product development.
New investor Northzone Ventures led the…
Website Helps Drivers Get Local Trucking Jobs From Their Computers
New website helps drivers find a job that will give you a $35,000 income for the first year and the chance to travel all around the U.S.
KANSAS CITY, Jack O’ Higgins had been seeking trucking jobs for some time. The problem is he could not find information about jobs easily. Mostly it was word of mouth, and he always arrived late for the job. That’s until he arrived on…
Call Center News Source Updated Daily
The call center industry changes like the weather. From day to day one never knows if their center will be closed down, outsourced or even if they are expanding.
Dallas, TX - 1/13/2006 - News flash, the call center industry is on the move again. With so much information and so many places to get it from, it's no wonder people get overwhelmed. Information overload for sure,…
Everything You Wanted To Know About Getting That High Paying Job
What are the seven critical points that must be in a cover letter to get you in the front door? Get the answers to this question and more.
Celina, State - 1/13/2006 - Finding the right job is easy if you have the right information and tools. For instance, submitting a resume that is focused on a customer service job for an engineering job could create little to no…