Be Heard Solutions has introduced a new membership based program for small business owners called Penny Pinching Publicity (www.pennypinchingpublicity.com).

"If you're not making the most of PR, you're losing sales. Penny Pinching Publicity puts all the resources of a PR agency at your fingertips, and gives you all the tools you need to get free and

credible exposure for your products, services, or company," says Shannon Cherry, APR, MA, president of Be Heard Solutions and creator of the program.

Carp Data Service, LLC (www.carpdata.com) launches its premier data analysis software to provide small, medium, and large businesses an easy-to-use online tool to examine, visualize, and report on company data. The software, Carp Data Journey(tm), replaces complex concepts and jargon of typical Business Intelligence (BI) installations with a simplified analogy of taking a journey as a way of data analysis.

"Our goal is to introduce an entire segment of businesses to the power of extracting useful information out of their company's raw data," says president and founder Frank Podlaha. "Business Intelligence software is a tremendous tool to analyze performance and recognize new opportunities. But let's face it; traditional BI tools are often left to the statisticians and data gurus of the largest corporations. One simple reason, the learning curve to use these tools takes way too much time."

This week VA Mortgage Center.com released a free, downloadable VA Home Loan Guide. The 14-page PDF file addresses the aspects of VA Home Loans that make them unique from conventional loans. It also provides instructions for Veterans to aid in obtaining their loan.

In recent years, VA Home Loans have been used by only 10% of eligible Veterans. The main reason most experts believe this happens is that most Veterans are unaware of the many benefits of using a VA Loan. With the housing and lending markets both suffering, Veterans should consider now more than ever the offerings of the VA program, which include no down payment requirement on a loan.

Seventeen years ago, National Payment Corporation was founded with a single lofty goal -- to save employers time and money by cutting the paper out of payroll. Today, organizations are also going paperless to fulfill green business initiatives. Environmentally conscious executives know that reducing paper waste doesn't just save trees. It also reduces greenhouse gas emissions and landfill usage, not to mention what an eco-friendly mantra does for that all-important corporate image. From September 24-27, as Texas payroll workers convene in Corpus Christi, NATPAY representatives will be on hand to show attendees how it's done.

Knowledge Infusion, a leading provider of strategic advisory and consulting services focused on HR, talent management, and emerging technology solutions has earned the #3 spot in the Minneapolis-St.Paul Business Journal Fast 50. The Fast 50 list recognizes the fastest-growing private companies in the Twin Cities. Recipients of the award are chosen and ranked based on percentage revenue growth over the last three yea 1963 rs.

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With over 1200 companies applying for this year's Fast 50, Minneapolis is a magnet for big, small, and growing businesses. Cited by MarketWatch, the Twi 8ac n Cities region has more small businesses per capita than just about any other city. Fifty companies in the area are part of Inc's list of fastest growing companies in the nation, and the Twin Cities metro ranks second in the nation for concentration of both Fortune 1000 and S&P 500 companies.

If you're applying for a mortgage, don't max out your credit card accounts during the process. It may sound like obvious advice, but the majority of home buyers overlook how certain activities can impact their credit score, according to Lawrence Montani, Team Montani leader at First Interstate Financial Corporation.

"Overcharging is the fastest way to bring down your credit score as much as 50 to 100 points," says Montani, a NJ mortgage professional for more than 20 years. Along with over-charging, Montani offers potential homebuyers four useful tips for getting their credit in shape:

Small firms across Dorset and Hampshire are daring to stop filling out tax returns thanks to a new dongle-based solution.

Dare Accountancy's innovative new service enables one-man bands and other traders to ditch red tape, save time and slash their bookkeeping costs.

No longer do traders have to slave over long and tedious tax forms - they simply sign up online (www.dareaccountancy.co.uk) and get Dare to do the hard work:

Dare sends each trader a Dare dongle USB memory stick containing some simple pre-prepared electronic record sheets

Traders simply list their sales and purchases - it can take as little as just 15 minutes a month - then email them back to Dare

Dare calculates each trader's VAT, wages, business tax and personal tax.

Dare launched the 'Dare dongle' solution after realising that small firms across a wide range of sectors needed much cheaper and simpler accountancy services than the market currently offers.

Mark Wilbur, President and CEO of Employers Group, California's HR expert and employer advocate, is speaking at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Staffing Management Conference on April 29, at the Las Vegas Hilton at 2 p.m,

According to Mark, there are a myriad of employment laws and court decisions that determine the rules - all 72,000 of them and counting - that employers doing business in California must follow; further, he will shed light on how companies can become more aware of the risks and stay in compliance.

Vaniteez Bride, www.vaniteezbride.com, recently launched its online store, offering classy apparel, bags, buttons—even thongs—that you won’t find at any other store, for everyone in the bachelorette party as well as the wedding party.

Though there are plenty of places to find items for bachelorette parties, none of them offer quality apparel and gift items that can outfit the entire party. Vaniteez Bride has changed that, with American Apparel shirts, as well as jerseys, mugs, buttons, hats, stickers, and underwear with catchy hot pink slogans and graphics for the bachelorette and her support crew, the maid of honor and bridesmaids, and even her mother and the mother of the groom. There is no other store than can offer the soon-to-be-married better gear, better looks, or better fun than they’re going to get from Vaniteez Bride.

ASBISc Enterprises Plc (ASBIS), a leading supplier of computer components to the EMEA emerging markets, has announced today that it has expanded its distribution agreement with Toshiba Europe GmbH, a division of Toshiba Corporation, to include Ukraine, one of the largest markets in Eastern Europe.

This expansion complements the existing authorized distributorship agreement between ASBIS and Toshiba, covering 15 countries of the EMEA region - Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Albania, Libya, Yemen and Iraq.

Impact Unlimited, a leading provider of brand communications for events, exhibits, and meetings worldwide, has begun a 70,000-square-foot renovation/expansion project at its global headquarters in Dayton, NJ. Comprising upgrades to both the back office and front office facilities, the expansion/renovation will enable Impact Unlimited to continue to build its reputation as an industry leader in a highly dynamic and versatile market, while delivering superior customer service and innovative brand communications solutions.

Precious Accents is proud to announce the debut of new spring charms to its extensive Pandora jewelry product line. Currently, Precious Accents has more than 500 Pandora charms in its jewelry line.

Pandora's new Gilded Cage 14K gold charm at Precious Accents

"We are very pleased to offer Pandora's new spring co 00004000 llection," says Mario Rosenthal of Precious Accents. "Pandora is reinventing the concept of charm jewelry."

Among the new charms are three in sterling silver: a Forget-Me-Knot, an adorable elephant and a Yin-Yang with an embedded gem. Another charm in the new line is a cinched purse in sterling silver with a 14k gold bow, plus an exquisite solid 14k gold gilded cage charm.

Agnitum aims to complement its award-winning security product with a new set of browser enhancements.

In a bid to raise the level of privacy and security of the porous Internet Explorer (IE) web browser, Outposts sleek Browser Adjustment plug-in lets users dynamically modify IEs scripting controls and content display properties related to the webpage they are viewing. Users of Internet Explorer can toggle between allowing and blocking potentially unnecessary elements that are integrated into the web pages they visit.

PC-Doctor Inc. (www.pc-doctor.com), the leading global developer of hardware diagnostic and system information tools, today announced plans to support Intel® Advanced Management Technology (AMT) through diagnostic tests that verify the operation of the new technical capability. The company also said it has begun to explore how PC-Doctor® diagnostics can be further deployed to deliver an advantage to enterprise organizations responsible for support of managed personal computers.

PC-Doctors announcement coincides with the rollout of a new Intel Professional Platform, which received public support from leading PC manufacturers in the United States and Asia. PC-Doctor diagnostics are used by major PC manufacturers to reduce costs, improve productivity and enhance quality.

Model N, Inc., the leader in Revenue Management solutions, today announced its semi-annual Life Science and High Tech Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meetings.

This September, Model N executives will gather with customers and partners from both the life science and high tech industries to help develop and nurture an ongoing strategic partnership. As part of Model N's industry-focused strategy, the CAB meetings create a discourse with customers and partners on their requirements, successes, and best practices using Revenue Management solutions, the product roadmap, and go-to-market strategies for new initiatives.

Today, Weblogs Inc., the largest publisher of professional blogs, announced the launch of their 63rd Weblog -- TheCancerBlog, based on recent advances in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Cancer is complex, the treatments are complex and the emotions are complex. I know having as much data as possible was a great help to my family when my mom fought-and won-her battle with cancer," comments Weblogs, Inc. co-founder Jason McCabe Calacanis.

TheCancerBlog is launching with two knowledgeable bloggers. Dr. Leonardo Faoro, who was born in Brazil and received his medical degree from Universidade Federal do Paran (www.ufpr.br), the oldest medical school in Brazil. After graduation, Dr. Faoro moved to Rochester, Minnesota where he is currently a third-year Internal Medicine resident at Mayo Clinic (www.mayo.edu). His interests in this area include the molecular biology of hematological malignancies along with the very human quality of life" aspects surrounding cancer.

The website is a fundamental part of the label’s communications strategy. Other online media, viral and mobile activities are being planned for PunkyFish by the Bournemouth, UK - based creative agency.

To ensure the site’s appeal to PunkyFish’s young female audience, STRANGE has combined design, animation and original music with usability testing. Additional interaction is encouraged with moving fish images that can be ‘caught’ to allow entry to a competition to win PunkyFish clothing.

STRANGE was approached by PunkyFish to drive the label’s digital presence on the strength of previous work for fashion industry clients and its proven ability in cutting-edge web design.

Dr. Asher Kimchi, Founder and Chairman of the International Academy of Cardiology announced the winners of the 2007 IAC Awards at the 13th World Congress on Heart Disease held in Vancouver. Dr. Kimchi, together with Co-Chairmen Dr. Jeffrey S. Borer and Dr. John A. Elefteriades, headed a committee of over 140 of the world's top cardiologists and scientists that reviewed nominees from nearly every country in the world. In addition to the IAC awards, the committee also named three faculty to received the Distinguished Faculty Award.

Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Murder by Gravity?: Yuma judge sets a man free to murder his wife! A juror's story by Cherie Huyett Achtemeier, which is the author's most recent book to date. The 6.14 x 9.21 Paperback in the True Crime category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $19.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/murderbygravity was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.

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Wellness Corporate Solutions, Inc., (WCS) a leader in results-oriented wellness programs for employers, and Michele Woodward, noted Master Certified Life Coach, today announce an upcoming series of unique and innovative tele-classes.

Fiona Gathright, President of WCS, said: "So many companies are looking for ways to be environmentally sound and provide their employees with tools to be well – this series of affordable tele-classes will help businesses large and small meet their objectives, and create a healthy, productive workplace.”