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Marstel-Day, LLC Takes ?2012 Washington Smartceo/Clifton Gunderson Future 50 Award? for Emerging Growth


Fredericksburg, VA (PRWEB) January 27, 2012

Marstel-Day Environmental Consulting, LLC has been recognized with SmartCEO Magazine?s ?Future 50? award. The award is given to 50 companies for their significant revenue and employee growth over the last three years. According to the January, 2012 Issue of the Magazine: ?Future 50 is the largest and most anticipated SmartCEO program of the year and recognizes 50 fast-growing companies based on the combined growth rate of revenues and employees over a three-year period. These companies represent the future of the region?s economy; are exemplary leaders in business and the community, and each generate in excess of $ 5M in revenues.?

News of the award came as Marstel-Day, headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA, begins its tenth year in the environmental consulting industry. ?Our growth over the past three years reflects the culmination of a measured, controlled approach, coupled with heightened interest on the part of the public and private sectors of the true benefits of investing in the environment and ecological services,? said Rebecca R. Rubin, the firm?s president and managing partner.

Marstel-Day?s staff tripled from 30 full-time personnel in February 2008 to an expected head count of 90 by February 2012. The firm opened new offices at Stennis Space Center , Mississippi and Oceanside, CA in 2011, and expanded office space in its Fredericksburg, Alexandria and Oakland offices to accommodate the growth. ?This year?s group of winners has ignored the recession and created innovative new avenues for growth. The business community is healthier and stronger due to their efforts,? said SmartCEO magazine President and Co-founder Craig Burris.

Rubin will accept the award on Thursday, January 26, when SmartCEO will announce the winners on-stage in front of more than 650 leaders of the local business community at a dinner reception hosted at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, VA.

Founded in 2002, Marstel-Day, LLC is an idea-driven, value-based environmental company offering green consulting to the public and private sectors. The company provides clients with concepts, strategies and plans of action for landscape-scale conservation of natural resources, climate adaptation, energy planning, “net zero” strategies, water security, smart growth, transportation, and the management of issues relating to encroachment pressures on government and private lands, open space and habitat. Its thinkers, planners and strategists skillfully combine strong analytical techniques with stakeholder outreach and engagement, to devise solutions to seemingly intractable issues for clients at the federal, state and local levels and in the private sector.

SmartCEO magazine is a regional business publication for leaders of growing companies, providing features, analysis and case studies each month to educate and inspire the Mid-Atlantic?s thought leaders. SmartCEO magazine?s 60,000 print and digital readers range from CEOs of young, dynamic companies to established multi-generational family-owned firms.

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Phone System Supplier TelcoDepot.com Expands Corded Analog Phone Offering on Online Store


Bay Shore, NY (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

TelcoDepot.com, a supplier of VoIP phones, business VoIP service, hosted PBX solutions, Conference Systems, general phone equipment and telephony support solutions for businesses, has expanded its offering of corded analog phones on its online store.

The corded analog phones are affordable and very cost effective with a great feature set that is optimal for small businesses or home offices. Users in this category will find them to be a profitable investment that increases productivity and helps streamline workflow at virtually no cost when compared to other more expensive alternatives.

TelcoDepot.com now stocks an expanded range of Panasonic and RCA Corded Analog phones for small businesses and home offices including the Panasonic single-line corded speakerphone (Basic single-line telephone with speakerphone and speed dial), Panasonic KX-TS4200B 4-Line phone (4-line KSU-less system for small business or home office), RCA 4-Line EXP Speakerphone with Caller ID (4-line expandable corded system expandable up to 16 base stations Call waiting caller ID Base speakerphone), RCA Accessory Handset, 4 Line DECT 6.0 For the 25423/4/5 Series (Walk and talk throughout your office with an accessory cordless handset for your RCA 4-line speakerphone. Features include DECT 6.0 technology and access to all 4 lines), and the RCA Corded 2 Line Speakerphone with ITAD RCA-25215RE1 (Two-line corded phone offers a full duplex speakerphone built-in digital answering system Call Waiting/Caller ID with 99-name/number log 10 one-touch speed dial buttons auto line select and visual line status indicators).

Discounts are also available on all TelcoDepot.com corded analog phone models; please inquire with TelcoDepot.com customer service.

“TelcoDepot.com stocks market-leading Panasonic and RCA Corded Analog phones that provide optimal performance and great productivity for small businesses and home offices ? and mobility is ensured with wireless DECT 6.0 technology,” says TelcoDepot.com Principal Yaron Ram.

To learn more about the TelcoDepot.com Corded Analog Phones offer, including available systems, configuration options and pricing, visit telcodepot.com/guide/corded-analog-phones/127. For additional inquiries, call TelcoDepot.com support lines on 1-800-390-1200 or send an email to info(at)telcodepot(dot)com.

About Telco Depot

Telco Depot is a leading supplier of quality business telephone systems, business VoIP service, VoIP phones, phone headset equipment, video surveillance systems, voice & data cabling solutions, conference phone solutions and Microsoft Response Point Systems. The company?s top priority is to help its clients make informed decisions based on their specific small business phone system needs by providing experience and expertise and guiding them in selecting the best phone systems for their businesses. Telco Depot ensures that their phone systems are fully scalable, affordable priced, and provide the highest value for their clients.

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IMA Identifies Areas of Risk for Leaders of Transformational Change in Free eBook


Lakewood, CO (PRWEB) January 23, 2012

IMA (Implementation Management Associates, Inc.) announces the availability of a complimentary eBook, ?Get Real About Transformational Change: What Works. What Doesn?t.?

The eBook highlights ten common activities that leaders of transformational change invest in, but are actually pitfalls that don?t lead to value realization. This top ten, ?get real? list is based on thirty years of field research in the trenches of global industry leaders.

Transformational change is one of the most misunderstood, abused terms used in the business world today, and is being touted by leaders without a full understanding of what is really implied. ?If you talk ?transformation? you can?t just deliver better, faster, cheaper,? says Don Harrison, IMA President. ?If you are promising transformation, understand that you are talking about radical and complex change of the very fabric of the organization.?

The intent of the eBook is to inform leaders of potential areas of risk to be avoided, as well as highlighting four fundamental ?must-have?s? for successful transformational change. Perhaps the most common pitfall is the practice of re-drawing the organization chart and shuffling executives around the boxes. As Harrison says, ?Many senior executives believe that changing the players is the sole solution, but you can?t implement structural solutions to what are inherently cultural issues. This is akin to shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic.?

Harrison notes that leaders are also seduced by the level of activity going on in the organization rather than focusing on what will actually drive the change, which ironically is their own behavior as sponsors. Sponsorship must be built, management-level-by management-level so that every manager is consistently expressing, modeling and reinforcing their personal commitment by their daily actions with their direct reports.

As Harrison suggests, this is the paradox of transformational change: the people you actually seek to sponsor the transformation also have the most resistance because you are asking them to fly in the face of their previous success and the current culture. Organizations should anticipate far more resistance from mid-managers through executive ranks than lower down in the organization.

The eBook points out that organizations must define the transformation in terms of the new behaviors, and sponsors must be willing to visibly demonstrate that they are personally paying a price. Says Harrison, ?There must be some overt and demonstrable change in sponsor behavior that signifies a sacrifice on the part of that sponsor. Otherwise it appears that this is for everyone ?out there? and not for the people who live in ?mahogany row.??

Implementation Management Associates (IMA) is an international consulting practice that guides organizations through all types of organizational change implementations, applying a business-disciplined, structured approach to implementation management known as AIM (Accelerating Implementation Methodology.)

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Chicago Based Jet Brokerage Firm The Jet Collection Expands with Addition of Veteran Aircraft Salesman


Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 21, 2012

The Jet Collection announces that David W. Potter has been hired as an Aircraft Salesman with the firm. Potter is a veteran aircraft sales professional with more than 35 years of aviation experience.

Potter began his career as the Midwest Regional Sales Manager for Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation. In 1983, he joined Sabreliner Corporation as a member of its newly formed pre-owned business jet sales department, and was subsequently promoted to Director of Aircraft Sales where he enjoyed success in the acquisition and sale of pre-owned jets in the United States, Mexico, South America and Europe.

“Dave is a great addition to our team — we?re excited to have him,? Jason Zilberbrand, Managing Partner, The Jet Collection. ?His reputation, experience and South American contacts will help our business flourish drastically.?

Potter received his bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University. He is a commercial pilot and was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force where he served as a Forward Air Controller in Vietnam and then as a KC-135 aircraft commander.

The Jet Collection is an international aircraft dealer and jet brokerage firm based in Chicago. Founded by seasoned aviation executives Ron and Jason Zilberbrand, the company handles business and commercial aircraft sales and acquisitions for midsize and large global corporations, foreign governments and private individuals all over the world. The Jet Collection has bought and sold more position aircraft than any other inventory dealer in the world, with a total value exceeding $ 2B. Visit thejetcollection.com or facebook.com/TJC for more information.

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Annual Venture Investment Dollars Increase 22% Over Prior Year, According To The MoneyTree Report

Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) January 20, 2012

Venture capitalists invested $ 28.4 billion in 3,673 deals in 2011, an increase of 22 percent in dollars and a 4 percent rise in deals over the prior year, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters. The amount of venture dollars invested in 2011 represents the third highest annual investment total in the past ten years. Investments in the fourth quarter of 2011 totaled $ 6.6 billion in 844 deals, a 10 percent decrease in dollars and an 11 percent decrease in deals from the third quarter of 2011 when $ 7.3 billion went into 953 deals.

Double-digit increases in investment dollars in 2011 were spread across a number of industries, including the Clean Technology and Internet-Specific sectors. Investment dollars also increased across every stage of development category, with the exception of a 48 percent decrease in Seed Stage investments. First-time financings rose in 2011 compared to the prior year, however, fourth quarter investing did show a decline in both first-time dollars and deals when compared to Q3 2011.

Tastier and More Nutritious School Meals at Lawrence UFSD


Islandia, NY (PRWEB) January 18, 2012

Battling commercial forces glorifying unhealthy lifestyles is a constant struggle for parents and school administrators. With the rise of childhood obesity, schools are taking a more proactive approach to promoting a healthy lifestyle by increasing health classes, providing nutrition education and encouraging physical exercise. The Lawrence School District realized it was crucial to take an extra step to curb childhood obesity and partnered with Whitsons School Nutrition to offer more wholesome and delicious school meals at the district.

At the end of last school year, the Lawrence UFSD administration met with the parents to discuss the issues that concerned them. One of these subjects was school nutrition as parents and educators were alarmed by the rising numbers of overweight children. According to Gary Schall, Lawrence UFSD Superintendent, ?We wanted to provide better choices to our children that were more consistent with the nutrition messages we were trying to convey. That?s when we decided to overhaul our dining services and provide healthier and higher quality foods.? The district connected to Whitsons School Nutrition through the RFP process and has been enjoying their services since September 2011.

Since then, the Lawrence dining services have improved noticeably in quality and taste. For instance, meals are prepared with healthier ingredients without sacrificing flavor. This improvement has been acknowledged by the Lawrence students and has led to an increase in lunch participation. Even though the high school has an open campus policy, Alex Thomas, a sophomore in Lawrence High School, has noticed that ?more students are staying in and eating lunch in the cafeteria instead of the fast food places that exist near the school. You can tell the food is fresher and prepared carefully.? This change has also been observed during the breakfast services. Ms. Thomas said that ?Nowadays we have long lines for breakfast. Everyone wants to have the delicious egg and cheese sandwiches and muffins.?

According to Saidy McKenzie, a senior in Lawrence High School, another important change in the district?s dining services is the attitude of the cafeteria workers. She said that not only were the food service workers friendlier with the students, but it was also very apparent how proud they were of the work they are doing, ?You can tell they?re so happy to be working here. They are always smiling and making sure everything is clean and neat.?

On December 7th, Lawrence UFSD officials held a recognition ceremony where they presented certificates of appreciation to the Whitsons team at Lawrence for having improved the school nutrition services at the district. The award was presented to Michael Whitcomb, Whitsons Vice President and co-owner. Whitsons is a family-owned company with a business philosophy shaped by old fashioned family values.

About Whitsons

Whitsons School Nutrition provides a wide range of highly customized dining services to public and private schools, with a strong focus on nutritious, high quality menus made from fresh, wholesome ingredients. Whitsons has a long and proud history of excellence and growth since 1979 and currently ranks the 4th largest school nutrition company serving public schools. In addition to school nutrition, Whitsons? scope of expertise and services extends to: prepared meals, residential and healthcare dining, corporate dining, emergency dining and vending services.





New Analysis Shows: Online Estimating Might Save Thousands of Dollars to Auto Body Shops


Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 16, 2012

Getting online estimates for auto body work, by uploading photos and submitting to body shops clearly has a lot of value to the car owners ? it saves them the hassle of driving around from one shop to the other. An analysis compiled by DingIT.com shows that it might also have a great value to the body shops.

Per recent research the median advertising expense in 2011 is around $ 6000 per auto body repair shop (http://www.bodyshopbusiness.com). The same research also reveals that the average ticket is about $ 2100 and that the average annual body shop revenue was just a little short of $ 700,000.

From a survey among body shop owners it is estimated that about 10% of the revenues, or about $ 70,000 per year, can be attributed to advertising and direct sales.

If we consider all revenues that are attributed to advertisements as new clients’ revenue, or in other words, $ 70,000 per year are generated by new customers, then using a little math we see that the average cost of attaining a new customer by advertisement is estimated to be around $ 180. Not bad, given that the average ticket is $ 2,100.

Or is it really not bad? 9% for advertisement? Add to this the cost of goods sold, labor cost, rent, etc, and this cost comes directly from the bottom line, which was relatively small to begin with.

Apparently, with the rapid growing usage of the Internet, and moreover, the market of Smartphones, there is now a much cheaper way to obtain new customers.

As a matter of fact, in 2011 there was an increase of about 35% in the number of auto body repair jobs performed in the US compared to 2009 (http://www.bodyshopbusiness.com). Coincidentally, or not, the number of Google searches for the term ?auto body shop? in the US has grown at about the same rate (http://www.google.com/trends). While the growth in both of these factors might be totally unrelated, it is probably still safe to assume that the increased volumes of online searches for body shops does affect the growth in number of jobs, and that business is originated and boosted by the Internet.

Exploiting these trends DingIT.com has launched an iPhone application that allows car owners to take photos and request estimates from body shops in their vicinity. DingIT distributes, at no cost, the leads to body shops in its network that are in the user?s area.

The body shops are then responding with a preliminary (not binding) estimate. In order to ensure each responding shop has a fair chance of winning the new customer, only the first 5 estimates are sent to the customer. But here is the catch: responding with an estimate takes several minutes to the experienced estimator, and that is much cheaper relative to the cost of advertising, let alone, that sending an estimate is done on the ?off peak? time, thus is not really taking any ?revenue generating? time but rather using ?dead time?.

In order to ensure the customers get estimates from quality and qualified shops only, DingIT is carefully screening applications from body shops to join its network.

About DingIT

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The Second City Touring Company Brings its ‘Laugh Out Loud Tour’ to 2012 Santa Fe Winter Fiesta


Santa Fe, New Mexico (PRWEB) January 14, 2012

The City of Santa Fe and SantaFe.com announced today that The Second City Touring Company’s ‘Laugh Out Loud Tour’ will headline the 2012 Santa Fe Winter Fiesta at 7 p.m., on Sunday, January 27. This outfit of gifted improve sketch comedians is the touring company of Chicago?s celebrated Second City, a troupe that goes back more than 50 years, first forming in December, 1959. The Second City troupe lineup over the past five decades reads like a who?s who of great comedians, including such comic luminaries as Alan Arkin, Fred Willard, Robert Klein, and more recently Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and the ever popular Tina Fey. The Second City has cadres of touring companies performing throughout the United States and abroad, year round. Scott Hutton of SantaFe.com states, ?The Second City Touring Company?s ?Laugh Out Loud Tour? is coming to the Santa Fe Winter Fiesta and we couldn?t be happier. Sunday is going to be one fun night.?

Event tickets for the Winter Fiesta performance are $ 30. Santa Fe Winter Fiesta Adventure pass holders (available for $ 10) will receive discounted admission price of $ 20. Additionally, Winter Fiesta pass holders receive discounts to all the events being offered at the Santa Fe Winter Fiesta. Please visit http://www.SantaFe.com/winterfiesta for more details.

Now in its second year, the Santa Fe Winter Fiesta is a 10-day celebration of music, food, film and community that begins Jan. 27 and runs through Feb. 5. The event is put on by SantaFe.com and the City of Santa Fe and also features a craft brew festival, a comedy show and a film screening. For more information about the event, visit http://www.santafe.com/winterfiesta.

Most Winter Fiesta events are take place downtown, at the Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion, but other venues throughout Santa Fe are participating. The 10-day event ends with a Big Game Party and Concert hosted by Santa Fe?s famous Cowgirl BBQ restaurant at the Santa Fe Railyard Artisan?s Market, at 4 p.m., Feb. 5.

Throughout the event, participating hotels will offer discounts on hotel stays, spa packages, dining and other services and items. Participating hotels include the following: Inn of the Governors/Del Charro Saloon, Encantado – An Augerge Resort, Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Water Street Inn, Inn and Spa at Loretto, Hotel Santa Fe – The Hacienda and Spa, Courtyard by Marriott, La Posada De Santa Fe Resort, Luxx Hotel, Santa Fe Sage Inn, Bishop?s Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa, Inn at Santa Fe and La Fonda De Santa Fe. Visit the following Getaway Host link for booking and discount information.

Co-Sponsors to the Santa Fe Winter Fiesta include Chalmers Capitol Ford Lincoln Mercury, The Coca-Cola Bottling Company, The Agave Lounge at the Eldorado Hotel and by The Santa Fe Reporter. In part this event is also being brought by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation and local auto dealer Sierra Santa Fe Buick GMC. Also participating in this event are local businesses Santa Fe Mountain Sports, The Five and Dime General Store and La Fonda De Santa Fe.

To buy tickets to the featured events of the Santa Fe Winter Fiesta events, visit http://www.santafe.com/winterfiesta.

About SantaFe.com

SantaFe.com provides Santa Fe and visitors to Santa Fe alike the most current interactive platform for events, music, arts, business, dining, and lifestyle. SantaFe.com is a division of Hutton Broadcasting. Hutton Broadcasting is located at 2502 C. Camino Entrada, Santa Fe, NM 87507.

Contact Information:

Scott Hutton

SantaFe.com / Hutton Broadcasting

http://www.santafe.com

(505) 471-1067 (Media inquiries only, please)

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Western Australian SEO Company Announces New Blogging and Syndication Management Product


Perth, Australia (PRWEB) January 13, 2012

SEO Services Perth ? Oracle Digital have today announced the release of their much anticipated blogging and syndication products to the online community. Up until now this service was only available as part of their SEO package options.

Business blogging has become a hugely important consideration for enterprises conducting business online. With the ongoing changes to the Google organic search algorithm, delivering valuable and unique articles on a blog page has seen a major push in blogging activity.

Oracle Digital?s Head of Business development James Corby says, ?For the last two years we have been strongly encouraging all our customer base to include a blog or latest news section on their website as part of their SEO strategy. Those that took up the offer have seen some amazing results in their Google rankings.?

Not only is a blog for those individuals wanting to voice their opinion to the masses, it has now become an extremely valuable tool to those businesses and corporations wanting to build their authority online and be seen as the market leader in their given industry or niche.

The blogging platform of choice right now is WordPress, a technology that was originally created for individuals wanting to speak up and be heard online. Over the past several years though, this platform has taken over as the one of choice in the business community.

Corby explains, ?Wordpress is simply amazing, and the way that Google rewards users in the organic search results leaves anything else for dead.? The Perth SEO Company has their own website built on WordPress, and are regular bloggers themselves.

Not only is the adding of great content to a website important, syndicating this content out across the Internet is also desirable. Corby states, ?If you spread the word about your awesome content out around the Internet, then you are going to drive visitors who did not previously know about you, back to your website.?

Syndicating content online involves a series of steps that sees the content being added to various locations where shared content is permissible and gladly accepted. It also involves submitting the same content to special directories for RSS feeds.

The Perth SEO Company has blogging and syndication products for both local businesses and nationwide corporates alike. Each business will have individual needs that must be addressed prior to beginning any blogging or SEO campaign

To find out more about Oracle Digital?s blogging and syndication products, please call them on 1300 899 851.

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API Announces New VP of Business Partner Sales


St. Paul, MN (PRWEB) January 11, 2012

API Outsourcing, Inc. (API) (http://www.apifao.com), a leading finance and accounting outsourcing (FAO) provider of state-of-the-art document management, accounts-payable processing solutions and billing, today announced that Randy Mueller has joined API Outsourcing as Vice President of Partner Sales.

“Randy?s thirty plus years of experience working as a business advisor and management consultant for a number major organizations that includes IBM, Accenture, Deloitte Consulting, Tata Consultancy Services, and HCL Technologies will add breadth to API’s expertise in the FAO outsourcing market,” said Gary Halleen, President and CEO of API Outsourcing.

Randy is an industry thought leader and experienced in Finance & Accounting (F&A) systems (ERP) and tools, F&A processes including Record to Report (R2R), Procure to Pay (P2P), and Order to Cash (O2C), and F&A Outsourcing (FAO). Randy has sold, led, and advised numerous clients on FAO engagements involving numerous ERPs (multiple General Ledgers), Shared Services Center (SSC) development, and strategic sourcing. Randy has also authored several white papers on the FAO industry.

As Vice President of Partner Sales, Randy will be responsible for implementing API?s organic growth strategy and sales by leveraging API?s FAO technology platform through business partnerships including accounting, consulting, advisory, and technology firms specializing in Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO). Randy will advise and consult to the business partners in applying a best practices framework in ?people, process, and technology? and industry benchmarks for R2R, P2P, and O2C for mutual clients.

About API Outsourcing

API Outsourcing, Inc., is a leading onshore Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) provider of innovative state-of-the-art document management, accounts payable, accounts receivable and accounting services headquartered in St. Paul, MN. API is ranked as the #1 global accounts payable service provider in the Black Book of Outsourcing?s State of the Global Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Industry published in December 2010. API transforms manual paper-dependent payables and billing processes through its imaging, bill delivery and workflow systems to minimize the labor intensive work associated with back-office processing and enable customers to focus on their core business. Outsourcing benefits include improved cash flow through improved DSO and controlled DPO. This combined with reduced processing costs, increased business intelligence and improved customer/vendor relationships provides the ultimate value proposition. API currently processes over one hundred million transactions annually, delivers world-class quality, provides exceptional customer satisfaction, utilizes Six Sigma practices and performs a SAS 70 Type II Audit annually. For more information, please call, (651) 675-2600 or visit http://www.apifao.com.

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