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A New Start in Franchising for the French Family

With vast experience of the service industry, Redcar based family Samantha and Matthew French have just embarked on a new chapter of their career, having started their own franchise business with Chem-Dry. Samantha’s experience and background has mainly centered around the catering and hospitality industries, which has proved a good grounding to ...

Volusia Manufacturers Association – New 2011 Florida State Manufacturing Legislation Regulations that may affect your business!

On May 18, 2011 the Volusia Manufacturers Association welcomes the Manufacturers Association of  Florida (MAF) to present Florida State's 2011 Post-Legislative Session Report.  The event begins on May 18 at 10:00 a.m-11:00 a.m. EST at Performance Designs, Inc. in Daytona Beach, FL. Performance Designs is the winner of the Volusia Manufacturers Association 2010 ...

Reaching 25 Successful Years, Local Entrepreneur John Minton Cleans On

Given the current economic climate, setting up your own franchise business could be a frightening proposition. In 1987, having decided upon starting their own business that’s exactly what Bournemouth based entrepreneurs John and Vivienne Minton of Chem-Dry Kalliste set out to achieve. With over 2 decades providing outstanding upholstery and carpet ...

Volusia Manufacturers Association Elects New Board and Begins Manufacturing Work for 2011

Volusia Manufacturers Association (VMA) is the only manufacturing trade association established by Volusia and Flagler County Manufacturers. Leading the Volusia Manufacturers Association is the VMA Board of Directors, who represent the various manufacturing member companies and associations. The VMA Board chooses new board members for the upcoming year in December and ...

Entrepreneurs Raise Significant Capital Under SCOR

Most start-up, early stage and later stage privately held companies could use an extra $1,000,000 in equity capital. If this is the case for you, consider registering the securities at the state level under the Small Company Offering Registration (SCOR) to attract and build a pool of individual investors. This ...

Foreign Translations, Inc. Wins Small Business of the Month Award

Foreign Translations, Inc. Wins Small Business of the Month Award From Greenville Chamber Foreign Translations, Inc. (www.foreigntranslations.com) is the proud recipient of the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Month award for October 2010. Foreign Translations, Inc. began in 1998 in a spare bedroom in Fort Lauderdale, Florida ...

BABRT Appoints Two New Staff To Key Post, Co-Chair And Executive Assistant To The Ceo For Strategic Planning And Program Development

Doris Mangrum a nationally recognized authority on matters concerning the incarcerated and the formerly incarcerated parent, their families, and the reunification process, has been chosen to Co-Chair the Bay Area Business Roundtable. Ms. Mangrum has been an advisor on family matters in high profile criminal cases, and an expert panelist ...

Chem-Dry Wirral & Deva’s Investment – Promoting Healthier Indoor Air Quality And Relief For Allergy Sufferers

With an estimated one in three people in Britain suffering from allergies at some point in their lives, indoor air quality is very much a hot topic. It is also estimated that 80% of allergy problems are often caused by the airborne dust mite, who can double their numbers in ...

Two E-Books On ‘Raising Capital’ Are Now Available On AMAZON-KINDLE

Commonwealth Capital Advisors (CCA) has just released its e-book entitled, “The Secrets of Wall Street – Raising Capital for Start-Up and Early Stage Companies” on AMAZON-KINDLE. The Abridged Edition is available for download for one dollar ($1.00). Entrepreneurs can now read the first two chapters and determine if deploying a ...

1st Choice Chem-Dry Stay True to Franchising

Given the current economic climate and the fact that good business news appears to be thin on the ground, expanding a franchise business beyond its current operating areas could be regarded as an enormous leap of faith and a real challenge. That’s exactly the journey Glasgow based entrepreneur Graeme Sim ...

BABRT Will Present Two Spotlight Awards To: Oral Lee Brown And Pam May

On Thursday July 29 th @ 5:00 PM, Jack London Aquatic Center, the Bay Area Business Roundtable will present “Spotlight Awards” to two of its members for outstanding contributions to the quality of life and business development. The awards will be presented during the annual Jazz Business Mixer and Fish ...

Volusia Manufacturers Association Manufacturing Member, Adsil, Inc. Is Paving the Way for a Greener World

Adsil, a global leading for manufacturing of a broad array of protective maintenance coatings, waterproofing sealants, and surface cleaning products, located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and a long-standing Volusia Manufacturers Association Manufacturing Member, is helping make New York City Green. The magnificent stainless steel artwork pictured below was created by Wexler Galleries ...

Volusia Manufacturers Association Showing the Importance of Daytona Beach Manufacturers to the World with Fourth Annual Manufacturers Expo 2010

The Volusia Manufacturers Association (VMA) is proud to announce that they will be hosting the Fourth Annual Manufacturers Expo for Daytona Beach area Manufacturers. Jayne Fifer, President and CEO of the Volusia Manufacturers Association said, “Each Year the Volusia Manufacturers Association Manufacturers Expo keeps growing, and this year, we've already ...

BABRT Finds New Home for Monthly Meetings

The Bay Area Business RoundTable (BABRT) recently announced a new location for its monthly meetings. The new meeting place is the Jack London Aquatic Center (JLAC) at 115 Embarcadero in Oakland. The JLAC is located on the Oakland Estuary, just seven tenths of a mile west of the old meeting ...

Volusia Manufacturers Association on Preparing Today’s Graduates for the Workforce

A study conducted collaboratively by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, the Partnership for 21 st Century Skills, and HR Society for Human Resource Management has shown today's high school and college graduates are ill-prepared for the 21 st Century Workforce. Industry and Educational Institutions must work together to ...

TVE Magazine Is Having A Name Change Contest!

TVE Magazine has been threatened by Entrepreneur Media, Inc., owners of Entrepreneur.com with legal action unless we change our name. “…We hereby demand that you immediately cease and desist from any and all uses of the ENTREPRENEUR® mark or any similar mark in your online publication of “The Virtual Entrepreneur Magazine” ...

Volusia Manufacturers Association Plant Tour Explores HealthCare Manufacturing in Daytona Beach

The Volusia Manufacturers Association is sponsoring an exclusive plant tour of Covidien's Deltona Manufacturing Facility. Covidien, a publically traded company on the NYSE, is a global provider of life-saving healthcare and pharmaceutical products. The Volusia Manufacturers Association(VMA) is sponsoring a private tour ofCovidien, one of the leading manufacturers of healthcare devices and ...

California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer Speaks at the BABRT Regarding Future of Green Business in California’s Economy

On Thursday, April 30th, California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer will speak before the Bay Area Business RoundTable (BABRT) on the future of green business in California's strained economy. The BABRT meets monthly at the Homewood Suites Hotel in Oakland, California. Elected as State Treasurer in 2006, Lockyer has served as ...

Volusia Manufacturers Association Manufacturing Member, Don Bell Signs, Wins Second Place in 2010 International Sign Contest

Volusia Manufacturers Association (VMA) is the only manufacturing trade association established by manufacturers uniting Volusia and Flagler County Manufacturers and Associates. The Volusia Manufacturers Association was founded in 1980 in Daytona Beach, Florida and currently has over 180 Manufacturing and Associate members in the Daytona Beach area. Don Bell Signs, a ...

Worried About the Future of Manufacturing in Volusia County?

The Volusia Manufacturers Association General Meeting for April 2010 will be discussing the future of manufacturing and other industries in Volusia and Flagler Counties. When is the economy going to turn around and when are companies going to be hiring again? Nationally, unemployment rates were higher this February than in 2009 ...

The Next 4 Billion & SCINET CORPORATION: Worldwide Innovation Impact!

The worldwide and unprecedented impact achieved by SCiNet Corporation & the World Trade System (WTS) is proof that millions of people are ready to fight for life, intelligence and freedom. 72% of the world population is considered ‘poor’, but a recent study prepared by The World Resources Institute reveals that ...

Messer Collaboration To Expand Green Build Boot Camp To Dayton

“Sustainability is becoming a necessity in gaining a competitive advantage,” says Icy L. Williams, president of ACF Enterprises LLC. Messer Construction Co. and ACF are expanding the "Green Build Boot Camp" to Dayton following the successful graduation of 69 Cincinnati participants in 2011. Messer in Dayton, Ohio is collaborating with ...

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