Media Advisory: Shipbuilding Summit to Showcase Jobs and Growth Opportunities for Businesses - msnbc.com

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — On Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012, the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification will officially open the Western Canadian Shipbuilding Summit, hosted by Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) and Seaspan Marine Corporation. The Summit will provide western Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises an opportunity to connect with new business opportunities in Canada's shipbuilding industry.

Date: May 23rd, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. Location: Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside 1133 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia

(i)Please note that parking is limited for this event.

(i)Media must be accredited to attend the Summit. Please RSVP to ken.chow@wd-deo.gc.ca in advance and arrive by 8:00 a.m. to register in person.

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Media Advisory: Shipbuilding Summit to Showcase Jobs and Growth Opportunities for Businesses - msnbc.com

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — On Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012, the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification will officially open the Western Canadian Shipbuilding Summit, hosted by Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) and Seaspan Marine Corporation. The Summit will provide western Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises an opportunity to connect with new business opportunities in Canada's shipbuilding industry.

Date: May 23rd, 2012 Time: 8:30 a.m. Location: Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside 1133 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia

(i)Please note that parking is limited for this event.

(i)Media must be accredited to attend the Summit. Please RSVP to ken.chow@wd-deo.gc.ca in advance and arrive by 8:00 a.m. to register in person.

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Antiques and Collectibles: Business showcase their buildings' roots - Post-Bulletin

As a means of preserving a piece of history, business owners are increasingly interested in setting up shop in old, unique buildings. Many of these business owners also are restoring these buildings just enough to be functional, but they still leave an impression of the former business that used to occupy the building.

Some of these buildings once were gas stations, where a garage door may be used as an entry. Or maybe the building once housed a bank and is the current home of a bakery.

Because of the uniqueness of these old buildings, some who run businesses out of them take the opportunity to showcase the building itself. At the Catch My Thrift consignment shop in Stewartville, Stacy Hanson says she worked to retain some of the history of her shop, which once was a bakery.

“The inside back was changed to conform to my needs by my landlord," she says, but "if I can remember correctly, the back where most of my store is was added by my uncle Jerry Allen, the former building owner.

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Phorum 2012 National Cloud Conference to Showcase Emerging Cloud Technologies for the Enterprise - YAHOO!

Fifteen Leading Edge Companies to Showcase What’s Next at Phorum 2012 Demo Pit

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) March 01, 2012

The Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT), in partnership with Dell Inc. and Fairmount Partners, today announced the emerging growth companies that will be showcased in the Phorum 2012 National Cloud Conference Demo Pit. The diverse group of participating companies are all headquartered on the East Coast, near to the Philadelphia-based conference, and were selected for their innovation in the use of cloud computing technology to solve strategic business problems. They include:

AboutOne – contact management tool, aboutone.com

Adaptivity – enterprise cloud decision support provider, adaptivity.com

CloudConfidence.com – comprehensive cloud monitoring service, cloudconfidence.net

CloudMine – mobile app development platform, cloudmine.com

cWyze – interactive video platform, cwyze.com

eMaint Enterprises – facility and property management system, emaint.com

Houdini – enterprise crowdsourcing platform, houdiniapi.com

metaLayer – data management and analysis platform, metalayer.com

Profitably – small business planning and analytics tool, profitably.com

Queue in the Cloud – IT service management platform, qinthecloud.com

ReadySetWork – employee scheduling and communication tool, readysetwork.com

Ridaroo – employee ride sharing tool, ridaroo.com

Target Info – data analytics and management platform, target-info.com

Updentity – enterprise contact management automation tool, updentity.com

UXFlip – mobile app development platform, uxflip.com

“The companies selected for this year’s Phorum conference really showcase the diversity of cloud offerings available to the enterprise,” said Allen Born, Head of Internet and Cloud Computing Investment Banking at Fairmount Partners and Advisory Board Member for Phorum 2012. “While the companies all serve different enterprise functions – data management, HR, IT – all provide solutions that enable businesses to work more efficiently and cost effectively. We’re excited for the Phorum participants to have a chance to interact with them and showcase Philadelphia’s emerging cloud technology providers.”

The Demo Pit will enable these 15 early-stage companies to showcase their products to the conference attendees, who will have an opportunity to interact with Demo Pit participants and experience product demonstrations throughout the day. At the conclusion of the conference, three Demo Pit participants will be selected to join Peter Coffee, VP and Head of Platform Research at salesforce.com, on stage for the conference’s closing session.

Mr. Coffee is one of four nationally acclaimed speakers presenting on the enterprise and the cloud at Phorum 2012. Others include, James Staten, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, John Treadway, North American Practice Director for Cloud and Data Center Transformation at Unisys, and keynote speaker and Pulitzer Prize Nominee, Nick Carr, author of The Big Switch and The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. Phorum 2012 will be held March 28, 2012 at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia and will explore cloud computing technologies and their transformative impact on how companies do business, go to market, and compete.

Sponsors for Phorum 2012 include Dell, Fairmount Partners, Anexinet, BMC Software, CA Technologies, ColdLight Solutions, Fiberlink, Hollister Creative, ICG, KPMG, LiquidHub, PACT, Slice Communications, SmartCEO, Unisys, and USEED.

Tickets for Phorum 2012 are still available and cost $300 for the full conference and $75 for the reception only. Seating is limited to the first 400 registrants. Registration is currently open at http://www.phorumphilly.com and sponsorships are still available.

About Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT)

Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT)'s vision is to be a premier resource for emerging growth companies in the technology, clean technology, and life sciences industries. We connect emerging growth companies, venture investors, professional advisors, and technology-focused corporations to network, develop relationships, pursue business opportunities, and market and promote their businesses to foster growth and innovation. For more information please visit http://www.philadelphiapact.com.

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Gloucestershire's LEP helps showcase Gloucestershire as a world-class business opportunity - This is Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire will be showcased as a world-class business opportunity after Gloucestershire's Local Enterprise Partnership strengthened its links with the Government department for UK Trade & Investment.

Economic development company GFirst, which drives the Local Enterprise Partnership has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the department responsible for co-ordinating foreign direct investment across the UK to promote the county as an outstanding area for business opportunity and potential overseas investment. 

Diane Savory, Chair of the Gloucestershire LEP said "This agreement will allow us to access support from UKTI to showcase Gloucestershire as a world-class business location, and to highlight to their global team of international advisers, the fantastic opportunities that exist within the county for new investors."

Martin Phelan, Director of Investment, UK Trade and Investment said: "Foreign companies seeking to locate and grow their business in the UK will now have a clear point of entry to the government's inward investment support and a single pathway right through to the local level.

"We will also work to jointly support the growth of existing investors within the LEP area. This will include offering an initial point of contact, connecting into larger networks, championing their needs locally and nationally, and seeking to identify opportunities to expand the business in that area."

UKTI will be working with the Invest in Gloucestershire team, a service which is provided by the Innovation & Investment Team at GFirst. The agreement will also highlight a central point of contact within GFirst for both UK and overseas investment enquiries. 

Jenny Pitcher, Investment Manager, at GFirst added: "This is a real opportunity to develop the Invest in Gloucestershire brand, both with UKTI and with many of the senior business leaders who have already pledged their support to promote Gloucestershire as a business and tourism destination.  Potential investors can already register their interest and receive support at www.investinglos.com and now we will be maximising this opportunity by developing complementary marketing material for use both in the UK and overseas."

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Want to showoff your nonprofit or home-based business? Showcase offers opportunity (noon) - Las Cruces Sun-News

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LAS CRUCES - Next month, nonprofit organizations and home-based businesses have a chance to set up a booth and meet with the public to spread the word about themselves and even make some money.

The Las Cruces Showcase for nonprofits and home-based businesses is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 4 at the Las Cruces Convention Center, the same day and location as the 2012 Healthy U Expo. The event, sponsored by the Las Cruces Sun-News, provides free booth space for nonprofits and plans to pair them up with a home-based business.

Nonprofits or home-based businesses that want to participate can contact Helping Hands Events, which is coordinating the showcase. Call (575) 541-5427 or send an e-mail to diane@helpinghandsevents.com. The deadline to sign up is Jan. 20.

"When they partner, they'll have one big booth together," said Heidi Melendrez, advertising director with the Sun-News. "The business will sell whatever they're selling that day and give 10 percent of their proceeds to the nonprofit that they're partnered with. If they don't have anything to sell, they have to give a minimum of $50 to the nonprofit."

Booth space is free for nonprofits that participate and the cost of home-based businesses is $50 in addition to what they give to the nonprofit. The deadline to register is Jan. 20. The nonprofits and businesses will be paired by the organizers unless a nonprofit and business request to be paired together.

"We're also giving $250 cash prize to the

booth with the best booth décor," Melendrez said. "It's really another donation to the nonprofit."

Some organizations and businesses that have already signed up include the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary, the Green Chamber of Commerce, the Boys and Girls Club of Las Cruces, Project Linus and others.

April Anaya, the chief professional officer with the Boys and Girls Club, said nonprofits are always looking to present themselves to the community and the showcase provides another opportunity.

"You never know (who you're going to meet)," Anaya said. She said that groups might even build a relationship with a new donor. "Even if it's not money, just goods and time too. We're always looking for volunteers."

The fact the event is twined with the Healthy U Expo also provides another opportunity.

"A lot of people realize some of what the Boys and Girls Club does, but they may not know that we promote a healthy lifestyle for our members. We promote physical fitness and nutrition."

Susan Stoltzfus with Project Linus - which collects new, homemade blankets and distributes them to children in hospitals, shelters, social service agencies and other places - said she looks forward to the event.

"It's a wonderful opportunity to have exposure and let people know about us," Stoltzfus said.

Brook Stockberger can be reached at (575) 541-5457

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