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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Small Business Assistance Center Joins Neustar to Support Economic Recovery in America - Marketwatch
STERLING, Va., Apr 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Company Launches ‘Dream Big’ Contest, Winners to Receive Over $12k in Resources
Second subhead of release should read: ...Winners to Receive Over $12k in Resources (sted ...Winners to Receive Over $35K in Resources). Fourth sentence of "DREAM BIG CONTEST" graph should read: -- in total, a $12,000 value. (sted -- in total, a $35,000 value.)
The corrected release reads:
NEUSTAR KICK-STARTS ‘.US’ CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO SPARK SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION FOR BUSINESSES IN THE UNITED STATES
Small Business Assistance Center Joins Neustar to Support Economic Recovery in America
Company Launches ‘Dream Big’ Contest, Winners to Receive Over $12k in Resources
Neustar, Inc. /quotes/zigman/373855/quotes/nls/nsr NSR +0.52% a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to the Internet, telecommunications, entertainment, advertising and marketing industries, today announced its campaign to “Kick-start America”. Now, companies of all sizes, whether locally-based or doing business in the United States, have a new opportunity to engage in a community of like-minded entrepreneurs, demonstrate their local presence and gain a competitive advantage with “America’s Address.” The .US top-level domain is the best way for small businesses to get online -- fast -- in a way that proudly promotes their local presence.
“Half of all small businesses fail within their first five years of operation,” said Jeremy Carigg, regional director, the Small Business Assistance Center (SBAC.US). “Driving awareness in those first years of business is critical, and companies need to find marketing methods that make an immediate impact. The .US domain is an easy and cost-effective way to get your local business seen and heard on the Internet now, not later.”
“The .US domain is central to our identity,” said Luke Palder, CEO, Proofreadingservices.US. “What our company offers is uniquely American and it’s important that our clients and potential clients understand that as easily as possible. The .US domain helps us accomplish that.”
Using the .US extension, ProofreadingServices.US, a top-tier proofreading service headquartered in the Financial District of San Francisco, has risen to being the #1 search result on Google® and Bing® for the phrase ‘proofreading services’.
“At Neustar, we’re committed to helping grow the economy, one small business at a time,” said Alex Berry, senior vice president, Enterprise Services, Neustar. “The strength of the .US community is a testament to this commitment, and it’s been heartening to see so many companies embrace their local roots. No matter what business you’re in, the .US domain is the perfect way to show your company’s true colors on the Internet.”
“Having an accessible, online presence is a must for today’s small businesses,” said NSBA Vice President of Public Affairs Molly Brogan. “Partnering with Neustar on the new .US campaign is one way we can make it easier to connect our small-business members with their customers.”
.US ADVANTAGES:
-- Community -- .US is more than just a domain -- it’s a growing movement. By registering for a .US extension, companies send a message that they believe in the power of local business.
-- Memorability -- Companies have a better opportunity to get the name of choice versus traditional options and they get a powerful, easily recalled domain name associated with a growing brand.
-- Searchability -- Because search engines rank websites with .US extensions higher in the U.S., entrepreneurs have a powerful tool to help potential customers find their sites.
-- Discoverability -- With .US, companies add a new dimension to their business or organization to let customers know they’re out there.
-- Manageability -- .US provides resources and tools to make putting up a website and promoting it easy.
DREAM BIG CONTEST
Neustar is currently accepting submissions for its “Dream Big” ( http://www.kickstartamerica.us ) contest, a competition for companies to kick-start their online businesses. To enter, companies (whether .US or otherwise) must submit their business story and information via LINK. Two lucky winners will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., May 20-24, 2012, to spend two full days at National Small Business Week. Additionally, winners will receive a complete website design from a top firm, as well as a local advertising campaign customized specifically for their businesses -- in total, a $12,000 value. To learn more about the “Dream Big” contest, visit http://www.kickstartamerica.us .
About Neustar, Inc.
Neustar, Inc., /quotes/zigman/373855/quotes/nls/nsr NSR +0.52% is a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to the Internet, telecommunications, entertainment, advertising and marketing industries throughout the world. Neustar applies its advanced, secure technologies in routing, addressing and authentication to its customers’ data to help them identify new revenue opportunities and network efficiencies, and institute cybersecurity and fraud protection measures. More information is available at www.neustar.biz .
SOURCE: Neustar, Inc.
Neustar Susan Wade, 571-434-5307 Susan.Wade@neustar.bizCopyright Business Wire 2012
Benefit Administrators Say TriZetto’s ‘Flexible Solutions’ Support Growth, New Lines of Business, Response to Healthcare Reform - Marketwatch
DENVER, Apr 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Third-party administrator (TPA) clients of The TriZetto Group, Inc., today lauded the company’s “flexible solutions,” noting that they have helped their businesses grow and pursue new opportunities.
“Our company once provided only self-funded benefits administration services for employer groups,” recalled Larry Dust, chief executive officer of Key Benefit Administrators (KBA), an Indianapolis-based TPA with some 200,000 members. “Today, fewer than half our members are served by self-funded health plans. TriZetto’s flexible QicLink™ enterprise core administration system has accommodated the evolution of our business model.”
KBA, a longstanding TriZetto client, provides claims administration services for a dozen healthcare payers that offer fully insured plans, in addition to supporting the traditional self-funded plan model. Many of these fully insured plans provide limited medical benefits, accident, cancer and other supplemental coverage.
“These plan designs aren’t cookie-cutter; they present special challenges and could require lots of manual touches,” Dust said. “But not with TriZetto’s benefits administration solution. Its stable, scalable platform streamlines the administration of traditional and alternative plan designs.”
In 2002, Dust developed the American Health Data Institute (AHDI), a population health management (PHM) solution for the benefits administrator market. The nation’s largest database of a consistently applied PHM methodology, AHDI has helped more than 98 percent of its employer customers keep the cost of care below the rate of inflation in medical trend.
The solution is available to TriZetto’s TPA clients through the company’s Premier Partnership Program™, a suite of optimally priced vendor tools and services pre-integrated with TriZetto’s core administration platform.
Dust believes TPAs that use TriZetto’s integrated benefits administration and PHM solution are poised for success under healthcare reform. Steve Rasnick, president of TriZetto client Self Insured Plans LLC, couldn’t agree more and founded Accountable Care Administration LLC to pursue an especially promising, post-reform opportunity.
“Accountable care organizations (ACOs) present a great opportunity for TPAs,” said Rasnick. “Those ACOs which meet quality-of-care targets and save money for their clients will retain a portion of the savings. That’s a significant incentive for participating providers and for self-funded employer groups, which pay only for claims they actually incur. Uniquely, TriZetto has the integrated solution to help improve population health, control claim costs and administer self-funded benefits under the ACO model of care delivery in the Medicare, Medicaid and commercial markets.”
Rasnick also sees an opportunity for benefit administrators in health-benefit exchanges and in their precursor, co-ops. Co-ops, he explained, are “mini-exchanges” for which the federal government has set aside some $3 billion in funding. About 30 entities so far have filed to create co-ops.
Rasnick said TriZetto’s enterprise administration solution is flexible enough to support TPAs in serving both the co-op and exchange markets. “I’ll put it this way: Over the years, I founded 19 TPAs serving as many as a million lives and paying billions in claims, and I licensed TriZetto’s solution for them all. I never had to walk away from a prospect because TriZetto’s platform was unable to support our administration of their plan.”
Naples, Fla.-based Self Insured Plans has found great value in TriZetto’s business management services, as well. For five years the company has used TriZetto’s trained examiners and other expert staff to administer claims and customer service. “Ten years ago, a TPA’s value prop was in how well and fast it paid claims,” said Rasnick. “Today, our value is in population health management and cost control through risk management. TriZetto’s enabled us to redirect our resources to these priorities and points of differentiation without compromising high service levels.”
”While we’re delighted to work with our many new TPA clients, TriZetto’s also very proud to have served a number of benefit administrators for decades,” said Rob Scavo, regional market president at TriZetto. “Larry’s and Steve’s organizations have been valued partners for more than a quarter century. Over the years, they’ve been extremely nimble in positioning and repositioning for success, and through their drive, innovation and success, they’ve made us better, as well.”
TriZetto serves 107 benefit administrators. These TPAs administer the underlying self-funded medical and dental claims of nearly 6 million member lives and often provide additional offerings, including reinsurance, voluntary benefits, COBRA, short- and long-term disability, fully insured products, consumer-driven plans, long-term care and Medicare supplement. TriZetto’s Premier Partnership Program is an exclusive offering that leverages the company's industry-leading QicLink claims administration platform, and its largest single source of self-funded employer membership, to generate attractive pricing, packaging and QicLink system integration from key businesses. These businesses provide TriZetto’s TPA clients with information systems and services -- such as AHDI and a national proprietary network -- that can improve efficiency, competitive advantage and management of plan risk.
About TriZetto
TriZetto provides world-class information technology and service solutions that help payers and providers work more efficiently and collaborate to deliver better health. TriZetto solutions touch over half the U.S. insured population and reach more than 100,000 care providers. TriZetto helps healthcare organizations achieve compliance; enhance administrative efficiency; improve the cost, quality and delivery of care; and compete to win in an emerging retail market. Payer solutions include benefits administration, care management, network management and portal platforms, as well as consulting, application management and business management services. Provider solutions include real-time eligibility assurance and claims editing and revenue cycle management technology and services that help providers get paid quickly and accurately.
For more information, visit www.trizetto.com .
SOURCE: TriZetto
The TriZetto Group Loren Finkelstein, 303-542-2460 loren.finkelstein@trizetto.com or Schwartz MSL Boston Davida Dinerman/Nicole Solera, 781-684-0770 trizetto@schwartzmsl.comCopyright Business Wire 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Gov. Quinn visits Belgium to support tourism and trade
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (WREX) -
Governor Pat Quinn left for Brussels, Belgium Wednesday with hopes to expand Illinois trade, tourism, and business opportunities.
The governor will have a full schedule during the first gubernatorial trade mission to Europe in 13 years. He will participate in several events organized by NATO, address a trade conference sponsored by the European Union, and host a business roundtable with Belgian businesses that currently invest in Illinois, potential investors, and business leaders and associations.
"We want the world to know that their trip to America starts in Illinois," Governor Quinn said. "We'll showcase Illinois' tremendous economic assets before an international audience and we'll bring back more trade opportunities, tourism, and business investment to Illinois."
Belgium and the European Union both have significant business relationships with Illinois. Last year Illinois exports to the EU grew over 27%, totaling $11.5 billion. Belgium received over $1.65 billion worth of Illinois exports in 2011, making it the state's ninth largest trading partner. The top industries involved are industrial machinery, vehicles, and chemical products.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
New business council offers support, connections, resources - Hudson Reporter
Female Hoboken entrepreneurs and business leaders have found opportunities to connect with their like-minded peers with the emergence of the Women in Business Council, launched last year as part of the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce. Since then, the burgeoning group has played host to a speakers’ series and a number of events that bring women in business together to network.
Recognizing influential business leaders
“There are a lot of women in business in town,” said Elizabeth Barry, of Elizabeth Barry & Associates, a PR and marketing firm. As a founding member, she has been instrumental in providing a platform that promotes the work of the members in the council.
She said the idea originated with Michael Novak, president of the Hoboken Chamber, as a way to grow women’s businesses, recognize their influence within the community, and support women through advocacy, empowerment, and networking.
_____________“The women are so grateful that they have this place to come to meet other women business leaders.” – Elizabeth Barry
____________
The group had its first meeting in April 2011.
“Then we started with a barbecue at the Hoboken Business Center,” said Barry. “We had a crowd of over 100 attendees.” The council is currently comprised of 25 members from different fields including medicine, real estate, public relations, communications, design, banking, and politics among others.
The council launched an Influential Women in Business Speaker Series, a quarterly event that featured Alice Gast last September. She was the first female president of Lehigh University.
The next series event will take place in March. The first mixer was held this month.
Providing a support system
“There are certain things that bring us together more as a community,” said Barry. The council has fostered a supportive and empowering environment that encourages synergy and synchronicity amongst women business leaders.
“It breaks down walls and barriers,” said Barry. “The women that have joined are so grateful that they have this place to come to meet other women business leaders.” Barry said the council has led to unique connections driven by the desire to support rather than compete.
“We all go through the same business obstacles,” said Barry. She said that the Women in Business Council provides opportunities for female business leaders to learn from one another and share advice and ideas.
“There have been a lot of unique relationships that have come together,” added Barry. She said women have made discoveries in regard to the resources available within the group.
Featuring members
“I understand the value of blogging and branding and that is what we do for a living,” said Barry. For her, building a blog was “old hat,” and she saw it as a way to reach more women while promoting the work of the individual members. She created the online presence for the group.
“We get to learn about the personal characteristics of each of the members in a different way, [and] at the next meeting we know each other a little bit more,” said Barry. “Each one of the members can use that [blog] link as press and PR for themselves [and] that can take the chamber to an all-new place.”
Nutritionist Inna Topiler was featured on the blog in January. By reading her profile, one learns a number of details from her business ethics to her favorite Hoboken restaurant. The profile says she values compassion and understanding as traits that establish client trust, and has conquered the pitfalls of multitasking and trying to take on too much.
On the site, Barry provides guidance specific to marketing businesses in Hoboken while also emphasizing the importance of branding integrity. Others featured have included Michelle Albrizio, director of communications at Atlantic Environmental Solutions, real estate agent Norma DeRuggierio, and Dr. Kathia Roberts.
Future of growth
“We are definitely looking forward to educating new women and new members about what it is that we are doing and what it is that we do,” said Barry.
She anticipates the Women in Business council will continue to grow and inspire. The group has a Facebook fan page, regular meetings, and ongoing events.
To learn more about the Women in Business Council, visit: http://womeninbusinesscouncil.blogspot.com Adriana Rambay Fernández may be reached at afernandez@hudsonreporter.com.
New business council offers support, connections, resources - Hudson Reporter
Female Hoboken entrepreneurs and business leaders have found opportunities to connect with their like-minded peers with the emergence of the Women in Business Council, launched last year as part of the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce. Since then, the burgeoning group has played host to a speakers’ series and a number of events that bring women in business together to network.
Recognizing influential business leaders
“There are a lot of women in business in town,” said Elizabeth Barry, of Elizabeth Barry & Associates, a PR and marketing firm. As a founding member, she has been instrumental in providing a platform that promotes the work of the members in the council.
She said the idea originated with Michael Novak, president of the Hoboken Chamber, as a way to grow women’s businesses, recognize their influence within the community, and support women through advocacy, empowerment, and networking.
_____________“The women are so grateful that they have this place to come to meet other women business leaders.” – Elizabeth Barry
____________
The group had its first meeting in April 2011.
“Then we started with a barbecue at the Hoboken Business Center,” said Barry. “We had a crowd of over 100 attendees.” The council is currently comprised of 25 members from different fields including medicine, real estate, public relations, communications, design, banking, and politics among others.
The council launched an Influential Women in Business Speaker Series, a quarterly event that featured Alice Gast last September. She was the first female president of Lehigh University.
The next series event will take place in March. The first mixer was held this month.
Providing a support system
“There are certain things that bring us together more as a community,” said Barry. The council has fostered a supportive and empowering environment that encourages synergy and synchronicity amongst women business leaders.
“It breaks down walls and barriers,” said Barry. “The women that have joined are so grateful that they have this place to come to meet other women business leaders.” Barry said the council has led to unique connections driven by the desire to support rather than compete.
“We all go through the same business obstacles,” said Barry. She said that the Women in Business Council provides opportunities for female business leaders to learn from one another and share advice and ideas.
“There have been a lot of unique relationships that have come together,” added Barry. She said women have made discoveries in regard to the resources available within the group.
Featuring members
“I understand the value of blogging and branding and that is what we do for a living,” said Barry. For her, building a blog was “old hat,” and she saw it as a way to reach more women while promoting the work of the individual members. She created the online presence for the group.
“We get to learn about the personal characteristics of each of the members in a different way, [and] at the next meeting we know each other a little bit more,” said Barry. “Each one of the members can use that [blog] link as press and PR for themselves [and] that can take the chamber to an all-new place.”
Nutritionist Inna Topiler was featured on the blog in January. By reading her profile, one learns a number of details from her business ethics to her favorite Hoboken restaurant. The profile says she values compassion and understanding as traits that establish client trust, and has conquered the pitfalls of multitasking and trying to take on too much.
On the site, Barry provides guidance specific to marketing businesses in Hoboken while also emphasizing the importance of branding integrity. Others featured have included Michelle Albrizio, director of communications at Atlantic Environmental Solutions, real estate agent Norma DeRuggierio, and Dr. Kathia Roberts.
Future of growth
“We are definitely looking forward to educating new women and new members about what it is that we are doing and what it is that we do,” said Barry.
She anticipates the Women in Business council will continue to grow and inspire. The group has a Facebook fan page, regular meetings, and ongoing events.
To learn more about the Women in Business Council, visit: http://womeninbusinesscouncil.blogspot.com Adriana Rambay Fernández may be reached at afernandez@hudsonreporter.com.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
British Airways launches business opportunity grants in Saudi Arabia to support SMEs - AME Info
The campaign was launched at special events in Jeddah and Riyadh and is part of the airline's commitment to stimulate local businesses and support them to grow. The Business Opportunity Grants has been launched in the Kingdom in collaboration with the Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). The Business Opportunity Grants aims to help drive forward small and medium sized enterprises by focusing on tangible, human connections as a crucial driver of business growth. British Airways will award 50 small-to-medium size Saudi companies these grants.
Each winning business will receive one return Club World (Business Class) ticket to use anywhere on the airline's global network to help support their businesses and seek out new opportunities. The booking can include up to four sectors - a winning company can fly between Saudi Arabia and New York return.
British Airways is committed to Saudi Arabia and by investing in local business they are confident that it will demonstrate the value of travelling for business. With this, Saudi Arabia thus joins countries like South Africa, India, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, where the airline has launched similar programmes.
Andrew Crawley, Commercial Director, British Airways spoke at the event: "For businesses to be successful you need to travel to where the opportunities are. Connecting people globally is one of our priority objectives, and we've long known that the key to building a successful long-term business partnership is through face-to-face meetings.
"By launching British Airways Business Opportunity Grants we hope to help small and medium sized businesses in Saudi Arabia to increase their revenues, and help with their strategic growth plans."
SMEs in Saudi Arabia represent almost 93 per cent of total enterprises and account for about 24.7 per cent of total employment. Extensive surveys carried out by the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CSCCI) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization document that among the main concerns of businessmen is the lack of opportunity to connect globally with other businesses to grow capital and increase credit ratings.
Saudi Arabia is one of the least affected countries by the global economic crisis, where the government was successful in staying on course with its development plans. This partly created fresh opportunities for entrepreneur-minded Saudis to setup and invest in new SMEs. The growing government emphasis on this sector, through a number of financial and educational support programs has visibly impacted its growth.
Ms. Kim Al-Sahhaf, Head of Competitiveness Initiatives at SAGIA commented: "It is an exciting opportunity for SAGIA to partner with British Airways on their important initiative to support entrepreneurship in the Kingdom. SAGIA has been supporting the small and medium sized businesses in the Kingdom through their own initiative, the Saudi Fast Growth 100 (SFG 100) and this new partnership with British Airways will potentially further fuel the opportunities and growth for the SFG 100 community. We will promote this new partnership with all of our partners to spread the awareness, the reach and the impact of the British Airways Business Opportunity Grant."
Chris Innes-Hopkins, Director of UK Trade & Investment in Saudi Arabia added: " SME development and support for entrepreneurs are key priorities of the Saudi and British governments and the Saudi British Joint Business Council. I warmly welcome British Airways' initiative which will help to build business partnerships between small and medium-sized companies in Saudi Arabia, the UK and the wider world."
The grants will offer winning companies the opportunity to travel overseas and conduct face-to-face business meetings that will result in stronger partnerships, new projects, and revenue for small-medium business sectors in Saudi Arabia. For the chance to win, companies should visit ba.com/saudigrants and state their business objectives for 2012, and how a British Airways Business Opportunity Grant would benefit their organization.
On board, British Airways Club World customers can enjoy their own private space to work or relax as they choose. From the ergonomically designed seating with 'z' bed position, more storage and greater privacy, to a 6 foot fully flat bed and Club Kitchen, the business travellers every need is catered for. On the ground, refreshments and business facilities in the Galleries lounges at Terminal 5 ensure the business traveller benefits from feeling refreshed and ready to seize every business opportunity.
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