UK-based Sharp End Training Joins Forces With WOW Network Alliance For Worldwide Business Benefits

The WOW Network Alliance, a member-based networking and development community for women, announced that Sharp End Training has joined WOW Network team as its exclusive Professional Training & Advanced Education Partner.

This agrreement means WOW Network members to draw on the valuable expertise of Sharp End Training’s dedicated network of websites as well as leaders in countries such as the United Kingdom, USA and Australia said President/Founder of WOW Network, De Harris.

“We’re excited that our members will have access to even more practical tools to aid in their personal and professional development,” De Harris said.

Jonathan Senior, the brains behind the Sharp End Training developed Sharp End Training IN 2004. The worldwide virtual training company covers all aspects of small business ownership and management. He has a degree in Organization Studies Jonathan is a Chartered Manager and a member of the Chartered Management Institute UK.

Pat Weber heads Sharp End Training, USA, and is an award-winning, top-selling salesperson and sales manager. She coaches individuals who find it difficult to or are reluctant to sell. Weber helps her clients to speak with more confidence, deliver effective presentations and increase sales. Her guidance gives them a working knowledge of how to play up their strengths and minimize feelings of inadequacy. Weber is an avid networker in her local community WHERE? and has been recognized by Peninsula Women’s Network and awarded the “Networker of the Year.” She is one of only two members who have received this recognition twice in its 30-year history.

For more information about Sharp End Training, visit http://www.sharp-end-training.info

Apart from Jonathan Senior and Pat Weber the WOW Network Alliance’s partners include such recognized names as Biba Pedron, Monique MacKinnon, Kathy Cobb, Mary Chatman, Terrice Blackwell, Gena Livings and Becky Harmon with Beverly Lewis of Slingshot Success.

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Busy Shops Ranked as UK Consumers’ Top Christmas Hate Reports DiscountVouchers.co.uk

The most annoying thing about the Christmas season is shops being too overcrowded and busy – so says the results of a new user poll carried out by leading money saving website DiscountVouchers.co.uk.

Consumers use the DiscountVouchers.co.uk to save money on products and services from over 3,000 suppliers, and this week opened their hearts about Christmas in the website’s latest survey. 32% of respondents told DiscountVouchers.co.uk that busy shops are their least favourite aspect of Christmas, while 1.25% of miserly people said that they found the Queen’s Speech to be the most annoying thing. Second in the survey results was over the top hype levels in the run-up to Christmas.

The DiscountVouchers.co.uk poll revealed consumers’ Christmas pet hates to be: 1. Crowded shops, 2. Early Christmas hype, 3. None of them – I love Christmas, 4. Commercialisation 5. True meaning of Christmas is lost, 6. Everything, 7. The cost, 8. The Queen’s Speech, 9. Carols, 10. Christmas TV.

For more information visit www.discountvouchers.co.uk

DiscountVouchers.co.uk features more than 500 new offers and deals every day from over 3000 retailers including Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser, Lastminute.com and Sainsbury’s.

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Warning For Golfers As Player Awarded £400k After Losing Eye

Leading UK golf insurance specialist Golf Care has urged players to ensure they take out sufficient protection before stepping onto the course.

The warning comes after a Scottish court ordered a golfer and a golf club to pay damages of almost £400,000 following an accident which led to an amateur player losing an eye after being struck by a ball.

A judge at the Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled on Friday that 44-year-old Anthony Phee from Sale, Greater Manchester, should receive £397,000 in damages – 30 per cent of which will be paid by Niddry Castle Golf Club at Winchburgh, in West Lothian, where the incident took place and 70 per cent by the golfer who struck the wayward shot.

The case has highlighted the importance of individual golfers having specialist golf insurance which covers them for eventualities such as this that can potentially occur on the golf course.

John Woosey, managing director of Golf Care, said: “It’s worrying that nine out of 10 golfers aren’t adequately covered when they step on the course. Mr Phee’s case proves that accidents happen and can cost golfers a fortune.”

The UK’s leading specialist golf insurance provider, Golf Care, offers policies that would have covered the liable golfer for this sort of incident which left the visiting player with only one eye after he was struck by a wayward tee-shot.

Mr Woosey added that in many cases, golfers think their home insurance will cover them for damage or personal liability, but the truth is that an inexpensive specialist golf insurance policy is the best way to ensure that individual golfers are adequately covered.

He said: “This sort of incident highlights just how dangerous a golf course can be, and a pay-out of £397,000 is a staggering amount.”

“The vast majority of golfers don’t realise how easy it is to compare golf insurance and aren’t properly covered. But whether you’re a single figure
handicapper or a golfing novice, we all hit poor shots. Why take the risk when for less than £30 a year you can be fully covered for incidents such as this – a small fee to pay for peace of mind every time you step onto the course.”

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Friedman Global Announces James Cross Joins Research Team

Friedman Global, a leading supplier of financial services has recently announced that James Cross has joined the company’s research team. With more than a decade’s worth of experience, he will be very critical to the growth of the business as well as the continuous rise of the company.

“Friedman Global has increased revenues for the past couple of years and improvement of the organizational foundation is a testament to that rate of growth,” said Michael Stone, COO of Friedman Global. “James Cross’s passion and knowledge makes him an invaluable member of the Friedman Global team.”

James Cross will be assigned to making analysis and forecasts on trends of the economy, other than observing developments that will in turn affect the economy as well as the investors. Besides giving critical information to Friedman Global’s clients, Cross will be monitoring all the products of the company.

“One of the most important things to note as of recent is that analysis of the market has now become very important for investors,” said Mr. Cross. “There are no words to describe my excitement in joining a firm that has a global reach and a commanding presence in the industry.”

Friedman Global has hundreds of customers that are being serviced for more than millions upon millions of requests for information on an annual basis. James Cross will be joining the company in the best time possible as Friedman Global has shown a record-setting development and growth due to its new product lines. Before becoming a member of Friedman Global, James Cross was an economist. He started his career at an early age and spent more than a decade in one of the most prestigious brokerage companies in the US.

Contact Details: www.friedman-global.com
contact@friedman-global.com
+852 8120 5478
Two Exchange Square
8 Connaught Place,
Central Hong Kong

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Minneapolis Sales Training Firm to Hold “Close More Sales” Workshop

Sales Results Fast of Minneapolis is presenting their class “Close More Sales,” Friday November 18.

Minneapolis, MN, November 09, 2011 – Sales Results Fast of Minneapolis is presenting their class “Close More Sales,” Friday November 18. “This class will take you from the discovery and asking really effective questions to close more sales,” stated Rich Garvey, President of the firm. According to Garvey the class will center around effective question asking techniques and getting your prospect to tell you why they want your product rather than you telling them why they should. Garvey’s partner Allan Giese adds, “We’ll discuss Overcoming Objections and the most effective way to handle them so you can build value on your way to a seamless close.” Garvey and Giese state, “You’ll learn how to take your process and increase your closing percentage…period.”

This class is Friday the 18th of November and will be held at the Edina Public Library from 10am to 1pm. For more information visit their Blog the Sales Results Fast website at http://www.salesresultsfast.com.

About Sales Results Fast:
At Sales Results Fast we know sales training for your team is one of the keys to maintaining a consistently productive and happy sales team. We also know your sales team is the primary driving force behind your revenue streams. So our goal is to maximize the performance of every salesperson. Sales training gives your people (many of whom have had no sales training before) the tools they need to succeed in today’s marketplace. It gives them confidence. It can also give newer employees the edge they need to win early in their careers while providing more seasoned salespeople a new depth and richness to theirs.

Sales Training – Mobile Management:
For whatever your situation, if it’s sales related we have a solution. First in the traditional sales training genre we have Sales Results Fast University, or SRF-U. Our courses in SRF-U are classroom in size, providing the right environment for maximum impact and maximum benefit. These sales training events are interactive and entertaining for every salesperson. We break down the process for everyone adding what’s missing and fixing what’s broken. In addition, we offer more personalized sales training in the way of 1-on-1 coaching plus ongoing sales training for your team from 1 to 100 in our consulting format.

Contact:
Rich Garvey
Sales Results Fast
4320 44th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
c: 763.498.1882
f: 866-515-1892
rich@salesresultsfast.com
http://www.SalesResultsFast.com

Bryant & Stratton College Online Extends Scholarship to Spouses of National Guard and Reserves Service Members

Salute to Spouses Scholarship Program now open to all military spouses; awards up to $6,000 to eligible applicants

Buffalo, NY, November 09, 2011 – In advance of Veteran’s Day this week, Bryant & Stratton College Online wants to recognize the sacrifices of military spouses and announced today that spouses of National Guard and Reserves service members are now eligible for the Salute to Spouses Scholarship program. The scholarship program offers military spouses an opportunity to advance their education and become more competitive in the modern job market. Salute to Spouses scholarships are for online degree programs at Bryant & Stratton College, which is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. To date, Bryant & Stratton College Online has awarded scholarships worth up to $324,000 to spouses of veterans and active duty military personnel.

“Veterans of all branches of service and their families deserve our thanks all year round, but especially on Veteran’s Day. At Bryant & Stratton College Online we are proud to support our military students, as well as their families by connecting them to opportunities and resources that will help them further their careers. By opening up the Salute to Spouses Scholarship to include National Guard and Reserves spouses, we are increasing access to the education they need to be more competitive in the modern job market,” said Ed Dennis, Military Relations Manager at Bryant & Stratton College Online.

Bryant & Stratton College Online launched the Salute to Spouses Scholarship program in March 2010. Salute to Spouses awards eligible military spouses scholarships up to $600 (for part-time students) or $1,200 (for full-time students) per semester for online degree programs offered by Bryant & Stratton College. The maximum scholarship award a recipient can receive is $6,000. All Salute to Spouses Scholarship recipients must meet Bryant & Stratton College scholarship guidelines to receive the full award.

As a complement to the Salute to Spouses Scholarship, Bryant & Stratton College Online launched SalutetoSpouses.com in April 2011. The site features personal stories, advice, tools, tips and opportunities for community discussion. The content on SalutetoSpouses.com is created and edited by military spouses and serves as a resource for education and career advancement information for military spouses.

“SalutetoSpouses.com is a great resource for all military spouses. Since all of the contributors are military spouses, we know from firsthand experience that being married to the military doesn’t necessarily end when your troop stops actively serving. For that reason our articles and stories are created for spouses of both active duty personnel and veterans,” said Allison Perkins, Editor at SalutetoSpouses.com.

In addition to the resources Bryant & Stratton College Online offers through Salute to Spouses, it also provides support to active duty and military students. This year the College formed Student Veterans of Bryant & Stratton College Online, a support network for students who have served in the U.S. military, are currently serving, their families and civilian supporters. The student-led group focuses on building upon available resources that make success in the classroom and workplace more attainable. Bryant & Stratton College Online also provides early enrollment options for all veteran and military students and their family members to sign up for classes before the general student body.

Recently, G.I. Jobs Magazine again named Bryant & Stratton College Online a Military Friendly School. As a member of the Service Members Opportunities College (SOC) consortium*, Bryant & Stratton College Online adheres to the SOC principles for service members and their families. They are also an approved institution for the training of U.S. veterans and their family in accordance with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Bryant & Stratton College Online participates and accepts transfers from CLEP, DANTES, ECE and other SOC Colleges..

Currently, Bryant & Stratton College Online offers five online bachelor’s degree programs and eleven online associate’s degree programs. For more information about Bryant & Stratton College and its online degree programs, visit http://online.bryantstratton.edu.

About Bryant & Stratton College Online
Bryant & Stratton College is a private career college delivering outcomes based education and training through a flexible, contemporary curriculum in a personalized environment.  The College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and has locations in New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin, as well as an Online Education division, and a Professional Skill Center. For over 155 years, Bryant & Stratton College has been providing real world education leading to bachelor’s and associate’s degrees and professional certificates. Bryant & Stratton College Online offers five online bachelor’s degree programs, eleven online associate’s degree programs and eleven online certificate programs in a variety of fields including business, criminal justice, financial services, healthcare, human resources and information technology. Some online programs are not yet available in all states. For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of graduates and other important information, please visit www.bryantstratton.edu/disclosures.  General information about Bryant & Stratton College and its online degrees can also be found at http://online.bryantstratton.edu.

Contact:
Kavitha Thimmaiah
Communications Strategy Group
3225 East 2nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 433-7020
kthimmaiah@csg-pr.com
http://online.bryantstratton.edu

Naples Florida Real Estate Website Brings Free MLS Search

Whether somebody is looking for villas or homes near sand beaches or condos on the waterways, Naples Florida Real Estate offers most comprehensive, yet free MLS search for Naples Florida Real Estate properties. Whether it is for investing in a property that allows to enjoy open seas fishing and communicate with the dolphins, there is free MLS search with over hundreds of thousands of listings meeting any Real Estate search criteria. The most preferred communities of Naples Florida Real Estate are Port Royal, Mediterra, Aqualane Shores, Pelican Bay and Old Naples. If wishes are to own or check out the properties for sale in other parts of Naples Florida Real Estate such as Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Fort Myers Beach and Marco Island, there are various options available.

There are many properties available for sale all across the Naples. Therefore, one can get enough options depending on one’s taste and needs. If the luxurious private harbor near a terrace and the beautiful sunset scenery is what somebody can call the dream location, then there are several properties that meet the criteria. The Naples Florida Real Estate search can help find the perfect abode for everybody’s lifestyle.

The search for a home can be made using many criteria apart from the price. Whether want to search the properties by city or by county, you can find various options for your preferred location. Similarly, makes a search based on the scenic view you prefer including bay view, canal view, river view, lake view and water front view. The properties with different recreational facilities are available including solar heated pool, cabana, boat dockage, spa and private beach.Even the custom designed villas are available at the reasonable prices and according to any requirements. These villas are not only available at the best locations overseeing the beaches and natural landscapes, but they also offer range of amenities including saunas, walk in closets, bars, patio dining, exclusive kitchen, maid quarters, swimming pools etc. Naples Real Estate properties also include rentals, lots and lands, multifamily residential properties, mobile homes plus commercial lots.

About HouCo.com

HouCo.com stands for “Hou”-House and “Co”-Condo…and this is what Everybody is looking for when they deside to run away from the winter and Get some sunshine for Christmas. HouCo.com started in 2003 and is located right in downtown Naples in the Premiere Plus Realty office. More details can be found at the website.

Contact Address:
370 12th Avenue South,
Unit # 101Naples,
FL 34102 – United States
Phone: 239-992-9119
Email: info@HouCo.com

Kids Karate Classes: Great things about Martial Arts Training for Kids

The worldwide interest in martial arts do not ever seem to disappear. Today, more and more people loved the extensive benefits it delivers to the people people who apply them. Generally, the elderly enlist into fighting styles classes for them to develop physical wellness also to give themselves with self-defense skills.

However it’s not simply for older people surely. They are often also useful for much younger ones specifically those invoved with the age group of 7 to 13. Children who already acquired understanding are great in this matter simply because they can already comprehend the instructions being told in their mind by their coaches. In addition to offering a kid an excellent means of spending their time, in addition, it binds to itself several features. The ones presented here are seen by most families who’ve got their kids planning to Martial Arts schools.

1. Building a person’s character. Incredibly, fighting styles have an effect with identity foundation. When you have seen the more recent Karate Kid dvd you’ll realize what this truly means. A child is generally thinking. He doesn’t know when to stop and be calm. Still, those would be the important things that are expected to them. They just don’t improve in mastering those distinctive actions that you simply link martial arts with without the need of disciplining themselves. As a result, before they’ll actually understand, they may be initially ready for your venture. Trainers use a more appropriate strategy of disciplining their trainees in an interesting but impressive means.

2. Helps build self-confidence. Children who are a bit reluctant are generally unnoticed in schools. Some types of children who sulk if they are called by their friends and likewise likes to be unidentified during recitations and classroom exercises. Can fighting techinques aid them? Okay, training also display self-confidence. Young kids who felt that they are horrible and weaker are who’ve got really low self-confidence. The moment they master, it could produce a great result on their self-esteem. They can feel good plus more learned from others and thus maintains their being. They’ll behave with assurance simply because they know they have got a thing that is stronger than that of other people.

3. Demonstrates self-defense. Frequently, that is why parents enlist their children in schools. They want their kids to at the least find out how to guard themselves due to the fact are aware that they won’t regularly be by their side for some time. This definitely instructs primary protection movements. This process gets better as time passes. Presently, even school property could be areas of violence and molestation that’s the reason extreme caution and willingness are crucial.

4. Tells upcoming profession. Through prolonged publicity, no-one knows your little one may be the upcoming karate kid on this planet? It is all totally possible in regards to this. Also, it assist in directing a kid from the gangs and individuals that can have a terrible impact on him. In a nutshell, there’s gonna be a greater possibility for a brighter tomorrow for the kids if you enlist him in a martial arts classes.

Interested in more training for kids karate classes Houston? Check out the Bam Bam martial arts program for kids in Houston at http://www.BamBamMartialArts.com or call (713) 307-5375 for a FREE intro lesson for you or your child.

New Miami Real Estate Site in Spanish Opens to the Public

A new Miami real estate site, Casas en Miami, is set to open to the public. The site will target the Spanish market in Miami as there is a increasing demand for real estate services in Miami for people from South America.

This new site is opening as the demand for real estate services in Spanish keeps increasing as it is shown by recent statistics which show that over 30% of buyers of Miami real estate are foreigners.

This increasing demand is being fueled by a few different factors in Latin America. First, there is an increasing social unrest in countries such as Mexico which makes many people look for a safe place to raise their families.

Another important factor is the strong valuation of local currencies when compared to the dollar. This seems to be the exact situation of nationals such as Brazilians looking to take advantage of the strong valuation of their local currency (the Real) with respect to the dollar.

The final factor for many foreign nationals to purchase real estate in Miami seems to be the search for a safe and stable investment vehicle where to park their money. As such, Miami real estate has proven during the years to be a great and safe vehicle.

Casas en Miami will focus on meeting this demand by offering real estate services in Miami and by guiding the buyer through the entire real estate process: from finding the perfect home to securing the necessary financing.

Every effort will be made to match the potential buyer with the right area and property by analyzing the buyer’s needs, desires and budgets and meeting them with the right match to these requirements.

Of course, since the process of buying real estate varies from country to country, the experts at Casas en Miami hope to show potential foreign buyers the simple way to navigate through the real estate process in Miami as well as the different ways to secure financing as well as visas to come to invest in Miami.

To achieve this result, Casas en Miami counts with several Spanish-Speaking professional agents that are accustomed to help the Spanish market in Miami. This familiarity will help the real estate agents understand better the potential buyers and it will help the potential buyers as these agents will have a better idea on how to help them.

For more information on learning about the real estate process in Miami, please got to Casas en Miami’s official websites, visit them at 655 N.W. 36 Street, Suite 300, Miami, Fl 33166 or call them at 305-432-2183.

VisitMobileTM to Provide Mobile ConciergeTM Solution for Two Colorado Business Improvement Districts

Cherry Creek North (Denver) and Downtown Denver Partnership

Boulder, CO, November 09, 2011 – VisitMobile is proud to announce two new Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) will soon be launching Mobile Concierge smartphone applications: Denver’s Cherry Creek North shopping district and the Downtown Denver Partnership. Mimicking a real destination concierge, Mobile Concierge provides convention and visitor’s bureaus (CVBs), destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and business improvement districts (BIDs) with a customized smartphone app that delivers real-time trusted advice and insider knowledge.

In addition to customizing and fulfilling the mobile strategy solution for Cherry Creek North and Downtown Denver Partnership, Mobile Concierge will provide these BIDs with an ongoing revenue stream through in-app enhanced listings and advertising opportunities. Mobile Concierge also allows clients to easily demonstrate the value they are delivering to their merchant stakeholders through measurable metrics and detailed usage reports. VisitMobile’s innovative approach to destination mobile marketing is so revolutionary, it garnered the prestigious Platinum Adrian Award from the HSMAI (Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International) in January 2011 for Napa Valley’s Mobile Concierge.

Mobile Concierge is fundamentally different than simply creating a destination guide app or a mobile optimized version of an existing website. Visitors who are already in the BID need information in a completely different format than those who are planning a future trip. Mobile Concierge uses a powerful GPS Relevancy Engine loaded with expert local content and multimedia to help the in-market visitor find retail shops that match their needs, make restaurant reservations, access insider deals and decide what to do next.

“BIDs spend tens of thousands of dollars on mass media and websites to attract guests to their destination, but they lose control of the guest’s experience once they arrive,” explained VisitMobile CEO Jeff Kohn. “Mobile Concierge will offer Cherry Creek North and the Downtown Denver Partnership a unique competitive advantage; the opportunity to continue interacting with their visitors in a way that benefits the guest and maximizes revenue for their merchant partners.”

Cherry Creek North is known nationally as a premier retail, dining, and mixed-use area located just 5 minutes from downtown Denver. More than 350 businesses that make up the neighborhood are independent to international brands, featuring a broad range of unique fashion, jewelry and home furnishing stores, spas/salons, art galleries and restaurants. In addition to retail businesses, the District is also a national and regional office center, home to two hotels, and has a growing number of residents. In combination with the Cherry Creek Shopping Center, CCN is the number one visitor destination in Colorado, according to the Longwoods Study conducted for Visit Denver Inc.

The Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. is a non-profit business organization that creatively plans, manages and develops Downtown Denver as the unique, diverse, vibrant and economically healthy urban core of the Rocky Mountain region. The BID is a public organization funded by private commercial property owners. It funds cleaning & maintenance, safety initiatives and targeted marketing for Downtown Denver. With a reputation for more than 50 years of excellence, the Downtown Denver Partnership plays many diverse roles to enhance Downtown Denver. The Partnership is a leader, place-maker, convener, idea generator, facilitator, recruiter, team-builder and policy advocate.

Even better than a stationary hotel concierge desk, the trusted Mobile Concierge is always on hand as the guest explores the BID, and is ready to answer their question, “I’m right here, now what should I do?” Mobile Concierge bridges GPS map-based navigation and time-based, hyper-local content to help both leisure and business visitors discover nearby and timely events, attractions, dining, shopping, special offers and more. Whether a visitor has an iPhone, Blackberry or Android device, Mobile Concierge is available for every platform.

With the popularity of unofficial destination apps and mobile search engines, research shows that less than 20 percent of visitors return to the destination’s website for local information after they arrive. VisitMobile is a dream solution for BIDs, resorts and even college campuses looking to take back control of the conversation.

Mobile Concierge is not just affordable; it’s incredibly easy to manage. To avoid duplicate manual data entry, the solution is designed to update content continuously from the destination’s existing website or database. With the added benefit of trackable metrics for merchants and opportunities to create offset advertising revenue for the BID, Mobile Concierge is a “win-win-win” for BIDs, merchants and visitors.

Destinations and clients already experiencing success with VisitMobile’s Mobile Concierge include Napa Valley, Steamboat Ski Resort, Keystone Colorado, Destination Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) and Flatiron Meal Plan, the student meal plan for University of Colorado, Boulder. Other VisitMobile clients that are in the process of deploying their custom Mobile Concierge are Visit Aurora (Colo.), Southern Idaho Tourism, Boulder Weekly (Colo.), and Rocky Mountain Meal Plan (Ft. Collins, Colo.).

About VisitMobile
VisitMobileTM (www.visitmobile.com) is the Mobile ConciergeTM smartphone app for tourism and shopping destinations. VisitMobile serves as an on-the-go trusted advisor helping visitors discover nearby attractions, businesses, and events through a patented GPS Relevancy EngineTM. Mimicking a real concierge, VisitMobile uses expert local content and multimedia to help visitors make instant reservations or ticket purchases, access insider deals, or see what’s around them to answer the question “what should I do next?” As the official Mobile Concierge of the destination, VisitMobile allows the destination marketing organization to maintain control of the conversation and in turn, maximize revenue for destination partners.

Contact:
Amy Larson
CSG | PR
3225 East 2nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
303.433.7020
alarson@csg-pr.com
http://www.visitmobile.com