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Champion Media Worldwide today announced that franchising is a key element to rebuilding our economy. According to Pricewaterhouse franchised small businesses generated more jobs between 2001 and 2005 than several of the nation's major economic sectors. The economic impact of franchising goes beyond activities inside franchised businesses, because their purchases of products and services and the personal purchases of their owners and workers contribute to the growth of non franchised businesses.

World-renowned grant funding expert Chris Johnson is pleased to announce the launch of his new website, grantfundingexpert.org.

Decision makers across Canada are in talks about the importance of a national energy strategy while the full potential of Canada’s energy sector is completely untapped and not moving forward at a quick enough pace.

By covering the full range of funding early stage development capital, and MBO/MBIs, and due to the fact that the market is considered somewhat volatile, they are currently experiencing a surge in early growth-stage companies approaching them, reluctant to risk their own, somewhat limited capital, for assistance in developing a financial strategy, or determining how to take advantage of rapidly changing markets, and subsequently develop a marketing pricing structure that parallels the demand in the face of unstable supply chains.

After the U.S. government reported a solid gain in jobs last month, oil futures ended at their highest level in a week last Friday. This means that the economy of the world’s biggest oil consumer is improving. April delivery of crude oil settled 0.8 percent or 82 cents higher at $107.40 a barrel, and for Boyd Clark Resource Capital Solutions it is the contract’s highest finish since March 1. While Brent crude oil on ICE Futures Europe settled 0.4 percent or 54 cents higher at $125.98 a barrel.

Wiltshire Capital, the leading venture capital company, find the experience they have gained over the years in funding growth companies within the biotechnology industry as an advantage in the present economic climate, as they prepare themselves to back a new groundbreaking innovation developed by a small company wishing to proceed to an Initial Public Offering.

Because Boyd Clark cover a full range of resource capital solutions they can assist whether it is strengthening the team, developing a financial strategy, or determining how to take advantage of rapidly changing markets.

In the days before the Internet, new ideas in the marketplace were often tested using focus groups -- an assortment of people in a room testing a product and giving feedback to make that offering more appealing to the masses. But today’s technology, which allows international collaboration and instant response to ideas, has birthed crowdfunding, a financial model to raise capital for business ventures by everyday people that provides grassroots funding to an initiative and thereby instant feedback – trumping focus groups because it allows people to put their own money behind an initiative. Thus it gives everyday investors instant ownership and allows the healthy expansion of the marketplace of ideas.

Running a profitable small business means you need to be savvy about spending and saving so that your business not only survives during economic ups and downs, it thrives.

CashRun is now registered full-right trademark in the United States, as granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Gate One Marketing has created a Website called Face-Them which is dedicated to putting Start-ups, Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses seeking Angel or Venture Capital funding “Face to Face” with Investors.

The Center for Ethics in Free Enterprise, CEFE, announced today the release of its newest free eBook on Entrepreneurship, Guerilla Entrepreneurship: The Original. This is the 15th version written by Dr. Fred DiUlus, a noted online education expert and entrepreneur who traces his own roots in entrepreneurship back 130 years.

Wisteria Business Plans have been producing business plans for companies in the UK and internationally for over 10 years. As part of Wisteria Chartered Accountants, they offer a bespoke business plan writing service which doesn’t use business plan software or business plan templates. In fact, each plan is completely tailored to the needs of the business. For the first time, Wisteria have launched a website dedicated to business plans and the services they provide at a cost far lower than many central London accountancy firms or specialist business plan providers.

Small businesses can move faster, bigger and better with assistance from experienced professionals. Start-up enterprises and growing businesses that want accelerate growth and beat the competition, seeking professional advice is the catalyst. Professionals can add new knowledge, expertise and perspective. Businesses face more complex and varied challenges today and it's typically uneconomical to maintain a full-time staff to provide answers to one-time questions. Sometimes, managers want a second opinion or a sounding board.

Bluefront Capital LLC announced the official release of the new VC Organizer Bundle. Specifically designed for early stage investors, the VC Organizer Bundle streamlines the bookkeeping, operations and reporting on behalf of the portfolio companies, saving Venture Capital firms time and money.

Mark Williams to Shepherd EtherSpeak's Indirect Channel Growth With Value-Aligned Communications-as-a-Service Offerings

In this world that is full of business opportunities, Capital is the main issue that most business entrepreneurs are having a problem with. Without capital, a business entrepreneur cannot purchase the equipment that he or she needs and hire people that will assist him on everything he do. Capital-raising through ASSOB is an amazing thing to create and enhanced business.

The Micro No More Universe 3D Awards is a competition organized by SEEDFINANCE aimed at finding successful PFI-supported client-operated enterprises that productively adopted and utilized new business innovations particularly the use of Mobile and Electronic Technology, Nature-friendly Methods and the Maximization of local resources.

SMARTowns or the Sustainably Mobile, Affordably Renewable Technology Project aims to expand the reach of banking services beyond the traditional range of brick-and-mortar branches. Where the client is, that is where the banking service is supposed to be done and realized, all within sound, prudent, and safe banking environments.

EtherSpeak Communications, LLC, a leading communications-as-a-service provider for reliable voice, fax and video solutions, today announced a major enhancement to iEtherFax.com with a $12.95 fax machine telephone line replacement solution that involves virtually no configuration for deployment..

The Islands Activation Program is initiated by SMART Communications, the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines, in partnership with SEEDFINANCE a microfinance-oriented financing company. The program expands the financial services of Field Partner Financial Institutions. IAP endeavors to allow sustainability pricing and incentives so that the service will grow beyond financial dependency and will continue to serve its goals.

New Pricing Provides Greater Value and Flexibility to ShoreTel, Microsoft, Asterisk and Zultys IP PBX Customers and Communities

The American Independent Capital Group, Inc (AICG) and a group of three other individuals reached agreement on January 14, 2010 to open a branch office of AICG in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. AICG expects the new location to be operational in March of 2010. AICG is an international company that provides assistance to enterprises seeking capital funding for business projects.

Maple Technologies, LLC announced today that its client, Jacksonville, Florida-based Surgical Risk Solutions (SRS), launched a new and innovative insurance product, COMPLICATION INSURANCE®, which provides coverage for adverse outcomes from covered surgical procedures.

Maple Technologies announced today that it will be providing website design services to the Utah Captive Insurance Association (UCIA) to fully redesign their website.