Registration Closing for Masters of Business Online

Just a few days left to confirm your registration for the 1st Masters of Business Online Conference. Who should attend? Anyone who needs to:

• Prove the benefits of online marketing to themselves, their client or management team
• Decide if change is worth it
• Overcome the intimidation of the web as a marketing engine
• Measure the ROI for a website
• Understand the 'generation gap and gender gap, and how it affects online behavior.
• Make money online

Just two days left! Conference registration closes on Wednesday, November 28th. Register Now, and be sure to use the Roundpeg discount for a savings on your registration

To 'brand' a company, meld image and message

For meat buyers, branding signals a quality cow. But for business owners, branding can make or break a deal or beat out the competition. In an article in today's Indy Star, marketing experts Lorraine Ball, Jim Walton and Scott Flood discuss branding basics.

Todd Muffley to Resume Leadership of Plan B

Plan B Marketing, Inc., a locally owned Internet Centered Marketing Agency, announced effective immediately, Todd Muffley will resume his leadership role.
After a brief hiatus, Muffley returns to the organization with a refined focus on producing truly productive web sites, engaging email campaigns and creating a fun work environment for his employees.

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New Service – 866-MyNuBiz - Provides Resources for New Business Owners

Starting a new business can be complex and confusing. A new service: 866-MyNuBiz has been created to simplify the process for the novice entrepreneur. With both a toll-free hotline: (866) MyNuBiz and an informative website: www.866.mynubiz.com, small business owners now have a place to go to find resources, helpful links, downloadable checklists, and much more.

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Rainmakers Celebrates Important Milestone and Unusual Challenge

Rainmakers, Indiana’s fastest-growing business networking association, marked an important milestone this month as their membership exceeded 1,000 members. Typically the organization recognizes the individual member at important milestones.
This milestone however presented unique challenges for the organization because two Rainmaker events were held simultaneously on Wednesday, September 19th. Ron Bass with Wiese Material Handling joined at the Northwest hub and Susan Loucks of RE/MAX joined in Bloomington. As a result, the two new members will share 1,000th member honors.

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Rainmakers Expands to Plainfield, Announces New Advisory Board Chair

Rainmakers, central Indiana’s fastest growing business association, announced today the addition of a new advisory board which will help guide the organization’s expansion into Plainfield and the surrounding suburban communities.
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Save Thousands of Dollars with ShowStar Mail---5 Marketing Services in “One”

Paladin is launching ShowStar Mail…E-Mail starring…YOU.

ShowStar MailTMis a new highly measurable way to save business owners thousands of dollars on their marketing budget by combining mission critical business services into one highly personalized bundled e-mail product. ShowStar MailTM is a product developed by Indy’s Best and Brightest technology finalist 2006-2007 Ryan Swadley, CEO of Paladin. Just like the iPhone combines the capabilities of the Internet, mobile phone and iPod, ShowStar MailTM redefines the power of e-mail and customer retention into one product to change the culture of e-mail in the business world today.

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Lorraine Ball to Teach eMarketing Seminar - October 2nd 8-10 am

Local small business expert Lorraine Ball will present tips and strategies for small businesses to enhance their online credibility and visibility at her new eMarketing seminar. The seminar will be held at Old National Bank - 4805 East 96th Street in Indianapolis.

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RYAN SWADLEY NAMED ONE OF BEST AND BRIGHTEST FOR SECOND TIME

INDIANAPOLIS - (September 4, 2007) - Junior Achievement of Central Indiana-and it's partner, KPMG, LLP-is holding its annual Best and Brightest dinner on September 27th, 2007 to honor outstanding professionals, ages 40 and under, for making significant contributions throughout the region. Ryan Swadley, a serial entrepreneur involved in several Indiana companies including: the CEO of Paladin, Inc. and the Vice President of Skycrest Growth Accelerators has been awarded top honors as the Central Indiana technology sector finalist for the second year in a row.



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Pinpoint AV, LLC to Launch Biz Cast Connection

Pinpoint AV, LLC announced yesterday they have launched Biz Cast Connection as a way for business owners to distribute video and audio messages anywhere at any time.
Dave Anderson, founder of Pinpoint AV, LLC explains "What is a BizCast?

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Melissa Proffitt Reese to Speak at Network of Women in Business Women’s Forum

The Network of Women in Business, Indianapolis’ oldest and largest locally based women’s organization, announced today Melissa Proffitt Reese, Managing Partner of Ice Miller, will be the featured speaker at their upcoming Women’s Forum Meeting, Friday, August 17th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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Popular Wedding D.J. to Host Informal Bridal Open House at The Montage

Indianapolis’ most popular wedding D.J., Sunny Moon, will join a select group of wedding professionals to host an intimate bridal open house on Wednesday, August 15, 2007. The event will be held at The Montage located at 8580 Allison Pointe Blvd. in Indianapolis from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

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Accent on Business to Offer Monthly Communication Skills Workshops

Accent on Business announced today they will be offering two half-day communication skills workshops. Taught by professional voice and speech coach Ellen Dunnigan, the two programs are “Make Your Mark with the 60 Second Commercial” and “Neurolinguistic Programming: Using NLP for Business Success”.

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Third Generation Takes Over at Local Electronic Recycling Company

Eric Goldsmith announced today that he has completed the purchase of the assets of Goldsmith Group Inc. (GGI) from his father, Phillip Goldsmith. This results in the third generation of Goldsmiths at the helm of this local electronic recycling company.

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Diana Bush-Harris to sing at Walker Theatre in Indianapolis!

Fort Wayne native Diana Bush-Harris has been selected to appear in the play “Sonnets for my Sistahs” at the Walker Theatre in Indianapolis, July 14-15, 2007.
The production written by Indianapolis-area resident and Gary native playwright Vernon A. Williams--features the comedy and drama of relationships in the new millennium and includes stunning praise dance as well as stirring vocal solos. "Sonnets for my Sistahs" is unique in that all of its dialogue is poetry, taken from the book of the same title.

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LANtech Training to Offer “Make SharePoint a SUCCESS!” Seminar - Thursday, August 2, 2007

Radu Gavrila, co-owner and lead instructor of LANtech Training, will lead the “Make SharePoint a Success” seminar on Thursday, August 2nd at the Conference Center in the LANtech building inside The Pyramids.
In this informative seminar, participants will be introduced to the basic applications of SharePoint, and learn how to avoid common pitfalls in implementing Microsoft ® SharePoint ™ solutions in an organization’s IT environment.

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Gavrila of LANtech Speaks at Solutions Workshop - Thursday, June 28, 2007

Radu Gavrila, co-owner and lead instructor of LANtech Training, was a featured presenter during the Solutions Workshop at the annual Information and Technology Exhibit and Conference (ITEC), held at the Indianapolis Convention Center on June 27th – 28th.

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Confessions of a Networking Junkie - Friday, August 10, 2007

Local marketing expert Lorraine Ball in conjunction with the eWomenNetwork, will share her thoughts on networking and the value of being involved at the upcoming “Accelerated Networking” luncheon on August 10th, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Skyline Club in Indianapolis.

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Ann Fisher to Speak at Network of Women in Business Entrepreneur Special Interest Group

The Network of Women in Business, Indianapolis’ oldest and largest locally based women’s organization, announced today Ann Fisher, founder and president of HR Alternative Consulting, Inc. will be the featured speaker at their upcoming Entrepreneur Special Interest Group Meeting, Thursday, August 2nd from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

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Ellyn S. Traub to Lead Communication Workshop at The Society of Women Engineer’s 2007 National Conference

Ellyn S. Traub, Executive Coach and Founder of High Performance Leadership, Inc., Carmel, Indiana, was chosen to be one of the featured workshop facilitators during the Society of Women Engineer’s 2007 National Conference. Ms. Traub also presented at the SWE Chicago Regional Professional Development Conference in 2002.

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