Business Leaders of America
Jay Lillie
December 24, 2010
Entrepreneurial leaders do not have a mindset that adapts to
failure. Things go wrong, of course, but entrepreneurs donīt
call them "failures" they call them "glitches, mistakes,
bungles, setbacks", but not failing.
When one such entrepreneur was asked about the hardest decision
he ever had to make, he answered that he didnīt know what a hard
decision was. An entrepreneur will approach decision-making with
the idea that thereīs a strong likelihood that he/she will be
wrong. This doesnīt dissuade them to the contrary they just
do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they
arise.
Here are a few top entrepreneurs in the U.S.
Best Friends Animal Society
Nebraska Circular Advocating Killing Cats Based on Poor Science, Best Friends Says
The authors of the six-page circular "Feral Cats and Their Management," published by the University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension is biased and thinly veiled advocacy and instruction manual for the total extermination of unowned cats, according to Dr. Frank McMillan, DVM, ACVIM and director of well-being studies for Best Friends Animal Society.
Low VA Rates
Fed $600 Billion Plan Keeps Interest Rates Low in Texas. The Federal Reserve has purchased $600 billion of government bonds to keep interest rates low for U.S. homeowners. Texas homeowners can take advantage of low interest rates at http://www.lowvarates.com. The Federal Reserve recently announced its latest effort to help U.S. homeowners by purchasing up to $600 billion of government bonds through June 2011. The mass expenditure by the Feds revolves around the desire to keep lending rates low. The past six months have provided record lows for home interest rates with rates consistently below 4.5% and currently around 4.25% for a fixed 30 year loan.
Erwin-Penland for Bojangles
To kick off the holiday season, Bojangles´ has a special gift for its customers: a perfectly seasoned pork chop biscuit. Available now through December at all company-owned Bojangles´ and participating franchise locations, the pork chop biscuit features a tender, perfectly seasoned pork chop served hot off the grill on a made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuit. Like all of Bojangles´ biscuit sandwiches, the pork chop biscuit will be available throughout the day to satisfy customers´ cravings, day or night.
Exinda Networks, Inc.
Exinda Networks, Inc., a leading global provider of WAN optimization and application performance management solutions, today announced the availability of a new white paper detailing its approach to delivering always-on highly available visibility, control and optimization solutions.
RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Key of Rockford, Ill., has acquired Zenk Real Estate in nearby Belvidere, Ill., and the former Zenk office at 5995 Chrysler Dr., will be re-branded with the RE/MAX Key name. The timing of the acquisition may seem counterintuitive. After all, the Illinois real estate market in the Rockford area and much of the nation has been struggling, but Joe Murray, the owner of RE/MAX Key, 5411 E. State St., Rockford, said the move gives his brokerage the best chance to succeed.
USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service
As Americans gather for an array of year-end celebrations this festive season, often the centerpiece of those events is the dining table or buffet. The U.S. Department of Agriculture´s Food Safety and Inspection Service is serving up tips to ensure that wholesome, nutritious foods--and the good times they foster--are the only things on the menu.
Walker Sands Communications for Empathica Inc.
Empathica Inc., a leading provider of Customer Experience Management(CEM) solutions to some of the world´s most respected brands, recently announced the results of its latest Empathica Consumer Insights research. More than 15,000 Americans and Canadians responded to the survey that focused on consumers´ online habits and social media usage.
Clickatell
Clickatell, the global leader in mobile communications specializing in SMS messaging as a service, today announced its relationship with WYDE-I Ltd that has made possible the wildly popular mobile lotto results service from Premier Lotto. The partnership with WYDE-I, a leading Lagos-based wireless application provider, is a successful example of Clickatell´s expanding presence in the Nigerian market to meet the growing demand among consumers for receiving information and services through their mobile phones.
МОE
МОE is a unique luxury brand catering to fashion conscious women who desire the combination of easiness and unique self expression. The company was formed in 2009 by celebrated USSR born fashion designer Aliona Kononova who has previously worked with important fashion houses such as Salvatore Ferragamo and Denis Simachev and has both vast fashion design and managerial experience.
Lenamon Law PLLC
After Admission of QEEG Brain Map Evidence, Florida Jury Nixes Death Sentence for Grady Nelson
Defense Counsel Terry Lenamon Details How South Florida Man Escapes Death Penalty for Stabbing Death of Wife after First-Time Admission of QEEG Brain Mapping Evidence. "This may be the first time in any United States criminal courtroom where QEEG analysis has been ruled admissible and respected for its ability to provide vital information on brain injury and impairment," explains Terence Lenamon, death-qualified Miami criminal defense attorney and co-counsel with David S. Markus in Grady Nelson´s four-week penalty phase trial.
Original Volunteers
Unlimited Volunteer Work Opportunities for Your Friends and Family. OriginalVolunteers.co.uk brings affordable volunteering overseas- starts from as low as Ģ35 per week. Those who have the drive to volunteer overseas, they can enjoy some amazing opportunities with OriginalVolunteers.co.uk. Even more, your friends and family can now purchase an Original Volunteers Gift Voucher, and pay the registration fee as a gift. As a member, you can access any placement Original Volunteers offers for an entire 12 months.
All Easy Food Recipes
Mick Reade, Australian chef and maker extraordinaire of pizza and chicken parmigiana recipes, recently wrote a pizza and chicken parma cookbook which is now available on Amazon. Reade has announced that he is now giving away a digital copy of the cookbook for free. There is also a short training video teaching how to make pizza dough included with the book, in addition to a guide on how to cook the best steak.
CellphoneZone Limited (sw-box.com)
Christmas shopping almost turns to be the hottest topic along with the approaching of Christmas 2010. Every year at this period, people are bursting to seek for various items as the coming festival´s gifts. Under such a shopping binge, sw-box.com announced to offer customers all around the world the opportunity to purchase premium and high-quality products and save money together through launching Christmas promotion.
Tropical Financial Credit Union
Tropical Financial Credit Union, a South Florida credit union, is making it easier for potential homeowners getting a mortgage through a credit union rather than traditional banks. Credit union mortgage rates are typically lower than traditional financial institutions; and with lower rates come lower monthly payments. The credit union continues to help their members achieve financial success with their loan programs.
Squaremouth
There are as many options for travel insurance as there are scenarios — from life-threatening, to simply annoying — that can arise unexpectedly during a trip. So how can a traveler be sure they have found the right policy? Now the holiday travel season is in full swing, Squaremouth, America´s fastest growing travel insurance comparison web site, today announces a comprehensive set of answers to customers´ most pressing questions.
Alltec Corporation
Alltec Corporation Introduces GroundGuardian.com. Alltec Corporation is pleased to announce the debut of the new website, http://www.groundguardian.com, spotlighting our Active Floating Roof Tank Monitoring System. GroundGuardian is essential to the ongoing protection of the Oil and Gas Industry´s External Floating Roof Tanks. The new website contains information about the danger of lightning induced tank fires, how the tank monitoring system works and how to get one for your facility.
INFINITT Healthcare Co., Ltd.
Through a new subsidiary of INFINITT Healthcare in UK, the company has targeted UK PACS market which is the third biggest PACS market in the world immediately. INFINITT Healthcare (CEO Sun Joo Lee), specializing in PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) reported that INFINITT acquired 70% of an equity stake in Ferrania UK through the Board of the Directors on 15th November. Therefore, its name has been changed to IUK (INFINITT UK) and it is seventh subsidiary following by USA, Japan, China, Germany, Taiwan, Malaysia etc.
Tahoe House
Vacation Rentals vs. Hotels in South Lake Tahoe. On your next vacation, when considering the options for lodging in South Lake Tahoe we strongly urge you to consider booking from a vacation rental owner. Why stay in the cramped quarters of a hotel room when you can have a private, fully furnished, and spacious vacation rental property you can call home.
Safetytrainingseminars.com
Thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - breath. Or, wait, was that twenty-eight - twenty-nine - thirty- breath - breath? There´s certainly little doubt that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves lives. By some estimates, those who suffer a sudden cardiac event and receive no CPR at all have less than a 6 percent chance of survival. Despite the fact that CPR saves lives, for many the challenge isn´t in doing chest compressions or rescue breaths, but in remembering the correct ratio of compressions to breaths required to actually help resuscitate the heart attack victim. According to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine, chest compressions alone, without the benefit of rescue breathing, may be more beneficial to heart attack victims than traditional CPR. On November 18th, 2010, the instructors of Safety Training Seminars in San Francisco were updated on these new changes.
Kitware
Kitware, a company that builds open-source platforms and develops advanced research solutions, today announces one of its largest growth periods in the company´s history. Revenue growth from $5.6M in 2005 to a projected $15M in 2010, buoyed by newly awarded research grants and contracts, has extended the company´s immediate hiring needs in both the New York and North Carolina offices. Kitware is expecting to add more than 30 percent to its workforce before the end of 2011.
MD Now Medical Centers
Flu Arrives Early in Palm Beach County this Year, in Response MD Now Urgent Care is Providing $10 Flu Shots Now. Influenza cases are now being reported in Palm Beach County by MD Now Urgent Care Centers. In response to this recent increase in cases, MD Now Urgent Care is providing $10 seasonal influenza vaccine's for its patients. Seasonal Flu shots are being given on a walk-in basis at all MD Now Urgent Care Center locations throughout Palm Beach County, Florida, including Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and Palm Beach Gardens urgent care facilities.
Renna Communications for the Family Acceptance Project
For the first time, researchers have established a clear link between accepting family attitudes and behaviors towards their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children and significantly decreased risk and better overall health in adulthood. The study shows that specific parental and caregiver behaviors -- such as advocating for their children when they are mistreated because of their LGBT identity or supporting their gender expression -- protect against depression, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts in early adulthood. In addition, LGBT youth with highly accepting families have significantly higher levels of self-esteem and social support in young adulthood. The study is published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, a journal of the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, in a peer-reviewed article titled "Family Acceptance in Adolescence and the Health of LGBT Young Adults."
HairLoss.com
HairLoss.com, the Internet's leading website dedicated to providing unbiased consumer information concerning hair loss treatments and conditions has unveiled their hair loss provider directory. The directory offers a range of plans to a range of hair loss treatment and product providers.
failure. Things go wrong, of course, but entrepreneurs donīt
call them "failures" they call them "glitches, mistakes,
bungles, setbacks", but not failing.
When one such entrepreneur was asked about the hardest decision
he ever had to make, he answered that he didnīt know what a hard
decision was. An entrepreneur will approach decision-making with
the idea that thereīs a strong likelihood that he/she will be
wrong. This doesnīt dissuade them to the contrary they just
do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they
arise.
Here are a few top entrepreneurs in the U.S.
Best Friends Animal Society
Nebraska Circular Advocating Killing Cats Based on Poor Science, Best Friends Says
The authors of the six-page circular "Feral Cats and Their Management," published by the University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension is biased and thinly veiled advocacy and instruction manual for the total extermination of unowned cats, according to Dr. Frank McMillan, DVM, ACVIM and director of well-being studies for Best Friends Animal Society.
Low VA Rates
Fed $600 Billion Plan Keeps Interest Rates Low in Texas. The Federal Reserve has purchased $600 billion of government bonds to keep interest rates low for U.S. homeowners. Texas homeowners can take advantage of low interest rates at http://www.lowvarates.com. The Federal Reserve recently announced its latest effort to help U.S. homeowners by purchasing up to $600 billion of government bonds through June 2011. The mass expenditure by the Feds revolves around the desire to keep lending rates low. The past six months have provided record lows for home interest rates with rates consistently below 4.5% and currently around 4.25% for a fixed 30 year loan.
Erwin-Penland for Bojangles
To kick off the holiday season, Bojangles´ has a special gift for its customers: a perfectly seasoned pork chop biscuit. Available now through December at all company-owned Bojangles´ and participating franchise locations, the pork chop biscuit features a tender, perfectly seasoned pork chop served hot off the grill on a made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuit. Like all of Bojangles´ biscuit sandwiches, the pork chop biscuit will be available throughout the day to satisfy customers´ cravings, day or night.
Exinda Networks, Inc.
Exinda Networks, Inc., a leading global provider of WAN optimization and application performance management solutions, today announced the availability of a new white paper detailing its approach to delivering always-on highly available visibility, control and optimization solutions.
RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Key of Rockford, Ill., has acquired Zenk Real Estate in nearby Belvidere, Ill., and the former Zenk office at 5995 Chrysler Dr., will be re-branded with the RE/MAX Key name. The timing of the acquisition may seem counterintuitive. After all, the Illinois real estate market in the Rockford area and much of the nation has been struggling, but Joe Murray, the owner of RE/MAX Key, 5411 E. State St., Rockford, said the move gives his brokerage the best chance to succeed.
USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service
As Americans gather for an array of year-end celebrations this festive season, often the centerpiece of those events is the dining table or buffet. The U.S. Department of Agriculture´s Food Safety and Inspection Service is serving up tips to ensure that wholesome, nutritious foods--and the good times they foster--are the only things on the menu.
Walker Sands Communications for Empathica Inc.
Empathica Inc., a leading provider of Customer Experience Management(CEM) solutions to some of the world´s most respected brands, recently announced the results of its latest Empathica Consumer Insights research. More than 15,000 Americans and Canadians responded to the survey that focused on consumers´ online habits and social media usage.
Clickatell
Clickatell, the global leader in mobile communications specializing in SMS messaging as a service, today announced its relationship with WYDE-I Ltd that has made possible the wildly popular mobile lotto results service from Premier Lotto. The partnership with WYDE-I, a leading Lagos-based wireless application provider, is a successful example of Clickatell´s expanding presence in the Nigerian market to meet the growing demand among consumers for receiving information and services through their mobile phones.
МОE
МОE is a unique luxury brand catering to fashion conscious women who desire the combination of easiness and unique self expression. The company was formed in 2009 by celebrated USSR born fashion designer Aliona Kononova who has previously worked with important fashion houses such as Salvatore Ferragamo and Denis Simachev and has both vast fashion design and managerial experience.
Lenamon Law PLLC
After Admission of QEEG Brain Map Evidence, Florida Jury Nixes Death Sentence for Grady Nelson
Defense Counsel Terry Lenamon Details How South Florida Man Escapes Death Penalty for Stabbing Death of Wife after First-Time Admission of QEEG Brain Mapping Evidence. "This may be the first time in any United States criminal courtroom where QEEG analysis has been ruled admissible and respected for its ability to provide vital information on brain injury and impairment," explains Terence Lenamon, death-qualified Miami criminal defense attorney and co-counsel with David S. Markus in Grady Nelson´s four-week penalty phase trial.
Original Volunteers
Unlimited Volunteer Work Opportunities for Your Friends and Family. OriginalVolunteers.co.uk brings affordable volunteering overseas- starts from as low as Ģ35 per week. Those who have the drive to volunteer overseas, they can enjoy some amazing opportunities with OriginalVolunteers.co.uk. Even more, your friends and family can now purchase an Original Volunteers Gift Voucher, and pay the registration fee as a gift. As a member, you can access any placement Original Volunteers offers for an entire 12 months.
All Easy Food Recipes
Mick Reade, Australian chef and maker extraordinaire of pizza and chicken parmigiana recipes, recently wrote a pizza and chicken parma cookbook which is now available on Amazon. Reade has announced that he is now giving away a digital copy of the cookbook for free. There is also a short training video teaching how to make pizza dough included with the book, in addition to a guide on how to cook the best steak.
CellphoneZone Limited (sw-box.com)
Christmas shopping almost turns to be the hottest topic along with the approaching of Christmas 2010. Every year at this period, people are bursting to seek for various items as the coming festival´s gifts. Under such a shopping binge, sw-box.com announced to offer customers all around the world the opportunity to purchase premium and high-quality products and save money together through launching Christmas promotion.
Tropical Financial Credit Union
Tropical Financial Credit Union, a South Florida credit union, is making it easier for potential homeowners getting a mortgage through a credit union rather than traditional banks. Credit union mortgage rates are typically lower than traditional financial institutions; and with lower rates come lower monthly payments. The credit union continues to help their members achieve financial success with their loan programs.
Squaremouth
There are as many options for travel insurance as there are scenarios — from life-threatening, to simply annoying — that can arise unexpectedly during a trip. So how can a traveler be sure they have found the right policy? Now the holiday travel season is in full swing, Squaremouth, America´s fastest growing travel insurance comparison web site, today announces a comprehensive set of answers to customers´ most pressing questions.
Alltec Corporation
Alltec Corporation Introduces GroundGuardian.com. Alltec Corporation is pleased to announce the debut of the new website, http://www.groundguardian.com, spotlighting our Active Floating Roof Tank Monitoring System. GroundGuardian is essential to the ongoing protection of the Oil and Gas Industry´s External Floating Roof Tanks. The new website contains information about the danger of lightning induced tank fires, how the tank monitoring system works and how to get one for your facility.
INFINITT Healthcare Co., Ltd.
Through a new subsidiary of INFINITT Healthcare in UK, the company has targeted UK PACS market which is the third biggest PACS market in the world immediately. INFINITT Healthcare (CEO Sun Joo Lee), specializing in PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) reported that INFINITT acquired 70% of an equity stake in Ferrania UK through the Board of the Directors on 15th November. Therefore, its name has been changed to IUK (INFINITT UK) and it is seventh subsidiary following by USA, Japan, China, Germany, Taiwan, Malaysia etc.
Tahoe House
Vacation Rentals vs. Hotels in South Lake Tahoe. On your next vacation, when considering the options for lodging in South Lake Tahoe we strongly urge you to consider booking from a vacation rental owner. Why stay in the cramped quarters of a hotel room when you can have a private, fully furnished, and spacious vacation rental property you can call home.
Safetytrainingseminars.com
Thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - breath. Or, wait, was that twenty-eight - twenty-nine - thirty- breath - breath? There´s certainly little doubt that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves lives. By some estimates, those who suffer a sudden cardiac event and receive no CPR at all have less than a 6 percent chance of survival. Despite the fact that CPR saves lives, for many the challenge isn´t in doing chest compressions or rescue breaths, but in remembering the correct ratio of compressions to breaths required to actually help resuscitate the heart attack victim. According to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine, chest compressions alone, without the benefit of rescue breathing, may be more beneficial to heart attack victims than traditional CPR. On November 18th, 2010, the instructors of Safety Training Seminars in San Francisco were updated on these new changes.
Kitware
Kitware, a company that builds open-source platforms and develops advanced research solutions, today announces one of its largest growth periods in the company´s history. Revenue growth from $5.6M in 2005 to a projected $15M in 2010, buoyed by newly awarded research grants and contracts, has extended the company´s immediate hiring needs in both the New York and North Carolina offices. Kitware is expecting to add more than 30 percent to its workforce before the end of 2011.
MD Now Medical Centers
Flu Arrives Early in Palm Beach County this Year, in Response MD Now Urgent Care is Providing $10 Flu Shots Now. Influenza cases are now being reported in Palm Beach County by MD Now Urgent Care Centers. In response to this recent increase in cases, MD Now Urgent Care is providing $10 seasonal influenza vaccine's for its patients. Seasonal Flu shots are being given on a walk-in basis at all MD Now Urgent Care Center locations throughout Palm Beach County, Florida, including Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and Palm Beach Gardens urgent care facilities.
Renna Communications for the Family Acceptance Project
For the first time, researchers have established a clear link between accepting family attitudes and behaviors towards their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children and significantly decreased risk and better overall health in adulthood. The study shows that specific parental and caregiver behaviors -- such as advocating for their children when they are mistreated because of their LGBT identity or supporting their gender expression -- protect against depression, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts in early adulthood. In addition, LGBT youth with highly accepting families have significantly higher levels of self-esteem and social support in young adulthood. The study is published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, a journal of the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, in a peer-reviewed article titled "Family Acceptance in Adolescence and the Health of LGBT Young Adults."
HairLoss.com
HairLoss.com, the Internet's leading website dedicated to providing unbiased consumer information concerning hair loss treatments and conditions has unveiled their hair loss provider directory. The directory offers a range of plans to a range of hair loss treatment and product providers.
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