Monthly Archives: February 2012

Netintegrity Announces Launch of New Corporate Blog

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Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) February 29, 2012

Netintegrity, Inc., experts in providing cutting edge property and maintenance management solutions through the delivery of turnkey software, training and support announce the launch of their new corporate blog. The blog, entitled ?Real Talk ? Real Solutions Property Management Blog? has been designed to serve as a valuable resource for those in the property management industry.

Netintegrity is a leading developer of integrated property and maintenance management software. The company?s INFO-Tracker? software incorporates industry sector specific tools designed for both frontline staff and management, and has become the solution of choice for many North American organizations, based on automated features, cost, ease-of-use and flexibility. With a dedicated team of experts and nearly two decades of industry experience, Netintegrity is now seeking the opportunity to give back to their loyal customers and partners via their new company blog.

As Netintegrity?s VP of Marketing, Jennifer McCready explained in the company?s first official blog post, ?Our experts have amassed a wealth of information and an in-depth understanding of the residential, condominium/HOA, commercial and non-profit management industry. We recognize the unique challenges that you face in your day-to-day work environment and thought it might be helpful to share some of our industry best practices as well as some of the many tips and tricks we?ve learned along the way.?

The new corporate blog will cover a variety of industry-specific topics and offer real solutions to help readers identify and overcome everyday problems and issues as well as develop ways to become more productive, efficient and profitable. The company is excited about the new blog, which they anticipate will serve as a way to better connect with their clients and allow Netintegrity the opportunity to become a valuable resource for those in the property management and maintenance industries and beyond.

Netintegrity – Optimizing the business of property management

Netintegrity is a leading developer of integrated property and maintenance management software. INFO-Tracker? is the industry?s solution of choice based on automated functionality, cost, ease-of-use and flexibility. Netintegrity delivers superior implementation services, training and customer support, and incorporates customer feedback into research and development ? ensuring its technology reflects the needs of today?s property management companies. http://www.netintegrity.net

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tax Boaters at the Fuel Pump While Marina Operators Catch the Heat

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Nashville, TN (PRWEB) February 24, 2012

With gasoline prices on the rise, the travel, tourism, and recreational boating industry is very concerned about the negative affect the higher prices will have on the tourism business in Tennessee this year.

?The cost of getting fuel to marinas is much higher than distributing gasoline on land,? says Mitch Jones, President of the Tennessee Marina Association(TMA). Adding ?Fuel? to the ?Fire? so to speak is the relatively unknown fact that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Rental Fee System that the government uses to collect rent from marinas, can cause the cost of fuel on the water to be as much as $ .25 cents per gallon higher than it should be. Jones says that marina owners are outraged that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, has refused to lower the rental payments on gasoline sales to a flat 1% fee even though the USACE is mandated by congress to consider the best interest of the boating public as part of their ?Recreation Mission?.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) recently worked with marina owners on TVA waterways and implemented a reasonable 1% fee on gasoline sales. However, according to TMA?s Executive Director Michele Edwards, ?The USACE has refused to respond to the concerns about this ?unfair tax? on boaters who use Tennessee?s Waterways. When gasoline prices were low (years ago), the USACE fee did not cause such a negative impact but with today?s volatile gas prices, boaters are paying as much as $ .25 cents per gallon just to cover the unreasonable USACE rental fee. As the price of gasoline rises, the USACE rental system adds more to the cost of each gallon and therefore, the boaters get penalized.?

For over ten years, the Tennessee and Kentucky Marina Association, which represents over 300 marinas in the two states, has requested that the Army Corps lower the rental fee on gasoline and food sales to a flat 1% fee because these items are very low margin items. The USACE allows marinas to pay a flat 1% rental fee on the sales of boats and motors due to the very low profit margin and marina operators are asking for the same consideration on food and fuel sales. The low profit margin on fuel and food sales is primarily the result of the very short season, (only 3 to 5 months), that marinas have to generate revenue. Edwards says that the USACE?s reluctance to consider this after 10 years of cooperative, diplomatic negotiating, is causing many marina owners to consider eliminating food and fuel sales because the rent paid to the USACE from these items is higher than the profit that these items generate. The USACE charges marinas from 2.5% to 4.5% of gross sales on all retail sales and services that marinas provide.

Tennessee?s Marinas do not sell the high volume of gasoline that gas stations on land sell and therefore, marinas cannot negotiate low gasoline rates with their supplier. Furthermore, the marinas must provide an attendant at the gas dock to catch boats and insure safety of the fueling procedure ? so marinas essentially offer full service instead of self-service. Additional expenses that the marinas incur which increase the price of fuel on the water are such costs as; underwater piping, extensive environmental insurance, break-away valves, emergency spill kits for water use, and much higher fines and penalties if a gas spill occurs on the water versus on land.

According to Jones, ?Tennessee?s Boaters are already being penalized by the State of Tennessee when they pay the $ .20 cent per gallon Tennessee Road Tax even though they are not running their boats on the road, they are running them on the water. Now the federal government (USACE) insists on continuing an ?antiquated tax? on boaters who buy gasoline on Tennessee?s Waterways. ?President Obama is touring the country promoting tourism and yet our own federal government is slowing and impeding tourism and recreational boating by putting the interest of the public behind their own interest of maintaining the status-quo.?

As the Executive Director of both the Kentucky and Tennessee Marina Associations and a former marina owner herself, Michele Edwards has listened to boaters criticize marina owners for years about the high cost of fuel. Edwards says the boating public needs to become educated about how the state and federal government is essentially ?double taxing? fuel sold on the water and should contact their State and Federal Representatives and ask them to stop this ?unfair taxation?. State and Federal taxes on gasoline totals $ 39.4 cents per gallon and this is used to build and maintain roads. On top of this, Edwards continues, ?the USACE rental fee adds up to $ .25 cents per gallon which causes the boating public to complain that marinas are gouging the public.? TMA President Jones adds, ?It is the government that is doing the gouging and the public needs to wake up and demand accountability.?

Edwards says; ?The USACE depends on the U.S. Congress for funding and the Nashville District contains 10 of the most visited lakes in the entire United States. The USACE takes these visitation numbers to congress and uses this data to get more and more funding for USACE projects. It is the marinas which generate the visitation ? not the USACE. However, the Nashville District returns none of the rent that marinas pay to improve the roads, ramps or parking areas on the land that marinas rent/lease from the USACE. The USACE disregards the fact that it is the marinas which generate over 78% of the visitation to the Nashville District?s Lakes and therefore congress should seriously re-think the USACE?s ?Recreation Mission? and allow the USACE to focus on flood control and navigation, areas that the USACE is also struggling to manage.?

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Screwdriver-Shop.co.uk, Reaches 2,000 Products

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(PRWEB UK) 23 February 2012

Screwdriver-Shop has smashed through the 2,000 product threshold by constantly introducing new screwdrivers and various other bits and pieces to satisfy the ever-growing number of customers that visit the website. Considering the website hasn?t even been around a year, it certainly appears as if it has been in existence for substantially longer. With large amounts of traffic, customers and products, people might be lead to believe Screwdriver-Shop has been around for many years.

The range of products for such a tool specific, focused website might seem mind boggling at first; but then once come to the realisation of all the different types of screwdriver bits and varieties of different heads, it becomes a bit easier to understand and digest.

For those that are a bit bemused by the types of different heads & sizes, a quick run-down of the most common will be given below:

Slotted-tip/flat-head screwdrivers are one of the most common screw drives available; mainly due to being the first developed, but also due to the simplicity and minimal cost to manufacture.
Phillips & Pozidriv are two other common types of screw drives, very similar in appearance and can very easily be confused. However, care must be taken to ensure the correct screw is screwed in or out with a screwdriver that has the corresponding head/tip.
Torx (Hex sockets) is another type of driver commonly used; rather than having 2-4 points, it has 6 rounded points, almost resembling a star. This type of tip appears much more often in electrical and automotive industries because it is far more durable and is less likely to ?cam out? under large amounts of force.

All of these common types of screwdriver are available on the website separately, a variety can be found in some combination screwdriver sets which are usually better value for money. The type of screwdriver a user will require is all dependent upon the application; a mechanic will usually prefer Torx, whereas a woodworker will be more drawn to a flat-head screw driver. As they say, it?s all relative.

Scott Morris, Marketing Manager at Screwdriver-Shop was happy to comment on the breach of the 2,000 barrier; ?We?re constantly seeking out new products as customers will always have different requirements and budgets; therefore we try to stock as diverse a range as possible to provide users with the best cost-effective choice available. We?re hopeful that we?re succeeding at this due to increased sales and traffic to the website; with a bit of luck the next year will hold the same for us!?

Screwdriver-Shop is a sub-site of the online retailer Toolbox, who is a sister company of Plumbworld. Plumbworld was one of the early pioneers in online trading; started back in 1999 by James and Anita Hickman. It has since been sold to the Grafton Group PLC, but the business continues to thrive; employing over 50 people spread throughout the purpose built warehouse and office blocks. The company also own and sell from more than 50 different websites; selling everything from heated towel rails and radiators, to bathroom taps and wood burning stoves. The business? continued success sees it growing at over 20% each year with a turnover breaching

The Cogent Advisor Michael J. Evans joins DePaul University College of Commerce Finance Advisory Board

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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) February 23, 2012

Michael J. Evans, Founder and President of The Cogent Advisor, is honored to announce that he has joined the DePaul University College of Commerce Finance Advisory Board, an elite group of Chicago-area business and financial industry leaders. The Cogent Advisor is an independent fee-only wealth management firm in Chicago.

?As the first generation in my family to achieve higher education, I?ve found DePaul?s College of Commerce has played a huge role in shaping my own life,? says Evans. ?Even when I was a teenager watching its number-one-rated basketball team, the university has been a cornerstone in my personal and professional development. I am honored that the university has invited me to continue participating in its mission, to ensure that others are offered the same opportunities I have had. DePaul truly serves the diverse culture and people of my Chicago hometown.?

The Finance Advisory Board was established in 1998 by Dr. Ali Fatemi of the Department of Finance at DePaul University. Comprised of a select group of Chicago?s distinguished business, government and academic leaders, the board?s mission is to serve as a valued, independent champion for a variety of the department?s activities. Its interests range from faculty and program development to graduate placement, mission and funding outreach. The board also helps select the distinguished ?Financial Executive of the Year,? sponsored by the Finance Advisory Board and the DePaul Chapter of the Financial Management Association National Honor Society. Members of the Finance Advisory Board are affiliated with companies such as The Options Clearing Corporation, Northern Trust, JPMorgan, BlackRock, Mesirow Financial, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, The Private Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank Chicago.

Evans brings decades of practical experience to the Finance Advisory Board. Before founding The Cogent Advisor, he was a veteran commodities trader on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, executing trades and managing risk for more than 20 years. Today, he provides wealth management services to a select number of successful financial trading professionals and other Chicago-area investors. A DePaul University alumnus, Evans earned a bachelor?s of science degree and a graduate certificate in financial planning from the College of Commerce.

Evans also recently joined the board of the Lane Tech Alumni Association, and serves on the board of The Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago.

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The Business Finance Store Discusses Venture Capital and Alternative Business Funding

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Santa Ana, CA (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

The New York Times recently reported how venture capitalist Ben Horowitz provides business lessons to entrepreneurs through rap music. This unorthodox method of information delivery is just another quirk to shake the seemingly glamorous world of venture capital. It seems that almost everyone wants venture capital funding, yet the reality is that relatively few get it. The venture capital, angel investor and other private equity investor world is not an easy one to break in to. In the recent blog post ?Pitfalls of VC Funding: ?Due Diligence? for Small Business Owners,? The Business Finance Store discusses important considerations for small businesses exploring venture capital as a funding option, as well as alternative financing methods.

Many small business owners seek out venture capital funding for the simple reason that it makes their enterprise much more liquid up-front, with the hope that the funds will help skyrocket their profitability. Realistically, small business owners know that?s not always the way it works, and those who haven?t thought about the strings that may be attached to VC funding should think twice about what realities they might face after accepting one of these large amounts of capital. Read more about venture capital funding and alternatives at The Business Finance Store Blog.

The Business Finance Store is a business financing and consulting firm that offers customized Business Financial Solutions. Seasoned professionals offer assistance in a variety of financial solutions to help small businesses succeed such as:Business Financial Solutions, Legal Solutions, and Accounting Solutions.

The staff at The Business Finance Store understands that starting and growing a business is an exciting time. They keep it exciting by taking care of some of the most difficult aspects, by providing legal advice, helping with vital responsibilities like accounting & bookkeeping, and by obtaining business finance. They can quickly and easily guide entrepreneurs through many different complicated processes and put them on the path to success.

For 10 years The Business Finance Store has been helping startups and other small businesses legally structure their companies, find the right franchises, get the funding they need, and achieve the American Dream of owning their own successful business. Since expanding nationwide in 2007, they have helped thousands of companies and have funded over $ 60 Million in business credit lines, not including SBA loans. The Business Finance Store sees limitless potential in the current climate, and looks forward to many strong years of growth to come. Take some time to review their services, and give them a call.

For more information, or a free, no-obligation analysis of your business needs, visit The Business Finance Store website: http://www.businessfinancestore.com. A member of their professional staff will contact you to discuss your business’ short and long-term goals. Whatever you need, The Business Finance Store is there.

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New Technology for Busy Dentists Facilitates Personal Interaction with Patients

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Denville, NJ (PRWEB) February 16, 2012

?Most local dental practices will draw the majority of their business locally, and it?s unlikely patients will spend much time reading your latest Facebook post,? said Chhoda. ?If you?re going to put that much effort into maintaining contact with patients, why not do it with email, print, phone and text messaging? Why not do it with new, done-for-you technologies like Instant Dental Newsletter??

Websites are useful tools that can be utilized to offer patient forms, announce hours of operation and even schedule appointments. What they can?t do is provide the personal touch that only comes with person-to-person contact. Patients want to know their doctor cares, and dentists can offer a critical element of customer service with new done-for-you technologies such as this dental newsletter.

Personal emails, phone calls and text messaging are all offered, providing dentists with a customizable resource to send a simple thank you, appointment reminder or follow up. Chhoda, who is an expert on dental marketing, noted that many dentists overwhelm visitors with information on their websites and spend considerable time and effort on SEO for their website when the focus should be on retaining patients and attracting new clients.

The same can be said for social media platforms. Those who visit Facebook and Twitter do so to connect with friends and family, not be bombarded with the latest marketing ploy. An email, text message or phone call demonstrates to patients that they?re more than just a number in the system. It makes a lasting impression and the personal nature of the contact doesn?t get lost among all the ?likes? and ?friending? taking place online.

?The ability to leverage different modes of communication ? email, direct mail, text messaging and phone calls work best for patients,? said Chhoda. ?Software systems allow dentists to communicate with past, present and prospective patients on a consistent and personal level.?

The most elaborate website is a waste of time and money if it isn?t generating new patients or helping the practice maintain contact with existing clients. Chhoda has assisted thousands of small practices in increasing patient numbers with the use of software systems that utilize email, phone calls and text messaging. A website is a useful tool, but it?s the personal contact that patients crave and to which they respond.

Chhoda?s office can be reached by phone at 201-535-4475. For more information, visit the dental marketing blog by Nitin Chhoda

ABOUT NITIN CHHODA

Nitin Chhoda is a licensed physical therapist, a doctor of physical therapy, and a certified strength and conditioning specialist. He?s the author of ?Total Activation: The New 5 Step Fitness Mantra? and ?Marketing for Physical Therapy Clinics.? He?s been featured in numerous industry magazines, major radio and broadcast media, and is the founder of Referral Ignition training systems, Private Practice Summit, the Private Practice Formula and the Private Practice Mastermind group. Chhoda speaks extensively throughout the U.S., Canada and Asia. He?s the creator of the Therapy Newsletter, along with Clinical Contact, a web-based service that boosts patient arrival rates.

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Bop Design Answers the Top 10 Social Media and SEO Questions Posed by Small Businesses

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San Diego, CA (PRWEB) February 16, 2012

Most small business owners understand that their firm needs a SEO and social media marketing strategy. However, there is still much confusion regarding the benefits of SEO and social media, and the best way for a small business to implement an effective plan. Bop Design, a San Diego based marketing agency focused on small businesses, has released a resource titled the “Top 10 Social Media & SEO Questions Answered.” The resource is designed for the small business owner who is cash strapped, time crunched but knows their firm needs an effective SEO and social media plan to increase brand awareness and generate ideal customer leads.

Bop Design Business Principal, Jeremy Durant, comments, “There is a tendency for small businesses to over-complicate their social media and SEO strategy. This causes a strategy to be disjointed, sporadic and undisciplined.” Durant says that a strategy all starts with content creation. “If a firm can generate two relevant, timely blog entries a month, this can be the start of an effective SEO and social media plan.” Durant contends that these blog entries can be re-purposed in regular social media communication and an SEO article distribution strategy. “Social media and SEO truly work hand in hand and where it all starts is content. Content establishes you as a thought leader on social media and creates keyword rich content for on and off page optimization.” Because SEO and social media can work together, Bop Design combined the two topics in one guide.

The Top 10 List includes common questions like: Can a SEO firm reasonably guarantee top ranking on Google? How can I test the effectiveness of my website? How do I determine what keywords my firm?s website should target? Click here to access the guide.

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Top Gun Options Trade on VXX Last Thursday Nets Over $1500 in Under 48 Hours; Potential for $3100 in More Gains as Barrons Sees Dow 15,000

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Miami, FL (PRWEB) February 13, 2012

The cover of Barron?s this past weekend proclaimed ?Dow 15,000?, and ?Dow 17,000 is a 50/50 bet?. The Top Gun Options trading team believes this prediction is fundamentally flawed and explored both sides of this bold prediction to help investors of all levels make an informed choice about where the market is heading.

Follow this link to see the trade that made over $ 1500 or 67% in under 2 days, and Top Gun Options new bearish trade on the SPY:

Top Gun Options Advanced Trade Alert

Written by Gene Epstein, the article titled ?Enter the Bull? often quotes the well-known Wharton School finance professor and author of Stocks for the Long Run Jeremy Siegel.

Their main argument is that history is on their side.

The Barron’s article stated ?Based on cyclical patterns of market history, the odds are better than two chances in three that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) will reach 15,000 or higher over the next two years. Based on the same cyclical patterns, there?s about a 50-50 chances that the Dow could hit 17,000 or more.?

Citing Mr. Siegel?s stock market performance data dating back to 1871, the market reacts in a cyclical manner, known as the ?rubber band? cycle of expansion and rapid collapse. The stock market saw healthy double digits returns last year but was muted by domestic and European issues.

Top Gun Options looks at a wide range of market data to gather intelligence. The founder and CEO of Top Gun Options, Matthew ‘Whiz’ Buckley, said “Barron’s needed to roll out the worn disclaimer of past performance is not an indicator of future results.”

To see a bearish trade on SPY click here: http://topgunoptions.com/advanced-alert/

Buckley continued, “Greece will most likely fail in its austerity efforts, as will other European nations like Italy who are accustomed to living the high life – bloated civil services with equally under-worked and bloated workers and pension plans. These sovereign defaults will be followed by the United State?s own Greece and Italy ? California and Illinois”. Buckley believes that with their bloated budgets (the state of CA is over $ 25B in the red) and the federal government will be ‘forced’ to bail these sates out. Buckley summarized, “Seems ?fair? right? States like FL who have no state tax, compared to CA?s 10% ?right off the top of your paycheck tax?, do not have issues like CA. The Golden State spends over $ 12.5B in benefits for illegal immigrant services. That?s nearly $ 1500 per legal resident in the state, including children. Seems only ?fair? that the other 48 states and their taxpayers, each with their own issues, bail out these states before they go bankrupt right?”

Top Gun Options believes Mr. Siegel’s hypothesis does not take into account the unemployment and housing issues which are forecast by the government and independent sources such as the National Association of Realtors to remain high. Based on these sources, the Top Gun Options trading team believes unemployment will remain above 8%, which was not supposed to occur according to the Obama administration based on bailouts and QE 1 and QE 2 (quantitative easing). Rising foreclosures will remain clouds on the market horizon, Buckley believes.

Top Gun Options predicts that the federal debt situation will worsen. Buckley said “Bleeding the DoD *Department of Defense) budget down to rubber bands and popsicle sticks won’t fix the problem while we pay for 99 weeks of unemployment insurance. Give the unemployed computer training, health care and a sense of self by having them serve their country instead of the other way around.”

According to the Wall Street Journal ‘Obamacare’ will devastate small businesses. Companies are flush with cash but not hiring because they don?t know if they?ll be the next target of a Washington regulation or law. The Catholic Church got blindsided last week with Obamacare edicts and the contraception mandate but according to the Journal the Obama administration retreated last Friday, while Catholic bishops remained skeptical. “By what authority does the President of the United States seek to impose this immoral policy?” Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence, R.I., asked in a statement. “This is the United States, not North Korea.”

Buckley, a former naval aviator with 44 combat sorties over iraq believe that ‘Overseas, Israel will attack Iran because the United States has become the Barney Fife of the world. ‘Stop! Or we’ll say Stop again!’. We?re going to wake up one day to news of an Israeli strike and oil will go to more than $ 200 a barrel as the Middle East explodes and Israel endures daily attacks, and Assad, shifting attention away from his domestic troubles, will also attack Israel.”

Top Gun Options shows investors of all levels that there are 2 sides to every financial hypothesis, especially in investing, and investors need to decide on their own what they believe is right.

According to the Financial Times there are additional domestic and international concerns to be aware off before investors go all in thinking Mr. Siegel’s article in Barron’s is correct. According to Mr. Siegel markets histrionically tend to go up over time. In the interim investors can potentially profit from the resulting volatility in the market.

Top Gun Options placed a great Advanced options trade on Thursday that made over $ 1500 in less than 2 days, with the potential to make another $ 3100. It was a bullish trade on volatility (VXX), meaning the market would retreat and volatility would go up ? they tend to have an inverse relationship. Follow this link to see the trade and see their next trade on the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY): http://topgunoptions.com/advanced-alert/

Top Gun Options believes the market has had a decent run over the past 5 weeks and is going to take a breather, especially as February 15th approaches. According to the Wall Street Journal this is the deadline Eurozone officials have placed on Greece to cut an additional $ 428.6M in debt or face the potential of a default on March 20th. February 15th is also the day important Eurozone economic numbers are reported.

Doug Robertson, Advanced Top Gun Options trader and owner of Blue Water Analytics in Miami, who placed the winning VXX trade last week and placed the new bear call spread on SPY in the Advanced Model Portfolio believes that we’re in for more trouble. “No one can wave a magic wand and make these issues go away. So as the market swings in either direction, we plan to profit from it”.

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Lincoln Leadership Institute to Light Candles on Virtual Birthday Cake for Lincoln

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Gettysburg, Pa. (PRWEB) February 10, 2012

Steven B. Wiley and The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg invite the public to commemorate Abraham Lincoln?s 203rd birthday by leaving a birthday message for Lincoln on the organization?s website http://www.gettysburgleadership.com/birthday-card-2012. Once 203 birthday greetings are received, The Lincoln Leadership Institute will light candles on a celebratory virtual birthday cake. Lincoln?s birthday is Sunday, Feb. 12.

Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 and served as the nation?s 16th president from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Milestones of Lincoln?s presidential service include his 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, a document that declared slaves free forever, and his Gettysburg Address. Given in November 1863 at the dedication of a military cemetery, Soldiers? National Cemetery in Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Address is one of the most memorable speeches in American history.

Visit http://www.gettysburgleadership.com/birthday-card-2012 to leave a birthday greeting. Share your thoughts on Lincoln?s inspiration for you, the significance of his Gettysburg Address or the impact of his leadership decisions on the American Civil War.

The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg?s headquarters are located in the historic David Wills House located in downtown Gettysburg, Pa. President Lincoln spent the night at the Wills House where he put the finishing touches on the Gettysburg Address before delivering it on Nov. 19, 1863.

For more information about Steven B. Wiley and The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg?s leadership development programs, call 717-338-9971 or visit http://www.gettysburgleadership.com. ?Like? The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg at http://www.facebook.com/GettysburgLeadership and follow ?LincolnLeader? on Twitter.

About Steven B. Wiley and The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg

What do the majority of Fortune 100 companies, such as Apple, Bank of America, Pfizer, Federal Express, ExxonMobil and Time Warner, scores of federal government agencies, including Homeland Security, Departments of Defense, Justice and Interior and over 75 Presidential Appointees and their teams all have in common?

When it comes to motivating, educating and developing their greatest asset, their people, they turn to Steven B. Wiley and The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg.

Steven B. Wiley is a proven entrepreneur, author and highly acclaimed speaker who has trained and entertained tens of thousands of top executives from around the world. He receives?without exception?the highest ratings possible from his audiences, which include the top executives from the world headquarters of Apple, Merck, State Farm, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Homeland Security, Black & Decker, Shell, IBM, Caterpillar, the L.A. Times, Orlando Sentinel, USA Today/Gannett, Pharmetica, Frigidaire, Century 21, Johnson & Johnson, PhRMA, ExxonMobil and the Ford Motor Company.

His business experience includes the founding of three companies: two international franchise organizations and a national chain of fleet management centers. He has successfully negotiated multi-million dollar funding agreements for his own companies with some of the top venture capital organizations in the world.

Steve brings a wealth of knowledge in the areas of successful marketing, negotiation, sales and business development. His lucrative and varied high-ticket consultative selling and negotiating, experience began more than twenty years ago and includes tens of millions of dollars in the sales of companies, divisions, hard goods and services. His strong leadership ability has earned him recognition in top publications, including Venture Magazine, USA Today and Entrepreneur Magazine.

Steve?s speaking experience includes three years as National Spokesperson for the Quaker Oats/Pritikin Longevity Centers for whom he has been featured in television commercials and advertisements in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and New York Times. Over the past ten years, he has conducted thousands of seminars on negotiation, sales leadership and wellness for numerous public and private sector organizations.

He is the president of The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg and the founder of the Institute?s Communicating with Executive Presence program as well as its Transformational Journey from Gettysburg leadership development experience.

Through The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg, Civil War history becomes a metaphor, and the battlefield a classroom, as Steven B. Wiley leads your organization toward unprecedented success by developing leaders at all levels. Through the unique and creative use of historical metaphor and an examination of the lives of historic characters we develop ?bookmarks? in the minds of participants.

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