) February 19, 2009 -- Pro Mujer, a leading microfinance organization operating in Latin America for nearly 20 years, is now registered as a UK charity, an important first step toward securing new support from UK philanthropists and corporations.

) June 23, 2009 -- Pro Mujer, a leading provider of financial services, healthcare and training for impoverished women in Latin America, announced its benefit celebration to be held on Thursday, October 29, 2009, at 6:30 P.M. at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The benefit celebrates Pro Mujer's nineteen years of service to more than one million women and their families.

At the benefit Pro Mujer will honor Sharon Allen, Chairman of Deloitte LLP, and Anne M. Mulcahy, Chairman of Xerox for their leadership in promoting the role of women in business and society, and for advancing corporate social responsibility.

) October 23, 2008 -- Pro Mujer, a women's development organization providing Latin America's poorest women microentrepreneurs with microfinance, business training and healthcare, today announced its 2008 benefit celebration to be held on Thursday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m., the IAC Building, 555 West 18th Street, in New York City. The gala celebrates Pro Mujer's 18 years of service to more than one million women and their families. Because of the devastating impact of the global financial crisis on Pro Mujer's clients, this year's benefit takes on particular urgency.

) September 29, 2009 -- The Network of Indian Professionals of North America (NetIP) is both honored and proud to announce its support for Grameen Foundation at the North America (NA) level. NetIP has pledged to raise funds through various programs, events and fundraising efforts between 2009 and 2010 through its 24 chapters.

NetIP has been at the forefront of community support through various programs both at its National and local chapter level. This community Service initiative is a key component of NetIP's community service pillar, one of 4 foundations that the organization hosts all its events on. The initiative is led by NetIP North America's External Affairs Team.

) November 19, 2008 -- Unitus, Inc. today announced plans to accelerate access to microfinance in East Africa. An international nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing global poverty by increasing access to microfinance, Unitus will bring its proven Acceleration Model to a region deeply impacted by poverty yet rich with entrepreneurial spirit. In the coming months, Unitus will select and partner with a broad range of high-potential microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Kenya and Tanzania in order to help them increase efficiency, reach more customers, and facilitate the development of a wide range of financial products and services designed to meet the needs of the working poor.

) December 2, 2008 -- DeSilva+Phillips, media investment bankers, has launched an Operational Restructuring practice. The practice will advise media companies, private equity funds and commercial lenders who seek assistance with financial performance issues in the current economy and debt markets.

) July 22, 2009 -- Craig Newmark, Internet entrepreneur and founder of the classified advertising website Craigslist, has spent his career connecting people with complementary needs. Now, he is working to bring borrowers and lenders together to facilitate economic development in the Middle East. Newmark announced today that he has joined the advisory board of a new microfinance website called LendforPeace.org. LendforPeace.org allows users to make loans to specific entrepreneurs in the West Bank, thus helping them build a sustainable livelihood through small business and tangibly contributing to stability in the region.

) September 16, 2008 -- Neighborhood America today announces that Brenda Agius has joined the company's executive team as Chief Financial Officer. With a successful track record for leading high-tech companies through change and financial maturity, Agius' global experience prepares her to take on an executive role in spearheading Neighborhood America's financial strategy.

A Helping Hand for Microfinance. A User-friendly E-based Approach Connecting Microfinance Staff and Deserving Women to be Empowered as a Step in Poverty Alleviation.

) October 30, 2008 -- ACCION USA, the nation's largest microlending nonprofit organization, has been chosen as one of eight organizations to compete for a $50,000 donation from the Western Union Foundation. The "Our World Gives" contest will challenge organizations to engage their networks by earning "votes" via the social networking website Facebook.

) August 3, 2009 -- ACCION USA today announced the launch of an online credit and business workshop series that will make financial education resources more accessible for individuals nationwide.

To be held bimonthly in Spanish and English, the online workshops will focus on providing participants with information on how to continue growing a small business during the economic downturn.

) September 28, 2009 -- Former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore will train 300 people hailing from more the 21 Latin American countries including Mexico, Costa Rica, Argentina, Brazil, Trinidad, and Columbia to become the first Climate Project (TCP) presenters in the region.

The summit opened today in Mexico City and will run from September 28th - 30th. Mr. Gore, along with other international experts, will train people from all walks of life to talk to their networks, peers, and communities about the climate crisis. This summit also marks the establishment of TCP Mexico in association with Pronatura, a non-profit organization headquartered in Mexico City.

) April 6, 2009 -- Consona Corporation (Consona), a worldwide leader in providing customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services for companies of all sizes, today announced that Greg Schorr, managing director of Crescent Capital and CFO, former CEO and president of SBR, Inc., has assumed the position of chief financial officer for Consona.

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) October 16, 2008 -- The Perth Leadership Institute (alert on the market crash and how human resources and leadership development can quickly and effectively develop a post-crash leadership strategy. The alert provides rapidly actionable, high-impact recommendations and suggests that human resources must focus on business acumen development and improving executives’ financial impact through behavioral approaches.

) November 1, 2009 -- Doolittle & Ganos Investment Counsel, LLC is pleased to announce that Walton E. “Buzz” Brown, Jr. has joined the firm as Director, Relationship Management and Business Development Officer. Mr. Brown will serve in the firm’s San Francisco Bay Area theater of operations.

) July 1, 2009 -- QL2, the leading on-demand data access platform provider, today announced the appointment of Phil Sabin to the position of chief financial officer. Sabin brings more than 25 years of experience in finance and accounting at fast growth start-ups and large corporations, including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and business intelligence companies. His addition further strengthens the QL2 operational and financial positioning as the company continues to expand.

) October 23, 2009 -- Massachusetts-based biofuels company Qteros, whose breakthrough Q Microbe™ technology turns biomass into cellulosic ethanol, has welcomed Kevin F. McLaughlin and Ralph M. Lerner to the Qteros leadership team.

Mr. McLaughlin brings 30 years of financial and operating management experience from the high tech, biotech, and education industries.

) April 22, 2009 -- Misleading representations and unrelenting hype on the Internet are a source of frustration for new and seasoned entrepreneurs who make a living online. That's why small business advocate, Nicole Dean decided to raise the volume on her work profiling credible and trusted online resources with the launch of her new podcast Success Cast. This regular podcast is part of Nicole's ShowMomTheMoney.com resource website. Each show zeroes in on the success traits and tips of women entrepreneurs populating the online marketplace today.

) September 14, 2009 -- CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, today announced the addition of accounts receivable and cash management capabilities within its global trade and supply chain platform, Proponix360™.

) January 30, 2009 -- RBC Capital Markets today announced that its U.S. investment banking group has been named Mid-Market Investment Bank of the Year by Investment Dealers' Digest (IDD), a leading journal of the investment banking industry.

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) June 9, 2009 -- TMG PR/Brand Communications (TMG) announces today that it has been recognized - eight times over - by the 15th Annual Communicator Awards for its outstanding work in creative communications. Chosen from thousand of entries received for consideration, TMG received eight Awards of Distinction for its exceptional work on behalf of several clients in the financial and real estate/media industries.

Tami Gross-McCarthy, founder and CEO, TMG Brand Communications

) April 15, 2009 -- Toshiba Business Solutions today announced that industry veterans Fred C. Berger and Mark Downing have been named as president of its TBS-Florida/Georgia subsidiary (TBS-FL/GA) and TBS-California/Nevada subsidiary (TBS-CA/NV) respectively. Berger took over as president of TBS-FL/GA April 1, and Downing was promoted into the position of president of TBS-CA/NV effective April 13.
   

) January 29, 2009 -- Axsium Group Inc., North America's leading Workforce Management (WFM) consulting firm, is pleased to announce the expansion of its operations into international markets. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Axsium will continue to provide industry leading Workforce Management consulting services to overseas clients.

"The opening of this practice is yet another great achievement for Axsium," says Tim Lett, Managing Partner of Axsium Group. "The unparalleled success that we have realised to date has given us the experience, stability and opportunity to provide global clients with significant, measurable results"
   

) April 18, 2009 -- The Successful Women Network development team are working towards opening a site which was the brain child of Gueler Wilkins, the CEO of the Successful Women Network. The original project plan called for a site with a dual purpose, a social community for professional women to use as a forum to express ideas and communicate with other likeminded women, and as a business platform, aiming to bring women together in an atmosphere conducive to encouraging mutually beneficial commercial networking.

Successful Women Network

) March 5, 2009 -- CSOFT International Ltd., a leading provider of multilingual localization, testing and outsourced software development for the global market, announced the promotion of Matt Arney to Vice President of Global Business Development and Helena Rojas to Director of Global Business Development for Australia and Europe. Most recently, Arney served as Director of Business Development for North America, and Rojas was Business Development Manager for Australia.

"Matt and Helena have both demonstrated strong leadership, and contributed significantly to CSOFT's continued business development and expansions around the globe," said Ms. Shunee Yee, President and CEO of CSOFT.

) July 29, 2009 -- Dealing with credit card debt? Considering a house or refinance a mortgage? Preparing for retirement in a down economy? Is "cash for clunkers" for you? Looking for work?

Visitors to http://www.whatsonyourmind.com (sponsored by USAA) are dealing with these issues and many more on USAA's first-ever conversation site. Other features include social media integration, job search support, and opinion through authorized USAA guests and bloggers.

Virgo Publishing LLC, a leading producer of telecommunications industry publications and events, announced today the prestigious speaker lineup for the 2009 VON Latin America Summit, which is taking place at the VON Conference & Expo, on Sept. 22, 2009, in the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami. Produced in conjunction with industry research partners Frost & Sullivan and IDC, the 2009 VON Latin America Summit will focus on "How to Do Business in the Telecommunications Industry in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA)". Educational topics include "Long and Short Term Infrastructure Investment," "Operational and Business Strategies for Operators," and "Doing Business in CALA." (PRWeb Sep 10, 2009)

) October 19, 2009 -- Centice Corporation, a pioneer in drug verification and safety products, announced today that Arthur Bergens, Centice Corporation's Chief Financial and Operating Officer, was named as a 2009 Top CFO by Business Leader Media and BDO Seidman LLP. Winners were honored at an event on October 13, 2009 and they will be featured in the October 2009 issue of Business Leader magazine. This year the honorees for the 2009 Top CFOs were chosen from a record number of nominations.

) September 14, 2009 -- Connextions Inc. today announced the appointment of Kenneth J. Fasola to its Board of Directors. Mr. Fasola is a health insurance and managed care senior executive with 25 years of successful experience concentrated in three of the industry's largest organizations: UnitedHealth Group, Humana and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

) April 2, 2009 -- China has preemptively seized the leadership role in this week's G-20 summit, according to Jim Trippon, editor of America's top-rated Chinese stock newsletter, the China Stock Digest. "Beijing has unleashed an unprecedented barrage of challenges to U.S. leadership in advance of the summit," said Trippon who added, "Chinese leaders have surprised the world by taking the initiative in a concerted move that will profoundly shift the balance of financial power at the G-20."

) August 25, 2009 -- Presenters Thomas Capato, co-founder and CEO of GettingHired.com, the largest employment and networking portal for people with disabilities on the internet, and Neil Jacobson, founder and CEO of Abilicorp, a company that facilitates career opportunities for people with disabilities by matching their skills with client needs, will address the challenges employers face in hiring people with disabilities, including identifying job requirements, finding qualified candidates, understanding costs of workplace accommodations, and retaining employees with disabilities.

) May 15, 2009 -- Credit Loan, Inc., provider of online personal loans through its service-based and educational website, has added a variety of financial videos and infographics to its site to help people understand complex economic issues that directly affect them. Using simple graphics, plain language, and witty storylines, these interactive web applications simplify the complicated concepts that drive the economy.

) February 23, 2009 -- H5, the leading provider of automated information retrieval, search, and analytic services for the legal industry, today announced that it has named Michael J. Halloran and Neal L. Wolkoff as the newest additions to its Financial Services Advisory Board.

Wellness Doctor and R&B Powerhouse Join Forces for Women's Empowerment ProjectDr. Andrea Pennington and the new "Peaches" of the legendary duo, Peaches and Herb, announce their Los Angeles, CA partnership. They bring women everywhere resource to help them learn to love themselves in the "I Love You, Me!" Women's Empowerment Project. www.ILoveYouMe.com (PRWeb Nov 3, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3147054.htm

) June 1, 2009 -- Management consulting firm Strategic Decisions Group (SDG) today announced that Peter Hopper has joined the firm as a senior member of its Technology and Private Equity practices in the Asia-Pacific region.

Peter Hopper joins SDG's technology and private equity practice in Asia.

) July 21, 2009 -- Health Advocate™, the nation's leading independent healthcare advocacy and assistance company, announced today that Thomas Masci, Jr., CFO and cofounder, has been named the winner in the Philadelphia Business Journal's 2009 CFO of the Year Award in the medium company category.

Thomas Masci, Jr., CFO and cofounder of Health Advocate, Inc.

) September 18, 2009 -- Clarity Management Consulting, a management consulting firm based in Syracuse, New York, received national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women Presidents' Educational Organization-NY (WPEO-NY). Monica Johns is Clarity's president and CEO.

Clarity Management Consulting (www.claritymanagementconsulting.com) provides consulting solutions that transform the way clients do business. With 25 years experience in project management, manufacturing, engineering, outsourcing, and consulting, Clarity helps clients accelerate their strategic goals and achieve greater levels of productivity, while reducing waste and cost.

) February 13, 2009 -- Configuresoft, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise server configuration management solutions, announced today that company founder and credit policy expert Alex Goldstein has been named CEO and will begin serving in this role immediately.

Goldstein, who co-founded Configuresoft and served as its original CEO from 1999 to mid-2006, has more than 25 years of executive management experience in software, manufacturing, oil, gas and mining, and financial services. Prior to his return as CEO, Goldstein served on the Configuresoft board of directors. Mr. Goldstein replaces Mark Ruport, who previously held the CEO role.

) August 27, 2009 -- By replacing its traditional paper-based hiring process with online software from PeopleAnswers, Cash America's employee turnover decreased by 43% compared to employees hired without PeopleAnswers.

Cash America International, Inc. provides specialty financial services to consumers in the United States, United Kingdom, and Mexico through the brand names of Cash America Pawn, SuperPawn, Cash America Payday Advance, Cashland, Mr. Payroll, and Prenda Fácil, as well as the Internet portals of CashNetUSA.com and QuickQuid.co.uk.

) October 19, 2009 -- Windward IT Solutions (www.windwardits.com), a premiere operational management consulting and systems engineering firm, on Monday named Dennis B. Boykin IV as its new Vice President and General Manager of Federal Solutions. Mr. Boykin will be responsible for leadership and growth of Windward's federal government practice, including business development, marketing, and acquisition functions. He brings a wide-ranging background in operations management, business development, government contract management, and commercial financial operations to our government clients.