Boston, MA (PRWEB) September 18, 2006

This report explores the challenges of small business credit card issuing, a key strategic segment for card issuers seeking to grow payment volume at rates above overall industry averages and to add to their portfolio outstandings. The attractiveness of the market to issuers is high for a number of reasons:

The payment volume of small business credit cards is growing at twice the rate of credit cards overall.

Small business credit cards benefit from superior commercial card interchange and higher payment volumes per account than consumer cards.

The small business segment is dynamic, with new prospects emerging continuously, and businesses growing in their financial needs.

There is a major opportunity to leverage existing small business relationships, as well as prospecting within retail consumer credit card portfolios.

Key challenges of serving the market, as the report examines, are addressing the needs of the surprisingly complex sub-segments within the small business market, which include sole proprietors through firms up to 100 employees. For many large banking institutions, it is also a challenge to capture the opportunities embedded in their current retail credit and small business debit portfolio’s.

The small business segment may be messy from a segment viewpoint, but tools and techniques available to issuers to address the opportunity are improving, as the report illustrates. Rapidly growing data repositories and advanced analytic tools are helping issuers to identify prospects both at home (in debit and retail credit files) and through direct marketing.

Understanding the emerging role of small business debit in the segment is critical. Ken Paterson, Director of the Credit Advisory Service at Mercator Advisory Group and the author of this report comments that; “An important strategic issue for the future is the influence of debit in the small business market. Seemingly little attention has been paid to debit in this segment, yet there are about 8 million small business debit accounts in place – perhaps one of out of three small businesses. Just as debit growth is affecting credit card growth on the retail side of the equation, debit is of growing importance in the small business credit segment. Positioning small business credit offerings with regard to debit, and perhaps offering dual debit/credit programs will be of increasing importance.”

Report Highlights:

1. The small business credit card market offers above average growth opportunities to issuers.

2. The surprisingly complex segment structure of the small business universe creates special challenges for issuers wishing to address the market’s special needs.

3. Just as in the retail card segment, debit offers a special competitive challenge for payment volume. Dual credit/ debit issuers may have a competitive advantage identifying and cross-selling small business prospects—if their organizational silos can be bridged.

4. Issuers should consider life cycle reporting needs of small businesses before over-killing with features/ functionality.

5. With debit encroaching, the small business credit segment may already be showing signs of maturity.

Members of Mercator Advisory Group have access to these reports as well as the upcoming research for the year ahead, presentations, analyst access and other membership benefits. Please visit us online at www.mercatoradvisorygroup.com.

For more information call Mercator Advisory Group’s main line: 781-419-1700.

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Winter Haven, FL (PRWEB) August 10, 2009

RENI Publishing, in cooperation with the U.S. Small Business Administration, has launched a new, comprehensive online tool for small business owners at http://www.smallbusiness3.com.

Unlike other small business Web sites, the focus of the new site is local mapping. The site has over 17,000 resource listings that cover every state and major city in the United States, including Puerto Rico and Guam. Up-to-date mapping data provides directions to every financing source available to the small business owner, including small business loans and small business grants.

The site features the latest in social networking technology, allowing for user-managed profiles and events nationwide. Users also have free access to Small Business Resource magazine, published locally every year for the U.S. Small Business Administration.

In addition, special sections provide relevant information for minority-owned, women-owned and veteran-owned small businesses. The site also features motivational success stories and contact information for award-winning small businesses.

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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 20, 2006

Payroll-Quotes.com has opened its new web site for the six million small businesses nationwide that need payroll services. As outsourcing has continued to expand in the payroll marketplace Payroll-Quotes.com is dedicated to providing small businesses the information and contacts necessary to make sound payroll service outsourcing decisions.

Payroll-Quotes.com is designed exclusively for small businesses. It will provide a place for small businesses to make contact with multiple payroll service bureaus that are interested in processing payroll for small businesses. Payroll-Quotes.com is designed to provide contacts and payroll quotes that match up with a small business’ unique payroll needs. Payroll-Quotes.com target market is small businesses of less than two hundred and fifty employees.

The major payroll companies with their cookie cutter solutions and high prices control the advertising channels that would normally provide information to small businesses” explains Elizabeth Moore, Payroll-Quotes.com spokesperson. “It is difficult for small business to know what its options are, what unique solutions are available, and how inexpensive payroll services really are. We will provide that information to small businesses wherever they are located. Our partner payroll outsourcing providers will provide free payroll service quotes tailored to any small business’s unique payroll service needs.”

“Just visit our site at www.Payroll-Quotes,com to see what we can do for the small businessman.”

Media Contact:

Elizabeth Moore

emoore @ Payroll-Quotes.com

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Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) December 9, 2009

On December 8, Small Business Trends awarded its Reader’s Choice and Editor’s Choice Awards for the 2009 top small business books, just in time for holiday shopping (and reading).

They have presented these awards for the second year to ensure that these books, often written by entrepreneurs, get recognition among other small business owners. This year, Small Business Trends expanded the process by soliciting nominees for the initial Reader’s Choice list, and instituting a formal voting process. To qualify, books had to appeal to small business personnel, entrepreneurs, freelancers or the self-employed and had to be newly published (or revised) during 2009. More than 4,000 votes were cast, along with 200 write-ins. The voting was close; there were roughly a dozen books that missed the top 10 by a small margin.

The 2009 Best Small Business Book Editor’s Choice awards this year also had an added dimension, including voting by an Advisory Panel of 27 small business experts, as well as the Small Business Trends editors. They added two additional winners and awarded the top twelve books for 2009. Winning books were chosen based on originality; quality of writing; and usefulness for small business people. These business book awards began in 2008. They are a natural outgrowth of Small Business Trends’ popular small business book reviews. Details, book links and reviews are available at the links below.

2009 Small Business Book Awards – Reader’s Choice Edition Winners Include:

·    Awesomely Simple: Essential Business Strategies for Turning Ideas Into Action –

·    by John Spence

·    BAM: Delivering Customer Service in a Self-Service World – by Barry Moltz and

·    Mary Jane Grinstead

·    Career Renegade – Written by Jonathan Fields

·    The Constant Contact Guide to Email Marketing – by Eric Groves

·    Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion- by Gary Vaynerchuk

·    Escape from Cubicle Nation – by Pamela Slim

·    Immigrant, Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy – by

Richard Herman and Robert Smith

·    The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web – by Tamar Weinberg

·    The Sassy Ladies Toolkit for Startup Businesses – by Michelle Girasole, Wendy

·    Hanson and Miriam Perry

2009 Small Business Book Awards – Editor’s Choice Edition Winners Include:

·    Anatomy of Buzz Revisited – Emmanuel Rosen

·    Escape from Cubicle Nation – by Pamela Slim

·    Greening Your Small Business – by Jennifer Kaplan

·    Me 2.0 – by Dan Schawbel

·    The New Community Rules – by Tamar Weinberg

·    Outrageous Advertising – Bill Glazer

·    Talk Less, Say More – by Connie Dieken

·    Super Freakonomics – by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

·    Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn

·    Trust – by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith

·    Upstarts – by Donna Fenn

·    Viral Loop – Adam Penenberg

·    You are What You Choose – by Scott de Marchi and James T. Hamilton

The 2009 Small Business Book Awards are sponsored in part by QuestionPro – online research made easy™. QuestionPro is provider of the survey tool for voting on the awards.

About Small Business Trends:

Small Business Trends is an award-winning online publication for small business owners, entrepreneurs and the people who interact with them reaching more than 250,000 readers monthly. The site updates entrepreneurs on trends affecting the small business market: “Small business success … delivered daily.” Small Business Trends has been highlighted in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and numerous other media. The site also has won a number of awards including Forbes Best of the Web (twice – in 2005 and 2008).

Find us on Twitter too: @SmallBizTrends and @SmallBizTrends2

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Allen, TX (PRWEB) February 21, 2008

Business Insurance Now has recently launched a new blog to provide small business owners and young entrepreneurs with knowledgeable information on improving their business. The company has quickly climbed to the top of their industry due to their complete commitment to the customer and their offerings of multi-faceted business insurance coverage.

Business Insurance Now has rapidly built their status as the insurance provider that not only supplies small businesses with quality insurance coverage, but also assists in their success as well. The company’s recent launch of the “BIN Digest”, a blog dedicated to helping small business owners and entrepreneurs, has changed the way information is provided for small business insurance providers across the country. Now, entrepreneurs have a one stop information source for all of their insurance needs and small business questions.

Exclusive information on improving small businesses from the “BIN Digest” as well as high quality insurance coverage can be viewed at www.BusinessInsuranceNow.com. The blog is updated on a regular basis and includes expert knowledge on topics such as financing small businesses, efficient small business software and tools, and other helpful business tips for developing a small business.

About Business Insurance Now:

Business Insurance Now is an Internet-based small business insurance provider that offers owners and entrepreneurs a quick and knowledgeable all-in-one shopping experience for liability insurance and property insurance. They are proud to adhere to an ongoing pledge to their customers, while providing them with everything they need to create a successful small business.

Lately Business Insurance Now has maintained this commitment by giving even more back to their customers through their new blog the “BIN Digest”. Now, not only do they provide outstanding small business insurance, but they also supply expert information on ways to advance a small business.

Further information about Business Insurance Now can be found at www.BusinessInsuranceNow.com.

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Thousand Oaks, CA (PRWEB) August 18, 2008

AskPatty.com, Inc., announced today that four top automotive industry women will join the automotive advisory panel of industry-expert women. The Ask Patty website at www.askpatty.com, provides a safe place for women to get free advice on car purchases, maintenance and other automotive related topics online.

Women looking for tips on car buying, selling, maintenance and repair or other related topics can submit questions to expert women via email on the AskPatty.com website and blog. Questions are answered within 24 hours.

We are very excited to be adding these expert automotive women to our Advisory Panel. Introducing the newest AskPatty.com Expert Advisory Panel Members:

Georgia Brown

Director of Education- National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA)

Georgia Brown is the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s Director of Education, and is responsible for developing, promoting and coordinating education and training opportunities for individuals associated with the independent motor vehicle industry and its consumers. This includes dealer training such as the Certified Master Dealer® Program that is accomplished through a partnership with Northwood University, convention education that offers at least 15 hours of training during the NIADA Annual National Convention and consumer education that can be easily accessed via the NIADA Foundation website: www.niadafoundation.org

Georgia took this position at NIADA two years ago, bringing with her 27 years of education and workforce training experience as an instructor, administrator, nonprofit agency board member, grant writer, and consultant. She has two children and one grandson, and she and her husband make their home in Coppell, Texas.

Visit her online at http://www.niada.com/

Amanda Wetherill Holmes

Parts and Service Director and Vice President of Operations- Devon Hill BMW

Amanda grew up in the automobile industry starting as a receptionist when she was in high school for her parents BMW dealership. During summer breaks Amanda would work in the various departments learning the business. After graduating from Widener University, Amanda assumed the position of General Manager at Main Line BMW Motorcycles; before accepting her current roll as Parts and Service Director at Devon Hill BMW. Amanda graduated from the National Automobile Dealers Association Dealer Academy in November 2007.

Amanda understands the importance of women feeling comfortable and confident during their car buying experience. That is why putting Ask Patty in the dealership was so important. The dealership is family owned and operated. Our goal is to make every customer a fan of the famous blue horse.

Visit her online at http://www.devonhillbmw.com/

Cheri Fleming

Owner of Valencia Acura in Valencia, California

Cheri Fleming, known as one of the hardest working, most affable and effervescent young women in the Santa Clarita Valley, was born and raised in Parma Heights, Ohio. After graduating from Ohio University, she moved to Southern California.

After owning and managing several car dealerships in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Cheri and Don Fleming purchased Valencia Acura in 1997. At that time, this Valencia Acura dealership ranked “dead last” among national Acura dealers, both in sales and customer satisfaction. With no place to go but up, Cheri and Don began turning the dealership around.

Today, customer satisfaction is a way of life at Valencia Acura. CSI scores are well-above the national average for the dealership. What’s more, over 75% of Valencia Acura’s business is repeat and referral. Fleming’s small, personal touches show a determined focus on the overall customer experience. Valencia Acura prides itself on the level of customer service it provides.

In her short tenure as a dealer, Fleming has won many accolades from Acura and CSI awards from 2001-2005, including: Acura’s Precision Team (2002-2004), Honda’s Council of Excellence (2004-2005), “Best New Car Dealership in Santa Clarita” (2003-2005), “Most Community Minded Owners in Santa Clarita” (2003-2005) and Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce “Business of the Year” in the medium-sized category (2001).

Fleming’s passion for community involvement and commitment to excellence at her dealership earned her AIADA’s 2006 Dealer of the Year Award, presented by Newsweek. Fleming was presented with the award by Patrick Hagerty, Publisher of Newsweek, at AIADA’s Dealer of the Year Awards Ceremony at the J.W. Mariott Hotel in Washington, D.C.

“Being a car dealer affords me the opportunity to be involved in so many wonderful causes, and to truly make a difference in our community.”

Currently, Cheri is the Vice President At-Large and a Director for the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation, Governor-Elect for the Soroptimist International Camino Real Region, member and Past-President of the Soroptimist International of Santa Clarita Valley, Vice President of Special Events and a Director for the Child and Family Center Foundation, a Director for The Roar Foundation Advisory Board, Chair-Elect and a Director for the American Cancer Society Unit Council and Los Angeles Regional Unit Council, Vice President of the Sheila R. Veloz Breast Imaging Center Advisory Board, Co-Chair of the Boys & Girls Club Auction (2004-2006), and Chair of the Arthritis Foundation Walk.

Cheri’s donations in excess of .5 million have contributed positively towards various community organizations, including: United Way, American Red Cross, American Heart Association, The Cowboy Music & Poetry Festival, Master’s College, Hart High, Valencia High, Saugus High, Canyon High and other local schools. In recognition of her work with local area schools, she has been named PTA Partner by the Santa Clarita Valley School District for the past three years. This June, Cheri will make good on a capital investment of 0,000 to help build a cardiac-cath lab and new Emergency Room at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.

Visit her online at http://www.valenciaacura.com/

Cherie Watters

Cherie Watters is the General Manager at LAX Hyundai Los Angeles, CA. a member of the Denny Hecker Auto Group.

She has been in the automotive business since 1983. From the very beginning, when she started in the auto business she knew it was something she loved and she wanted to become an automobile dealer. Cherie knew there would be many obstacles moving forward in this very male dominated Industry but with a smile on her face she has accepted the Challenge.

Cherie graduated with a degree in Finance and began an automotive career in the accounting department. She was a Controller for a very large dealer group for a number of years and gained a lot of experience in that position. However: she made it a point to work in every department of the dealership so that she would have a complete understanding of how things worked everywhere. Not just talking with people in different departments, but actually working day to day in those departments. That experience really helped in understanding the challenges employees face every day. The more she could make the employees jobs easier and less complicated the better they could service the customers.

Cherie was lucky to be trained by some really wonderful mentors in this business and has made it a point to attend automotive seminars and workshops continually.

Cherie is a big believer in honestly and integrity and wants to have customers feel good about the purchase experience they have any time they deal with her or her staff. She wants women to feel welcome and un-intimidated when they walk into the store, whether it’s for an automobile sale or to purchase service or parts.

Her philosophy is if you make people happy, take care of their needs and listen, they will keep coming back.

Visit her online at http://www.laxhyundai.com/

In their automotive advisory roles these top ranking automotive women will respond to questions from consumer women on automotive related topics via the AskPatty.com website.

“We are very excited to be adding these expert automotive women to our Advisory Panel,” says Jody DeVere, CEO and President of AskPatty.com. DeVere continues, “Each of these women has great experience in the automotive industry and will provide added resources to the women who visit Ask Patty.” According to DeVere, AskPatty.com provides a safe environment for women car buyers to get advice and information needed to feel empowered and confident when they go to their local dealership for car service, repairs, maintenance and to negotiate and purchase a new or used vehicle.

The AskPatty.com, Inc. website, blog and Second Life venue is a safe place for women to get advice on car purchases, maintenance and other automotive related topics. Women can shop for vehicles at our network of certified female friendly dealerships across the U.S.

AskPatty.com is a member and 2008 corporate sponsor of the Women’s Automotive Association International, based in Detroit, MI, Chair of the UnitedSpinal.org Motorsports program, and Member of the California SkillsUSA.org board, BlogHer08 Conference Sponsor in Second Life, Editor of the Car Channel for BlogHer.com., serves on the Women’s Board of the Car Care Council, is a SEMA member and a member of the SEMA Business Women’s Networking Group.

Ask Patty Certified Dealer Program:

Properly armed with the right tools and training your dealerships can increase its share of the largest and fastest growing demographic of new vehicle buyers in the US — Women Consumers. The Ask Patty Certified Dealer program was designed specifically for car dealerships to attract, sell, retain and keep loyal women consumers.

What Is An Ask Patty Certified Dealer?

An Ask Patty certified dealer is a dealer that creates a safe and comfortable environment where women feel welcome and a dealer that makes the experience of purchasing and maintaining her vehicle a pleasant one.

Ask Patty trained and certified dealers are held to a high level of customer satisfaction for women consumers.

Go here to learn more about becoming a Certified Female Friendly Dealership:

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(PRWEB) June 1, 2005

Imagine traveling from NY to Los Angeles by car in 10.5 hours, while the Rail system you are running on is producing enough extra hydrogen to power 70% or more of the NationÂ’s entire energy demand at no extra charge? Sounds impossible?

DonÂ’t bet against it. If a young group of dedicated pioneers have their way, within a year ground could be broken on a new kind of accelerated highway across America that runs on clean-burning Hydrogen-powered MAGNETIC LEVITATION (MagLev) Rails, transporting automobiles, freight and people at up to 250 MPH. An article about this unusual project appeared in the ACSA Advances Magazine (http://www.acsa2000.net/hshrt) recently.

This new, so-called “Hydrogen Super Highway”, the “Trailblazer”, is one that can almost silently carry cars, passengers and freight between major metropolitan areas –reportedly with absolutely no fuel cost, and an amazing benefit. If all goes well: once completed “Trailblazer” could potentially produce enough excess hydrogen from its built-in solar panel arrays to POWER ALL of AMERICA, say proponents, with near zero environmental consequences.

Unlike today’s oil, coal and nuclear fuels, hydrogen from solar cells has no long term toxic emissions, and produces only oxygen and clean water. A new process, ‘Amorphous Silicon Thin Films’, produces high output solar cells without many of the environmental byproducts of previous solar cell manufacture. And so, America could very well be powered by a new source of sustainable, clean hydrogen before not very long, if the Trailblazer is built!

The “Trailblazer” is designed so that long distance travelers and freight can travel in style, at very low cost. Stations at key locations and emergency centers provide services for the system at no extra cost. Even propelling vehicles at 250 MPH, the new system will still have enough Solar Panel energy available during daylight hours to produce additional Hydrogen for sale to business and the general public in abundance, says the Interstate Traveler Company (http://www.interstatetraveler.us).

The hydrogen fuel provided by the Trailblazer for general use is called “Hydroline™” by the ACSA (the American Computer Scientists Association Inc. – http://acsa.net).

Hydroline™ is a slightly compressed form of Hydrogen obtained when electrons from a Solar Energy panel are fed to ordinary water. It is cooled and stored within the “Conduit” that is part of the Rail system. When needed, it is fed to Fuel Cells for electricity production or to Hydroline™ powered internal combustion engines which burn the fuel cleanly, yielding only water and heat.

The startup company, Interstate Traveler Company, (http://www.interstatetraveler.us) has been “adopted” by the American Computer Science Association as “the wave of the future, now!” According to the ACSA, who has studied the company’s plans in depth, “Trailblazer” advances a truly revolutionary technology solution: one which has broken down the barriers to a ready supply of cheap, hydrogen energy for the future clean energy economy of America.

Dr. Jack A. Shulman, VISTA (the Very Innovative Science and Technology Advances Laboratory at ACSA) Coordinator stated:

“The Secretary of the US Department of Energy recently advised that we buy 98 Quadrillion BTUs of Energy every year in America. He says we will need 120 Quads by 2020. We spend nearly 0 Billion on energy annually. It looks to us at ACSA like Mr. Sutton’s Interstate Traveler solution will change everything. It will make it far easier to get from Washington to Chicago in 3 hours. If it works, its Hydrogen from Solar production system could reduce the entire cost of energy in America by 0 Billion per year by the end of its first construction year, 200 Billion its second year, 0 Billion the third, 0 Billion in the fourth. If the company’s estimates are correct: by the end of the Fifth year the Interstate Traveler’s built-in Solar to Hydrogen converters could be paying for nearly all of America’s Energy Needs.”

”That’s great news for America! It could spell an end to dependency on non-sustainable energy sources like oil and coal, and an end to our dependency on foreign fuel, while can be redirected to making lubricants, chemicals and plastics.”

Trailblazer’s high speed MAGLEV transit system does represent a unique scheduling, piloting, energy management and maintenance opportunity for any automation system. But, reportedly, representatives of such major companies as Sun Microsystems and Microsoft appear to agree that it could route its Rail cars, in high volume and at high velocity, about the same way the Internet schedules itself. That would allow the MAGLEV Rail Cars to carry people, autos and freight at 250 MPH and switching off to a future elaborate ramp of commuter branches. When offloading, drivers would have the to ‘gas up’ from the inexpensive hydrogen at the off-ramp they the system at their destination.

“Then, what we call ‘Gas Stations’ today would truly be ‘GAS stations…” stated Dr. Shulman with a twinkle in his eyes. “While the Interstates are 54,000 miles long, ITC could also build along the 90,000 or so miles or Rail Corridors, tripling the Hydrogen output. It will also have enough fiber optic cabling within its to massively expand today’s Internet backbones by an order of magnitude.”

Dr. Shulman commented: “Obviously, this solution solves many problems, and is highly scalable. Yet its key is the HydroSol™ process used to produce Hydroline™ (Hydrogen in a storable, slightly compressed form, or Hydrol™ for short). ACSA was always attracted to Hydrogen from Solar (HydroSol) Energy, because: “once commercially rendered feasible, it is the cleanest, soundest way to obtain energy. One is literally ‘mining Sunlight for electrons’ and then, converting ordinary water into Hydrogen and Oxygen with it. In this case, the Hydrogen Hydrol™ is not only clean burning, whatever it takes from the environment, it puts nearly all of that back – heat, water, oxygenÂ… and it can do nothing but improve the EarthÂ’s atmosphere, not even a trace of pollution is available from a Hydrogen engine or Fuel CellÂ…”

The Interstate Traveler’s conceiver, Justin Eric Sutton, has been described by the ACSA as: “an extraordinary scientist and an outstanding and brilliant entrepreneur, who has hit upon an amazing multi-disciplinary solution to problems that face us in America today, namely: energy and how to obtain it cleanly and inexpensively”. Dr. Shulman recently indicated that he felt that Sutton (and his partners) will eventually take his place among the “great pioneers” in American History, such as Howard Hughes, Wiley Post, Robert Moses, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford and others.

The Interstate TravelerÂ’s transit system is said to use new medium size Automobile Carriers and small passenger/freight carrying MAGLEV cars which would travel between cities at breathtaking speed. Interest in the new system has ranged far and wide, including some pretty powerful state government bodies such as the State of Oklahoma and the State of Michigan, reportedly. And it has reportedly interested many in the big three Automobile manufacturers and abroad.

The Trailblazer has been designed with Safety in mind, and Security, with emergency response Rail cars throughout the system able to speed to any repair point at 250 MPH in a few minutes. Fireproofing, weather proofing and delivery systems for Stations to easily obtain and sell Hydroline™ are also fully planned for. Conversion to hydrogen power (Hydroline™) has already been designed for by most major Auto manufacturers.

ACSA is at this time anticipating widespread support for the Traveler among its business affiliations and the membership. For more information, please contact the Association through the press contacts on this article.

Background URL- http://www.acsa2000.net/hshrt/

Copyright © Written by Edison Park, freelance journalist: exclusive to the ACSA Inc. 2005. All rights reserved. Hydroline™, Hydrosol™, and Hydrol™” are trademarks of the American Computer Scientists Association, Inc.

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Wilton, CT (PRWEB) March 2, 2006

If you owned a small business website, wouldn’t you want to know about three of the most popular internet marketing scams still being actively – and legally – promoted on the internet? Wouldn’t you want to know how to avoid throwing away your marketing dollars on absolutely useless tactics? Finally there’s a way to be in the know. Introducing Small Business Online Marketing – The Internet Marketing Magazine For Small Business.

Small Business Online, LLC announces the launch of Small Business Online Marketing – a new, online magazine aimed at small and home-based business owners. In easy-to-understand language, Small Business Online Marketing gives business people the news, trends, and strategies they need to turn business opportunity into online success. From internet marketing strategies for the existing business, to news about the hot new opportunities for online start-ups, to warnings about the scams and pitfalls to avoid, Small Business Online Marketing brings an independent and thoughtful perspective to coverage of the online space for small business owners.

Many of the existing resources for online marketing are too technical, and hence of little value to the average business person. At the other end of the spectrum, a lot of the information is dumbed down, but comes with too-good-to-be-true offers, incredible claims, and questionable tactics. Small Business Online Marketing fills the void between these two extremes – with insightful analysis, practical information, helpful resources, and real-world tips and advice – aimed at helping the average business owner understand how the internet can boost their business.

Here’s what’s online right now at Small Business Online Marketing:

10 Easy Ways To Build Quality Links To Your Website – Without Giving Away Any Links In Return

Internet Marketing Scams To Avoid

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RSS Technology – For The Rest Of Us

And much, much more.

Contact Person: Neil Street, Publisher, Small Business Online Marketing (www.smallbusinessonline.net)

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Mario Andretti says, “If cars are your passion, you need to join the Carbon Fiber Club.”

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 18, 2010

Racing legend Mario Andretti and other automotive notables announced the formation of “The Carbon Fiber Club,” a car enthusiast club whose members save on wheels and tires, performance parts, and even driving at the Mario Andretti Racing Experience. “I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is,” says Andretti. “So I can tell you that the Carbon Fiber Club offers something for every kind of car enthusiast. If cars are your passion, you need to join this club.”

The Carbon Fiber Club (CFC) provides members with exclusive deals on car-related purchases. Members get discounts not only on wheels, tires, and performance parts for cars, but also on driving schools, exotic car rentals, race tickets, and other services. “We leverage our members’ group buying power to get deals,” explains CFC co-founder Robert P. Minnick. “We’re working with some of the biggest names and brands in the auto business. Club members get discounts on the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, Crutchfield, CEC, Skip Barber Racing School, AutoAnything, Billy Boat Performance Exhaust, Champion Motorsport, and more.”

“If you’re a serious car guy, this is a seriously good deal,” Minnick says.

Mario Andretti agrees: “When Robert first told me about the Carbon Fiber Club, my first reaction was ‘Why hasn’t anyone come up with this before?’” Andretti, who is Member #0002 of the Carbon Fiber Club, showed off his CFC membership card, made of 100% twill-weave carbon fiber. “Finally, I have a wallet with some high-performance materials.”

Mario is one of the “Founding Car Guys” of the Club, including Jeff Andretti of Jeff Andretti Coaching, Matt Farah of the Smoking Tire, Roger Garbow of Full Throttle Marketing, Leo Parente, host of FastLaneDaily’s ShakeDown auto racing report, Seth Rose of Exotics Rally, Steve Tsuruda, the Team Owner / Principal at Tsunami Racing, and many more.

Uniting the “Car Guy Nation”

According to SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association), there are 25 million car enthusiasts in the U.S., who spend billion a year tuning, restoring, and improving their cars. “There are millions of us car guys and gals, gearheads, auto enthusiasts – whatever you call us, we love our cars.” says Minnick. “Our mission at the Carbon Fiber Club is to unite car lovers of all kinds – a ‘Car Guy Nation.’ Our goal is to sign up a million members.” The CFC is offering Charter Memberships, with reduced membership dues, to the first 100,000 to join.

The CFC is the brainchild of Minnick, a successful serial entrepreneur. He has been recognized as the innovator of the gift card format, selling service contracts as a blister-packed membership cards more than 25 years ago. He is also a lifelong car enthusiast. “I’ve owned all types of cars, from my first 1962 baby blue MGB convertible, to BMWs, Porsches, Ferraris, Corvettes and Benz’s,” says Minnick. “I’ve always thought that there had to be a better way for people like me to buy stuff for our cars. When it comes to car enthusiasts, advertising is a waste. You don’t need to convince our members to buy, because cars are their passion. You don’t need to sell them a product or tell them what to buy, because they’ve done their homework. They’re serious car guys, and they know what they want. We just make sure they get the best deal possible.”

A New Kind of Social Commerce

The Carbon Fiber Club is part of the fast-growing private sales business, explains Min Kim, CEO of the club’s parent company, Meme Networks. “The Carbon Fiber Club is similar to Gilt.com, but for shocks instead of stilettos. Social commerce and flash marketing sites such as Groupon and ideeli are shaking up the e-commerce world. Meme Networks puts a new twist on these members-only e-commerce sites, by targeting high-spend enthusiast communities.” Meme’s strategy is to create private buying clubs for these enthusiast markets. “What we’re really doing is creating more efficient markets by bringing together merchants and members without advertising.” The Carbon Fiber Club is Meme Networks’ first enthusiast site, but it plans to roll out others in the coming year, says Kim. “We have our sights set on a number of verticals, including motorcycling, hunting, and sailing, that are similar to auto enthusiasts. But with the Carbon Fiber Club, we’re taking our business model on a test drive.”

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