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The July-September quarter has brought with it unpleasant news for the global outsourcing industry, with a drop of nearly six percent in terms of number of deals signed.

Assistus Corporation will be at the center of activity at the BUILDEX Calgary Trade Show and Conference beginning on November 8 with their very own exhibitor booth.

Every day, someone is injured on the job or while they are “on the clock.” Whether they are a construction worker who had an accident at a work site or an employee in an office building who slipped on a recently waxed floor, workplace injuries often cause workers to lose their much needed wages while they heal. Worse yet, an injury could potentially be severe enough to render a person permanently disabled and unable to ever work again.

As Managed Service Providers (MSPs) attain more clients, it becomes necessary to examine their staff force to ensure they have the right number of people to provide superior customer service and the right ratio of customers to staff. Sydney Technology Solutions can attest to this first hand and made the move to add two new staff to their organisation.

Discover how your firm is just a few planning steps away from utilizing strategic technologies to join geographically separated resources together for the benefit of project collaboration, culture unification, enhanced communication, and efficiency gains. Jonathan Smith, President and Aaron Scicluna, Vice President of Strategy for Chicago-based technology services company, VerityThree, will be discussing how this type of game-changing technology can be economically and strategically adopted by A/E organization’s from 20 to 5000 employees.

COLLOQUY’s 2011 Cross-Cultural Loyalty Study Uncovers Global Perceptions on Loyalty and Implications for Spending

Crystal Suazo, partner at Vaco Raleigh, LLC, an executive placement and consulting firm, has announced that Brent Coles has joined the firm as an accounting and finance recruiter who will be responsible for identifying and assessing qualified candidates for accounting and finance job opportunities. With Coles’ previous experience as an audit and tax specialist for a multimillion-dollar company and a public accounting firm, as well as an executive recruiter in Troy, Mich., he is able to bring firsthand understanding and knowledge of the industry to Vaco Raleigh’s clients and candidates.

Facebook is the main issue in nearly one in five petitions for divorce in the UK, British lawyers say. This social site that connects old friends and allows users to make new friends online is responsible to the growing number of marital separation.

From handling a pandemic to recovering from a 9.0 magnitude earthquake – industry leaders and top business continuity practitioners took stage at the recently held 9th Asia Business Continuity Conference to discuss, deliberate and provide framework on how businesses can survive in today’s high-risk environment.

Stuart Crawford of Ulistic becomes a member of the Treble Victor Group with aspirations of helping them to become the largest formal business network in Canada by 2015.

BNOW Consulting is hosting a networking luncheon on Thursday November 3rd, 2011 from 11.00am to 1:30pm at the Foreign Correspondent Club of Thailand, www.fccthai.com, Maneeya Building, BTS Chidlom.

Crystal Suazo, partner at Vaco Raleigh, LLC, an executive placement and consulting firm, has announced that Joe Medina has joined the firm as senior financial recruiter.

Britec Computer Systems was able to glean a wealth of information at CGA-BC’s annual five-day member summit featuring the Association’s annual general meeting, in excess of 20 professional development seminars, the longest-running accounting trade show in the west, and the Chair’s Banquet and Awards Gala.

Although the great majority of Salespeople despise Cold Calling, there is a Skill which eliminates the need to constantly suffer through the need to punch plastic in order to face repeated rejection from Leads that suck. Unfortunately, according to Stan Billue, THE Sales Training Legend, 99% of all Salespeople are missing this simple Skill.

Sally Webb, CSEP, CEO of The Special Event Company, a strategic event and meeting management company, has announced that the company received the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence award in the small business category. Recognizing the accomplishments and leadership of local businesses and organizations striving to enhance the overall Durham community, the 2011 Business Excellence Award reception was held in September at the Durham Convention Center. With more than 200 business leaders in attendance, the awards receptions honored both for-profit and nonprofit organizations in small, medium and large sized categories.

As a Cisco Partner, Reis Information Systems focuses in on providing the best services pertaining to the Small- to Medium-sized Business (SMB) market. With the achievement of the Cisco SMB Specialization, Select Certification demonstrates their technology and business expertise specific to the SMB market.

Partnership breakfasts are a popular way to enjoy good food, learning and networking opportunities. None is more popular than the recent October Partnership Breakfast that Britec was corporate sponsor at for the Leduc/Nisku Economic Development Authority.

Techlogix and AuraPortal to jointly provide BPM and Best Practices solutions and services with greater predictability and agility

Crystal Suazo, partner at Vaco Raleigh, LLC, an executive placement and consulting firm, has announced that Christiaan Heijmen has joined the firm as a managing director of executive search. In his new role, Heijmen is responsible for assisting CEOs, presidents and directors, in identifying, evaluating and recruiting C-level executives and managers for their respective organizations as well as building Vaco Raleigh’s executive recruiting practice.

Growing private schools enrolment, expected to double over the next decade to over 2.5 million, will spur investments in education, according to a report which Booz & Company will launch at Building Future Education MENA 2011

3 Things You Have to Know About Your Website will teach you how to set a goal for your website, how to plan towards your goal, and how to act on your plan. During the session you’ll learn how to plan and evaluate your online marketing and you’ll complete an assessment that will ensure your future efforts provide the results your business needs. Retailing at 4050 THB, this consultation is free for attendees!

AskShah.com released an infographic that thoroughly illustrates the fundamentals of buying a home in the United States

In honor of National Work and Family Month, Life Meets Work will be offering a series of free e-lessons on work-life issues in October. These short (five to 10 minutes) training videos will be available on-demand from the Life Meets Work website. Companies are encouraged to promote the e-lessons by sharing the appropriate web links with their employees.

Stock Plan Solutions/Green Zapato LLC (SPS/GZ), a leader in stock administration and outsourcing, is pleased to announce 100% client satisfaction on IRC Section 6039 services from the 2010 tax year.

Trade shows can be a pivotal location to network with other businesses and to glean information and share information. Such was the case for Working World at the 3rd Annual Joint Chamber Trade Show & Exhibition as presented jointly by The Brantford-Brant and the Paris District chambers' of commerce.