“First there was SOPA, then there was PIPA. The Internet beat those back. Then along came ACTA inciting protests around the world. Up next is something far worse and far more secret – the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. For those that don’t know about TPP, which is probably a large majority of the population, it’s a treaty being devised by the U.S. with eight other countries in the Pacific including Peru, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalem and Vietnam. What many people consider to be the most dangerous thing about TPP is that the negotiations for it are being conducted in absolute secrecy. The public is not being allowed to be involved with the process of this all too imp ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Newsletters For International Business Development As a world business developer, one of your primary concerns should be to use all obtainable tools to make trust together with your foreign prospects and clients. Most cross-cultural communication barriers are an on the spot result in lack of trust. Therefore not only do you have got to actively work on building trust building, you also want to focus on your current trust-building efforts and regularly bring them to your purchasers attention. Building trust will appear vague. But it becomes straightforward when you learn that you simply build trust through clarity and consistency. This means you wish to communicate clearly and consistently. If you’re building a busi ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Electronic Paper Technology – Tomorrow’s Paper According to Judy Rodrigrues of Greenpeace International: “Our aim is to generate a society-wide understanding of the need to cut wasteful paper use and to help both big and small consumers to take action to make real reductions.” On June 09, 2008, about fifty European non-governmental, environmental organizations launched a project to address the excessive consumption of paper. They invited individuals and corporate paper users to make a pledge to reduce consumption of paper at the website they created for this purpose, shrinkpaper.org. About 42 per cent of the lumber produced across the globe goes into pulping and paper production. If we can elimina ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Salão do Chocolate na Bahia Image by Fotos Gov/Ba Bahia sediará evento internacional do Chocolate em 2012. Na foto: reunião entre Governador Jaques Wagner, Genaro Brady, representante da International Business Development, Eduardo Salles, Seagri, Domingos Leonelli, Setur, Diego Badaró, Coordenador do Salão do Chocolate na Bahia/Amma Chocolate e Luiza Olivetto, Amma Chocolate. Foto: Mateus Pereira/Secom Ollinger, Kropp and Menon Join GraphEffect Advisory Board In this capacity, they will provide counsel on business development, technology and advances into new markets. "GraphEffect is playing a leading role in changing the social marketing landscape by providing Fortune 500 companies and global agencies the R ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Electronic tattoo monitors brain, heart and muscles (w/ video) Imagine if there were electronics able to prevent epileptic seizures before they happen. Or electronics that could be placed on the surface of a beating heart to monitor its functions. The problem is that such devices are a tough fit. Read more on PhysOrg.com Report: Electronic Health Records Still Need Work "Will 100 percent of our nation have electronic health records by 2014?" asked Janet Marchibroda, who directs the center's health technology initiative. "I would say getting to that last mile is difficult." She expects the majority of hospitals and … Read more on ABC News ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

“As we touched on earlier, as members of the European Union sign ACTA into something of an existence — it still requires ratification from the European Union parliament — various EU citizens have decided to fight back against ACTA. Unfortunately, while these protests are getting noticed, the ruling governments signed the treaty anyway. While ACTA may not be as popular as the SOPA/PIPA bills were, it could impact the Internet in ways its American counterparts could not, which helps explain the international outcry against the treaty. If you haven’t read it, perhaps you should. Are you ready for another fight to protect the open nature of the Internet or was the SOPA standoff your stopping point?…” Re ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Axion Power Appoints Vani Dantam to Head Business Development, Sales & Marketing Mr Dantam was previously Vice President/Business Development & Sales for NYC-based Ener1 Inc., a supplier of lithium-ion batteries and associated software and systems. He brings to Axion his nearly 30 years of experience in leadership roles with … Read more on MarketWatch (press release) Women's Business Development Center Receives 0000 Grant from Deluxe … SHOREVIEW, Minn., Jan 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Deluxe Corporation Foundation today announced a $ 170000 award to Chicago-based Women's Business Development Center (WBDC), the nation's oldest, largest and most successful small business assistance ̷ ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Toro(R) Brings 'Brains For Your Backyard' to Consumer Electronics Show For the first time ever, journalists attending the ShowStoppers event at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas saw how high-tech advancements in water management can save homeowners time and money. With Toro's line of XTRA SMART(TM) Precision(TM) … Read more on MarketWatch (press release) Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor 26, 2012, in which the company announced it has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility is likely to raise fears that Twitter's commitment to free speech may be weakening as the … Read more on Boston.com ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Data center planned for ex-Concordia campus By Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel A division of the Forest County Potawatomi Community plans to develop a 45000-square-foot data center at the former Concordia College campus on Milwaukee's west side. The Potawatomi Business Development Corp. said … Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Business development: How to win more work An engineer provides his perspective on how to win more work by engaging the staff, building your business, and then winning the bid. What do you think of when you hear “marketing” or “business development”? If you're like most engineers, … Read more on Consulting-Specifying Engineer ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

The Successful Business Development Manager Janique Goff is one among a few people who are concerned on the survival of the planet earth. For that reason, Janique Goff has dedicated herself to be a successful Business Development Manager based in the Greater San Diego Area. Janique Goff main interest is on the emerging technologies such as on bio fuel technology, green energy technology solutions, as well as the wildlife preservation. Her full attention in preserving wildlife brought her to her opinion on the bees’ life extinction tendency. Janique Goff took on her consideration about Albert Einstein prediction that human population would become wiped out 4 years after the extinction of honeybees. Janique Goff tru ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Savannah Tech breaks ground on aviation training center One of the classrooms will be used as an electronics and avionics training lab for the electrical technology students. The hangar features a hoist and will have abundant natural light with the windows near the ceiling. Five additional classrooms … Read more on Savannah Morning News Wipliance Named Exclusive Technology Provider for The Sanctuary The Wipliance team has more than twenty years of experience between them working in the fields of technology, sales, electronics, and design. We are members of CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association), the BBB (Better Business … Read more on MarketWatch (press release) ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Ethics & Leadership in Business Development It doesn’t seem to matter what organization they work for, or the services, the client base or the economic climate.  We find that these individuals are in fact the top 3% of the professionals in their field.  In addition to learning to think as CEO’s, Presidents, entrepreneurial leaders of Business Development units, we’ve discovered they have acquired the behavioral characteristics of a leader. They have learned how to set strategic and operational objectives in putting together plans, how to be visionaries and see opportunities for their organizations that other individuals may miss, and in the role of Business Development, they have mastered the 12 ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Ambassador Roemer meets Lockheed VP Image by U.S. Embassy New Delhi Ambassador Roemer met with Orville Prins, Vice President for Business Development – India, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, May 13 in New Delhi. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Mr. Prins worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. They discussed the vibrant U.S.-India defense relationship. Cook M&A Expands Office, Appoints Jordan Benson Vice President, Business … Benson has more than six years of experience identifying and securing innovative business opportunities for clients. Prior to joining Cook M&A, he served as the head of Stratford Advisory Group's business development efforts. Benson holds a bachelor's &# ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Understanding Electronic Cigarette Technology Electronic cigarette technology has changed a great deal in recent years. The devices have become more efficient, more cost-effective and more enjoyable than they were in the past. Some of the older types of technology are still in use. This is because they’re reliable and they’re preferred by some e-smokers. Some e-smokers, however, will find the latest, greatest innovations to be much to their liking. This depends on what you want out of your smoking experience. As the technology has changed it has also changed the experience of e-smoking to some degree. Today’s electronic cigarette technology incorporates batteries that don’t need a button to initia ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

First Wind Receives Approval from Maine DEP to Expand Proposed Oakfield Wind … "We are very pleased that the DEP has approved our plans in Oakfield," said Matt Kearns, Vice President of Business Development at First Wind. "The local review process on this project has been unprecedented. We provided resources for the Town to hire … Read more on MarketWatch (press release) Mark Correia Named Preventure CEO David Pickering named Chairman, Kathy O'Neel Webster promoted to COO and Laura Walmsley becomes Chief Business Development Officer. Preventure, a global provider of corporate wellness programs, announced that current Chief Operating Officer Mark … Read more on PR Web (press release) ....> The Post Continues Here! <--

Local firm to help state establish brand "For the last two years, Connecticut has been the only state in the region to have allocated no marketing money for stimulating business development and tourism," Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said in a release. "As we looked at competing states' branding … Read more on The Hour South Sudan encourages oil development despite waves of internal violence Amum said the south would develop alternative means of extracting its oil if Khartoum did not conduct its business fairly. “We have a company like Toyota Tsusho of Japan which is almost completing a feasibility study and have lined up financing to … Read more on Washington Post ....> The Post Continues Here! <--