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Women Advisors Forum coming to Dallas

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:56:34 +0000

If you are a woman with a career as a financial advisor, you will be interested in the Women Advisors Forum in Dallas on May 22, 2012. The forum will offer discussion on important current topics including social media...

Plano based e-Miles changes how advertising works

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:21:34 +0000

Plano, Texas-I recently had the opportunity to visit with Mark Drusch, president of Plano based e-Miles. E-Miles is improving the value of advertising by changing how companies interact with their audience and customers. Rather than...

DFW tax preparation resources

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:01:47 +0000

Two words that strike fear in many people are "tax time". It is the unavoidable chore we face each year at this time to fill out a bunch of complicated tax forms, decipher all the tax statements...

Another honor for Irving business woman Eve Mayer Orsburn

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:02:13 +0000

Local business owner, Eve Orsburn, AKA @LinkedQueen, has been selected as number 19 on the Forbes list of the Top 50 Social Media Influencers. Congratulations to Eve and all the staff at Social Media Delivered for the high recognition...

Local business has two nominated by Womens Business Council

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:39:05 +0000

Two employees of Irving, Texas based Social Media Delivered, Eve Mayer Orsburn, CEO, and Amelia Clark, Special Projects Manager, have both been nominated by the Women's Business Council - Southwest (WBCS) for their WBE Advocate of the Year...

Join YFS Magazine to "Make Your Small Business Fly"

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:51:50 +0000

Dallas based YFS Magazine, announced today it has teamed with Virgin America and Samsonite International to launch an exciting new campaign designed to reward small businesses. The "Make Your Small Business Fly" contest will...

Best Overall Company of the Year in Business Services

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:51:15 +0000

ActionCOACH, a company that specializes in small business coaching, business mentoring, executive coaching, and business help, was honored this year with Best Overall Company of the Year - Up to 100 Employees - Business Services at The 9th Annual...

PostNet supports Dallas/Ft Worth entrepreneurs

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:56:57 +0000

A DFW small-business owner may soon receive a game-changing $10,000 cash grant and $5,000 in design, print, copy, and shipping services from PostNet, America’s Neighborhood Business Center with more 700 locations worldwide, including...

Gov. Perry announces TEF investment bringing 434 jobs to Richardson

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:39:13 +0000

Gov. Rick Perry today gave the keynote address at the Richardson Chamber of Commerce's Annual Meeting, and announced the state is investing $2.45 million through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) in the Virtual Computing Environment Company...

IRS offers free webinar for the self-employed

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:08:33 +0000

The IRS is offering a free webinar on March 29 to help self-employed taxpayers learn about the following topics: Reporting profit or loss from a business or professionSelf employment tax and estimated tax paymentsSchedule C and C-EZDeducting...

Governor Perry says small businesses represent true vibrancy of Texas' economy

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:56:38 +0000

Gov. Rick Perry today spoke at the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Texas Small Business Day luncheon, where he pledged his commitment to strengthening Texas' competitive jobs climate and renewed his call to make permanent...

The Susan Southerland Secret coming to Dallas

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:08:20 +0000

Wedding vendors in the North Texas area will have a unique opportunity to learn from two of the leaders in the wedding industry. Susan Southerland and Kristy Chenell will be in the DFW area on Monday March 7 through...

Ninth annual American Business Awards looking for entries

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:12:56 +0000

February 8, 2011– As the U.S. economy rebounds, employees and executives are working harder than ever before. In order to shine a spotlight on the organizations, individuals and teams that strive for excellence in the workplace each...

Entrepreneur, Erica Nicole, To Be Recognized at Dallas Event

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:14:17 +0000

Dallas, TX – Erica Nicole, serial entrepreneur, national speaker and editor in chief of YFS Magazine, will be honored by the Leading Ladies during an honorary Super Bowl XLV event hosted by Highland Park Village and Modern Luxury Dallas on...

DFW creates the second most jobs in the US

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:05:16 +0000

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, DFW created 40,600 new jobs between November 2009 and November 2010. In raw new jobs created North Texas was second only to the Washington DC metro area.Texas lead the nation...

Winners of the 7th annual Stevie Awards for women in business

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:50:00 +0000

New York, NY – November 15, 2010 – Shining a spotlight on women executives, business owners, and organizations run by women, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business announced the results of its 2010 competition on November 12. The...

New PostNet franchise opens in Carrollton

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:01:56 +0000

Local entrepreneurs Glenn Romero and Sam Bowers recently opened a PostNet franchise in Carrollton, TX, located at 1017 E. Trinity Mills Rd., Ste. 108. Romero and Bowers researched various business opportunities, but knew that they wanted to...

New Mr. Handyman franchise in Rockwall

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:27:00 +0000

Carlos Ruiz has been an engineer for over 17 years. He has degrees in chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering and has worked on the design and manufacturing of military inferred systems for years. He can design a variety of inferred...

Stevie Awards for women in business includes local finalists

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:47:00 +0000

Three local women owned businesses are in the finalist for the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Parago of Lewisville a local winner from last year Pursuit of Excellence from Dallas and Dunbar Studios also of Dallas Stevie Awards...

IRS postpones reporting of healthcare coverage costs

Wray Rives, Dallas Small Business Examiner — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:01:00 +0000

Yesterday the Internal Revenue Service released a draft copy of what your new W-2 will look like in 2011. At the same time they announced that the service will defer enforcement of the new reporting requirements set to...