Small Business Saturday 11/29/11

On 11/17/2011, in Business News, by WillSwann

Be a part of rebuilding America’s economy.  Help out a small business in your community stay in business in the USA.  November 27,  2011 is the 2nd Annual #SmallbusinessSaturday. Can you get a better price a big box stores?  Probably.  But if you spend some of your hard earned American Greenbacks at some of America’s [...]

Data at Rest…. Another Lesson Learned

On 11/17/2011, in Business News, Technology News, by WillSwann

Sutter Medical Foundation in California released this week that a computer was stolen from its administration offices in October which contained sensitive data about some of its subscribers, about 1M of them. Information on Sutter patients and Sutter Health Network clients that did not include social security numbers but did reveal specific medical conditions and [...]

APMP – Foundations Level Training and Exam

On 11/14/2011, in Association Proposal Management Professionals, by admin

Title: APMP – Foundations Level Training and Exam Location: 6715 Commerce Street, Springfield, VA 22150 Link out: Click here Description: The Lohfeld Consulting Group will provide a pre-class preparation seminar and a one-day training class to prepare you to take the Foundation LevelTM examination. After the training, we will administer the Foundation exam, which is [...]

Capture Manager Happy Hour (NOVA)

On 11/14/2011, in CMHH, by admin

Title: Capture Manager Happy Hour (NOVA) Location: 1524 Spring Hill Rd, McLean, VA – Iris Lounge Link out: Click here Description: WELCOME! The CMHH is designed for Capture Managers, Business Owners, Proposal Managers, Business Development and anyone else interested in the process we call “Winning Business”. Come join us for the last CMHH of 2011! [...]

Congress Mulling On-Line Sales Tax

On 11/12/2011, in Business News, Technology News, by WillSwann

#MarketPlaceFairnessAct – “If I were president of an online retailer … I would look at this week in Washington, D.C., and I’d make my plans to start collecting sales taxes wherever I sold things in the United States,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.). On Wednesday, Alexander was part of a bipartisan group of senators — [...]

Google creates Youtube Channel for returning Vets

On 11/11/2011, in Technology News, by WillSwann

#VETCONNECT is the latest YouTube and Google+ project designed to make the transition from the “sandbox” back into civilian life.  These two new avenues for connecting returning Veterans are part of the Google site Google for Veterans, and provides #VetConnect to give returning soldiers a chance to view and post videos about their experiences and [...]

US Gov’t Agencies join Google+

On 11/11/2011, in Business News, Technology News, Uncategorized, by WillSwann

Google has opened up Google+ to business and government this week and so far the Navy, NASA, Marine and the Nuclear Security Administration have all joined the Google+ bandwagon in hopes of adding you to their Circles.  The socially reluctant Marines have joined Google+ and you will find their Google+ Page to be eerily similar [...]

Send a Wounded Warrior Home for the Holidays

On 11/06/2011, in Business News, by WillSwann

So what are you going to get your great aunt Judy for Christmas?  She already makes twice as much as you do and can buy anything she wants.  How about your Grandma?  Another sweater??  How about helping one of America’s heros get home to his or her family for the Holidays?   Join Lukeswings.Org and provide [...]

You too can live without the Internet

On 11/06/2011, in Uncategorized, by WillSwann

Interesting article by a person who gave the internet up for a week..    http://goo.gl/0u2rT