Gala Cloths, Top Tabletop Decor Provider of Tablecloth and Chair Cover Rentals for Events and Parties, Wins the Prestigious WeddingWire “Bride’s Choice Award” in 2012

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Baltimore, Md (PRWEB) January 30, 2012

Gala Cloths, top provider of linen and chair cover rentals for events and parties since 1991, has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire “Bride’s Choice Award” for 2012 for Rental Linens, ranking the company among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community. Gala Cloths was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients and has won The Bride’s Choice Award for four consecutive years since the award’s inception.

Brides, wedding and event planners, caterers, and other hospitality professionals can stroll through Gala Cloths’ online gallery of table linens, napkins, chair covers and sashes, visit Gala’s two showrooms in Maryland and Pennsylvania, request sample swatches, or arrange for a Gala Cloths regional designer rental consultant to meet them at their party site. Showrooms are in Reisterstown, Maryland near Owings Mills and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is by appointment only. Gala Cloths has designer rental consultant managers covering Greater Baltimore, Washington, D.C. Metro (including Northern Virginia), Maryland, West Virginia, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware. Gala Cloths ships linens throughout the U.S. and also provides set-up services.

Selections from the Gala Cloths gallery are featured in Baltimore Bride Magazine’s January 2012 issue, “The Ultimate Wedding Guide,” chosen by Drew Vanlandingham Design Studio. Table linens, napkins, and custom chair back rosettes helped create a rich, jewel-like wedding feast tableau. Specific cloths in the photoshoot include Taffeta “Champagne Velour,” coordinating Taffeta Overlay: “Myth,” Napkins in “Plum Satin.” Gala Cloths also created exclusive custom chair back rosettes in Rose & Silver Crushed Broomstick Bengaline.

Also in this issue, Gala’s Cloths’ uniquely textured Satin “Fuji Silver” tablecloth was selected for an elegant “Ladies Who Lunch” bridal shower.

Gala Cloths’ long history of service and recognition in the events industry nationwide includes hundreds of celebrity events and photo shoots for bridal and society media, charitable events such as The Family Tree’s Great Chefs’ Dinner, and selection as the linens provider for a Today Show wedding.

Dulany Noble, founder and owner of Gala Cloths has achieved distinction in the events industry through her work with the National Association of Catering Executives (NACE) on a national level and also through NACE’s local Baltimore chapter. She won the George Zell Spirit of NACE award, national recognition for one individual NACE member who exemplifies the goals and values of the organization and who has outstanding participation and contributions at the local, national and humanitarian levels. Gala designer rental consultants are active in ISES, the International Special Events Society and include a past-president of a regional ISES chapter.

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Madico Acquires Enpro’s Distribution Assets

St Petersburg, Florida (PRWEB) January 26, 2012

Madico, Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of automotive, solar, safety and security window films, today announced that it has finalized an agreement to purchase select assets from The Enpro Group™ based in Houston, Texas. These assets will include, among other things, the distribution rights of Madico® branded products in various U.S. states including: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

“The Enpro Group has been successfully distributing Madico products for over 30 years and we have truly enjoyed this long-standing relationship. After the purchase is completed, Madico Window Films will leverage its broad resources to build upon Enpro’s legacy of outstanding customer service, while The Enpro Group will focus its energy on its FirstCut program, Retail Services, Contracting and other business segments. We are confident that this purchase will be very positive for our window film customers, for Madico Window Films, and for The Enpro Group. We are also pleased that our relationship will remain strong since we will continue to meet Enpro’s needs for window film products,” says David Fletcher, President of Madico Window Films, Inc.

David Dickey, President of The Enpro Group, added, “Distribution has been the foundation of our business since our first day in operation. This acquisition of assets is a testament to over 30 years of outstanding sales and marketing efforts, territory development, and relationship-building strategies. Madico has been an excellent partner and we look forward to continuing our long successful history with them.”

About Madico, Inc.

Headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, Madico® develops, manufactures, and markets technologically advanced laminates. They have been successfully doing so for more than a century. With an unrivaled commitment to quality of design, Madico continues to pioneer industry-first products and processes with a focus on photovoltaic backsheets and solar control window films. Within its product line is the popular, technically-leading SafetyShield® security window film. The company is proud to be recognized by the Boston Globe as a “Top 100 Place to Work” in 2010.

About The Enpro Group™

Founded in 1981, Enpro has over 30 years of experience in the creative glass solutions business. They have four separate and distinct divisions of business operations: Distribution, Retail Services, Contracting, and Marketing Services. The Enpro Group also develops and manages brands in varying markets and industries. Some of the brands created and managed by them in the market today include: FirstCut® digital cutting systems, software, and film, HockeyShield™ arena laminates, RaceShield™ windshield laminates, and EnproShield™ security shutters. More information can be found at http://www.TheEnproGroup.com.

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Sean McKay, Vice President Of Business Development At American IRA-A National Provider Of Self-Directed IRAs, Announces Free ‘Rules of The Road’ January 11th Webinar

Self-Directed IRAs Give You Control of Your Retirement

Greenville, SC (PRWEB) January 06, 2012

Sean McKay, Vice President of Business Development at American IRA-a National Provider of Self-Directed IRAs, announces free ‘Rules of The Road’ January 11th Webinar.

Sean Mckay says “We developed this webinar to help get the word out about things that people need to avoid within their self-directed IRA so that they can properly acquire assets. The feedback we received from our first month of these webinars was so overwhelmingly positive that we have decided to continue to offer this webinar each month.”

Topics that will be covered in this webinar include but are not limited to:

*Disqualified Persons

*Self-dealing

*Conflicts of Interest

*Direct Prohibited Transactions

*Proper Acquisition of Assets

*and much more…

When Congress first designed the IRA in 1974, they built in a number of restrictions meant to prevent IRA owners from using these vehicles to benefit themselves prior to retirement. For this reason, the following transactions are prohibited within IRAs:

*They cannot buy property from their IRA.

*They cannot sell property to their IRA.

*Their relatives, defined as ascendants and descendants and their spouses, may not buy from or sell directly to their IRA.

*Their IRA cannot engage in any of the above transactions with any entities controlled by their ascendants, descendants, or any of their spouses.

*Their IRA cannot engage in transactions directly with their accountant, financial advisor, tax attorney or anyone else who advises them on their IRA, nor with any business entity they control.

*They cannot use their IRA, nor the assets within them, as security for a loan for use outside the IRA (this rule is commonly misunderstood.)

Sean interjects, “In plain English, this means they cannot use their IRA directly for their own benefit, nor that of those related to them, and their advisors cannot manipulate them into using their IRA to benefit themselves. Their IRA exists for one purpose only: To provide economic security for them after they turn 59½. Anything they cause their IRA to do that is contrary to that purpose runs the risk of generating taxes and penalties.”

About:

American IRA, LLC was established in 2004 by James C. Hitt in Asheville, NC.

The mission of American IRA is to provide the highest level of customer service in the self directed retirement industry. Mr. Hitt and his team have grown the company to over $ 250 million in assets under administration by educating the public that their self-directed IRA account can invest in a variety of assets such as real estate, private lending, limited liability companies, precious metals and much more!

To learn more about American IRA, LLC and self-directed IRAs/self-directed Solo 401(k)s, please contact our office at 1-866-7500-IRA(472).

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An Indiana SEO Company is Helping Small Businesses Get off on the Right Foot in the New Year

Cedar Lake, Indiana (PRWEB) January 02, 2012

It is January 2, 2012 the second day into a brand New Year for the United States to keep building towards an economic recovery. In order for this recovery to happen small business needs to take a bigger role in the economic growth. To do this in today’s digital age small businesses need to find a way into the spotlight of the internet so that they can gain new customers and confidence to spend money. There are many ways for a company to take advantage of the web today; a company can make a website, Facebook Page, Twitter or LinkedIn account.

Small businesses can use websites in many different ways. They can be informative websites that offer information about the company, its services, and employees. It can be an e-commerce site where the company can sell its products to consumers all over the world. For example an automotive business may have a site that lists common car problems and their symptoms, have a tab about the business itself, list prices for services such as oil changes and brake service, and have a tab to schedule an appointment. Another way to bring more attention to a small business is to use social media; Facebook and Twitter are becoming the most popular way to advertise on the internet. The reason is that it is free to set up an account and thousands of users can be reached with a single click. Of course just making a webpage or Facebook page does not mean that a business will instantly gain more customers. A business needs the page to have traffic driven to it through search engine optimization campaigns. SEO Companies specialize in getting websites to rank in Google and Yahoo search engines. SEO Marketing Media Elite an Indiana SEO and Indiana website design company is aware that small businesses are the backbone of the United States economy. SEO Marketing Media elite know the best SEO practices and will use them to help get small business websites ranked in Google. They are running a special too start of the New Year focusing on small business. SEO Marketing Media Elite is giving ten percent off website design or SEO services for the first ten new small business clients.

Contact SEO Marketing Media elite at 1-866-942-5673.

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The Little Black Book of Design

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Harrington College Announces New Master’s Degrees in Communication Design

Harrington College of Design

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 10, 2011

Today’s design industry requires professionals to not only create visuals, but also establish concepts for their designs, do research to support their designs and present their work in thoughtful and effective ways. Harrington College of Design’s new Master of Arts in Communication Design and Master of Fine Arts in Communication Design programs were each created to provide students with the education and skills they need to go beyond the how-to’s and develop big-picture thinking in the field of communication design.

“No longer is a designer just expected to sit behind a computer working all day creating a visual; clients expect their designers to do research and present their work as well,” says Brad Kisner, Department Chair of Communication Design at Harrington. “At Harrington, we teach students that designing something is not just coming up with an idea; it’s also about doing the research on the audience and the competitors, understanding how the design is produced and knowing how to make and stay within a budget.”

Communication design merges graphic design and advertising. Students in Harrington’s master’s degree programs will work on real-world-type projects, led by instructors with professional experience in the field.

    The Master in Fine Arts in Communication Design is designed for students who have a bachelor’s degree in communication design, graphic design or a related field. This program builds on students’ design capabilities through advanced projects that require research to develop strong marketing strategies that guide the design process.

    The Masters of Arts in Communication Design is designed for students who have a bachelor’s degree in an area unrelated to communication design or graphic design. This immersive program is designed to help students develop the design capabilities and in-depth understanding of the marketing and conceptual skills needed to succeed in this industry. Students will focus on high-level design topics and analyze market research to guide the strategic direction of their creative work.

Some of the innovative classes in these programs include Envisioning Information, a class about expressing information visually through design rather than long copy; Designing for Social Awareness, which teaches students how to use design to affect change; and Media Seminar, which helps students learn what is new in technology and how to stay abreast of changes in technology after they’ve earned their degrees.

These five-semester programs were created as part-time programs so that working professionals would be able to advance their education and improve their design skills without leaving their jobs.

About Harrington College of Design

Harrington College of Design an institution of higher learning is committed to creating the next generation of design professionals to lead and serve the global community. Harrington has been a member of Chicago’s design and higher education communities since 1931 and seeks to foster an environment that maximizes students’ intellectual and artistic potential. Harrington offers associate’s degrees in interior design and digital photography; bachelor’s degrees in interior design, commercial photography and graphic design; and master’s degrees in interior design and communication design. The school is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500 Chicago, IL 60604-1411). Find disclosures on graduation rates, student financial obligations and more at http://www.interiordesign.edu/disclosures. Harrington cannot guarantee employment or salary and is part of the Career Education Corporation network of schools. For more information on Harrington College of Design, call 312.939.4975 or visit http://www.interiordesign.edu.

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DesignContest.com Provides Much Needed Service to Small Business Owners

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Marina Del Rey, CA (PRWEB) June 07, 2011

Unlike traditional design crowdsourcing sites, DesignContest has now added unique functions and features to their site to address the concerns of clients looking for high quality design at a price they can afford.

Small business owners rely on their designers to provide well-designed, high quality graphics, in a format that they can use. Designers are expected to be knowledgeable in their field, beyond just making pretty pictures. At DesignContest, any designer wishing to compete in professional design contests is pre-screened for an understanding of design basics – including file types, copyright laws, and design ethics.

A common issue with other crowdsourcing sites is that once a business owner has found the right designer, that meets their needs and matches their aesthetic; they can’t work with them directly for future design projects. At DesignContest.com, many clients run a contest for their logo design and then work exclusively with their winning design for future projects using the One-on-One Projects feature. One-on-One Projects provide a unique opportunity to work with an individual instead of a contest setting.

DesignContest.com offers a money-back guarantee for the client. Traditionally, when a small business owner hires a graphic designer, a non-refundable portion of the invoice is due before any work is completed. Clients can now feel secure knowing that they’ll end up with a graphic design they love, that meets their needs, or receive a full refund.

Additionally, DesignContest.com offers clients unparalleled access to tens of thousands of qualified designers with the assurance of knowing they’ll get a design they love and establish a working relationship with the designer of their choice. Small business owners use DesignContest for a full range of graphic design services including, but not limited to, logo design, website design, t-shirts, business cards, and more!

For more information or to start a professional graphic design contest, visit DesignContest.com or call 1-888-906-1888.

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DesignContest.com Connects Clients With Qualified Designers

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Marina Del Rey, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 11, 2011

Most commonly, small businesses and startups will use crowdsourcing sites as a one-time destination for affordable graphic design. However, DesignContest.com’s new One-on-One Projects feature makes the site a one-stop resource for all types of design with the unique option to work directly with your favorite designer on an ongoing basis.

It can be a difficult, lengthy, and expensive process for small businesses to find a graphic design source they are happy with. Clients may scroll through many portfolios, browse websites, or even pick a name from the phone book and hire a single designer for their project – but what happens when they aren’t satisfied with the designer they chose? With a single designer or even a design firm, a client is typically presented with a few design options based on their wants and needs, they may be allowed a few rounds of revisions to the concepts presented, but ultimately are stuck with whatever design is created for them.

Enter crowdsourcing. At DesignContest.com, over 23,000 pre-qualified designers have the opportunity to present their design concepts to a client based on the client’s design brief. A logo contest, for example, may receive upwards of three to four hundred entries. Instead of a single designer or design firm submitting only a few design concepts, creatives from around the world present him with hundreds of options, each custom created, in hopes of winning the design contest. The client chooses the design he likes best and pays only for that one.

But, unlike other crowdsourcing sites, DesignContest.com takes the concept a step further. Once a client has found the design they like, they now have the opportunity to continue working with the designer for ongoing One-on-One Projects. According to Sergey Nekipelov, “We understand how difficult it is for many small businesses to find a designer whose creative style and design aesthetic work well with a company. DesignContest.com’s goal is first, to connect our clients with the right designer for them and second, to provide the platform for them to continue working together for ongoing projects.”

A feature unique to DesignContest.com, One-on-One Projects allow clients to find the perfect designer, negotiate the terms of a design project, and complete the entire process through the secure site which offers a money-back satisfaction guarantee and full-time dedicated support staff.

    DesignContest now offers 11 new design categories including logo design, website design,t-shirt design, business cards, icon design, Twitter backgrounds, and more!
    Thousands of new designers have joined DesignContest.com, making the site a premiere source for pre-qualified, talented graphic designers.
    A 100% Satisfaction Guarantee means you get a design you love or your money back!

For more information, visit DesignContest.com or call 1-888-906-1888.

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