New business owner, Steven Brown was recently interviewed in the New York Times. The story entitled, The Rap on Puffy’s Empire appeared in the Sunday, July 24th issue, which was written by Tracie Rozon.

The article chronicles Sean “Puffy” Combs rise and apparent fall in the urban fashion business. It appears the urban fashion fad is fast fading. When asked which Sean John styles he carries, Mr. Brown says, “I think I have a couple of Sean John belts on the site,”

Mr. Brown, lists his top designers, they are names like Ami Sanzuri, Krush, Caffeine Clothing, Dragonfly, Ben Sherman and Blue Marlin Original. Each of these designers presents a cleaner tailored line and dressier image than the baggy oversized urban fashions of the past.

Erin Birmingham, fashion design student agrees. “I believe that it’s Time to ditch the saggy baggy jeans and get a pair that FIT your waist. I’m Tired of looking at someone who appears to need their diaper changed!”

Ms. Birmingham goes on, “The direction of men’s attire, from urban and casual to classic and dressy styles is a well-anticipated event. As a transition, this fall, the trend is to mix dressy and sporty looks together. This trend is reflected in the return of fine fabrics, French cuffs, and polo shirts. Dress-shirts and jean jackets; Polo shirts and a pair of loose-fitting jeans; or hoodies under tailored suit coats, are contemporary ways of combining the styles with out looking ‘overdressed’ or ‘under.’ The goal is a versatile, more sophisticated male. “Erin says the one thing she loves about Cityboyzfashions.com website is that it carries dozens of pieces, from shirts and pants to accessories that you can select and plug into your current wardrobe to make these trends come to life.”

Contact:

Steven Brown

419-902-0220

sbrown9049@sbcglobal.net

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Employee attendance and vacation tracking have always been one of the most challenging tasks for most start-ups. Halfpricesoft.com, the payroll accounting software developer, recently updated ezTimeSheet time tracking software with new vacation and leave plan options to give new employers more versatility when tracking vacation time, sick time and paid time off for employees.

Answering the demand of customers, the new features come with this release include:

Auto-calculate PTO, leave time, vacation time, sick time based on the accrual plan
Employee leaves tracking and report
Employee vacation tracking and report

Known for affordability and ease-of-use, ezTimeSheet employee attendance and time tracking software was designed specifically for small business owners, non-profits and HR department managers. EzTimeSheet software is loaded with intelligent, intuitive features, but not burdened by complicated suites of expensive applications small businesses will never use or need. The software is ideal for owners of small to mid-sized businesses, and was designed and engineered for ease-of-use by those who have only basic computer skills.

The one-admin-one-employee DEMO version is available for free download http://www.halfpricesoft.com/time-tracking-time-sheet-download.asp. New customers considering ezTimeSheet can try it with no cost and no obligation.

?Employee management is important for any business and organization, however tracking attendance, vacation and leave manually can be very time-consuming,? said Dr. Ge, founder of Halfpricesoft.com. “We hope ezTimeSheet software can help business owners and HR managers spend less time tracking employee time and more time ensuring their business succeeds.”

The main features of this employee time clock software include:

Easy-to-use graphical interface that allows employees to punch in and punch out via computer
Automatic time tracking that automatically calculates gross payroll figures
Automatic check for duplicate and overlapping time entries
Administrator can enter and edit time data when necessary
Administrator can add notes to individual time entries
Flexible report features that are easy to use
Export report data to Excel, PDF or image formats for analysis and sharing
Export payment data to .CSV file for use with other software
Separate password protection for administrator and employees
Equipped for network access
Backup feature to protect database
Free updates

EzTimeSheet time clock software is affordable for any size business, with pricing starting at just $ 39 for a five employee license key (Free through TrialPay). Companies who want to sample the software before purchasing it can do so without charge or obligation.

Doing first thing first is important for any business. To start a free test drive of ezTimeSheet, please visit http://www.halfpricesoft.com/time-sheet-tracking-software.asp

About Halfpricesoft.com and ezTimeSheet

EzTimeSheet time tracking software is developed and distributed by Halfpricesoft.com. The Louisville, Ky.-based software firm is dedicated to creating financial software for small businesses that is affordable and easy to use. Additional software titles available from Halfpricesoft.com include ezW2, ezCheckPrinting, ezCheckPersonal, ezBarcodePrinting and ezPaycheck.

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?We are using Silent Partner Negotiators to oversee this project for two reasons. First, we are a small company and with the economy still tentative, it?s not a big enough job to warrant hiring someone. Second, it frees me up to spend more time generating new business. It?s really about having someone I trust to follow-up with suppliers and subs to keep the project on track,? Needham continued.

?Silent Partner Negotiators is best-known for our Lease Renegotiation Services. But we also offer several other small business services,? explains Wade Horigan, Principal. Project Oversight is one of those. ?We handle the day-day follow through of phone calls, emails ? whatever the communication needs are ? we conform to them. We are very good as well dealing with time zone issues ? keeping communication lines open as necessary not to lose precious time. We don?t adhere to a 9 to 5 mentality. If a phone call needs to be made at 4:00 am PST to catch someone in England before noon, we get it done. We look forward to serving Ventura Laminating?s needs on this project.?

Silent Partner Negotiators has been helping clients reduce their business lease costs through principled lease negotiation and renegotiation. They offer full-service, contingency-based existing and renewing lease renegotiation for qualified clients. They have also developed their techniques and put them into a low-cost, Professional Guide to Lease Renegotiation that includes 25 pages of lease renegotiation letter samples from actual, successful renegotiations.

For more information, please contact Wade Horigan directly at (805) 320-4801 or by email: wade(at)SilentPartnerNegotiators(dot)com. Website: http://www.SilentPartnerNegotiators.com. LinkedIn: N. Wade Horigan.

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SharePoint 2010 Server Administrators training is now available May 15-17 in Nashville; June 5-7 in the Washington, DC area; and June 26-28 in Chicago through SharePoint Solutions, a Microsoft Certified Partner. This new three-day course titled Introduction to SharePoint 2010 for Server Administrators is especially useful for IT professionals who need to jumpstart their SharePoint 2010 implementation and administration.

The course serves as an introduction to both SharePoint Foundation 2010 (the free edition of SharePoint 2010) and SharePoint Server 2010 Standard and Enterprise Editions. It uses a sample company in the lab exercises to teach IT professionals how to apply SharePoint 2010 from concept to implementation in a typical environment.

?Our Introduction to SharePoint 2010 for Server Administrators course is targeted specifically to server administrators who are seeking to learn best practices for installing, implementing and managing SharePoint 2010 servers,? said Ricky Spears, senior instructor for SharePoint Solutions and author of the course.

?Students will learn how to determine which edition of SharePoint is best for their organization; the tasks end users perform most frequently with SharePoint; and how to establish site security. Then, they will set up SharePoint 2010 from scratch under the watch eye of a Microsoft-certified SharePoint 2010 administrator.?

This live instructor-led, classroom-based course is hands-on and includes a comprehensive course manual with a distillation of the lecture content, the PowerPoint slides and the scripted hands-on lab exercises with numerous screen shots.

For more information about the course visit: http://tinyurl.com/7me9sm2

Based in Nashville, Tenn., SharePoint Solutions is a Microsoft Certified Partner and a nationwide leader in expert-led public classes on SharePoint products and technologies. The company?s software division professionally develops high-quality commercial add-ons for SharePoint. For more information about SharePoint Solutions, visit http://sharepointsolutions.com.

Today, award-winning author Tony Northrup released his best-selling photography book, Tony Northrup’s DSLR Book: How to Create Stunning Digital Photography, to Apple’s iBookStore. Previously available in paperback, Amazon Kindle, and Barnes & Noble Nook formats, the unique book has already reached more than 100,000 readers.

The power of the Apple iBookstore enables a feature not available on the other formats: integrated video training that is available without an Internet connection. In addition to more than 250 pages of text and 375 sample photos, Stunning Digital Photography includes more than an hour of instructional video. Each video lesson can be viewed on the reader’s iPhone, iPad, or iPod.

Since the initial release on Amazon four months ago, readers have received ten free updates adding text, pictures, and videos, with many more planned for the future. The commitment to continual updates prevents the book from becoming outdated as new photography trends and camera features emerge. Existing readers can download updated versions of the book for free. Because the book covers all major forms of photography in great depth, it is the last photography book most readers will ever need to buy.

At the end of each chapter, the book provides optional exercises for the students to complete to gain hands-on experience. To provide the experience of a virtual photography class, students share pictures and ask the author questions on the author?s Facebook page.

Stunning Digital Photography currently has 45 reviews at Amazon.com and an average review of 4.7 out of 5. Highlights from these reviews show the impact of these innovations:

?With several hours of excellent how-to videos included along with his well-written text and superb images, Tony delivers a novel, effective and entirely engaging method for sharing his unique photographic insight. He communicates his enthusiasm for the art and craft of making images as he takes the student with him on location in his beautifully rendered videos. I found myself pausing a video, going to the text to confirm an idea or camera setting, checking them on my camera, and returning to the video for follow through.? ? Jefferson from Maine

?The constant updates the author is committed to is amazing. Just yesterday, months after its release, I saw a new video added?? ? PlanetRegin from Jacksonville

?The videos in the ebook are also very insightful (thank you Tony for that, I’m more of a visual person, so they really helped put things to perspective- the more videos the better).? ? le8 from Michigan

?The author breaks everything down into easy to understand concepts and the addition of the videos really helps clarify things. Photography can be very complex for a beginner and this book and collection of videos and illustrations simplifies it.? ? Jen from Atlanta

About Tony Northrup

Award-winning author Tony Northrup has published more than 30 educational books for Microsoft Press, O?Reilly, and Wiley. As a photographer, his photos have been featured on national magazine covers, book covers, CD covers, TV shows, calendars, and much more. As a video instructor, Tony has created dozens of hours of video training courses for LearnKey, InfiniteSkills, and Microsoft Learning.

For more information on Tony Northrup, visit the Northrup Photography Facebook page, follow him on Twitter at @TonyNorthrup, view his photography portfolio at http://www.NorthrupPhotography.com, and browse his stock photo library at http://www.northrup.org.

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New Hampshire employers have a new alternative for managing payroll for their employees: Patriot PAY online payroll software, now available for small businesses in the state. Offered by Patriot Software, Inc., Patriot PAY is offered in 33 states, including Maine, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

The software is designed to be a simple, affordable alternative to high-priced payroll software. Monthly prices for Patriot PAY start at just $ 10 a month for one employee, with similar pricing available for up to 50 employees.

Available Anytime or Anywhere

Because Patriot PAY is online, New Hampshire business owners can securely access their payroll data on any type of browser, and run payroll from home or on the road with nothing to download, update, or backup. They can also depend on guaranteed accuracy of all payroll tax calculations, easy-to-understand instructions, and free routine support.

Customizable Settings and Options

With Patriot PAY, employers can set up unlimited deductions or pay codes and pay their employees by direct deposit, handwritten or printed paychecks, online bill pay, or cash.

With MY Patriot an optional add-on, business owners can give employees access to their own paystubs or direct deposit information. With the optional TaxBeGone service, payroll professionals handle all payroll tax deposits and filings for federal, state, and local taxes. According to Doug Simmons, payroll tax specialist at Patriot Software, the TaxBeGone service is a time-saver.

?Small business owners don?t have time to keep track of all of the changes in tax laws and due dates for the various taxes that apply to their business,? Simmons said. ?TaxBeGone takes away that worry.?

Free 7-Day Sample Account and Free One-Month Trial

Employers can try out Patriot PAY and other Patriot products free for seven days. Then, they can sign up for a free one-month trial and start running payroll quickly with the free payroll set-up service. As with all Patriot Software products, customers can also add or cancel Patriot PAY anytime with no obligation or penalty.

About Patriot Software, Inc.

Patriot Software, Inc., located in Canton, Ohio, develops online software for American small businesses, including online payroll software, applicant tracking software, employee self-serve software, and more. For information on all products servicing New Hampshire, contact Patriot Software, Inc., at (877) 968-7147 or visit http://www.PatriotSoftware.com

Kelly and Mark Scotti started the OH BOY! Baby Boutique (http://www.ohboybabyboutique.com) after their son Connor was born in November 2004. While shopping for their son in stores and online, they realized that it was difficult to find fun clothing, accessories, gifts and gear for infant and toddler boys without searching high and low. Even when they did find cool items, the selection was limited and unimaginative.

The OH BOY! Baby Boutique facilitates this search for the “discriminating infant male”. They feature onesies and tees by designers such as Appaman, Urban Smalls, Wry Baby, Peace Monkey, Fooey, Neptune Zoo, and Krawlers. Specialty clothing is also available for purchase on the site; they carry baby cashmere sweaters and Kashwere, as well as plush sleepsacks, bowling shirts, soft soled leather shoes and squeaky shoes for your new walker. Accessories include minkee chenille baby blankets, changing pads, and burp clothes backed with vintage fabrics featuring skulls or “funky monkeys”, Mustard Seed Diaper Bags for dads, genuine sheepskin car seat covers, personalized canvas artwork, baby bjorn covers, and tuxedo onesies and bibs. You can find almost everything you need for your baby boy on this site.

The site features free ground shipping on orders over $ 100 through December 31, 2005.

For more information, please contact Kelly or Mark Scotti at 215-913-7595, or via email at kelly@ohboybabyboutique.com.

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The OH BOY! Baby Boutique (http://www.ohboybabyboutique.com) features fashion, accessories, gifts and gear for the “discriminating infant male”. This online store for baby boys, created in April 2005, originally carried only hip and funky onesies and tees in sizes newborn up to 4T; it has since grown into a one-stop shopping site for parents of baby boys and girls alike, accumulating over half a million hits in 4 months!

The store features onesies and tees by designers such as Appaman, Urban Smalls, Wry Baby, Peace Monkey, Fooey, Neptune Zoo, and Krawlers. Specialty clothing is also available for purchase; baby cashmere sweaters and Kashwere are favorites, as are the plush sleepsacks, bowling shirts, soft soled leather shoes and squeaky shoes for the new walker. You can also find accessories galore, including minkee chenille baby blankets, changing pads, and burp clothes backed with vintage fabrics featuring skulls or “funky monkeys”, diaper bags for dads, genuine sheepskin car seat covers, personalized canvas artwork, baby bjorn covers, and tuxedo onesies and bibs. One stop shopping for baby boys is now only a click away.

Kelly Scotti started the OH BOY! Baby Boutique after her only son Connor was born in November 2004. While shopping for her son in stores and online, she realized that it was difficult to find fun clothing and accessories for infant and toddler boys without having to search endlessly. Most times she found overall store selection to be limited, unimaginative, and aimed basically at girls. She wanted to start a store that she would love to shop at, a store having excellent customer service, a varied selection, unique items that you can’t find everywhere else, and best of all, a store which she could shop in the comfort of her own home. With this premise, OH BOY! was born. An added bonus to the extra income and compliments from customers, Kelly says, has been the relationships she has developed with her vendors. “Most of the designers I carry were stay at home moms/parents that started companies to fill a hole they identified in the baby marketplace. They love their jobs, get to spend time with their children, and are generous with sharing their knowledge of starting a new business. I have come to consider many of them friends”.

Though Kelly worked and continues to work full time in the pharmaceutical research industry, she built the website herself, set up all vendor accounts, is in charge of site marketing and order fulfillment, and still makes sure she spends quality time with her son and husband. She does admit that her husband is instrumental in making sure the orders ship out quickly and are correct. “I’m hoping he will soon decide that my record keeping is so poor that he will offer to take over the books too”, she says in jest. Kelly hopes the store will become lucrative enough to support her family without her having to work full time outside of the house. With all her energy and enthusiasm, we believe it will.

For more information regarding the OH BOY! Baby Boutique, or to schedule an interview, please contact Kelly Scotti at 215-913-7595, or the contact page at http://www.ohboybabyboutique.com.

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GoGazella.com has launched a new way for marathon runners to compete and enjoy the satisfaction of their road race accomplishments. The Virtual Marathon Relay has just launched and will last until June 30th, 2012. The virtual race is a 52-mile relay with participants creating a team of two to six runners. To enter the race, a runner needs to complete any road race, from 5k to marathon, between April 1st and June 30th, 2012. The race is free to enter. Runners just needs to submit their race time and provide a link to a website that verifies their time.

Teams will compete in multiple categories such as Marathon Only, Women Only, etc. Prizes will be given out to the winning teams as well as random teams with in-race prize giveaways. A sample of the prize sponsors include, Road Runner Sports, Halo Headbands, Honey Stinger, NaturaStride, Go Sport ID, Natural Running Store, Knog, and Allied Medal Displays.

What is GoGazella.com? GoGazella is a social network for marathon runners. The free network allows runners to create a profile, log their miles and find training partners based on race pace and experience. GoGazella also has an active forum and blog section where runners share their stories and trade advice and insights on running, training and racing. Visit GoGazella.com to learn more and check out the Virtual Marathon Relay.

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The 17th annual Michigan International Women?s Show opens Thursday, May 3 and runs through Sunday, May 6, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi featuring hundreds of exhibitors displaying cosmetics, fragrances, lingerie, purses, shoes, gifts, d