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June 5 – 7, 2012, SGS will host a series of free 45-minute webinars to introduce the new SGS Product Carbon Footprint Mark scheme.

SGS announces the acquisition of Vitrology Limited, a biopharmaceutical Contract Testing Organization and dynamic force in biosafety testing.

Big Data Specialists Actian and Business & Decision Solidify Strategic Partnership

The European Commission (EC) has published a second amendment to the REACH Authorization List.

The increasing quantity of data, the need to step back in the face of the acceleration of daily life and the need for analysis to grasp the essential issues fuel the demand for a new generation of tools. Spotter has taken up this challenge.

SGS will be exhibiting at the International Toy Fair 2012 in Nuremberg, between February 1-6, 2012. SGS’ team of toy experts will update visitors with relevant industry developments and news of the latest changes in the regulatory landscape.

Closing Circle, the Investment and M&A Social Network, opens in Europe on January 31, 2012

Sector Insight launches a new set of market insights about niche markets such as the concierge services industry and the creches market

In June 2011, SGS has opened a new large-scale juvenile products testing laboratory in Aix en Provence, France.

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Effective August 1st, SUZI BLU is to design signature stamp collections exclusively for STAMPAVIE. Suzi’s first collection of 20 designs for STAMPAVIE will be released at CHA Winter, January 2012.

A bad hire costs money and time and can be highly demotivating for all involved. Here are 7 simple questions I ask myself to minimize this risk.

How to you understand within few minutes the difference between a good headhunter and a less efficient one? The author suggests three easy questions to answer this.

One year after an initial investment from Kima Ventures, which has allowed for the development of the company in France and the rest of Europe, Lengow has reached a new milestone with Alven Capital in raising an additional 1.8 million Dollars.

Six-year agreement to supply fuel dispensers to Shell’s European service station network

www.cityzenbooking.com, the online specialist in urban serviced apartments, continues its worldwide expansion. It is now crossing over the Bosphorus and moving toward Asia and Australia.

This company specialized in selling flag equips it with a web site after having marketed its products during two years via popular marketplaces.

+109% rise in visits for Exhaust pipes, +83% for Headlights

London – 10th May 2011 - Twenga, the open shopping platform with the biggest choice online, today unveils the latest version of its website, offering shoppers a visual, sensory and instinctive shopping experience.

The MEMS industry had a great 25% growth year in 2010--but the four largest companies grew even faster, to increase their domination of Yole Développement's annual Top30 MEMS company ranking, and of the sector as a whole.

There are many myths about headhunters. In the series "true or false", I will go through one by one and tell you 'all you wanted to know about headhunters but did not dare to ask'

Most managers have to hire for their teams. Many have little experience with this and feel insecure. Here are tips from a professional recruiter on what to respect and how to minimize the risk of a bad hire.

A headhunter can boost your career - or waste your time. Depending on how you work with him/ her. Here is how to do it right.

ADSoftware is proud to announce that Uni Air Entreprise, a subsidiary of Jet Service Group, has selected ADSoftware’s aviation dedicated software AIRPACK to manage its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul centre.

Manual or mechanized packing solutions for the order fulfillment in distribution centers

The 2011 PCF World summit, a two day event to be held in Zurich, Switzerland, will feature presentations from SGS expert Dr Ahmad Ansari. Furthermore, SGS executive Jonathan Hall will participate in a discussion at the event.

Cheryl Antier, director of the Writer's Business Academy, will be interviewing award-winning writer of 1,700 published prints, Stephanie Mojica.

Since the beginning of the TCB company, The Concept brand is keen on respecting environmental specifications, from the conception to the edition of customized notebooks and notepads.

PT Partners implements customer retention system from Volta Communications that earns 18% more repeat business when focused on existing clients.

ADSoftware, the developer of AIRPACK, and AirMod Consulting, a leading Brazilian aeronautical engineering provider, announced the signing of a representation agreement to enhance ADSoftware‘s position in the rapidly developing Brazilian market.

The Franco British Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI) welcomes Languedoc-Midi.info as the first and only member of the Chamber for Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.

An increasing number of entrepreneurs are running small businesses in France. Working from home can be a lonely business. The launch of “Jelly” brings a new coworking initiative to Languedoc-Roussillon and France.

SalesLab, an established marketing and sales execution consultancy, has started two new companies built around innovative operating models to deliver short, actionable services at a fraction of usual market prices

Gostai will present its Jazz mobile telepresence at CeBIT. For this occasion, Jazz now features an LCD screen which shows the face of the person controlling the robot. CeBIT will be the first time Gostai shows this new design for Jazz.

A research team will meet at the end of February in Boston where the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI

Papeteries de Turckheim located in Alsace France resumes full production of news print.

SEMI and Yole Développement are partnering on a webinar series on HB-LED manufacturing on February 9, March 2 and 23.

A small enterprise offers big coaching solutions by merging sport with music and teaming up with the premiere sports retailer in Europe.

Have you noticed Cupcakes seem to be all the rage over the last couple of years in the UK? Now I’ve no clue when the citizens of the UK adopted the American name Cupcake as the cover all term for small cakes.

With the launch of the COWIN initiative, the European Research community has engaged in a new step towards value creation in miniaturized smart systems.

Webinars as you may know or have guessed from the name are basically online seminars. Webinars can be used to meet with staff at other sites, to meet with customers, with prospects and for online training to name just a few.

Webinars have been popular with businesses for a while now but the game changer is a now here in the form of a brand new Webinar and Conferencing platform product that is truly going to revolutionise the webcasting industry.

The Writer’s Business Academy Presents Radio Show “Business Breakthroughs” with guest author and publisher Jay Boyer on Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Building & maintaining a website has never been easier than it is today. If you recognise you're being held to ransom because you lack of skill in this area just remember a skill is something that can be learnt & there's no time like the present ...

Former CEO of a Parisian hotel group is to create a new group of hotels and is seeking financiers who wish to invest in the Parisian hotel market.

In the run up to Christmas Dublin shoppers are heading in droves to a delightful new shop in the Jervis Centre. It's a chocolate boutique where aromatic aromas of fresh handmade chocolates engulf you as soon as you walk through the door.

Mike Michalowicz knows how to weather the economic storm and still come out on top. Heʼs a ”TPE”, a new breed of entrepreneur that gets it done using more ingenuity than money, more passion than experience, and more hard work than education.

ETSI's Electronic Signatures test activities have resulted in a newly-published European Commission Decision and on-line test facilities to enable Member States to confirm compliance with European regulations, facilitating cross-border transactions.

No-cost Teleseminar for entrepreneurs, writers coaches and artists who want to know the truth about where and how to find funding for their businesses. Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Time: 6:00 p.m. ET Cost: Free

A new interactive online store retails preowned luxury goods with negotiable prices and comment feature...