|
Press Releases -
2006 Archive
Georgetown Launches Updated Website
Based on Geocentric's Citylight Software
Bethesda, MD, December 14, 2006 --
Geocentric announced today that the
Georgetown Business Improvement District
(BID) has relaunched their website,
www.georgetowndc.com, using Geocentric's
Citylight Web Software for Downtown
District Marketing.
"We are very proud of the new website
and its potential to increase web
traffic," said Juanita M. Crabb,
Executive Director of the Georgetown
BID, "we believe more traffic to the
website will translate into more
visitors for Georgetown."
Click
here for the official press release.
(Click on each press release title
to view the full press release.)
Entrepreneur/Marketing Exec Joins
University of Maryland Entrepreneurship
Center
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship adds
Neil Selvin as Entrepreneur-in-Residence
College Park, Md. – September 28,
2006 - The University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business today
announced Neil Selvin joined the
school’s nationally recognized Dingman
Center for Entrepreneurship as an
entrepreneur-in-residence. Selvin has
more than 25 years of experience
branding and marketing a range of
technology products and now operates an
independent consulting practice,
Strategic Marketing. He will leverage
his substantial insight and experience
to assist student and local
entrepreneurs in their preparation to
obtain funding through the Dingman
Center’s Capital Access Network.
(Click on each press release title
to view the full press release.)
Geocentric
Creates New Downtown Raleigh Site
BETHESDA, MD – July 31, 2006 –
Geocentric announced today that
the Downtown Raleigh Alliance has launched
a new website,
www.godowntownraleigh.com, driven by
Geocentric's Citylight Web Software for
Destination Marketing.
The new website contains an extensive
events calendar and merchant directory,
plus an interactive map of the five neighborhoods
that make up the downtown district: Glenwood
South, Capital District, Warehouse District,
Fayetteville Street District and Moore Square.
today
Click
here for the official press release.
(Click on each press release title
to view the full press release.)
Goozex, Inc. Launches its Premier Video
Game Trading Platform
COLLEGE PARK, MD – July 10, 2006
– Goozex, Inc. today launched its
premier video game trading platform, after
nearly a year of development. The
company promises to offer users a new way
to maximize their used game inventory to
purchase other games for only $1 per transaction.
Customers who establish an account can place
into an automated queue system their used
games that will be given a fair market point
value. The user accumulates points
for every trade they send out, and in turn,
they can use those points to acquire other
games from other users for only $1 per transaction.
(Click on each press release title
to view the full press release.)
D.C.-Based Quantum Leaps, Inc., a Global
Accelerator for Women's Entrepreneurship,
Hosts U.K. Delegation's Visit to Washington;
Theme of Visit is ''Business Growth and
How to Make It Happen''
Washington -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- July
5, 2006 -- A delegation of individuals
and organizations from the United Kingdom
who support women entrepreneurs will visit
Washington July 10-12 to learn more about
the resources that women entrepreneurs in
the United States rely on to start and build
their businesses.
The visit is being hosted by
Quantum Leaps, a Washington-based non-profit
organization that promotes women in business
globally. Quantum Leaps helps women in businesses
make economic strides by connecting key
stakeholders, distributing timely information
and best practices within and across countries,
and linking effective programs with resources.
The delegation includes representatives
from U.K. regional economic development
agencies, policy makers, providers of business
support and finance, researchers and academics,
and non-profit sector professionals.
(Click on each press release title
to view the full press release.)
Philadelphia's Center City District Selects
Citylight Software for Destination Marketing
Bethesda, MD -- June 27, 2006 --
Geocentric announced today that the Center
City District in Philadelphia, PA has selected
Geocentric's Citylight hosted software service
for location driven destination marketing.
"We are extremely excited to work with
Geocentric to improve the capabilities of
our website and to better serve our web
visitors with new interactive features,"
said Michelle Shannon, VP of Marketing for
Center City District.
(Click on each press release title
to view the full press release.)
Philadelphia's Center City District Selects
Citylight Software for Destination Marketing
Bethesda, MD -- June 27, 2006 --
Geocentric announced today that the Center
City District in Philadelphia, PA has selected
Geocentric's Citylight hosted software service
for location driven destination marketing.
"We are extremely excited to work with
Geocentric to improve the capabilities of
our website and to better serve our web
visitors with new interactive features,"
said Michelle Shannon, VP of Marketing for
Center City District.
(Click on each press release title
to view the full press release.)
University of Maryland
Business School Appoints
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
Associate Director
College Park, Md. -- April 28, 2006
-- The Robert H. Smith School of Business,
University of Maryland today announced that
Melissa K. Carrier has been named to the
newly created position of associate director
at the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.
She will help manage the top-ranked national
entrepreneurship center¹s programs, continue
to develop the center¹s network of investors,
and assist regional and student entrepreneurs.
The position was created as part of the
Dingman Center's continued efforts to support
Washington and mid-Atlantic entrepreneurs
and investors.
(Click on each press release title
to view the full press release.)
S. Tien Wong named entrepreneur-in-residence
at Robert H. Smith School of Business
Prominent Private
Investor Will Help University of Maryland
Business School Students and Local Entrepreneurs
Develop Their Business Ideas
College Park, Md. -- February 7, 2006
-- The Robert H. Smith School of Business,
University of Maryland today announced that
S. Tien Wong, chief executive officer of
Opus8, Inc., a Md.-based private investment
firm, will join the school's Dingman Center
for Entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur-in-residence,
Wong will leverage his substantial experience
in identifying and developing new business
ventures to assist student and local entrepreneurs
at the leading entrepreneurial center in
creating and managing their businesses.
(Click on each press release title
to view the full press release.)
|
