November 17th’s event was a huge success and focused on educating businesses to work with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, TechQuest’s initiatives and Banking/Finance options. Our presenters joined us from Harrisburg and the Philadelphia suburbs to bring new ideas and educate business owners on what is available to them in Pennsylvania.
Kelly Lewis, President/CEO of TechQUEST kicked off the seminar discussing TechQUEST, their mission, and their goals as an organization. For many Philadelphia based companies it was reassuring to hear what is happening at the steps of the capital that effects all of us at the state level. Kelly was well received as he educated the audience on some of the technology initiatives like TechQUEST HUB, Broadband and Health Information Exchange.
Kelly introduced Dennis Fellin, Commodity Manager for the Department of General Sciences, State of Pennsylvania. Dennis presented on the ITITQ and doing business with the State. His presentation was spot-on for companies that offer products or services to the IT Services market. Dennis also introduced COSTARS for all businesses. Dennis was followed by two members of the Wells Fargo team who discussed Banking and Loans in today’s economy. Bill Loftus, SVP Business Banking of Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company provided insight into the Banking climate today vs. 2008; and, Ann Nonemaker, Head of Regional SBA for Wells Fargo, discussed SBA Loans.
For more information on Kane Partners and the free business seminar series visit their website at www.kanepartners.net. December 8th at Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center will be the next seminar on Corporate Social Media. Kane Partners is an award winning full service staffing firm for the entire Mid Atlantic Region with expertise in Technology.
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215-699-5500
November 17, 2009 – Ambler, PA Kane Partners hosted the Kane Partners Business Seminar Series at Talamore Country Club. Gary Kane, President/CEO of Kane Partners started the free seminar series in Fall 2008 with the vision of providing education, collaboration and networking to local businesses at no cost. The Seminar Series completed its first year and Kane has announced their plans for an action packed Spring 2010 Seminar Series.
November 17th’s event was a huge success and focused on educating businesses to work with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, TechQuest’s initiatives and Banking/Finance options. Our presenters joined us from Harrisburg and the Philadelphia suburbs to bring new ideas and educate business owners on what is available to them in Pennsylvania.
Kelly Lewis, President/CEO of TechQUEST kicked off the seminar discussing TechQUEST, their mission, and their goals as an organization. For many Philadelphia based companies it was reassuring to hear what is happening at the steps of the capital that effects all of us at the state level. Kelly was well received as he educated the audience on some of the technology initiatives like TechQUEST HUB, Broadband and Health Information Exchange.
Kelly introduced Dennis Fellin, Commodity Manager for the Department of General Sciences, State of Pennsylvania. Dennis presented on the ITITQ and doing business with the State. His presentation was spot-on for companies that offer products or services to the IT Services market. Dennis also introduced COSTARS for all businesses. Dennis was followed by two members of the Wells Fargo team who discussed Banking and Loans in today’s economy. Bill Loftus, SVP Business Banking of Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company provided insight into the Banking climate today vs. 2008; and, Ann Nonemaker, Head of Regional SBA for Wells Fargo, discussed SBA Loans.
For more information on Kane Partners and the free business seminar series visit their website at www.kanepartners.net. December 8th at Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center will be the next seminar on Corporate Social Media. Kane Partners is an award winning full service staffing firm for the entire Mid Atlantic Region with expertise in Technology.
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Media Contact:
Kristin Kane
www.kanepartners.net
215-699-5500
It is a competitive environment in a small or start up collection agency. The collection software facilitating agency needs should have all of the convenient features, yet not be terribly expensive or complex. There is software available to meet the needs of smaller agencies, which is easy to use and will grow with an agency. It will smooth the progress of payment processing and access to credit bureaus, and allow access to client and debtor information. Software supports payment processing by allowing payments from debtors by electronic check processing and credit card processing right at an agent’s workstation.
Collection software for a larger agency needs to include all of these features, but have the ability to handle higher volumes. With higher numbers of calls made, next generation dialer capabilities can significantly increase the bottom line of dollars collected. These systems allow more direct connections with the debtors. Information access needs may be more complex in a larger agency, with more individuals needing the information in real time, including managers, staff and clients. This feature is also offered in collection software, and the system allows managers to view summary information about clients and collections at all times to track results.
Grace Enderlein is a freelance writer and editor. “Choose Collection Software for Agency Needs” notes the availability of software to suit a particular size collection agency. DAKCS.com provides several collection software products to suit the needs of a variety of agencies
The Philadelphia 100® is an annual program conducted by the Entrepreneurs' Forum of Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia Business Journal and Wharton Small Business Development Center. For more information about the Philadelphia 100®, please visit the website at www.Philadelphia100.com.
Kane Partners LLC was founded in 2004 by Gary Kane, and today includes an executive team with a combined experience of over 100+ years in the IT staffing industry headquartered in Lansdale, PA. For information on Kane Partners and their customized services, contact Gary Kane at 215.699.5500.
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kkane@kanepartners.net
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Lansdale, PA, November 3, 2009 – Gary Kane, President/CEO of Kane Partners is pleased to announce that Kane Partners LLC
has partnered with Talamore Country Club in Ambler, PA for the Kane
Partners Business Seminar Series for 2009-2010. Kane Partners and
Talamore Country Club share a commitment to give back to the community
at large and to provide assistance to the business community
specifically in these difficult economic times. The Kane Partners
Seminar Series is geared toward the needs of business owners and
executives and offers free expert advice on a myriad of relevant
business topics.
In Fall 2008, Kane Partners started its free Business Seminar Series for their clients and local business owners. This collaboration of industry leaders and subject matter experts offered cutting edge advice to business executives with the added opportunity to network with their peers in state-of-the-art venues. As Kane Partners continues their Seminar Series for Fall of 2009 and Spring 2010, Talamore Country Club will play a key role in hosting these events. When Jack Lutz, Director of Membership at Talamore, was asked what drew him to support the series he responded, “This partnership is a perfect fit in our continuing marketing effort to support local businesses/professionals and showcase everything Talamore has to offer at an affordable value during these economic times.”
As the Series commences at Talamore Country Club on November 17th once again the local business community will be invited to partake in this extraordinary opportunity. As noted by Gary Kane, President of Kane Partners, “There has been a swell of anticipation for this Seminar Series; we look forward to teaming with Talamore Country Club in bringing these business seminars to our community.”
For more information on the Kane Partners Business Seminar Series visit www.kanepartners.net. Join Philadelphia Business Journal and Talamore Country Club as sponsors for the Series or individual Seminars, inquire at kkane@kanepartners.net.
Kane Partners LLC was founded in 2004 by Gary Kane, and today includes an executive team with a combined experience of over 100+ years in the staffing industry headquartered in Lansdale, PA. For information on Kane Partners and their customized IT services, contact Gary Kane at 215.699.5500.
Talamore Country Club is a private club and part of The Talamore Family of Clubs which also includes Applecross Country Club, Downingtown, PA and Talamore Golf Resort & Mid South Club, Pinehurst, NC. Established in 1995 Talamore is a distinctive club unlike most other Northeast style golf courses with more of a resort, southern pines type feel that has been ranked 24th in the state. For more information on The Talamore Family of Clubs, contact Jack Lutz at 215-641-1300 x127 or www.talamore.com.
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Kristin Kane
215.699.5500 x301
kkane@kanepartners.net
www.kanepartners.net
According to experts,document destruction in New York is one of the most important steps to prevent identity theft. There are a multitude of sensitive business documents, such as financial information, trade secrets, employee lists and payroll information, and customer lists that can be used by criminals to compromise the security of a business. Further business must safeguard the personal identifiable information of their customers, such as social security numbers, dates of birth, and credit card information. Using a professional document destruction company can assure the job is done thoroughly and avoids the inconvenience of in-house removal.
Businesses and organizations in New York must be extra vigilant to protect data covered under the recently passed New York Social Security Number Protection Law, and federal regulations under HIPAA, FACTA and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s Privacy and Safeguard Rules.
Identity thieves can use information from important papers, cancelled checks and old invoices to apply for new credit cards using the name of the business or the consumer. It is as simple as going through the trash and finding the information By using the company or consumer name and the critical information, criminals apply for credit. And that is why it is vital to have documents destroyed in New York professionally. And when it comes to the theft of consumer information, the company can be liable for significant civil, and in some cases, criminal penalties.In addition to these monetary losses, a businesses reputation may be tarnished
Statistics and concern about identity theft and security is so high, that the FTC issued the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) in 2005. FACTA is a law to protect consumers and businesses from fraud and identity theft by requiring destruction of consumer information before it is disposed. FACTA is enforced, and professional document destruction companies in NY comply with this law.
There are many records management companies in New York today. These companies provide a secure and cost effective method of document destruction in New York through ShredSense.
Grace Enderlein is a freelance writer and editor. “Protecting Identity with Document Destruction in New York” notes the risks involved with not using a professional document destruction company such as Retrievex.com.
During an economic downturn, many businesses suffer, which affects all industries including the IT staffing industry. The uncertainty of a down economy and what it might bring to businesses usually results in hiring freezes or layoffs, which is not good for the staffing industry. However, there are advantages to using an IT staffing agency during bad economic times for any business, including time and money savings and their ability to find top notch qualified candidates.
When a company needs to hire an IT (Information Technology) expert, or any employee, it is a time consuming process with expenses involved. Money is spent on advertising for the position, and existing staff must take the time to review resumes and go through the screening and interviewing process. If times are tough for a business, the existing staff needs to be focused on their jobs to optimize their talent working toward company goals. If an IT staffing agency is used, the agency can do all of the time consuming work involved with the hiring process while a company and its employees can focus on running their business.
IT staffing agencies have access to a large diverse pool of talent, and they also know how to turn over rocks and find highly skilled and ‘passive’ candidate. Their network goes beyond what a business could access on their own, and they contact and screen hundreds of potential employees on a daily basis. Furthermore, during bad economic times, extremely qualified people are looking for jobs because of layoffs, and an IT staffing agency can narrow down and give you access the best available.
Now there are many full services staffing company available that concentrates on IT staffing. They have access to experienced talent who have been screened, interviewed, and evaluated in order to represent the best possible candidates. There services include permanent placement, retained, contract, contract-to-hire, and temporary staffing. You can contact directly to discuss how they can save your time and money by engaging their services for your next IT Staffing need or other departmental hires.
Grace Enderlein is a freelance writer and editor. “IT Staffing Agencies Aid in Job Searches during Economic Downturns” notes the advantages of using an agency for job searches. Kanepartners.net is an IT and Engineering staffing agency.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics 20% of small to medium size businesses suffer a major disaster every five years? Physical media and electronic data must be protected and easily retrieved in the case of a natural disaster, equipment failure, or many other unexpected events that can occur for the continuation of business.
Not having data backup and media storage can dramatically compromise the survival of a company if calamity strikes. In fact 43% of company’s that experience a disaster never reopen after a disaster and 29% close within the next xx years due to their failure to have a disaster recovery plan that includes the off-site storage of mission critical data. Information losses can happen because of natural disasters, theft, equipment failure, employee wrongdoing, file corruption and more. If information is lost, business cannot continue as usual without the data. Financial losses occur, and compliance with regulations may be broken. If legal action occurs, data cannot be recovered for subpoena including documents, email, electronic messages.
All businesses must plan for the unexpected, and many are not prepared in the case of a calamity to restore critical data. To protect against the unexpected it is imperative that a company, regardless of size, have a disaster recovery plan that provides for professional media storage and data backup to insure business continuity and to meet regulatory demands in the event of the unexpected. Further it is not sufficient to simply have data copied. Additionally, the data must be stored offsite in an environment that protects the media from theft and damage and there must be a plan that makes the necessary equipment available so the data and applications can be restored and the company can continue to operate.
Data needs to be protected by an expert disaster recovery plan with a company that can guarantee the recovery if the unexpected happens. All types of physical media including tapes, disks, reels, and CD-ROMS should be stored in state of the art facilities, such as a Firelock Vault that meets or exceeds all of the ANSI standards for the protection of company critical data.
There are many companies who recognize the importance of proper media storage and data backup and reduce risk in innovative and secure ways for their clients. They increase operational efficiency and enhance safety and security through their records management and retrieval systems, including storage for both physical media and electronic file vaults.
Grace Enderlein is a freelance writer and editor. “The Importance of Professional Media Storage and Data Backup in Boston, MA" notes that business records need to be stored properly in case of the unexpected, and must also be able to be retrieved. Retrievex.com is an industry leader in records management services.
Debt collection software should allow access to information for clients, and also have tools that make the process more efficient which ultimately leads to more collections. There are many companies provide account receivables management and collection agency software today.
Debt collection software should automate and streamline collections and the administration process, with the ultimate goal being to contact debtors and collect money. Accounts receivable management is a highly competitive field, and debt collection software needs to keep up with changes in the industry and the needs of clients. In the debt collection industry, there is much time and effort from agents spent on non-revenue producing tasks. debt collection software can help agents focus on collecting debts, while giving clients easy access to vital information.
Management tools offered in software that allows agents to focus on collections are imperative for simplifying the process. Debt collection software should offer a central control function so that information can be easily viewed and accessed in real time about clients, collections, and company information. Software is available that allows access to information by collection agents and clients to view portfolios. It can also allow remote payments, status report viewing, and collection statistics. This makes the process more efficient by allowing agents to maximize their time focusing on collections.
There are other tools in debt collection software that make the collections process even more resourceful. Reaching the correct person can be a time consuming step in the collections business. Having a system using a dialog that can quickly verify the right party can be used to save time making contacts. Additional features of these systems include the dialing of alternate phone numbers while collectors are working on other accounts, so that the next person to communicate with is ready. These features allow more calls to be addressed, and ultimately leads to more collections.
There are many experienced accounts receivable management companies today. They offer debt collection software. These companies listen to their clients and their needs and continually keep their products updated for the ever changing collections industry. Their debt collection software works in a user-friendly Windows environment with many integrated features for accounts receivable management needs.
Grace Enderlein is a freelance writer and editor. "How to Choose the Best Debt Collection Software for Your Debt Collection Agency" notes how using the right software can streamline the collections process. DAKCS Software Systems is an established debt collection software Company.