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Orlando, FL – In efforts to take a bit off the top of the 59 billion dollar haircutting industry, franchise lawyers, JW Dicks, Esq. and Nick Nanton, Esq., launch Kennedy’s All American Barber Club™.

Dicks & Nanton, P.A., The Business Growth Lawyers®, is a boutique law firm focusing on growth strategies for businesses of all sizes including licensing, trademark and franchise law. They have now decided to play a different role in the franchising world with the development of their own franchise.

“Nick and I, along with our other partners, Chris Hurn and Tony Zara, took our knowledge of franchising beyond the legal spectrum to develop Kennedy’s All American Barber Club™,” said franchise lawyer JW Dicks, Esq. “By incorporating all the elements of franchise law with our unique business and marketing methods, we have created a unique concept that we are excited to see take hold in an underserved marketplace- male grooming.”

Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ is a Franchise Concept for discerning gentlemen who are looking for an experience that is the polar opposite of your everyday haircut from the “big chains.” While most of the big chains cater to women and children, Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ caters to discerning gentlemen looking for a fine grooming experience with the old world charm of your father’s barber shop. Offering the finest in haircuts for men, the lost art of straight-razor shaves and a modern selection of grooming products, Kennedy’s All-American Barbershop™ is sure to be your favorite place to relax and enjoy “The Best Haircut and Straight-Razor Shave You’ve Ever Had, or it’s Free™!”

Step foot inside a Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ and you’ll instantly be transported back to a time when men were men, when getting a straight razor shave and a haircut were the civilized thing to do. At the same time, you’ll be offered a modern selection of grooming products, hand-selected music and much, much more.

Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ brings you everything you need to join the ranks of those who have come before you and provides you with the tools you need to achieve your aspirations, to become —The Ultimate Gentleman™, a Kennedy.

About Dicks & Nanton, P.A.:
Franchise Law Firm, Dicks & Nanton, P.A.: The Business Growth Lawyers®, is a boutique law firm dedicated to building businesses and brands. Dicks & Nanton are known for helping their clients make money with creative business strategies including franchising, area exclusive licensing, coaching, idea licensing, info-marketing, joint ventures, syndications and private offerings as well as saving their clients money by structuring protective devices that preserve business and personal assets. For more information about Dicks & Nanton, PA visit, www.DicksNanton.com

About Kennedy’s All American Barber Club™:
Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ is a Franchise Concept for discerning gentlemen who are looking for an experience that is the polar opposite of your everyday haircut from the “big chains.” Like most gentlemen, the founders felt equally out of place at salons frequented by their wives and the local strip-mall-walk-in “chop shops,” so they decided to create a place where they would like to go to get the grooming services they needed, rather than a place they dreaded. While most haircutteries cater to women and children, Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ caters to discerning gentlemen looking for a fine grooming experience with the old world charm of your father’s barber shop. Offering the finest in haircuts for men, the lost art of straight-razor shaves, and a modern selection of grooming products, Kennedy’s All-American Barbershop™ is sure to be your favorite place to relax and enjoy The Best Haircut and Straight-Razor Shave You’ve Ever Had, or it’s Free™! Learn more about Kennedy’s by visiting www.KennedysBarberClub.com

Chris Hurn, CEO of Mercantile Commercial Capital, LLC and SBA 504 Loan specialist, has recently been named to America’s PremierExperts™ Class of 2008-2009 and will participate in The Ultimate Celebrity Branding Experience™.

Orlando, Fla. – September 2, 2008 – America’s PremierExperts™ LLC is an organization that honors an exclusive group of Celebrity Experts who are dedicated to spreading knowledge and awareness in their field of expertise and making significant contributions to their industry and the marketplace as a whole.  Upon acceptance into America’s PremiereExperts™, members are invited to apply to participate in a 12-month innovative and extremely exclusive program, The Ultimate Celebrity Branding Experience™, for highly motivated entrepreneurs and professionals, launched by Nick Nanton, Esq., The Celebrity Lawyer and J.W. Dicks, Esq., The Business Growth Lawyer, authors of the book, “Celebrity Branding You™.”

 Chris Hurn, CEO of Inc. 500 company, Mercantile Commercial Capital, LLC, is one of only a handful of participants selected for America’s PremierExperts™ class of 2008-2009 and participating in The Ultimate Celebrity Branding Experience™.  Mercantile Commercial Capital has been called the “Fastest Growing Commercial Lender in America,” and was recently named to the Inc. 500 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies. Mercantile Commercial Capital focuses on providing SBA 504 loans for small business owners to acquire or enhance their own facilities.  Hurn will be participating with other selected celebrity experts across multiple industries that will participate in various initiatives over the course of the year and will be weighing in on key subjects to consumers and businesses alike.

 The participants selected to participate in this year’s program are forward-thinking business owners, entrepreneurs and corporate CEOs looking to separate their brand, increase revenues, lock out their competition and capture a distinct advantage over competitors in their market.

 About his participation in America’s PremierExperts™, Chris Hurn said, “I’m extremely excited to be involved with America’s PremierExperts™.  Nick and Jack have put together a stellar group of experts in their fields, and I believe that I’ll gain, as well as contribute, a tremendous amount of insight by being involved.  I’m excited to see how far we can go!”

 “We are proud to honor Chris Hurn as one of America’s PremierExperts™.  He is one of the most well respected and visionary CEOs in the market today.  Chris is also hailed as one of the top marketers in the country.  We know he will be a great addition to America’s PremierExperts™ Class of 2008-2009,” Nick Nanton, Esq. co-founder of the organization said.

 About Mercantile Commercial Capital:

 Recently named to the Inc. 500 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies, Mercantile Commercial Capital has been called the “Fastest Growing Commercial Lender in America,” the “most unique and entrepreneurial bankers around,” and the “fun bankers.” From its start in 2003, MCC has focused on providing SBA 504 loans for small business owners to acquire or enhance their own facilities.  The company was named “Best Place to Work” by the Orlando Business Journal in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

 Additional information on MCC and its loan offerings is available at www.504Experts.com or by calling (866) 622-2504 (toll free).

 About America’s PremierExperts™ LLC: 

America’s PremierExperts™ is an organization that recognizes celebrity experts in their field of business and offers entrepreneurs and professionals exclusive, invitation-only, opportunities for further exposure and growth in the marketplace.  JW Dicks, Esq. & Nick Nanton, Esq., attorneys by trade and entrepreneurs by choice, founded America’s PremierExperts™ and The Ultimate Celebrity Branding Experience™ to honor entrepreneurs and business people who are dedicated to spreading knowledge and awareness in their field of expertise and making significant contributions to their industry and the marketplace as a whole.  For more information about America’s PremierExperts™ LLC visit www.AmericasPremierExperts.com.

SuperSlow Zone®, a distinctive health and exercise franchise, announces a strategic partnership with Transitions Lifestyle System™ to merge its healthy- eating and weight-loss program with SuperSlow® strength training

 Lafayette, La. – September 2, 2008 – The Lafayette area SuperSlow Zone® location in Kaliste Saloom, La., is announcing that SuperSlow Zone® recently teamed up with Transitions Lifestyle System™ to integrate its SuperSlow® strength training protocol with Transition’s™ healthy-eating and fat-loss system.  Combining Transitions™ and SuperSlow® is an optimal exercise and health program for those who are looking to lose a few, or a lot, of unwanted pounds or inches and those with medical concerns that a dedicated workout and diet protocol would substantially help.  People who are interested in achieving their ideal muscle-to-fat ratio will find the integration of these two programs especially valuable.

 Transitions Lifestyle System™ is a scientifically-supported, food-based, educational lifestyle change, which includes natural, non-caffeine supplements to kick start faster weight (fat) loss.  SuperSlow® has been the leading strength training protocol for more than 26 distinguished years.  The SuperSlow® method is an expert-supervised, 20-minute, twice-a-week, strength training protocol that has proven to be the safest, most efficient and effective form of strength training available. SuperSlow Zone’s® clients are men and women of all ages who seek a professional service that delivers maximum results in a minimum amount of time. The addition of Transitions Lifestyle System™ to the SuperSlow® protocol is designed to bolster an already-proven, muscle-building system with the nutritional education and coaching that SSZ clients need to achieve optimal weight, fitness and health.

 Julie Pendry, 26-year Nutrition Education Consultant, is part of the team to kick-start success for each SSZ franchise location as they launch Transitions™ with SuperSlow® Strength training. Two years ago (2006) Julie began incorporating Transitions™ into her own private practice after running a pilot study with a select group of women (either perimenopausal or menopausal) for whom losing weight (fat) had previously remained the illusive dream. Julie determined that if Transitions™ was able to help this group of dedicated women then it was the real deal and would be able to help anyone willing to follow the plan! Needless to say, the pilot study was wildly successful and now Julie has converted almost all of her practice exclusively to the Transitions Lifestyle System™.

 At the SuperSlow Zone® location in Winter Park, Fla., several clients are already utilizing the integration of these two programs.  In six weeks, clients ranging in age from 25 to 59 years old have averaged a loss of 15 pounds each, along with a loss of 3 percent body fat and 12.2 inches.  One of these clients, Deb, a 45-year-old CPA and ex-smoker, said this of her experience, “I have tried many, many exercise programs and diets over the years, but I have never felt so healthy and looked so good due to my last six weeks in this program.”

 For more information about SuperSlow Zone® please visit http://www.sszkalistesaloom.com

  About SuperSlow Zone®, LLC:

SuperSlow® celebrates a 26-year history of helping people achieve optimal strength and health in minimum time. SuperSlow® strength training is the original, codified, accredited, high-intensity, low-force strengthening exercise protocol. It was created and developed by founder Ken Hutchins out of a $3.2 million osteoporosis study in 1982 at the University of Florida School of Medicine.

SuperSlow Zone® is a distinctive health and exercise franchise that exclusively delivers SuperSlow® strength training to busy people of all ages throughout the world, enabling them to achieve and maintain strong, healthy and attractive bodies. As the leader-in-the-field to create ‘a professional service positioning for exercise’ and ‘the ideal clinical exercise environment,’ distraction-free, properly cooled and ventilated climate, SSZ ensures the client/patient and the Certified SuperSlow® Instructor precision and focus in achieving and sustaining client results. Additionally, clients may choose to benefit from Healthy Eating Coaching for optimal weight and health goals. http://www.superslowzone.com.

 SuperSlow Zone® is accredited by the prestigious IACET (http://www.iacet.org).   IACET also accredits the American Physical Therapy Association, National Institute of Health, Centers for Disease Control and, Duke University Medical Center, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Corporate University, GE Healthcare and many others.   SSZ achieved and maintains this accreditation to ensure the highest standards of service and care for its clients.

Serial Entrepreneurs, Chris Hurn, Tony Zara, JW Dicks, Esq., and Nick Nanton, Esq., team up to launch a membership-driven upscale men’s grooming concept, Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™.

Orlando, FL September 2, 2008– It’s the ultimate foursome – for an episode of Law & Order, but this team of two lawyers and two bankers has banded together to do more than entertain you. Chris Hurn, Tony Zara, JW Dicks, Esq., and Nick Nanton, Esq. have recently launched Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ – the reinvention of an old world concept, the “traditional barber shop”, with an affordable, luxury twist that offers new services for the mass-affluent gentleman. Kennedy’s is membership-based for an exclusive grooming experience for discerning gentlemen of all ages.

Their membership offerings turn heads with their unique names and offerings. Their flagship membership, titled Life™, for “The Ultimate Gentleman,” includes: unlimited signature haircuts, shaves, mini-facials, waxing, priority reservations, a private and customized humidor-style “mini-locker,” 20 percent discounts on all grooming products, and a complimentary adult beverage with every visit. Kennedy’s also provides, our Life™ (can’t read his writing here) with a Black & White framed 8×10 photo (with your business card inserted) hung on our wall-of-fame, a yearly birthday present from your local Kennedy’s Proprietor, and complimentary Kennedy’s monthly magazine (including profiles of Life™ members from around the country!) And Coming Soon, Nationwide usage rights at all other Kennedy’s plus shoe shines during each service.

Kennedy’s also offers less indulgent offerings like Liberty™ and The Pursuit of Happiness™ and all the way down to The Basic Gentleman™, which offers unlimited Signature Haircuts for “the discerning gentleman on a tight budget.”, Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club has just what every gentleman needs to become a “Kennedy.”

According to the website www.KennedysBarberClub.com,

While you may have thought that the word “Kennedy” was a first name or surname, which is in-fact a true statement, this is not what we named the All-American Barber Club after. The term “Kennedy,” in its lesser known state, is a synonym for The Ultimate Gentleman™. It is a philosophy and an unspoken fraternity among the finest gentlemen throughout the ages. You know who we are speaking of…you’ve seen Kennedy’s in movies; you’ve heard them croon. You’ve seen Kennedy’s change the world, and you’ve seen them fight for freedom. Isn’t it time you became a Kennedy too? Step foot inside a Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ and you’ll instantly be transported back to a time when men were men, when getting a straight razor shave and a haircut were the civilized thing to do. At the same time, you’ll be offered a modern selection of grooming products, hand-selected music and much, much more.

Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ brings you everything you need to join the ranks of those who have come before you and provides you with the tools you need to achieve your aspirations, to become —The Ultimate Gentleman™, a Kennedy.

The Haircutting industry is a 59 billion dollar industry, but the current service offerings and salons are heavily slanted to target women.

“Today’s discerning gentleman has to search long and hard, often to no avail, to find a comfortable environment to get a consistently crafted haircut—and, sadly, most have never had the opportunity to experience what our fathers and grandfathers considered a right of passage–a straight razor shave,” said Kennedy’s CEO Chris Hurn. “Now they can find that place at Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™, and soon they’ll be able to find that place near work, home and everywhere else they like to spend their time as we franchise this concept across the country.”

About Kennedy’s:
Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ is a Franchise Concept for discerning gentlemen who are looking for an experience that is the polar opposite of your everyday haircut from the “big chains.” Like most gentlemen, the founders felt equally out of place at salons frequented by their wives and the local strip-mall-walk-in “chop shops,” so they decided to create a place where they would like to go to get the grooming services they needed, rather than a place they dreaded. While most haircutteries cater to women and children, Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ caters to discerning gentlemen looking for a fine grooming experience with the old world charm of your father’s barber shop. Offering the finest in haircuts for men, the lost art of straight-razor shaves, and a modern selection of grooming products, Kennedy’s All-American Barbershop™ is sure to be your favorite place to relax and enjoy The Best Haircut and Straight-Razor Shave You’ve Ever Had, or it’s Free™! Learn more about Kennedy’s by visiting: www.KennedysBarberClub.com

Dr. Roger Murray, M.D., an Orlando based cosmetic surgeon, announces that he will be hosting “Sculptra® Day” on September 17, 2008 at his Orlando, Fla. facility, The Murray Center.

 Orlando, Fla. –September 1, 2008 – Dr. Roger Murray, MD, Orlando-based cosmetic surgeon and expert in aesthetics and anti-aging, has recently announced that for one day only, September 17, 2008, he will do nothing but Sculptra® at a greatly reduced price. The price for that day will be $175.00 per cc, which is a $75.00 per cc savings. This translates to as little as $250 for your eyes or mouth or $500 for your cheeks.  This means you could have your entire face returned to its youthful beauty for under $1000. 

 Appointments will take approximately 30 minutes each, and will need to be made as soon as possible, as there are only 14 available appointment times. 

 About his decision to devote an entire day exclusively to Sculptra®, Dr. Murray said, “As I watched the Olympics Sunday night and looked at the smooth faces of many of the gymnasts I thought about how much pleasure I would have if I had an entire day of doing nothing but Sculptra®.”

 Dr. Murray recently passed the board certifications administered by the American Board of Phlebology and has been a leading physician in the field of phlebology and cosmetic surgery at The Murray Center in Orlando, Fla.  Dr. Murray was also recently given the honor of being named a Fellow of Phlebology.

 For more information about Dr. Murray, please visit http://www.themurraycenter.com.

 About Dr. Roger Murray:

 Dr. Roger Murray, M.D. is an Orlando, Fla. based cosmetic surgeon, specializing in minimally invasive cosmetic surgery and is an expert in scar minimization techniques, aesthetics and anti-aging.   He has been in medical practice for 30 years and has recently trademarked Telemorx™, a daily supplement he created to help provide a boost of energy for patients who complained of feeling tired and run down.  Dr. Murray recently passed the board certifications administered by the American Board of Phlebology, and was given the honor of being named a Fellow of Phlebology.

 Roger Y. Murray, M.D. graduated from Medical University of South Carolina, after which he did an internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Family Practice.  He became board certified in Family Practice, and recently passed his boards in Phlebology.  He has been in private practice in Altamonte Springs and recently moved to South Orlando. He has been the past Vice President of the American Society of Phlebectomy and recently served his term as President of the American College of Phlebology Surgery Section.  He co-authored the book Practice without Fear and wrote the book Forever Young and Healthy. His new book, which is due out next year, will describe a quantum leap in the delivery and cure of medicine and disease and will be titled

Tele-Kinesthesiology. His hobbies are marble carving and photography, which has enabled him to have the unique esthetic touch that he is so well known for. He currently teaches cosmetic procedures in his office and is a trainer teaching physicians how to enhance the face with Scultra (Sanofi-Aventis.)