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JW Dicks, Esq., expert business strategist and entrepreneur, recently wrote a blog on finding business opportunities during economic upheavals 

Orlando, Fla. – December 18, 2008 – JW Dicks, Esq., business strategist and co-founder of Dicks, Nanton & Glass’ Celebrity Branding Agency™, an Orlando-based branding and marketing agency, recently posted a piece on his popular blog, http://www.jwdicksblog.com, entitled “Doom and Gloom Update!”  The blog focuses on business opportunities that often reveal themselves when other opportunities vanish. 

Focusing on the government “bailout” that recently passed, JW Dicks, Esq. looks at three different problems: layoffs, foreclosures and stagnant lending.  Along with identifying these problems, he offers a litany of opportunities that these conditions create for entrepreneurs and small business owners.  

In this particular article, JW Dicks writes, “Look in your own town and see where the problems lie.  Wherever the problems are, the guy that can help solve them can do some good and make some money. Those of you who remember the last government bailout (The RTC) in the late 80s early 90s know what I mean. Fortunes were made solving problems then, and new fortunes are going to made solving the problems again.” 

To read more articles and blogs written by JW Dicks, visit http//www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com 

About JW Dicks, Esq.: 

JW Dicks, Esq. is an attorney, best selling author, entrepreneur and business strategist. He has spent his entire 35-year career building successful businesses for himself and his clients bringing his golden touch to the marketing and sales of over $500 million of products and services. His professional versatility affords him a unique insight into the opportunities available for today’s business owners along with the knowledge of how to structure and position a business to take advantage of them.

He is the senior partner of Dicks & Nanton P.A.: The Business Growth Lawyers™, representing clients in the growth of their business using franchises, area exclusive licensing, coaching, idea licensing, info-marketing, joint ventures, syndications and explosion marketing to accomplish their goals. JW Dicks has worked with a diverse set of clients ranging from an Inc. 500 fastest growing company with sales over $250 Million, public companies, down to a small start up that made fishing lures. He loves the challenge and excitement of them all.

In addition to coaching and consulting with clients nationwide, JW Dicks is also a successful entrepreneur. He has built his own businesses, with annual sales over $35 Million, developed real estate in excess of $200 Million and both created, and sold intellectual property rights for as much as $1.8 Million.

JW Dicks has led national conferences and conventions and has spoken to over 150,000 business leaders on venture capital formation, syndication, investing, and business growth strategies. He is the best-selling author of numerous legal and financial books including the 50 Volume set, How to Start a Corporation and Operate in Any State, Moonlight Investing, The Florida Investor, Mutual Fund Investing Strategies, The Small Business Legal Kit, The 100 best Investments For Your Retirement, Financial CPR, Operation Financial Freedom, and How to Buy and Sell Real Estate.

In addition to his Juris Doctorate degree, JW Dicks holds securities licenses, 22, 7, 65, and 24. He is also a registered securities principal, registered investment advisor, and real estate broker. Although technically proficient in several professions, his clients consider his greatest attributes to be his innate creativity, visionary focus and ability to design and implement multi-layered profit centers for companies and individuals seeking long-term financial growth and protection.

JW Dicks is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason College of Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, NASD, National Association of Realtors, the Florida Bar and the Virginia Bar.

For more information, please visit http://www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com

Dawn McIntyre, founder and CEO of Boldly Beautiful® International, has recently been announced as President of Sales for Aloette Cosmetics of Toronto North and Calgary North 

Orlando, Fla. – December 17, 2008 – Edward Evans, Franchise Director of Aloette Cosmetics of Toronto North and Calgary North, recently announced the appointed Dawn McIntyre, inner and outer beauty expert and CEO of Boldly Beautiful International®, as President of Sales.

As President of Aloette Cosmetics of Toronto North Inc., McIntyre will provide gentle advice, product knowledge, motivation and inspiration as well as guide customers in overcoming objections. 

Dawn McIntyre is a leading expert in helping women combine the glamour of outer beauty with the power of inner beauty and she is committed to helping women transform themselves and their lives into one of power and beauty from the inside out.  McIntyre is also the author of the forthcoming book, “The Boldly Beautiful Bible…101 Commandments for Every Woman to Live By,” due out in the fall of 2009. 

“Along with her enthusiasm and positive attitude, Dawn brings her extensive knowledge of skin care and glamour products to Aloette,” Evans said.  “She is passionate about the Aloette opportunity and is joining our team to help guide and assist customers in renewing their Aloette business. Under her leadership she will serve to empower customers as well as other women with the Aloette community. Dawn will not only help change the look and feel of their skin but also change the way women look and feel about themselves at deeper levels by increasing their level of confidence and provide financial stability.” 

Dawn McIntyre said, “It is my privilege to be given this opportunity with Aloette Cosmetics in Toronto and Calgary North.  The products do speak for themselves and with today’s economy Aloette Cosmetics also provides all women with alternative economic opportunities as well as to gain the self-image, self-esteem and self-confidence that is alignment with the Boldly Beautiful formula and mission.”

To find out more about Dawn McIntyre and Boldly Beautiful® please visit http://www.boldlybeautiful.com

About Dawn McIntyre and Boldly Beautiful®:

Dawn McIntyre is a trained and verified professional with a deep desire to enlighten those who want to know more about manifesting a life of beauty and truth. As the founder and CEO of Boldly Beautiful® International, Dawn has become one of the leading experts on transforming yourself and your life to one of power and beauty, from the inside out. Eager to share her insights, she is preparing to launch her book “The Boldly Beautiful Bible …101 Commandments for Every Woman to Live By” and her Radio Show/Member Community – “Boldly Beautiful …where Inner Beauty and Bold Expression Dare to Meet” in March 2008.  Dawn has a full-time practice, has hosted her own radio show and has regular guest appearances on radio and TV including Breakfast Television in Edmonton, Alberta.  Dawn lives with her daughter Kennedy in Calgary, Alberta.  Her website is http://www.boldlybeautiful.com and she can be reached at (403) 968-8980.

Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ set to be showcased at the Franchise Expo South at the Miami Beach Convention Center, January 9-11, 2009.

Orlando, Fla. – December 15, 2008 – Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ will host an exhibit at the Franchise Expo South (FES) taking place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from January 9-11, 2009.  FES brings together hundreds of the leading concepts in franchising and the Southeast’s most qualified entrepreneurial audience.

Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ will be showcasing its reinvention of an old-world concept, the traditional barbershop business, with a new “affordable luxury” twist, offering services for discerning gentlemen. Kennedy’s uses a patent-pending, membership-based system to add recurring revenue opportunities for its franchisees and involves an exclusive grooming experience for discerning gentlemen of all ages. Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ is a member of the International Franchise Association (IFA) as well as VetFran. 

Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™ CEO, Chris Hurn, said, “We’re excited to participate in this year’s Expo to showcase our barber shop franchise, which caters to men looking for an exceptional grooming service and a phenomenal experience. We will be giving away straight razor shaves during the event, to show men what they’ve been missing and let them try the Kennedy’s Experience!”

Franchise Expo South serves the southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Sponsored by the International Franchise Association, FES is the fastest growing franchise event in the USA.  The show location, dates and hours for this year’s expo are as follows:

• Friday, January 9, 2009             11am-6pm
• Saturday, January 10, 2009       11am-6pm
• Sunday, January 11, 2009         11am- 5pm

Miami Beach Convention Center

Hall C

1901 Convention Center Drive

Miami Beach, Florida 33139

Tel: (305) 673-7311

For more information about FES, visit http://www.FranchiseExpoSouth.com

 Learn more about Kennedy’s by visiting www.KennedysBarberClub.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 out of place at the salons frequented by their wives and the local strip-mall walk-in “chop shops,” so they decided to create a place where they would ENJOY getting the grooming services they need . . . rather than dreading it. While most hair salons 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 barbershop. 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 Barber Club™ is sure to be your favorite sanctuary 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

FleetToday turned to CelebritySites™, an online marketing and search engine optimization firm, to redesign their web presence.

Orlando, Fl – FleetToday offers the best products and service at the best possible prices to consumers in the automotive industry. To better assist current and prospective clients, FleetToday turned to CelebritySites™, Orlando-based Internet marketing, media and public relations firm, to redesign their website.

“Our company is based on offering the best products and services to our customers. We wanted to redesign our website to offer better assistance for our current and prospective clients,” FleetToday Director of Operations Jason Holt said. “With the help of CelebritySites™, we were able to produce a fresh product. The new design will offer more benefits to the consumer as well as and more information about FleetToday.”

CelebritySites™ specializes in creating Online Celebrity Platforms™ and search engine optimization for businesses and offers a proprietary system of tools that turn websites into sales and marketing systems allowing its clients to leverage online content to create new income streams and maximize revenue.

“Updating your website is essential in business to attracting new customers and satisfying current ones,” CEO of CelebritySites™ Lindsay Glass said. “The new platform for FleetToday will offer a new dynamic while maintaining the values of the company.”

About FleetToday:
FleetToday is a private and independently owned company offering the best products and service at the best possible prices. While many of our competitors in the commercial fleet business have disappeared, we have not only maintained, but have seen remarkable growth. Our enduring success in fleet management is due in great part to the efficiency of our skilled and knowledgeable staff that provide superior service to every customer.

FleetToday is located in Winter Springs, Florida just north of Orlando. Our staff consists of knowledgeable, courteous and well-informed professionals dedicated to serving the needs of our customers. As times have changed and continue to change, we service a much broader market. Surviving in fleet management today requires making informed decisions based upon data extracted from a large variety of non-standard formats. We have developed a number of processes to convert, format and analyze inventory and pricing data for our fleet customers – enabling them to keep ahead in today’s highly competitive marketplace.

About CelebritySites™:
CelebritySites™, the online division of Dicks Nanton & Glass Celebrity Branding, is a boutique Internet marketing and media agency specializing in creating Online Celebrity Platforms™ for businesses. Through the use of a proprietary system of tools for marketing, public relations and search engine optimization, they turn websites into sales and marketing systems allowing their clients to leverage online content to create new income streams and maximize revenue. CelebritySites™ will improve your website’s exposure and brand recognition and help you profit from your investment by implementing strong search engine optimization techniques. For more information about CelebritySites™ visit www.CelebritySites.com.

Dawn McIntyre, founder and CEO of Boldly Beautiful® International, is offering a membership-only section of her popular website, to offer special discounts, exclusive access and interactive teleseminars. 

Orlando, Fla. – December 2, 2008 – After recently re-launching a newly designed http://www.boldlybeautiful.com, Dawn McIntyre, founder and CEO of Boldly Beautiful®, is offering a membership-based section of the website. The members-only section offers exclusive discounts, unlimited access to radio shows, informative teleseminars and much more.  

Dawn McIntyre is the author of the forthcoming book, “The Boldly Beautiful Bible…101 Commandments for Every Woman to Live By,” due out in the fall of 2009.  Dawn is a leading expert in “transforming yourself and your life to one of power and beauty” and is committed to helping women to “see, feel and trust her inner Goddess and to allow her full, bold expression in her daily life,” according to the Boldly Beautiful® mission statement. 

Dawn McIntyre said, “The membership site is a platform for women from all over the world to join in a community that honors her worth at every level of being. We are all growing in the same direction and we would all benefit from the experiences and support of like-minded women. I am very pleased to make this community available and will be an integral part of it myself.”

The new membership-based website, found at http://www.boldlybeautiful.com/membership, offers the following member benefits:

     ·      50% Discount on New10 Quiz Assessment

·      Lifetime access to radio show archives

·      Access to interactive community with Dawn

·      25% discount off of services and 15% off of products. Products to be available in summer of 2009 – clothing line, Boldly Beautiful Bible, Beauty Products.

·      Quarterly CD’s of all radio shows

·      Bi-weekly ‘on-demand’ teleseminars with Dawn

·      Monthly Ezine with special tips and tools

·      eBook: The Summit of The Soul

·      Weekly Tips

• Receive an Aloette Beauty Kit every 3 months for free (plus shipping and handling)!

 About Dawn McIntyre and Boldly Beautiful®:

Dawn McIntyre is a trained and verified professional with a deep desire to enlighten those who want to know more about manifesting a life of beauty and truth. As the founder and CEO of Boldly Beautiful® International, Dawn has become one of the leading experts on transforming yourself and your life to one of power and beauty, from the inside out. Eager to share her insights, she is preparing to launch her book “The Boldly Beautiful Bible …101 Commandments for Every Woman to Live By” and her Radio Show/Member Community – “Boldly Beautiful …where Inner Beauty and Bold Expression Dare to Meet” in March 2008.  Dawn has a full-time practice, has hosted her own radio show and has regular guest appearances on radio and TV including Breakfast Television in Edmonton, Alberta.  Dawn lives with her daughter Kennedy in Calgary, Alberta.  Her website is http://www.boldlybeautiful.com and she can be reached at (403) 968-8980.

Trenton Bahr, California based portrait artist, has recently been named to America’s PremierExperts™ Class of 2008-2009 and will participate in The Ultimate Celebrity Branding Experience™.

Sacramento, Calif. – December 1, 2008 – Trenton Bahr, one of California’s most accomplished fine portraiture artists for families, high school seniors and children, is one of only a handful of participants selected for America’s PremierExperts™ class of 2008-2009, and will be the first artist to participate in The Ultimate Celebrity Branding Experience™.  Trenton’s careful blending of psychology, art, and portrait technique gives his work a unique and celebrated style, which has become recognized as “Trenton Bahr’s Portrait Art.” Trenton Bahr specializes in portraiture designed to be wall decor art for displaying over grand mantels, sofas, love seats and other featured walls in homes and businesses.  Bahr has also written several manuals and DVD’s for educational use in the portrait industry, used by photographers across the country and Canada. 

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™.” 

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™, Trenton Bahr said, “It is a wonderful honor to be excepted into such a prestigious group.  We have had many national and local honors over the years however being recognized as America’s PremierExpert™ in Portrait Photography is the most exciting one of all.   Being recognized on a large national stage among such a small group of experts is truly an honor, that I will personally treasure forever.” 

“We are proud to honor Trenton Bahr as one of America’s PremierExperts™.  His unique and stylistic portraits are works of art and have earned him a well-deserved reputation as one of the finest photographers 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.

Bahr will be participating with other selected celebrity experts across multiple industries that will participate in multiple initiatives over the course of the year and will be weighing in on key subjects to consumers and businesses alike. 

About Trenton Bahr: 

Trenton Bahr’s commitment to excellence in Portraiture started with a BA Degree in Portraiture at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California.  After graduation, Trenton and his wife, Barbie, worked for several years for other fine portrait studios perfecting their craft and in the summer of 1991 Trenton & Barbie moved to Granite Bay and opened Trenton Bahr “Portrait Art.”  Trenton has become famous for his fun, creative and beautiful High School Senior Portraits and his exquisite Outdoor Family Portraiture.Of course, the major reason for the unique sensitivity of the portraits is Trenton himself.  His enthusiasm, sincerity, and true desire to create lasting portraits of his clients is found in very few Portrait Photographers today but is easily recognized in every one of his works of art Trenton’s careful blend of psychology, art, and portrait technique gives his work unique and celebrated style, which has become recognized as “Trenton Bahr’s Portrait Art.”

For more information, please visit http://www.TrentonBahr.com or call (916) 797-1002

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. 

Chris Hurn, CEO of Inc. 500 company Mercantile Commercial Capital, LLC, discusses the role of the SBA 504 Loan program in jumpstarting the American economy, in a recent blog posting.

Altamonte Springs, Fla. – December 1, 2008 – Chris Hurn, CEO of Mercantile Commercial Capital, LLC, which specializes in U.S. Small Business Association (SBA) 504 loans for small business owners who want to acquire or develop their own facilities, recently wrote a piece entitled “Can the SBA 504 Loan make a difference in our Economic Crisis?”

The blog, published on his popular blog at http://www.504blog.com, considers the positive economic impact that the SBA 504 loan program can have on our sagging economy, if properly utilized and promoted by our leaders in Washington.

In the blog posting, Hurn writes, “I have been a strong advocate for many years of at least allowing America’s entrepreneurs and owners of small businesses to utilize 504′s to refinance their business debts. Enabling them to have access to what is consistently the least expensive financing available in the commercial marketplace, would trigger a substantial economic stimulus exactly where we need it most: for the innovative small businesses that constitute 78.9% of the job creation in this country and over 50% of the private sector employment . . . for the people that will lead us out of our economic downturn. We need existing government programs to work optimally before we create brand new ones. The politicians in Washington need to look no further than the SBA and its 504 loan program for options to jump-start our economy . . . I think it’s time they start, for their sake and ours.”

The entire blog can be found at http://www.504experts.com/blog/can-the-sba-504-loan-make-a-difference-in-our-economic-crisis.php

 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.TheSmartChoiceLoan.com