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Sharon Newman’s Action Envelope Named To Internet Retailer Magazine’s Top 500 Web Sites 

Action Envelope has been named the 12th largest online office supply retailer by Internet Retailer Magazine, placing it among such national companies as Staples, OfficeMax and Office Depot.  The Lindenhurst company was ranked #430 overall in a field of over a million online retailers.  The rating was based upon revenue and highlights Action Envelope’s 30% jump in online sales in the past year.

"We are proud that our efforts have been recognized by Internet Retailer Magazine and we are delighted to be named in such excellent company,” said Sharon.  “Our website has been a huge success.  Our growth is also the result of the efforts of our employees.  Everyone at Action Envelope works hard to ensure that customers get the best products, pricing and service.”
 
ActionEnvelope.com offers plain and printed envelopes in all sizes, styles and colors.  A well-stocked inventory of millions of envelopes allows ActionEnvelope.com to fulfill most orders the same or next business day.  A trade discount program features discounts up to 20% off orders, and ActionEnvelope.com also has a loyalty discount program for repeat customers.  For more information, visit www.actionenvelope.com.

Maureen Borzacchiello and Sudhir Sachdev written up in Newsday

NAWBO/LI Gala Chair Maureen Borzachiello has recently received two great write-ups in Newsday. The first appeared on February 19, 2007, and noted her business success as well as the help she's received as a winner of the "Make Mine a Million Business" contest. The article is posted on her Web site, at: http://www.creativedisplaysolutions.com/pages/about/news6.html.

The second feature, published on March 26, 2007, focuses on Board Member Sudhir Sachdev's being the first man to be honored by NAWBO/LI. (Sachdev will be honored with NAWBO/LI's President's Award at the Annual Gala on May 23, 2007.) The article refers to Borzacchiello in her role as Gala chair. This feature is also posted on her company Web site, at:   http://www.creativedisplaysolutions.com/pages/about/news5.html

NAWBO member Christina Prieto-Maroney featured in Long Island Business News

NAWBO member Cristina Prieto-Maroney, her husband, Matthew, and two other business partners were featured in a recent article in Long Island Business News . In July 2005, the four opened a franchise of Intelligent Office in Melville. Intelligent Office is a so-called virtual office that offers short-term office leases, plus as-needed meeting rooms, and videoconferencing capabilities, among other à la carte services. It also offers the option of remote receptionist service, for those who may have home-based businesses, for example, but who want their phones answered professionally.

Click here to download a PDF of the article.

Maureen Borzacchiello featured in three newspaper articles

Maureen Borzacchiello, NAWBO/LI Gala Chair, has been quoted in several prominent newspapers recently. Owner of Creative Display Solutions, Lynbrook, Maureen's company sells trade show and event exhibit displays.

The articles featuring Borzacchiello are displayed on her company Web site, www.creativedisplaysolutions.com. Here are the links, along with brief descriptions of the subjects addressed by Borzacchiello:

Long Island Business News, Sept. 8, 2006 www.creativedisplaysolutions.com/pages/about/news2.html
Why—and how—Borzacchiello learned to appreciate the importance of staying on top of the financial details pertaining to her business.

The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 25, 2006    www.creativedisplaysolutions.com/pages/about/news3.html
Borzacchiello acknowledged her experiences as a winner of the Make Mine a Million program run by Count Me In, a New York-based women's business-advocacy group that provides resources and microloans, in partnership with American Express's OPEN program.

In the feature, WSJ reporter Joanna L. Ossinger also mentioned NAWBO as a resource for women business owners.

The New York Times, Nov. 1, 2006 www.creativedisplaysolutions.com/pages/about/news.html
Borzacchiello was interviewed in a feature about working moms' “guilty pleasure”—enjoying time alone or with friends during business travel.

JoAnne Alter launches Web site about planning special occasions

NAWBO/LI Communications Chair JoAnne Alter has announced her latest publishing venture, www.celebratewithstyle.com. The Celebrate with Style™ media program, officially launched at the end of October 2006, is targeted at sophisticated women and men who plan—or even simply enjoy attending—family, business, or social events and/or fundraising activities.

The site, billed as “Your Keep-Handy Guide to the Best-Ever Parties, Special Events, and Fundraisers,” was launched in anticipation of the debut of Celebrate with Style™, a print magazine currently planned for distribution in Spring 2007.

Featured content categories include Family & Friends, Kids' Birthdays, Coming-of-Age Ceremonies, Holidays, and Business & Social Events, among others. “Share Your Ideas,” Message Boards, and unlimited free Special Occasion Reminders are designed to make the site interactive and useful to site visitors on a year-round basis.

Alter, who serves as CEO and publisher of the new venture, is developing a range of print and online marketing opportunities to help improve the visibility of advertisers in what she calls “the celebrations market.”

Gail Trugman-Nikol featured in Long Island Business News

NAWBO/LI Membership Co-Chair Gail Trugman-Nikol was the subject of a feature in the November 17-23, 2006 issue of the Long Island Business News . The article, “Forward-looker ensures business is to be continued,” was written by Adina Glenn.

The LIBN feature discusses the business that Nikol has created to help companies avoid disruption in case of natural disasters or other situations that threaten the loss of information necessary for the business to function.

To read the entire article in PDF form, click here.

Smith & Dress Wins Two National Awards for Environmental Logo

A logo designed by Smith & Dress of Huntington, N.Y., a Long Island based-marketing communications company, was cited recently with a Clarion 2006 Award by the Association for Women in Communications in Washington, D.C., a professional organization that champions the advancement of women in all communications disciplines. The group won top honors in the non-profit logo category.

Smith & Dress, a partnership between Abby and Frederick Dress, created the logo for National Environmental Education Week, part of the launch program for the Washington-based National Environmental Education & Training Foundation. A major mission of the NEETF is to foster environmental education.

The logo, shown here, depicted earth, sky, water, and wildlife. It was tied together by a sunflower rooted in a pencil.

Prior to the Earth Day celebration in 2005. Smith & Dress worked to promote National EE Week which drew over 350 partners. Among them: K-12 classrooms, university campuses and a number of nature centers, parks, zoos, aquariums, and museums.

The sunflower logo was displayed and linked on more than 500 Web sites. It was displayed by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, Earth Day Network, Education Commission of the States, Environmental Council of the States, GLOBE, Keep American Beautiful, National Association for Interpretation, National Education Association, North American Association for Environmental Education, Student Conservation Association, United Nations–Environment Programme, and the Yellowstone National Park and Youth Service America, among others.