HumanaOne(R) Brings Small Business Guru to Richmond.HumanaOne and Small Business Guru, Steve Strauss, Help Small Business Owners Take Their Business to the Next Level RICHMOND, Va. -- In a world of rising costs and big corporate competitors, running a small business can be endlessly challenging. To help small business owners address some of the issues they face, HumanaOne, Humana's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HUM) line of individual health insurance plans, and small business guru Steve Strauss, have partnered to bring a series of free, informative small business seminars called "Business Breakthrough: Tips on How to Take Your Small Business to the Next Level" to small business owners across the country. The seminars, sponsored by HumanaOne and led by Strauss, will provide information on topics such as: Marketing on a Shoe String Budget, Creating a Strong Business Brand and Navigating Rising Health Care Costs. In Richmond, the FREE seminar will be held at the Sheraton Richmond West Hotel on Dec. 8, 2006 at 7:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast start at 7. RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. to registration@mrallbiz.com. "In 2005, there were more than 600,000 small businesses in Virginia," said Tod Zacharias, president of HumanaOne. "As an organization serving small businesses and individuals, we felt compelled to offer information that could help them overcome some of the many challenges they face, whether health-related or not. We partnered with Steve Strauss because his experience complemented HumanaOne's knowledge base in the health care arena, enabling us to present a broader look at some of today's most critical business issues." "As a long-time small business strategist, I have interacted with many small business owners. I've heard their war stories, and I've learned their secrets," said Strauss. "With the help of HumanaOne, I want to pass along those tried-and-true, real-world business tips, skills, examples and strategies that have proven to help small businesses grow. We hope this is something of lasting value for small business owners." About Steve Strauss Steven D. Strauss, a small business owner himself, is the president of The Strauss Group, Inc: Strauss Law Firm, Strauss Seminar Co., and Strauss Syndication. He is also the country's leading small business expert. An internationally recognized lawyer, business columnist, and speaker, Strauss is also the author of 15 books, including the best-selling "Small Business Bible." Strauss' business column, Ask an Expert, appears weekly at USATODAY.com, and is one of the most highly syndicated small business columns in the world. He is also the small business expert for Microsoft and AllBusiness. Strauss has been featured on various networks, including BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. , Bloomberg Television Bloomberg Television are cable television networks around the world that broadcast business and financial news 24 hours a day. The network was widely known for their data screen format, in which news tickers and business data boxes used more of the television screen than the , CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. and MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company , as well as in publications such as Chicago Tribune, Entrepreneur, The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , New York Daily News New York Daily News Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S. and TIME, among others. Additionally, he has spoken to business and government groups worldwide, including Bausch & Lomb, HP, Staples, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, like others of its kind, is an association of businesses and businessmen in the Manhattan area of New York City. History The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce was established in July of 1920. , United Nations, United States Embassy in Mongolia and United States State Department. More information on Strauss can be found at www.mrallbiz.com. About Humana Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies, with more than 11 million medical members. Humana offers a diversified portfolio of health insurance products and related services - through traditional and consumer-choice plans - to employer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals. Over its 45-year history, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio. More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. page of the company's web site at http://www.humana.com, including copies of: * Annual report to stockholders; * Securities and Exchange Commission filings; * Most recent investor conference presentation; * Quarterly earnings news releases; * Replays of most recent earnings release conference call; * Calendar of events (includes upcoming earnings conference call dates, times, and access number, as well as planned interaction with research analysts and institutional investors); * Corporate Governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. Information. |
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