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Mathew to Speak at COSE Small Business Conference

Dr. J. Mathew, President/CEO of
ICBS, Inc. will be one of the featured speakers at the Small
Business Conference organized by COSE in Cleveland, Ohio on
12-13, October, 2006. Dr. Mathew will hold a workshop on
eCommerce at this prestigious conference.
Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE),
the small business division of the Greater Cleveland Partnership
- one of the nation’s largest metropolitan chambers of commerce
– serves as a one-stop resource for more than 16,000 member
companies.
The 2006 COSE Small Business
Conference attendees are key decision makers in their companies.
90%-95% of participants in the conference are expected to be
from small businesses; key decision makers such as Founders,
CEOs, Presidents, and Owners of small businesses across all
industries. The conference will also attract Entrepreneurs, and
Community-Based Leaders.
Dr. Mathew's session is titled
"Using E-Commerce to Grow Your Business." The caption on the
brochure says, "Now that you have a Web site, are you getting
the results you hoped for? Are you taking advantage of the
available e-commerce opportunities? This workshop will weed
through the multitude of options and help you understand how to
better utilize e-commerce."
SpecialGifts.com
To Be Featured in National TV Show
"Living in Style", a television
series that offer viewers uncommon insight into a wide variety
of topics, will be featuring
SpecialGifts.com in their
prestigious Gift Guide to be aired between Thanksgiving and
middle of December (the prime time for gift purchases).
Living in Style is carried
nationally by 211 TV stations such as WMNY-TV, the Fox affiliate
in NY with over 6.7 million viewers; KCOP-TV, the UPN affiliate
in Los Angeles with over 4.9 million viewers; and WMAQ-TV, the
NBC affiliate in Chicago with over 3.1 million viewers.
Living in Style provides the
means for viewer education on a nation wide scale. The award
winning producers of the show are committed to making available
to the viewers sufficient information to help them make educated
choices in their lives and careers. The annual Gift Guide will
feature an array of special gifts for that special someone.
It is interesting that when the
producers of the Living in Style were searching for an ideal
candidate to be featured on this prestigious show, the first
name that came into their radar screen was
SpecialGifts.com with its
unique products that impact the mind, body, and the spirit. The
products range from high quality, pharmaceutical grade vitamins
and supplements that are available only through doctors, to
genuine Mikimoto quality Akoya pearl necklaces, to genuine
original oil and water color paintings, and rare collector grade
loose genuine gemstones.
For
SpecialGifts.com, this offers
an unprecedented opportunity. The show will be guaranteed to
reach over 70 million viewers at the prime gift giving time. We
are humbled by the fact that in less than 2 years, we have taken
up the top marquee spot in a very competitive category. We also
have regular customers in as far away places as Japan,
Australia, Germany, Slovak Republic, etc. Specialgifts.com has
been proud to be of assistance to our military forces that serve
our country in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world by
providing a means for them to send gifts to their loved ones.
When an officer in US Navy
serving in an aircraft carrier wanted to send a unique gift to
his fiancée in Japan for her birthday, he has contacted
SpecialGifts.com who has
completed the task to his great satisfaction. When a person in
UK wanted to send a Valentine's day gift to his sweetheart in
Detroit, MI, his first choice was
SpecialGifts.com. When a
professor in Poland wanted to buy something unique to give to
his wife, his first choice was
SpecialGifts.com. At
SpecialGifts.com, we are proud
to make dreams happen.
At
SpecialGifts.com, we are
changing the way America (and the rest of the world) shop for
their gifts.
And once again, ICBS proves that
we know something about developing effective websites that gets
attention and results.
ICBS unveils
DrShila.com
The website
http://www.DrShila.com/ is
the latest website developed by ICBS, Inc., that has
attracted an "almost instant" audience. The website was
developed for the benefit of potential patients and others
interested in acupuncture. The site has a wealth of
information on acupuncture.
Perhaps the best part of the
website is the theme picture developed by ICBS that puts the
visitor immediately into a comfortable, serene mood. Take a
look at it here:
http://www.DrShila.com/
Website
Developed by ICBS Featured by Massage Therapy Journal
The website of Connecting Touch Therapy and Wellness Center was one of the finalists selected to be featured by Massage Therapy Journal published by the American Massage Therapy
Association. This journal is publishing an article on websites for an upcoming issue. Out of the 4 websites they have selected, one was
connectingtouch.com! Jack Hayes, owner of Connecting Touch
Therapy and Wellness Center, was recently interviewed for this article by Claire La Plante, editor. He was asked about the basics of having a web site for the business, how he got it up and running and the benefits for the business.
Connectingtouch.com
was designed, developed and hosted by ICBS, Inc. We are pleased and humbled that
a website developed by us is being recognized as one of the top 4 websites for
Massage Therapy. No wonder our customers often describe
ICBS as the developer of award winning websites!
Holisticonline.com,
the award winning website developed by ICBS, Inc., now has more
than 4 million hits/month from over 170 countries. Recent press
coverage included Hudson Hub Times in November 2002, and Primary
Psychiatry in July 2002.
ICBS Introduces My American Office

ICBS helps you to participate in global
eBusiness. You can
get the full service. From programming, website development, hosting, order fulfillment,
customer return handling and more. It is like having your own office in America at a
fraction of the costs of doing it yourselves. Find
out more.
Dr.
Mathew, President of ICBS, Inc. was interviewed in Natural Living
with Gary Null, a nationally syndicated radio show originating from
New York City.
The topic of the
interview was Stress Management and Complimentary therapies for
combating Depression. The interview lasted 30 minutes.
Holisticonline.com,
developed by ICBS, Inc., is featured by Ontario Society of
Occupational Therapists in the October-November 2001 issue.
Dr.
Mathew, President of ICBS, Inc. was featured in a full page special
interview in the largest circulating newspaper in India.
He was interviewed about
developing the award winning website, holisticonline.com, now
recognized as one of the top 5 websites for health.
Dr.
Mathew, President of ICBS, Inc. spoke in India on Global eCommerce.
Dr. Mathew, President of ICBS,
Inc. visited India and Kuwait in April 2001. He made a number of speeches and appearances
during the trip that was well received. He spoke at Union Christian College, Aluva, Taj
Residency Hotel in Kochi, Mar Thoma College for Women, Perumbavoor and at Cochin
University of Science and Technology, Kochi. He also spoke in Kuwait City on Sunday, April
22, 2001.
Holistic-online.com named the Best Website for Ayurveda by Psychology Today Magazine
iCBS Selected as "Best of Cleveland Business" by Cleveland 2000
ICBS Selected To Appear In World Business Review special program
on e-commerce.
ICBS To Provide Turnkey Software and E-commerce
Solutions to Viewpoint Corporation.
ICBS Unveils New Website to Make The Transition to E-Commerce Easier For
Businesses of All Sizes.
Dr.
Mathew, President of ICBS, featured in November 5, 1999 issue of Akron Beacon Journal
ICBS Sponsors Michigan Youth Cultural Program
ICBS is now Member of Greater Cleveland Growth Association, Council of
Smaller Enterprises (COSE), North East Ohio Software Association (NEOSA),
Greater Akron Chamber and Hudson Chamber of Commerce.
ICBS Exhibits at the 8th International Trade Conference in Akron,
Ohio
HolisticOnLine Adds to Its Existing Impressive
Content