| Riverside library holding small-business workshops
The Riverside Public Library's Business Services department is setting its eyes on small business in October and November, offering tools and seminars on topics that include starting and marketing a small business and choosing a franchise. The workshops will be put on by the library and the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center. Library business services manager Jeff Lambert said Friday that his department wants to put entrepreneurs in touch with established business organizations. "By partnering with the SBDC, we will be able to share our business resources, as well as our expertise, with the business community," Lambert said. The programs are free and open to anyone. They start at 5:30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium. The dates and topics are: Oct.
Anita Roddick 1942-2007
On Monday, September 10, surrounded by her family, Dame Anita Roddick, OBE — a seemingly unstoppable force of nature — passed away after 64 amazing, hell-raising, consciousness-blazing years. If you buy “fair trade" anything, purchase a product not tested on animals, refill a product container, or use a product in a recycled container or package, then you, in some way, have Anita Roddick to thank. Long before any of these ideas was fashionable, before there was such a thing as “green consumerism," Anita was looking for a way to change the business world to benefit humans (she didn't like the word “consumer") and the planet. She is best known as the founder of The Body Shop (TBS), the international cosmetics chain she started in 1976. In just 30 years, it had mushroomed from a single shop in Brighton, England to a franchise of 2,000 stores in 53 countries.
EA SPORTS Expands Its Portfolio with EA SPORTS GameShow
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Are you a sports trivia nut? Think you know more sports facts than anyone else? Get ready to prove it! Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced EA SPORTS(TM) GameShow, a new online sports trivia game. Developed at EA Tiburon, best known for the Madden NFL franchise, EA SPORTS GameShow will give players the opportunity to compete against sports fans from around the nation with a live game show host. EA SPORTS GameShow is a free downloadable PC game, with new programming updated on the daily basis, broadcasting will begin this fall. Peter Moore, president of the EA SPORTS Label commented, "EA SPORTS GameShow is an exciting addition to the EA SPORTS portfolio and the perfect complement to our core simulation sports product lineup. As we create new experiences on new platforms that target larger and more diverse audiences, EA SPORTS GameShow is a massively multiplayer game with broad appeal and high accessibility.
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