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	PAC: Current Press Releases February 28, 2011 PAC Member, Mark Tepper, moves 1to1 Card to larger offices to facilitate growth 1to1 Card, a premier provider of prepaid card programs to some of the most recognizable brands in the world, has moved to a larger faciclity. Mr. Tepper says, "The new space is not only 50% larger, but it will allow us to be more efficient and increase our capacity to grow." Read Full Press Release February 7, 2011 PAC Member Firm, Sunrock Ceramics, is Set For Growth; Company Raises Equity Capital To Increase Production Capacity Sunrock Ceramics, of Broadview, IL, has announced that it has raised equity capital to increase press and kiln capacity to meet the growing demand for industrial ceramics. Mr. Thurman, a 2010 PAC member, credits his PAC group for their immediate advice and support during the process. Read Full Press Release November 12 , 2010 Geckotech, a PAC Member Firm, is Acquired for $8M, Forming the Largest Hosted VoIP Company in the U.S. The Chicago-based leader in hosted VoIP systems, Geckotech, announced last week that they had been acquired by M5 Networks, a New York-based communication firm. Mr. Robbins, a five-year PAC member will join M5 as Vice President of Business Development and remain at the Chicago Geckotech office. Read Full Press Release October 12 , 2010 Chicago PAC Member Firm Awarded Air-Force Funded Research Contract from UES for the Raven RQ11-B A five-year PAC member, Dr.Noren Pan, President of MicroLink Devices, will begin a solar research project utilizing their unique ELO manufacturing process that has the potential to greatly enhance the power system and overall capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces' Raven (UAV). Read Full Press Release September 16, 2010 PAC Member Firm Named to 2010 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America Geckotech, led by PAC member Josh Robbins, is a leading Cloud-based Phone Service provider. They are ranked No. 80 among telecommunications firms to make the Inc. 5000 list. Geckotech is being recognized for there impressive three-year sales growth of 144%, especially during these recession years. Read Full Press Release September 15, 2010 Chicago PAC Member Secures Patent on Power Amplifier Component for Wireless Communications MicroLink Devices, Inc., a Niles, IL-based semiconductor manufacturer of compound semiconductor materials for heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT) and solar cells, is proud to announce the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 7,687,886 "High on-state breakdown heterojunction bipolar transistor." Read Full Press Release September 10, 2010 Chicago Small Business President, Noren Pan, Secures $2.7M Contract From U.S. Defense Agency (DARPA) for Photovoltaics Research (PoP) MicroLink Devices, Inc., a Niles, IL-based semiconductor manufacturer, has secured a $2.7M contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to contribute its research to the development of low-cost, lightweight, and portable photovoltaics (PoP). Read Full Press Release July 15, 2010 Noren Pan, President of MicroLink Devices, Inc. Awarded $5M Grant for Construction of Solar Cell Plant MicroLink Devices, Inc., a Niles, IL-based semiconductor manufacturer, has been awarded a $5M grant from the State of Illinois to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant to produce high-efficiency, light-weight solar cells. Read Full Press Release November 2, 2009 PAC Member Firm, Gragert Research, Expands into Washington D.C. and Adds a Partner Gragert Research, a Chicago-based research and consulting firm, announces their expansion into Washington, D.C. and a new partner, Dana C. Jones. Dana will become the head of the D.C. office and the company will be re-named Gragert Jones Research, LLC. Read Full Press Release October 30, 2009 Using Social Media to Grow Your Small Business Social media internet tools such as LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube are effective and efficient ways to improve business sales, marketing and even human resources. Small businesses need to learn to 'monitor and respond' to these informative resources. Read Full Press Release August 19, 2009 PAC Member Firm, Geckotech, Makes Inc. Magazine's 2009 List of 5000 Fastest Growing Private Co.'s Geckotech, a Hosted VoIP phone and internet provider, achieved a 244% growth rate over the last three years which greatly exceeds the median three year growth of 126%. Read Full Press Release July 9, 2009 PAC Member Survey: Results Show PAC's Small Businesses Expect Growth in 2009 Chicago PAC members strongly agree that 'PAC plays an important role in helping them make decisions that affect their company's growth'. To see full survey results Read Full Press Release April 16, 2009 Business Leaders Share a Survival Secret: CEO Peer Groups Help Small Businesses Cope Chicago business leaders discuss how working with their peer groups improves their decision making and gives them a place to turn to when business gets tough and challenges arise. The leaders give testimony that the probability of their companies' survival during the current downturn is greatly increased due to their relationships with their Presidents Advisory Committee (PAC) peer groups. Read More... January 20, 2009 Small Businesses are Facing a Credit Crunch: PAC's Business-Tested Tools can Help Small Businesses Cope Presidents Advisory Committee (PAC) is making available a complimentary suite of worksheets and whitepapers designed to help small busineses improve cash flow management and work with lenders to get the credit they need to succeed in today's challenging business environment. Read more... November 6 , 2008 Understanding Today's Credit Markets and How to Get the Credit You Need The current economic climate has small business owners across the country asking the same two questions: what is the status of credit markets today and can small businesses like mine still get credit? The good news is that banks are open for business and can only grow if they lend. Small and mid-size businesses can get credit but they need to know how to talk to their bankers. Mike Flynn of American Chartered Bank and Chicago PAC members share tips on how to survive the credit crunch. Read more... October 29, 2008 Internet Marketing Can Help Your Company Succeed During Challenging Times How can Search Engine Marketing grow and promote your business? Mike Montgomery, President of liQuidprint, a leading web design and consulting firm, explained that "People who are running businesses are trying to find your product or service. Potential customers-the businesses you want to meet-use search engines to find a solution to their problems." Read more... October 23, 2008 Is Your Company Doing All It Can to Hire Great Employees? At a recent Speaker Event hosted by Presidents Advisory Committee (PAC), Chuck Smith, President of NewHire, informed Smalll Business Owners, Presidents and CEOs "that studies estimate a hiring mistake to cost your company 14 -28 times the bad-hire's base pay."Read more... October 2, 2008 How to Win the War for Talent; Talent Shortage Threatens Business Growth. At a recent Speaker Event hosted by Presidents Advisory Committee (PAC), a diverse group of Chicagoland Business Owners, CEOs and Presidents reported that in spite of the poor economy, good people are unavailable. Numerous surveys confirm that CEOs and presidents are struggling to hire the best employees, retain talented staff, replace aging skilled workers and let go of people not performing as expected. Read more... April 22, 2008 - CE Pro Article; Former integrators launch business to monitor, troubleshoot and repair customers' PCs, networks and IP-related home systems. Home system integrators may do a good job of installing PC's and networks in their customers' homes, but they really don't want to maintain those systems. Enter Atomoo, which may be the first residential IT managed services company to cater to home systems integrators. Read about Atomoo, a Presidents Advisory Committee 'Cum Laude' member firm. Read more... March 18, 2008 The Wall Street Journal OnLine: Name That Firm; It's more important than you may think. Selecting a name is one of the most important decisions a company will ever make. Many small businesses don't give it nearly enough thought. It is not necessary to spend a lot to come up with the right name, but it is necessary to follow some guidelines. Hear how one Presidents Advisory Committee(PAC) member chose 'Geckotech' for his Chicago-based VOIP firm. Read more... .