http://www.send2press.com/newswire/ Business, Entertainment and Technology News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:19:40 GMT http://neotrope.com 60 en-us 144 31 http://www.send2press.com/newswire/index.shtml http://www.send2press.com/XML/send2press-rss.gif http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-09-0920-003.shtml Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:59:33 GMT Pharma Agribusiness Mexico Missouri Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-09-0920-003.shtml Soy Labs, LLC MEXICO, Mo., Sept. 20, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, whose job-creation strategy has focused on investing in science, technology and innovation, and encouraging and incentivizing entrepreneurship, selected Soy Labs (www.SoyLabs.com) and the Missouri Plant Science Center (www.mopsc.org) on Friday, as the site to discuss the importance of the Missouri House passing the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act (MOSIRA) as part of the Made in Missouri Jobs Package.

The Missouri Senate overwhelmingly passed the Made in Missouri Jobs Package with a strong, bipartisan vote on Wednesday, September 14.

Soy Labs, LLC, the premier ingredient supplier delivering high-quality soy ingredients to leading health supplement formulators and manufacturers in the nutrition industry, and managing tenant of the Missouri Plant Science Center (MPSC), is seen for its technological and entrepreneurial thinking that is positioned to spur innovation and economic development in Missouri.

While touring the facility with Ryan Schmidt, Soy Labs president and other Soy Labs executives, Nixon discussed how MOSIRA and the Made in Missouri Jobs Package will create jobs while ensuring continued fiscal discipline and accountability with taxpayer resources.

"By embracing technology and showing the partnership between higher education, technology and entrepreneurship, it clearly will give us the capacity for the long term future," Nixon said.

Soy Labs relocated from Fairfield, CA, last year, to be the managing tenant of the Missouri Plant Science Center, which is a joint venture of the Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC), the University of Missouri System and the city of Mexico, Mo.

The 25,000 square-foot Missouri Plant Science Center is a shared-use facility where researchers work alongside business and industry experts in a multi-disciplinary environment. The center facilitates the collaboration between scientific and entrepreneurial minds to turn the latest research into functional real-world applications and consumer goods.

Soy Labs recently announced a new joint research and development partnership with Missouri-based Reliv International, a direct selling company that develops, manufactures and markets nutritional products that promote optimal health and will provide greater access to the latest soy, and plant biotechnology research.

"This is a first step toward the Missouri Plant Science Center's goal to strengthen the state's biotechnology industry, create jobs and improve Missouri's global economic competitiveness," Schmidt said.

"Reliv attended the Missouri Plant Science Center last Friday, to support Gov. Nixon's economic development efforts," said Ryan Montgomery, Reliv's executive vice president of worldwide sales.

"Reliv's partnership with Soy Labs is an outgrowth of those efforts in the areas of nutritional science and technology. Our partnership will give Reliv the most advanced and effective soy ingredients on the market," Montgomery added.

Soy Labs partnering institutions have received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Defense, the American Institute for Cancer Research, and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council as well as other organizations.

As one of the key pillars of the Made in Missouri Jobs Package, MOSIRA would create a funding source to spark growth in research and technology enterprises by capturing a small percentage of the growth in state revenue over a base year from a designated group of Missouri science and innovation companies.

The Missouri Technology Corporation will administer the MOSIRA funds. MTC will reinvest the MOSIRA funding through loans and other means to generate further economic growth in the science and innovation industry sectors, with emphasis on biotechnology and life sciences. Funding will be reinvested in a wide range of programs designed to create jobs, nurture start-ups, and bring science and technology companies to the state.

"Here in Missouri, we must keep our economy moving forward by embracing science and technology and investing in research and development," said Nixon.

For more information on Soy Labs, LLC visit www.SoyLabs.com and the Missouri Plant Science Center visit www.mopsc.org .

- Photo Caption: Ryan Schmidt (left), president of Soy Labs, discusses current innovation at the Missouri Plant Science Center with Missouri's Gov. Jay Nixon during the governor's visit to discuss the importance of the Missouri House passing the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act as part of the Made in Missouri Jobs Package.

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TAGS: Soy Labs, LLC, Economic Development, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-08-0831-003.shtml Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:23:50 GMT Business Awards and Honors Marshall Missouri Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-08-0831-003.shtml Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship MARSHALL, Mo., Aug. 31, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship held the final round of competition for 2011 at the Missouri State Fair. The all-day event was held on Thursday, August 18, 2011. The MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition is an event that highlights new and aspiring businesses through a competitive and educational business development process.

All participants started by answering a questionnaire about their business ideas including the impact their business would have on their community and were provided with tips and suggestions on how to make their businesses better in the first round. The finalists presented their finished business plans, products, and services in a trade show and presentation format for the judges at the Missouri State Fair on August 18, 2011 in Sedalia, Missouri.

Certificates and awards were given out to the winners in each of the two classes, Open and Youth. In the Open class the first place winner is Brent Woodside from Sedalia with Sketch You as a Fantasy Character. The second place winner is Richard Lillard, Jill Lillard and Deb Middleton from Jefferson City with Lifesong for Growth and Wellness. The third place winner is Kate Tary from High Point with Nanner Designs. In the Youth class Courtney Brown from Tina and Kami Nelson from Hale with Cowgirl Angelic Accessories took first place. Brandon Banks of Troy with Spot Light Stars took second place. Third place went to Rhiannon Finley, Mallory Early and other students from Leeton with Bulldog Express.

About MADE:
The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship (MADE) is comprised of members from several state agencies and USDA Rural Development and is facilitated by Missouri Valley Community Action Agency of Marshall, Missouri, a not-for-profit organization.

This project/program is funded in whole/or part with federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided by the Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division. The funds received from the Family Support Division are all federally funded.

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TAGS: Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-08-0803-004.shtml Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:29:39 GMT Events NonProfit Marshall Missouri Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-08-0803-004.shtml Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship MARSHALL, Mo., Aug. 3, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship announced today that seven regional winners will be moving forward as finalists in the 2011 MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition, an event that will highlight new and aspiring businesses through a competitive and educational business development process.

The Competition provides new and potential business owners in Missouri an opportunity to put their business ideas up against others throughout the state and grow their ventures. The competition is designed to support Missouri communities and its residents by cultivating reliable businesses, creating jobs, and stimulating the state's economic future.

Participants started by answering a questionnaire about their business ideas, and were provided with tips and suggestions on how to make their businesses better in the first round. Finalists will present their finished business plans, products, and services at the Missouri State Fair on August 18, 2011 in Sedalia, Missouri. Mini-grants will be awarded as startup/operating capital to winners at the State Fair. The free event is held in the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall with the show case open all day and the awards ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to come meet the new entrepreneurs and learn about their businesses.

Finalists in the 2011 MADE in Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition are Azure Consulting and Advocacy (Cheryl Tietjens) from Brookfield; Bulldog Express (Rhiannon Finley and others) from Leeton; Cowgirl Angelic Accessories (Courtney Brown and Kami Nelson) from Chillicothe; Lifesong for Growth & Wellness (Richard Lillard, Psy.D.; Jill Lillard, MA, LPC; and Deborah Middleton, LCSW, ACSW) from Jefferson City; Nanner Designs (Kate Tary) from High Ridge; Sketch You as a Fantasy Character (Brent Woodside) from Sedalia and Spot Light Stars (Brandon Banks) from Troy.

The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship (MADE) is a project facilitated by Missouri Valley Community Action Agency of Marshall, Missouri, a not-for-profit organization located in Marshall, MO.

This project/program is funded in whole/or part with federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided by the Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division. The funds received from the Family Support Division are all federally funded.

Missouri Valley Community Action Agency, 1415 S. Odell, Marshall, MO 65340; Phone: 660-886-7476.

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TAGS: Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-06-0621-001-Huckstep.shtml Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:02:59 GMT Events Computing Springfield Missouri Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-06-0621-001-Huckstep.shtml Huckstep and Associates, LLC SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 21, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Huckstep & Associates (www.huckstep.com) announced today that the 5th Annual High Road to Success Conference will be held September 14 - 16, 2011 in Savannah, Georgia. The conference is for nonprofit organizations that use Sage Fund Accounting, Sage Abra HRMS, and Sage FAS Nonprofit Fixed Assets. The conference will be co-sponsored by Huckstep & Associates based in Springfield, Missouri, and Ziegner Technologies based in Austin, Texas.

The conference offers two and a half days of sessions focusing on best practices and aims to give attendees greater proficiency on Sage Fund Accounting, Sage Abra HRMS, and Sage FAS Nonprofit Fixed Assets.

"Both Huckstep and Associates and Ziegner Technologies are committed to helping nonprofits better serve their organizations and constituents by helping them utilize technology to the fullest," said Jeannie Huckstep, managing member, Huckstep & Associates. "In addition to the educational sessions we'll be offering, attendees have an opportunity to network and learn from one another."

The conference, which will be held at the Mulberry Inn, has a dedicated website (http://highroadconference.com/) and special early bird pricing on registration is available through July 14, 2011.

About Huckstep & Associates:
Huckstep & Associates is a public accounting firm and provides pre-audit services, tax return preparation and compliance, HR and payroll services, accounting services and other consulting services to its for-profit and non-profit client entities. Huckstep & Associates serves customers in Missouri, Michigan, Colorado, Montana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and several other states. For more information about our services, please visit http://www.huckstep.com/ .

About Ziegner Technologies:
Ziegner Technologies has been helping nonprofits measure success while implementing targeted software solutions. Ziegner Technologies serves nonprofits, state and local agencies, and associations around the world. For more information about our services, please visit http://www.ztechinc.com/ .

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TAGS: Huckstep and Associates, LLC, Taxes and Accounting, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-05-0527-002-MADE-In-Missouri.shtml Fri, 27 May 2011 10:59:02 GMT Events Business Sedalia Missouri Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-05-0527-002-MADE-In-Missouri.shtml Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship SEDALIA, Mo., May 27, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Do you have a new business or want to start one? The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship announced today that the 2011 MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition, an event that will highlight new and aspiring businesses through a competitive and educational business development process, will accept preliminary submissions until June 30, 2011. Submissions can be made online at http://made2011.istart.org or submitted by mail or email to Cheryl Zimny at the address below.

The Competition provides new and potential business owners in Missouri an opportunity to put their business ideas up against others throughout the state and grow their ventures. The competition is designed to support Missouri communities by cultivating reliable businesses, creating jobs, and stimulating the state's economic future.

Participants start by answering a questionnaire about their business ideas. All first round participants are provided with tips and suggestions on how to make their businesses better by the judges. Those who advance to the finals will develop business plans and provide brief business pitches to judges in a simulated investor scenario. Finalists will present their finished business plans, products, and services at the Missouri State Fair on August 18, 2011 in Sedalia, Missouri.

Cash grants will be awarded as startup/operating capital to winners of the final round during the State Fair. Judging at all levels will take place behind closed doors. All participant business information is regarded as confidential and proprietary and will not be shared with outside parties.

Registration is open to any potential or current business owner in operation three years or less. The two categories of participation are Youth (18 and under) and Open. Participants do not have to be in business yet to compete. Mail and Electronic submissions for the preliminary level are due by 5 p.m. June 30, 2011. Judging of the preliminary round will occur the first week of July and participants will be notified of the results by July 9, 2011.

For more information go online to http://www.mvcaa.net/index.cfm?Page=MADE or contact Cheryl Zimny, Community Development Manager; Missouri Valley Community Action Agency; 1415 S. Odell; Marshall, MO 65340; Phone: 660-886-7476; Fax: 660-886-5868; zimnyc@mvcaa.net .

About MADE In Missouri:
The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship (MADE) is a project facilitated by Missouri Valley Community Action Agency of Marshall, Missouri, a not-for-profit organization. This project/program is funded in whole/or part with federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided by the Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division. The funds received from the Family Support Division are all federally funded.

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TAGS: Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-03-0330-003-MADE-In-Missouri.shtml Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:13:43 GMT Government Business Marshall Missouri Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2011-03-0330-003-MADE-In-Missouri.shtml Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship MARSHALL, Mo., March 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Calling aspiring business people! The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship announced today that the 2011 MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition, an event that will highlight new and aspiring businesses through a competitive and educational business development process, will accept preliminary submissions until April 29, 2011. Preliminary submissions are made online at http://made2011.istart.org .

The Competition provides new and potential business owners in Missouri an opportunity to put their business ideas up against others throughout the state and grow their ventures. The competition is designed to support Missouri communities by cultivating reliable businesses, creating jobs, and stimulating the state's economic future.

Participants start by answering a questionnaire about their business ideas, and are provided with tips and suggestions on how to make their businesses better in the first round. Those who advance to the intermediate level will develop business plans and provide brief business pitches to judges in a simulated investor scenario. Finalists at level three will present their finished business plans, products, and services in one last round at the Missouri State Fair on August 18, 2011 in Sedalia, Missouri.

Cash grants will be awarded as startup/operating capital to winners of the final round during the State Fair. Judging at all levels will take place behind closed doors, and all information is regarded as confidential and proprietary and will not be shared with outside parties.

Registration is open to any potential business owner or current business owner in operation three years or less. There are Youth and Open categories for participation, and people considering going into business for the first time are welcomed. Participants do not have to be in business yet to compete. Electronic submissions for the preliminary level are due by 5:00 p.m. April 29, 2011. Judging of the first round will occur the first week of May and participants will be notified of the results by May 13, 2011.

For more information go online to http://www.mvcaa.net/index.cfm?Page=MADE or contact
Cheryl Zimny
Community Development Manager
Missouri Valley Community Action Agency
1415 S. Odell
Marshall, MO 65340
Phone: 660-886-7476; Fax: 660-886-5868
zimnyc@mvcaa.net .

The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship (MADE) is a project facilitated by Missouri Valley Community Action Agency of Marshall, Missouri, a not-for-profit organization.

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TAGS: Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship, Business, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2010-11-1112-001.shtml Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:59:05 GMT Business Consulting Springfield Missouri Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2010-11-1112-001.shtml Huckstep and Associates, LLC SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Huckstep & Associates, a Sage North America business partner specializing in the sales, installation, and support of Sage MIP Fund Accounting, Sage Abra HRMS, and Sage FAS, has been named a Sage North America Million Dollar Club achiever for eclipsing a million dollars in revenues during the 2010 business year.

Million Dollar Club recognition is earned by Sage Business Solutions (SBS) business partners representing a host of segment-leading brands, including Sage MIP Fund Accounting, Sage Abra HRMS (human resource management system), Sage FAS Fixed Assets and others. Huckstep & Associates is one of 48 Million Dollar Club achievers and a top-selling Sage Business Partner in North America.

"It is through the combined efforts of many individuals and many business partners that Sage is able to provide our customers with top quality products and services," said Paul Johnson, EVP Sales, Sage Business Solutions. "We extend our sincere congratulations to Huckstep and Associates in recognition as a Sage Million Dollar Club achiever for 2010."

Tom Miller, VP, Channel Management, adds: "The results achieved by these outstanding Business Partners shows true dedication to successfully serving the needs of our mutual business clients. Our thanks and congratulations go to Huckstep and Associates and each of these organizations."

"We are very pleased to be recognized by Sage for our efforts," said Jeannie Huckstep, Managing Member of Huckstep & Associates. "As a trusted advisor to Workforce Development Agencies, Community Healthcare Providers, Community Action Programs, Private Colleges and other nonprofits, it is important to us to offer them the very best in software solutions and support services."

About Huckstep & Associates:
Huckstep & Associates is an authorized Sage reseller for Sage MIP Fund Accounting, Sage Abra HRMS and Sage FAS as well as a public accounting firm that provides pre-audit services, tax return preparation and compliance, HR and payroll services, accounting services and other consulting services to its for-profit and non-profit client entities. For more information about our services and annual software technology conference, please visit www.huckstep.com.

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TAGS: Huckstep and Associates, LLC, Taxes and Accounting, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2010-10-1006-003.shtml Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:10:03 GMT Transportation Saint Louis Missouri Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2010-10-1006-003.shtml Lion Technology Inc ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As of October 1, 2010, shippers must be in compliance with the new rules for DOT packaging, emergency response numbers, special permits, and security plans. Lion Technology will cover these new hazmat rules in its hands-on training workshops in Las Vegas on October 21-22; Milwaukee on October 25-26; St. Louis on October 28-29; Detroit on November 1-2; Kansas City on November 8-9; Cincinnati on November 15-16; Cleveland on December 2-3; Pittsburgh on December 6-7; and Chicago on December 13-14, 2010.

The fee for the two-day DOT workshop is $695 per person. Group pricing is available. Registration includes course reference materials, networking luncheon, certificate of achievement, and one year of follow-up support.

Registration starts at 7:30 a.m., and the workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pre-registration is highly recommended. To register, call (888) 546-6511 or visit us online at www.Lion.com/HazmatShippers.

The workshops feature practical, hands-on training on how to apply the DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR) focusing on the critical components of hazmat shipping, including hazmat classification, shipping papers, package selection, package marking and labeling, placarding, and record keeping.

Additional training on the latest air and vessel shipping rules is available in select cities.

About Lion Technology:
Lion Technology offers hazmat training (49 CFR, IATA & IMDG), hazardous waste training (RCRA), environmental training (40 CFR), and OSHA health & safety training (29 CFR) for certification on the latest international, federal, and state regulatory mandates. Since 1977, over 100,000 professionals and over 65% of Fortune 500 companies rely on Lion's nationally recognized public workshops, online courses, and on-site training.

More information: www.Lion.com/HazmatShippers.

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TAGS: Lion Technology Inc, Transportation, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2010-09-0924-001.shtml Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:59:46 GMT Books Kansas City Missouri Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2010-09-0924-001.shtml Erin Gilliland KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The elections are just around the corner and with them comes the timely release of a new book, "Justice for All - Saving Justice in America" (ISBN: 978-1-60264-634-6) that focuses on hot-button issues such as illegal immigration, healthcare reform and government debt. For the past five years, the author, Dr. Erin Gilliland, has worked on this book and is now anxious to share his ideas on freedom, equality and justice for all. He's eager to get the word out now.

"Our country is at a serious crossroads," says Gilliland. "We've gotten away from basic principles and, as a country, are in critical danger, economically and socially; we're swiftly headed towards a steep cliff."

"Justice for All" focuses on logic-based reasoning and common sense. For instance, in a state of freedom, people are free to make choices - good or bad - and those choices come with consequences - negative or positive. For people to truly be free, the government must let that play out without interference.

Broken down into chapters, 18 common-sense solutions to problems that are currently plaguing the country are proposed. Campaign finance reform, the economic recession, illegal immigration, government debt and healthcare reform are at the forefront. Other topics include, but are not limited to: global warming; public education; social security; and the state of the media.

Currently, the book is available on the author's Web site as an e-book for $11.99; or in paperback format for $14.99. For more information and to view YouTube videos, visit: www.savingjustice.org.

About the Author:
Dr. Erin Gilliland, a physician who lives and works in northwest Missouri, grew up in Liberal, Kansas. He is tired of seeing Americans suffer at the hands of its government due to its abandonment of the founding principles of freedom, equality and justice for all.

He has traveled throughout Europe, including a trip to Greece in December 2008 when the Greek riots broke out resulting from the government debt crisis. He has witnessed what out-of-control government can do. More recently, he traveled to South Africa and has lived all over the United States.

As a society, Gilliland strongly believes that we fail to apply common sense values to fundamental concepts when it comes to constructing government and society. He says, "It's the principles of freedom of the people, equality and justice for all that have benefited America and have made her strong and prosperous for the last 200 years."

More information: http://www.savingjustice.org.

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TAGS: Erin Gilliland, Books and Publishing, Send2Press. ]]> http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2010-09-0914-002.shtml Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:59:36 GMT Computing Springfield Missouri Send2Press Newswire http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2010-09-0914-002.shtml Huckstep and Associates, LLC SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Sept. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Jeannie Huckstep CPA has been named to serve as chair of the Information Technology Committee for the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants, or MSCPA, for its 2010-2012 term. Huckstep is the founder of Huckstep and Associates, LLC (huckstep.com), a CPA and software technology consulting firm based in Springfield, Missouri.

Huckstep's appointment to the Information Technology Committee chair is the latest culmination of a career wedded in equal measure to the pursuit of technology and public accounting. "I began my technology career in 1992 as a business partner for MIP Fund Accounting, which was later acquired by Sage," Huckstep says. "Like a lot of CPAs around that time, I saw tremendous potential in what technology could bring to smaller companies and non-profits."

Huckstep is also a member of Information Technology Alliance, a national association of IT professionals committed to sharing technology consulting best practices. She served on the organization's national conference planning committee on three separate occasions. "ITA has been a great resource for me as I've developed my software technology practice," she says.

"With our emphasis on Sage MIP, we've accumulated non-profit and government customers across the country. My experience planning ITA's annual conferences eventually led me to launch my own conference on software technology for non-profits and government entities. This year's conference is in St. Louis October 20-22, 2010."

In 2008, Huckstep earned a CITP designation, which stands for Certified Information Technology Professional, from the AICPA. It was the latest achievement in a career marked by technology proficiency and accounting acumen. "I'm excited to begin my term as Chair of the Information Technology Committee," she says. "It will allow me to pursue my twin passions of technology and accounting in a way that benefits all MSCPA members."

About Huckstep & Associates:
Huckstep & Associates is a public accounting firm that provides pre-audit services, tax return preparation and compliance, HR and payroll services, accounting services and other consulting services to its for-profit and non-profit client entities. For more information about our services and annual software technology conference, please visit www.huckstep.com.

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