Effective Minds will participate in conference hosted by Partners in Success; A Conference for Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprises

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Speaker: Manika Gulati | Topic: A Look Into the end of year IT JOB SEARCH and New Beginnings for 2011
Agenda:
◊ What job opportunities are available to you during the remaining days of 2010 into the start of 2011?
◊ Employment professionals will share Holiday search tips that will encourage and help guide your campaign
◊ Position yourself for hiring opportunities as employers fulfill needs using funds remaining from this year, and new allocations

United States Patent and Trademark Office issues TRADEMARK granted to EFFECTIVE MINDS LLC.

For the third consecutive year, EFFECTIVE MINDS LLC., has been selected for the 2010 New York Award in the Strategic & Management Consulting category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Nationwide, only 1 in 120 (less than 1%) 2010 Award recipients qualified as Three-Time Award Winners. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2010 USLBA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USLBA and data provided by third parties.

Honoree: Manika Gulati
Manika Gulati honored and included in the Stanford Who's Who - dedicated to individuals who have demonstrated Outstanding Leadership or Achievement in their occupation, industry or profession

EFFECTIVE MINDS LLC., has been granted status as a Minority - Woman Owned Business Enterprise by New York State Department of Economic Development, Division of Minority and Women's Business Development (DMWBD).

United States Patent and Trademark Office issues TRADEMARK granted to EFFECTIVE MINDS LLC.

Speaker: Steven Davis, Vice President - EFFECTIVE MINDS LLC.
Steven Davis facilitates a monthly technology workshop, "IT Career Pathways" which provides former employees with job search pointers and techniques. Steven has been instrumental securing guest presenters including hiring managers from Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley and other prominent hiring companies who discuss the candidate submittal process and evaluation procedures.

Hosted by: Steven Davis | Topic: “Pragmatism - The Key to Enterprise Agility”
Strategies and tactics to successfully achieving Lean transformation in enterprise software delivery. Adopting Agile software development practices in an enterprise requires significant change management skills. Software development is merely one element of a value chain with numerous touch points. Each of the stakeholders will face their own challenges in adopting the Lean practices that are required for Agile to be truly successful in delivering working software into an established enterprise with existing processes. This presentation provides pragmatic approaches to achieving Lean transformation outside of the development organization with real-world examples of best practices and pitfalls to avoid.

For the second consecutive year, EFFECTIVE MINDS LLC., has been selected for the 2009 New York Award in the IT, Management & Strategic Consultants category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Nationwide, only 1 in 70 (1.4%) 2008 Award recipients qualified as 2009 Award Winners. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2009 USLBA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USLBA and data provided by third parties.

Speaker: Steven Davis, Vice President - EFFECTIVE MINDS LLC.
Steven Davis facilitates a monthly technology workshop, "IT Career Pathways" which provides former employees with job search pointers and techniques. Steven has been instrumental securing guest presenters including hiring managers from Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley and other prominent hiring companies who discuss the candidate submittal process and evaluation procedures.

EFFECTIVE MINDS LLC., has been selected for the 2008 New York Award in the Computer Networking category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).

The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2008 USLBA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USLBA and data provided by third parties.

Speaker: Steven Davis, Vice President - EFFECTIVE MINDS LLC.
Steven Davis facilitates a monthly technology workshop, "IT Career Pathways" which provides former employees with job search pointers and techniques. Steven has been instrumental securing guest presenters including hiring managers from Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley and other prominent hiring companies who discuss the candidate submittal process and evaluation procedures.