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		<title>Seeking Medical Spa Society Volunteers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently posted about reinvigorating the Medical Spa Society.  We are now seeking volunteers to serve on various committees including: membership, marketing and education. If you are interested in getting involved, first join the MSS, and then e-mail us at info@medicalspasociety.com and let us know which committee you would like to join. One of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&#038;blog=761984&#038;post=1603&#038;subd=acaramedspadevelopment&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Acara Point of View: New York Medical Esthetics Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acara recently spoke, exhibited and walked the tradeshow floor at the Medical Aesthetics show in NY. I have to say I was very pleased with the event. The show was well promoted and organized &#8211; the turnout on the show floor was great on Sunday and ok on Monday. From an attendee standpoint, the quality [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&#038;blog=761984&#038;post=561&#038;subd=acaramedspadevelopment&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Acara adds Canfield to its Platinium Sponsor List</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are very pleased that Canfield has decided to be a Platinium Sponsor of our upcoming one-day educational event, &#8220;MedSpa Sales &#38; Marketing to Build Top-Line Success&#8221; being held on October 27th in Branford, CT. Canfield Imaging Systems is the worldwide leader in photographic software and hardware systems for the rapidly growing aesthetic marketplace. With [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&#038;blog=761984&#038;post=549&#038;subd=acaramedspadevelopment&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Acara Announces the Platinum Sponsors for its 1-Day Seminar</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2008/09/20/medical_spa_education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acara is pleased to announce that its 1-day seminar being held this October 27th, How to Market &#38; Sell Medical Spa Services for Top-Line Success is being sponsored by 3 industry leaders: Sciton, Robard and the Medical Spa Society. Sciton Inc is a cosmetic medical device company formed in 1997 to provide advanced lasers and light [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&#038;blog=761984&#038;post=518&#038;subd=acaramedspadevelopment&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Breathe Fresh Life Into Your Business: Attend an Industry Event</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2008/07/01/breathe-fresh-life-into-your-business-attend-an-industry-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got back from IECSC in Las Vegas this past weekend.  I was there speaking Saturday morning.  My first talk was on &#8220;How to Open a Successful Medspa&#8221; and my second talk was on &#8220;How to Stay Competitive in the Medical Spa World&#8220;.  I was very pleased to see both of the seminars very [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&#038;blog=761984&#038;post=18&#038;subd=acaramedspadevelopment&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Spa Society: MSS working to keep you informed.</title>
		<link>http://spabusinessmd.com/2008/06/26/medical-spa-society-mss-working-to-keep-you-informed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis X Acunzo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past 25 years of being in the world of spas, wellness and retail health-care, I have found that much of my success has been derived from continual education combined with building long term relationships.  Looking back at the many ways in which I supported this approach to business, I would have to say that being an active member [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=spabusinessmd.com&#038;blog=761984&#038;post=11&#038;subd=acaramedspadevelopment&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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