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Services Select Hosts Nashville Business Excellence Day
11.12.08

Services Select hosted its third annual “Business Excellence Day” in Nashville, TN for 2008 Seal of Satisfaction certification mark and award recipient companies on Wednesday, November 12th. Business Excellence Day is an annual educational, business-focused event providing special guest speakers and seminars beneficial to Seal of Satisfaction recipient company executives.


L-R: Sean Tinsley, COO, Services Select; Ginger Duggan, Business Development Specialist, Chattanooga State Continuing Education Department; Paul Ney, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Community Development for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; Gary Miller, CEO, Services Select

Paul Ney, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Community Development for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County was the keynote speaker, addressing Seal of Satisfaction award recipient business owners and executives. He congratulated the Seal recipient attendees for their dedication to continuing customer/client satisfaction and business excellence. He commented that his view of his office’s role towards Nashville business owners is similar to the high standards of the Seal of Satisfaction regarding their efforts on behalf of his office’s clients, the business owner, both large and small. Mr. Ney discussed the role of the Office of Economic and Community Development for attracting new businesses and providing assistance and resources to existing business owners. While sharing stories of how some prominent companies selected Nashville for relocation of their business, he also discussed his expectations and optimism of what the next couple of years has in store for new business development in Davidson County and continued growth of existing companies.

Ginger Duggan, Business Development Specialist from Chattanooga State Continuing Education Department was a guest speaker demonstrating a new on-line business resource that Services Select, corporately, will be providing all 2009 Seal of Satisfaction award recipient companies beginning January 1, 2009 for Operations, Customer Service, Finance, Human Resources, and Marketing.



Services Select Hosts Chattanooga Business Excellence Day
09.30.08

Services Select hosted its third annual “Business Excellence Day” in Chattanooga, TN for 2008 Seal of Satisfaction certification mark and award recipient companies on Tuesday, September 30th. Business Excellence Day is an annual educational, business-focused event providing special guest speakers and seminars beneficial to Seal of Satisfaction recipient company executives.


L-R: Sean Tinsley, COO, Services Select; Sam Bicking, Executive Director-Chattanooga, Services Select; U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp; Ginger Duggan, Business Development Specialist, Chattanooga State Continuing Education Department; Gary Miller, CEO, Services Select

U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp was the keynote speaker, addressing Seal of Satisfaction award recipient business owners and executives. He congratulated the Seal recipient attendees for their dedication to customer/client satisfaction and business excellence. Congressman Wamp discussed the previous day’s failure of the business bailout package and the revisions he thought would be necessary to allow passage through both Houses of Congress.

Ginger Duggan, Business Development Specialist from Chattanooga State Continuing Education Department was a guest speaker presenting a live, on-line demonstration of a new business resource that Services Select, corporately, will be providing all 2009 Seal of Satisfaction award recipient companies beginning January 1, 2009 for Operations, Customer Service, Finance, Human Resources, and Marketing.



Seal of Satisfaction Profiled in Opportunity World Magazine
3.11.08

Services Select and the Seal of Satisfaction certification mark and award was profiled in the April, 2008 issue of Opportunity World magazine, in bookstores March 11, 2008. The two page business profile highlighted the nomination process conducted by an independent research company and the 19 step evaluation process for Seal of Satisfaction recipient companies, with 5 being elimination steps, prior to a company receiving certification. Also included in the article was an overview of Services Select’s unique business model and national expansion plans for the Seal of Satisfaction. [Read Article]



2008 Seal Recipients Announced
1.28.08

2008 Seal of Satisfaction certification mark and award recipients for Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee were recently announced. Black-Tie Awards Dinners were held in Nashville on January 19th and Chattanooga on January 25th recognizing and honoring award recipient companies. Seal of Satisfaction recipient companies were announced via television and newspaper.



Services Select Listed in Entrepreneur Magazine “Franchise 500”
12.17.07

Services Select was listed in Entrepreneur Magazine’s annual “Franchise 500” issue (January 2008), which recognizes the nation’s top franchising companies. This was Services Select’s and the Seal of Satisfaction’s initial national exposure.



Services Select Conducts “Business Excellence Days”
8.31.07

Services Select hosted its annual “Business Excellence Day” in Chattanooga, TN (August 23rd) and Nashville, TN (August 30th) for 2007 Seal of Satisfaction certification mark and award recipient companies. Seminars were presented on “Leadership” and “Branding” as an educational opportunity for Seal recipient companies and their designated employees.



"Seal of Satisfaction" Certification Mark Registration Announced
6.09.07

Services Select, LLC announces the Seal of Satisfaction received certification mark status protection from the U.S Patents and Trademarks Office. The official registration date was May 29, 2007.



Services Select Opens New Corporate Offices
6.01.07

Services Select announces the opening of its corporate offices at The Pointe Corporate Centre on June 1, 2007 at 1208 Pointe Centre Drive, Suite 240, Chattanooga, TN 37421. The corporate offices will support the national expansion of the Seal of Satisfaction for professional services companies into the top 100 television markets in the United States.



Services Select Moves Operations Office
5.15.07

Services Select announces the relocation of its operations office from 738 Nissan Drive, Smyrna, TN to a new, larger facility at 528 Almaville Road, Smyrna, TN 37167. The operations office provides support services for Seal of Satisfaction recipient companies and training programs for new Executive Directors.



2007 Seal Recipients Announced!
1.25.07

2007 Seal of Satisfaction certification mark and award recipients for Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee were announced in January. Seal of Satisfaction recipients in each market were announced via newspaper and television.




“Business Method” Patent Pending Announced by Services Select
12.28.06

Services Select, LLC announces a “Business Method” patent pending effective December 28, 2006 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) regarding the proprietary business model procedures of Services Select’s Seal of Satisfaction certification mark and corresponding corporate intellectual property.



Services Select Announces 5 Year Agreement with Wilkins Research Services
12.1.06

Services Select announces 5 Year Agreement with Wilkins Research Services. Services Select has signed an exclusive five year agreement running through 2011 with Wilkins Research Services, LLC, to independently conduct the nomination survey process and provide Services Select with certified, pre-qualified lists of "Seal of Satisfaction" finalist companies during their national expansion. An independent research firm, Wilkins Research Services, LLC, has provided qualitative and quantitative services to businesses and corporations since 1971. See www.wilkinsresearch.net.