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Life Management Advisors Named as Finalist in Stevie Awards

Life Management Advisors CEO Heather Bayfield Named as Finalist in two Categories for 6th Annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business
Published: October 21, 2009
Heather Bayfield, founder and president of Life Management Advisors, was named a Finalist in two categories in the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

• Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees
• Best Overall Company of the Year – Service Businesses &ndash up to 100 Employees

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” winners will be announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York on Friday, November 13. Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S.A and several other countries are expected to attend. The presentations will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S.A. by the Business TalkRadio Network.
More than 1,100 entries were submitted this year for consideration in 54 categories, including Best Executive, Best Entrepreneur, and Best Community Involvement Program. Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards’ Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging.
“Being named a Finalist in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an important achievement,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.”
“It’s an honor to be recognized for our work with this prestigious award,” said Bayfield. “Our mission is to help individuals manage daily tasks and maintain an independent, carefree lifestyle. Thanks to a talented and dedicated staff at Life Management Advisors, we are able to let individuals and their families rest easy and continue to live in the manner they choose. This is the reason for our growth and success.”
Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.

About Life Management Advisors, Inc.
Located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and catering to the elderly and busy professionals, Life Management Advisors visit their clients in their homes each week to tackle issues such as bill payment, taxes, estate planning, review of financial documents, medical claims management, payroll and staffing issues.

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

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Read the complete article at: MSNBC.com

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AADMM Annual Conference

Life Management Advisors attended the AADMM annual conference in Orlando on November 7th, 8th and 9th and was the title sponsor for the event. The event proved to be a great success and Life Management Advisors looks forward to attending the 2011 conference which is scheduled for 11/11 – 11/13 in Albuquerque, NM and the 2012 conference which is scheduled for 11/9 – 11/11 in Chicago, IL. For more information, visit AADMM's website.

New Resources Coming!

Already Running a Daily Money Management Office? We have resources coming. Beginning soon we will have educational videos available on our site. These are 5- to 15-minute downloadable videos to give you the most pertinent, up to date information on topics essential to our business.

2009 Educational Videos will include: