Released on: September 11, 2008, 8:18 am

Press Release Author: MMI ASSOCIATES, INC.

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: North Carolina Governor Recognizes Conference To Expand The
Businesses Of Women Entrepreneurs

Press Release Body: CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mary Cantando, coordinator for the North
Carolina Make Mine a Million $ Business™ (www.makemineamillion.org) event, has
announced that North Carolina Governor Michael F. Easley and the state of North
Carolina have issued a letter of welcome to the organization’s inaugural North
Carolina event on Oct. 7 at the Blake Hotel, located at 555 S. McDowell St. North
Carolina is one of only 10 states to host the program in 2008. In the letter
addressed to the Make Mine a Million $ Business™ event, Easley recognized the
conference for having the ability to generate strength and enthusiasm among women
entrepreneurs that will allow them to return to their respective places of
employment with a renewed zeal for their work.

Make Mine a Million $ Business™ provides a combination of money, mentoring,
marketing and technology tools that help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses
from micros to millions. Finalists will be selected from applicants statewide and
asked to deliver a business pitch to women entrepreneurs, judges and guests at the
event. Winners will be chosen by judges and audience members. Women entrepreneurs
interested in applying for the North Carolina event are encouraged to visit
www.makemineamillion.org for more information.

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www.makemineamillion.org
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News Facts:
• Mary Cantando, coordinator for the North Carolina Make Mine a Million $ Business™
(www.makemineamillion.org) event, has announced that North Carolina Governor Michael
F. Easley and the state of North Carolina have issued a letter of welcome to the
organization’s inaugural North Carolina event on Oct. 7 at the Blake Hotel, located
at 555 S. McDowell St.
• North Carolina is one of only 10 states to host the program in 2008.
• In the letter addressed to the Make Mine a Million $ Business™ event, Easley
recognized the conference for having the ability to generate strength and enthusiasm
among women entrepreneurs that will allow them to return to their respective places
of employment with a renewed zeal for their work.
• Make Mine a Million $ Business™ provides a combination of money, mentoring,
marketing and technology tools that help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses
from micros to millions.
• Finalists will be selected from applicants statewide and asked to deliver a
business pitch to women entrepreneurs, judges and guests at the event.
• Winners will be chosen by judges and audience members.
• Women entrepreneurs interested in applying for the North Carolina event are
encouraged to visit www.makemineamillion.org for more information.

Quotes:

“We are excited to open our North Carolina event to women entrepreneurs from South
Carolina,” said Nell Merlino, founder and president of Count Me In. “Our movement
is growing exponentially, pushing American women into the next frontier of economic
achievement. The small business sector is a thriving part of our country’s economy,
and women-owned firms are the fastest growing segment. There is a great opportunity
here to help create jobs and generate revenue from which we will all benefit.”

“We are honored that Michael Easley has issued a issued a letter of welcome in
recognition of North Carolina’s first Make Mine a Million $ Business™ event,” said
Cantando. “This event will open doors of opportunity for North Carolina women
business owners.”

About Make Mine A Million $ Business™:
Make Mine a Million $ Business™, a program of Count Me In and founding partner,
American Express OPENSM, provides women entrepreneurs with the opportunity to expand
their businesses by generating more than a million dollars in annual revenue. A
unique nationwide program that provides money, mentoring and marketing opportunities
to help businesses grow from micro to millions, the goal of Make Mine a Million $
Business™ is to lead one million women entrepreneurs in the effort to reach annual
revenues of one million dollars by 2010. North Carolina will host the state’s first
Make Mine a Million $ Business™ event on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the Blake Hotel in
Charlotte. For more information please visit www.makemineamillion.org or call (212)
245-1245.

Keywords:
Make Mine a Million $ Business™, Count Me In, American Express OPENSM, Mary
Cantando, Blake Hotel, Charlotte, North Carolina, women entrepreneurs, Capitol
Citation, Governor, Michael F. Easley, Nell Merlino

Jennifer Fair
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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