Released on: August 14, 2008, 8:15 am

Press Release Author: MMI ASSOCIATES, INC.

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: Capitol Citation Honors North Carolina For Providing
Opportunities For 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 Secretary of State Elaine Marshall has issued a
Capitol Citation to honor North Carolina’s first Make Mine a Million $ Business™
event, which will take place on Tuesday, 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.

The Make Mine a Million $ Business™ Program 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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News Facts:

• Mary Cantando, coordinator for the North Carolina Make Mine a Million $ Business™
(www.makemineamillion.org) event, has announced that North Carolina Secretary of
State Elaine Marshall has issued a Capitol Citation to honor North Carolina’s first
Make Mine a Million $ Business™ event, which will take place on Tuesday, 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.
• The Make Mine a Million $ Business™ Program 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 honored that the Secretary of State has issued a Capitol Citation 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 Make Mine a Million $ Business™
program’s goal 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, Secretary of State, Elaine Marshall

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Contact Details: North Carolina Make Mine a Million $ Business™ Media Contact:
Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

National Make Mine a Million $ Business™ Media Contact:
Amy Litt
Count Me In for Women\'s Economic Independence
alit@countmein.org
(212) 245-1245 ext. 201