Make Mine a Million $ Business™ Calls For Entries

Mary Cantando, coordinator for the North Carolina Make Mine a Million $ Business™ (www.makemineamillion.org) event, has announced that the organization is now accepting award applications for the event scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the Blake Hotel, located at 555 S. McDowell St. North Carolina women business owners may complete an online application through Monday, Sept. 1. The program provides a combination of money, mentoring, marketing and technology tools that help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses from micros to millions. Twenty finalists will be selected from applicants statewide and asked to deliver a business pitch to women entrepreneurs, judges and guests at the event. Ten 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 the organization is now accepting award applications for the event scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the Blake Hotel, located at 555 S. McDowell St.
• North Carolina women business owners may complete an online application through Monday, Sept. 1.
• The program provides a combination of money, mentoring, marketing and technology tools that help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses from micros to millions.
• Twenty finalists will be selected from applicants statewide and asked to deliver a business pitch to women entrepreneurs, judges and guests at the event.
• Ten 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:
"All North Carolina women business owners should submit applications for this event," said Cantando. "The Make Mine a Million $ Business™ program is an excellent way for them to learn how they can grow their businesses from micros to millions."

About Make Mine A Million $ Business™:
Make Mine a Million $ Business™, a program of Count Me In and founding partner, OPEN from American Express, 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.

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Make Mine a Million $ Business™, Mary Cantando, Count Me In, Charlotte, Blake Hotel, Woman Business Owner, Woman Entrepreneur, applications

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
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patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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