Released on: September 30, 2007, 5:14 pm

Press Release Author: Kelly Robinson

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: Atlanta, GA, September 30, 2007 – Bronner Business Institute
(BBI) announced today the 12 finalists in its $25,000 Business Plan Competition.

Press Release Body: Atlanta, GA, September 30, 2007 – Bronner Business Institute
(BBI) announced today the 12 finalists in its $25,000 Business Plan Competition.
This is the second year for this competition for BBI offering one of the largest
prizes for general business plan competitions in the nation. The contestants are
either current or aspiring business owners whose eligibility to compete required
evidence of completion of a certified entrepreneurship training course or workshop
such as BBI’s NxLeveL™ Entrepreneurship Series. The BBI finalists will next have an
opportunity to “pitch” their plans in front of a distinguished panel of lender,
angel investor, VC, academic, entrepreneur, corporate and government representatives
who will decide which entrepreneur will win the $25,000 cash grand prize.

The goal of the competition is to provide the winner with an adequate initial
financial foundation to start or expand their business. “The response to the
competition is overwhelming,” stated Dr. Alfred Watkins, Director of BBI “with all
types of businesses and industries being represented. Many of the competitors are
graduates of our NxLeveL™ training program, but there are an increased number of
entrants from our external marketing efforts. We are very pleased and excited about
how the contestants are using the experience to supercharge their businesses.”

The BBI Top 12 finalists are Donna Askew (FreshEx Airplane Seat Covers), Dwayne T.
Brown (Brown Technologies), Monica Coleman (Creative Connections Mobile Barber
Shop), LaCanne Herndon (We\'ll Do It Cleaning), Judi Mason (Fat & Healthy Bar *
Bistro), Scott McZeal (Urban Koncepts Consulting LLC), Keanne Norman (N\'Her Shuz
Shoe Spa), Anthony Poe (MannaFest Records), Sandi Spells (Sandi Spells Design),
Alduan Tartt (The Novem Group), Andre Weathers (Zumbe – Direct Text Messaging
Marketing), and Vicki Wilbon (Forever Young & Healthy).

The winner will be announced during the October 9th BBI Kingdom Connections
networking event, a bi-monthly forum held at the Word of Faith Family Worship
Cathedral Life Training Center in Austell, Georgia. Joe L. Dudley, Sr., President &
CEO of Dudley Products, will deliver a keynote address. The event is free and open
to the public, but attendees must RSVP.

BBI, a non-profit organization founded in 2000, is a 1,400 member supported
organization that provides networking, classes, forums, and technical assistance to
encourage, equip, and empower entrepreneurs to conduct successful enterprises marked
by excellence, integrity and faith.


For more information about BBI, call (770) 874-8400x1105, email: kconnect@nhbbi.org,
or visit: http://www.nhbbi.org.

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Contact Details: Kelly Robinson
Bronner Business Institute
(678) 860-4055
kconnect@nhbbi.org