1-800-FLOWERS Founder Offers Tips for Entrepreneurs 'On the Road'.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1999--

New Columns at www.entreworld.org Advise

Entrepreneurs Faced with Frequent Travel

For entrepreneurs spending much of their time on the road, managing time and mastering "balancing acts" are key, says Jim McCann, founder and president of 1-800-FLOWERS(R). McCann is one of three guest columnists offering "road warrior" tips to entrepreneurs during June on EntreWorld (http://www.entreworld.org). Others contributing special columns -- appearing as "Perspectives" on the Web site -- include Jennifer Lawton, senior vice president of technology and consulting at Interliant Inc., and Douglas K. Mellinger, chairman and CEO of PRT Group Inc.

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McCann's column, Bringing Balance to Entrepreneurial Life on the Road, provides tips for maximizing performance while keeping an extremely "mobile" schedule -- including guidelines for successful organization, time management and people management. McCann, who currently has 150 stores worldwide, acquired the 1-800-FLOWERS number in 1987. He recently published the book, Stop and Sell the Roses: Lessons from Business and Life.

Lawton's column, On the Entrepreneurial Road: Great Expectations, Great Assistance, underscores the importance of having an excellent assistant to be a road warrior's "eyes, ears and legs." Lawton, who travels five days a week, also advises road warriors to keep clothes at branch offices, carry a light enough computer to fit into a briefcase, remain safety conscious, eat healthy food and make time for both exercise and relaxation.

Mellinger's column, Road ... Warrior?, notes that the frenetic business pace engendered by technology has shortened business trips, but that the demands of business dictate more of them. With the quality of travel deteriorating, Mellinger advises accepting and making the best of it by splurging for top-level accommodations, leveraging technology and taking time to decompress. Since founding PRT in 1989, he has grown the company to 900 employees and $86 million in revenue.

The road warriors information supplements hundreds of additional pieces of material that are accessible through EntreWorld's search engine, which is designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners save time finding information to help them start and grow their businesses. Content includes in-depth articles, a nationwide calendar of small business meetings and events, discussion groups and helpful links.

Each month, guest columnists provide EntreWorld "Perspectives" on topical themes of interest to entrepreneurs. Upcoming themes include "Generation Gap" (July), "Non-bank Sources of Loans" (August), "Entrepreneurship as a Second Career" (September) and "Growing Yourself Out of Business" (October).

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