ADVISORY/``Business Is A Contact Sport'' Authors To Present At Association For Corporate Growth February Program.

Business & Calendar Editors

ADVISORY...for Feb. 21 (Thursday)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Two of the nation's leading entrepreneurs, Tom Richardson and Gus Vidaurreta, authors of the book Business Is A Contact Sport, will tell their remarkable success story at the next meeting of the Association For Corporate Growth's Miami sub-chapter on Wednesday evening, February 21st at Hardaway's Firehouse Four (1000 Miami Avenue) just off Brickell Avenue.

Richardson and Vidaurreta, will share their story of how they left Andersen Consulting to form Systems Consulting Group which grew to a $30 million company in seven short years. They will discuss their concept of a relationship web and how it helped them win clients such as Federal Express, Blockbuster, W.R. Grace, Campbell's Soup, Burger King and Pillsbury. The event will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by the program at 6:30 p.m.

The Association for Corporate Growth is a non-profit corporate development organization with approximately 5,000 members from 2,500 companies throughout the United States, Canada, the UK and Mexico. The group focuses on middle market corporate growth, corporate development and mergers and acquisitions.

Cost for attendance at the February 21st meeting is $35 for ACG members and $45 for non-members and guests. Attendees may RSVP by calling Carol Governali at [phone].

Members of the news media -- including editors, reporters, and photographers -- are invited to cover any or all portions of the meeting. For a complimentary registration, please contact Carol Governali at [phone].

                    "Business Is A Contact Sport"


                   Association For Corporate Growth
                       Miami Sub-Chapter Meeting
                5:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 21, 2002
                       Hardaway's Firehouse Four
                           1000 Miami Avenue
                            Miami, FL 33130