Circle.com And EntreWorld.org Partner In Relaunch Of Site With Improved Resources For Entrepreneurs; Redesigned Site Offers New Original Content and Easier Searching.Business/Technology Editors BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2000 Circle.com, (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CIRC) a leading provider of end-to-end Internet services, and EntreWorld, a leading online resource for entrepreneurs, announced a variety of enhanced content and new functionality for the recently launched EntreWorld (www.entreworld.org) Version 3.0. EntreWorld provides entrepreneurs with one-stop access to essential, high-quality information. Circle.com, via its Boston office, has partnered with EntreWorld in such areas as content development, online administration and metrics reporting, and online direct marketing since EntreWorld's 1996 debut. EntreWorld is sponsored by the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, based in Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). . The site centralizes handpicked, targeted content from top-quality small business sites, adds dozens of articles on entrepreneurship written for EntreWorld by renowned business founders, and makes all the information quick and easy to find. The new EntreWorld features an increased number of original articles written especially for entrepreneurs, multimedia resources and easier-than-ever search capability. "Our mission at EntreWorld is to increase entrepreneurs' productivity by providing them with important business-building information as quickly as possible," said EntreWorld Director Judith Cone. "Partnering with Circle.com has enabled EntreWorld to expand its popular time-saving format of bringing the best of the small business Web to entrepreneurs." According to Robert T. Wilke, Circle.com's Chief Executive Officer, "Contributing to the relaunch of EntreWorld is very gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to us, because the site is a proven winner that is now stronger than ever. We are pleased to have been able to complement EntreWorld's multi-faceted expertise in the world of entrepreneurship with our experienced content-development, multimedia, and sophisticated database search capabilities." New EntreWorld features include: --More centralized Entrepreneur's Search Engine--Considered the heart of EntreWorld, the Entrepreneur's Search Engine now appears more prominently on the homepage to enable immediate searches by keyword or stage of business. This "intelligent engine" combs through more than 1,000 carefully selected Web resources with every query--for articles, audio clips, town-to-town Events Calendar listings of small business seminars and workshops, discussion threads, book referrals, a glossary of more than 700 entrepreneurial terms and other tools--and delivers fast results, with brief, tailored reviews of each listed item. --New original content--EntreWorld has introduced monthly articles from successful small business advisors. The new "From Top Advisors" columns supplement the dozens of original "Entrepreneur's Bylines" (formerly known as "Perspectives") that EntreWorld already features. Each month, EntreWorld offers 3-5 of these newly penned, first-person articles by successful entrepreneurs on timely topics of interest to growing businesses. --Additional resources--These include insights from small business experts available in RealAudio format, a quick e-mail link to SCORE consultants, and a homepage stock-quote tool, which is part of an ongoing content partnership with Lycos. About EntreWorld Launched in 1996 as one of the first small business Web sites, EntreWorld (http://www.entreworld.org) puts the most important information for entrepreneurs immediately at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. . EntreWorld is part of the legacy of one of America's greatest entrepreneurs, Ewing Marion Kauffman, who worked toward nurturing "self-sufficient people in healthy communities." The site is sponsored by the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, based in Kansas City. The Kauffman Center is the nation's largest organization solely focused on entrepreneurial success at all levels--from elementary school students to high-growth entrepreneurs. For further information, contact: Nancy Holland, 816/932-1208, nholland@emkf.org About Circle.com http://www.circle.com Circle.com (NASDAQ:CIRC) is a leading international Internet professional services provider that creates complete end-to-end Web enabling services for its Fortune 1000 and emerging Internet-based clients worldwide. Circle.com, through its 14 offices and over 500 associates worldwide specializes in Internet-based customer relationship management systems. 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