MindBranch, Inc. Introduces Corporate Services to Maximize Corporations' Return on Research.

Business/Technology Editors

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2001

MindBranch, Inc., a market-research services company, announces their new Corporate Services Program. The program is designed to maximize efficiency and reduce redundancy in a company's market research procurement process, dramatically increasing the client's return on their research investment.

Program Features

MindBranch Corporate Services offers corporate clients a powerful suite of services to address all of their market research procurement and management needs.

-- A thorough Information Solutions Analysis calculates a client's current return on their research investment, and offers product and supplier recommendations designed to save at least 10% from their current research budget.

-- A Dedicated Research Team works free-of-charge, finding research to meet the client's immediate and long-term information needs.

-- Custom Research Services generates competitive proposals from highly qualified publishers to meet clients' specialized information needs.

-- A QuickLink to MindBranch provides a centralized, online platform for searching, finding, procuring and managing market research

-- Flexible Payment Terms streamline procurement, ensure that expenditures meet specific needs, and offer additional credits toward future purchases

"In today's uncertain economy where most companies are aggressively looking for ways to reduce costs, justify expenditures, and realize immediate return on investments, our solution is a good fit," says Jeff Stripp, MindBranch Vice President of Sales.

"MindBranch Corporate Services offers companies an immediate solution that will significantly decrease their market research spending, streamline their procurement process and deliver real return by the end of this year. The initial client response to the program has been very encouraging as more and more companies are looking to outsourced solutions to centralize their research procurement."

With Corporate Services, MindBranch surpasses its position as the world's leading market research aggregator and reseller to become a full-service market research solutions provider. For more information about MindBranch Corporate Services, contact a MindBranch Research Assistant at 1-800-774-4410, or 1-413-664-6185 if calling from outside the U.S.

About MindBranch, Inc.

MindBranch is a market research services company providing research from leading publishers in more than 130 industry segments. Headquarters are located in North Adams, Massachusetts, while MindBranch Asia Pacific is located in Seoul, Korea. MindBranch is a wholly owned subsidiary of Village Ventures, Inc. For more information, visit www.mindbranch.com today or call [phone] or [phone] if calling from outside the U.S.

About Village Ventures, Inc.

Village Ventures, Inc., is a financial services company focused on venture capital investing in emerging technology markets. The Williamstown, Massachusetts-based company provides financial services to a national network of early-stage venture capital funds.