Salesgenie.com and the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation Name 2006 Five Young Entrepreneur Scholarship Winners.OMAHA Omaha, city, United States Omaha (ō`məhä, –hô), city (1990 pop. 335,795), seat of Douglas co., E Nebr., on the west bank of the Missouri River; inc. 1857. , Neb. -- infoUSA(R) (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 :IUSA IUSA Indiana University Student Association ), the leading provider of proprietary business and consumer databases and sales leads, today announced the recipients of the 2006 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation's Young Entrepreneur Award. Salesgenie.com sponsored the scholarship program that assists future small-business owners on the path to entrepreneurship. The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Scholars will attend the university, college, community college or vocational/technical institute of their choice with $1,000 in tuition assistance from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation. This is the first year that Salesgenie.com has partnered with the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation. Hank Kopcial, Executive Director of the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation stated, "The Young Entrepreneur Awards were created to encourage young people to follow their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs. By partnering with NFIB, Salesgenie.com has made it possible for a greater number of high school seniors to be recognized as future business leaders." "We are honored to be partnering with the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation this year to provide these scholarships to high school seniors. The five scholarship recipients exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit that the Young Entrepreneur Foundation looks to promote," said Vin Gupta, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of infoUSA. NFIB and Salesgenie.com Young Entrepreneur Scholars: --Laura Ashbaugh - San Luis Obispo High School San Luis Obispo High School, also referred to as "SLO High," is an American public high school in San Luis Obispo, California. It is the only public high school within the city. of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. , CA. --Tracy Cheung - Dr. Phillips High School Dr. Phillips High School is a high school located in Orlando, Florida. The area of Dr. Phillips, Florida is named after Dr. Philip Phillips, a physician who later became a Central Florida citrus magnate. of Orlando, FL. --Parag Shah - Neuqua Valley High School Neuqua Valley High School, or NVHS, is a public four-year high school located near the corner of Illinois Route 59 and 95th Street in Naperville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. of Naperville, IL. --Brian Hendricks - Winston Churchill High School Winston Churchill High School may refer to a number of schools, all named after Winston Churchill, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955. of Potomac, MD. --Katelynd Applegarth - Millard West High School Millard West High School is a secondary school located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school first opened its doors on August 17, 1995. As of 2007, the school principal is Dr. Rick Kolowski. Their school mascot is the wildcat. of Omaha, NE. For more information on NFIB Young Entrepreneur Scholarship program, contact Michael Diegel at 202-314-2004. About infoUSA infoUSA (www.infoUSA.com), founded in 1972, is the leading provider of business and consumer information products, database marketing services, data processing services and sales and marketing solutions. Content is the essential ingredient in every marketing program, and infoUSA has the most comprehensive data in the industry, and is the only company to own a proprietary database of 250 million consumers and 14 million businesses under one roof. The infoUSA database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites. Nearly 3 million customers use infoUSA's products and services to find new customers, grow their sales, and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis and credit reference purposes. infoUSA headquarters are located at 5711 S. 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127 and can be contacted at (402) 593-4500. To know more about Sales Leads, click www.infousa.com. To get a 7-day free trial and 100 free sales leads, click www.salesgenie.com. Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, recent changes in senior management, the successful integration of recent and future acquisitions, fluctuations in operating results, failure to successfully carry out our Internet strategy or to grow our Internet revenue, effects of leverage, changes in technology and increased competition. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. About the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation: The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization promoting the importance of small business and free enterprise to the nation's youth. The Foundation is associated with the National Federation of Independent Business The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is a lobbying organization with offices in Washington, D.C. USA, and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB claims a membership base in excess of 600,000. (NFIB), the nation's largest small-business advocacy group. A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1943, NFIB represents the consensus views of its 600,000 members in Washington and all 50 state capitals. More information is available at www.NFIB.com/education. |
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