FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Amy Eliason (920) 499-8463

Green Bay, Wis. (May 23, 2007) – The Advance Business Development Center, a business incubator located at 2701 Larsen Rd. in Green Bay, is pleased to announce that Time Plus Payroll Services has been recognized by the Make Mine a Million $ Business program. Business owners Amy Eliason and Kat Meissner received the recognition at the first state-based event held May 21, 2007 in Madison.

Recognized as a business with great potential, Amy and Kat were selected out of more than 100 entries as "A Business To Watch." Their award package includes a business coach, available for one year to assist with growth, a micro loan and discounts from several national companies. Make Mine a Million $ Business is a program of Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence – and founding partner, OPEN from American Express®. The program provides a combination of money, mentoring, marketing and technology tools that women entrepreneurs need to help grow their businesses from micro to Million $. Count Me In launched the dynamic movement Make Mine a Million $ Business to inspire one million women entrepreneurs to reach annual revenues of a million dollars by the year 2010.

Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence is the leading national not-for-profit provider of micro loans and business education for women entrepreneurs. Count Me In provides micro loans from $500 to $10,000 to women who are starting or growing their businesses.

"Advance and its partners in the Business Assistance Center are thrilled that one of our own clients has earned this distinction," states Lori Ritter, Program Manager with Advance. "This is a wonderful opportunity for women-owned businesses to pursue."

"We feel very fortunate to have been among the outstanding candidates in this competition," says Eliason. "I am continually impressed by the services offered to help small businesses here in Northeast Wisconsin and now at the state level as well." Eliason credits their early success to tapping programs designed to assist small business ventures such as Urban Hope Entrepreneur Center and the business incubator operated by Advance.

Time Plus is a payroll company offering solutions for timekeeping, payroll & payroll taxes and bookkeeping. Time Plus began local operations in January 2005 and maintains a second office in the Coleman area. They are currently focused on a client base of Wisconsin companies with 1-50 employees. For additional information on the company, visit www.timeplusgb.com.

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Established in 1882, the mission of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is to promote economic and community development. Chamber programs include Advance, Partners in Education, Leadership Green Bay, Brown County Teen Leadership, Bay Area Community Health Partnership, Good Government Council, the International Business Development Consortium, and the Small Business Council.

For more information about Advance, contact Barb Fleisner, 496-2113, bfleisner@titletown.org. For more information about the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and its programs, call 437-8704 or visit www.titletown.org.

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