LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER SELECTED AS SEMI-FINALIST FOR

$1,000.00 SMALL BUSINESS GRANT FROM IDEACAFE.COM

Newnan, GA - Gazelle Simmons of Admin Services has been selected from over 700 applicants as a semi-finalist in the running to receive a $1,000.00 small business grant from Idea Cafe.com, a top-rated website for small business. The field of semi-finalists for this grant will be reduced to finalists and the winner will be determined by the vote of IdeaCafe.com’s 32,000 members worldwide and announced online on June 24, 2008.

Being in business since 1998 as a Virtual Assistant, Vice President of Women Business Owners, a Hurricane Katrina survivor, recent author of two books and founder of two networking groups in Newnan, all contributed to Ms. Simmons being selected.

Admin Services specializes in data entry, presentations, word processing, database management, editing and proofreading, mass mailings, thesis and manuscript processing as well as a host of clerical and secretarial services for small business owners, independent contractors, website owners, financial advisors, photographers, realtors, writers and individuals looking for administrative assistance.

Women Business Owners is an international 501c3 organization, founded in 2004. The organization provides education and support for women business owners throughout the world with online and offline educational resources, classes, workshops, mentoring, seminars, networking and referrals.

Francie Ward, CEO of IdeaCafe.com, explained that the semi-finalists for this grant, Idea Cafe’s Small Business Grant in Honor of Longtime Business Expert, Kent Capener, “demonstrated an inventive approach which will inspire others who come to IdeaCafe.com seeking advice on starting and running a business. Plus they’ve shown us they have a plan to reach out and help others in some way.” IdeaCafe.com, online since 1995, is known for its “Fun Approach to Serious Business” ™ and popular CyberSchmooz community forum to help small businesses get informed, network and thrive.

More information about Admin Services can be found at http://www.admnsrvcs.com and Women Business Owners at http://www.womenbizowners.org

More details about Idea Cafe’s Small Business Grant can be found in The Small Business Grant Center at http://www.ideacafe.com