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StartupNation® Experts to Offer Small Biz Advice at Fortune® Small Business Conference in Chicago

Sloan brothers tape StartupNation Radio live, on stage during "Success in the U.S." tour

Chicago, IL  May 25, 2004 - Jeff and Rich Sloan, StartupNation co-founders and two of the country's top small business experts, will provide small business advice and host their nationally-syndicated weekly radio program, StartupNation Radio, live from the new Fortune Small Business Conference in Chicago, Illinois. The one-day conference will be held on June 2, 2004 at the McCormick Place Convention Center, with the StartupNation Radio broadcast on the agenda at 11:30 a.m.

With the theme, "Go For Growth," the Fortune Small Business Conference will bring the pages of Fortune Small Business magazine to life. Small business owners will receive actionable ideas from real-life case studies directly from Fortune Small Business editorial features of well-regarded, successful small business owners.

At the conference, StartupNation Radio hosts Jeff and Rich Sloan, successful inventors, venture capitalists and "Evangelists of Entrepreneurship," will tape the StartupNation Radio program, educate small business owners and enthusiasts, take audience questions, and interview successful entrepreneurs.

"We are honored to share our personal business experiences and knowledge with the Fortune Small Business community of small business professionals," states Jeff Sloan, StartupNation co-founder.  "Our group of panelists from across the country will give their entrepreneurial insight into what it takes to succeed in today's competitive business environment."

Washington Mutual Bank¨, which is looking to provide its customers with valuable information to succeed, has also teamed up with StartupNation and is a sponsor of the Fortune Small Business Conference series. 

"Ultimately, we want to see ourselves as providing long-term banking needs for our business customers," states Tony Manisco, Washington Mutual Senior Vice President and Group Manager. "With the added value of the StartupNation relationship, we are providing practical tools and resources that will help our customers succeed."

Throughout 2004, StartupNation Radio will take the "show on the road" to many events throughout the country on its "Success in the U.S." tour. StartupNation Radio is heard in forty markets nationwide and offers advice, coaching, elevator pitch critiques, and interviews with both new and successful start-up companies, and business experts. To listen to StartupNation Radio archives and register for the StartupNation Passport which gives entrepreneurs access to the StartupNation newsletter, Wednesday Webinars, coaching, and other StartupNation services, please visit www.startupnation.com .