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StartupNation Online Community Chooses Entrepreneur Finalists in Elevator Pitch Contest "Pitch Off"

Birmingham, MI - August 21, 2006 - Today, StartupNation (www.startupnation.com), a leading provider of online content and community for entrepreneurs, announced the top three finalists in its Elevator Pitch Contest, "Pitch Off."

Starting August 12th, six contestants provided "elevator pitches" promoting their business idea on the nationally-syndicated StartupNation Radio program. From these pitches, the StartupNation online community chose the following finalists to compete for free, one-on-one business coaching from the StartupNation experts. These entrepreneurs will compete on StartupNation Radio starting August 26th at 8 p.m. EDT:

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James Lim of Haamoni Smooth™ hopes to sell and promote the world's first ultra premium shochu to Americans and Europeans. Shochu is an ancient Japanese distilled spirit over 400 years old. It is one of the most popular distilled spirits in the world and has surpassed sake consumption in Japan for the first time in history.

MeLissa

MeLissa Rocco has a CPA and MBA and is a certified wedding and event professional with the Association of Bridal Consultants. Her business, Winsome Events, provides personalized wedding and event planning solutions that, "make dreams reality, provide peace of mind and set newlyweds on the right financial footing to achieve their goals."

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Vince Wilcox is the founder of ElusiveTreasures.com. He provides a wide variety of quality earthborn and handmade products while continually updating and adding new items and keeping the "human-touch" element intact.

Contestant Elevator Pitches can be heard on www.startupnation.com. Listeners can also check their local station listings for StartupNation Radio to hear Elevator Pitches on radio stations in their market.