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January 15, 2008
The Edge
Connection’s Adopt-A-Business Program
Receives Generous Support from AFC Worldwide Express
KENNESAW, GA (January 15, 2008) – The Edge Connection
announces today that their Adopt-A-Business program has
received a generous $15,000 contribution from AFC Worldwide
Express.
Adopt-A-Business is an initiative of The Edge Connection’s
board of directors to enroll corporations and businesses to
give a hand-up, rather than a handout, to new entrepreneurs,
helping them develop microenterprises and emerging
businesses.
Contributions from forward-thinking corporations like AFC
Worldwide Express assist The Edge Connection in helping
fledgling businesses to grow and flourish in our community.
These business owners are creating jobs, increasing our
economic impact, and contributing to the tax base in our
neighborhoods. Entrepreneurs who complete The Edge
Connection programs have a higher success rate in the
marketplace because they have an organization behind them
that continues to support their business educational needs
and growth.
AFC Worldwide Express was established in 1987 to provide
high quality domestic and international transportation
services of time-sensitive materials. Today, AFC is a
leading minority-owned transportation and logistics company
with 18 domestic offices. They have a reputation for
providing the highest quality solutions and services
possible to global clients.
The CEO, Glenn Henderson said, “How could we not participate
after we met Patricia Harris, CEO and Director of The Edge
Connection, and learned about their track record, history,
and vision? We have such closely aligned, shared vision and
values. We’re proud to be associated with The Edge
Connection, both corporately and personally, and look
forward to a long, shared future.”
The Edge Connection offers an award-winning and nationally
recognized program that delivers best-practices,
microenterprise and small business training, financial
literacy, entrepreneurially focused technology training, and
essential entrepreneurial support services to aid
microentrepreneurs to launch, sustain, or grow a business.
The Edge Connection is a fully independent, non-profit 501
(c) (3) organization located on the campus of Kennesaw State
University within the Coles College of Business. It provides
services throughout metro Atlanta and partners with agencies
state wide. It is a founding member of Georgia Micro
Enterprise Network and is a member of the national
microenterprise trade association, the Association for
Enterprise Opportunity (AEO).
Website:
http://www.theedgeconnection.com
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Patricia Harris, Executive Director and CEO of The Edge
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