The award cites Ion Health as the Erie region's best Service Business
Startup for 2005 .
"We're proud to be recognized by the Gannon SBDC as the recipient of this
year's Small Business Startup award," said Anthony Horbal, Ion Health's
founder and Chief Executive Officer.
The Boot Camp Celebration will provide participants an opportunity to
present to a panel of venture investors and the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti business
community.
Over the past two years more than 80 companies have been evaluated and
referred to additional resources; eight companies have received acceleration
services. For
more information or to register online, visit http://www.annarboritzone.

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Ion Health will receive its Small Business Startup award at a luncheon
today at the Ambassador Banquet and Convention Center, in front of an audience
of more than 300 regional business leaders, legislators, economic development
leaders , and successful business owners. It combines
hands on learning and one on one mentoring with local business experts.org or call 734-615-9310.

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WHAT: The U. The
event features nationally noted speakers on entrepreneurship from the UM Ross
School of Business, successful local entrepreneurs and investors .
The Business Accelerator identifies high potential companies through its
partners and semi -annual event Entrepreneur's Boot Camp.

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More information about Ion Health is available from the company at
1. SAN JOSE , Calif. More than $7MM has been raised by participant companies.

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S., The Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti
Business Accelerator's sixth Entrepreneur's Boot Camp will be held on May 12
and 13, 2005 at the Michigan Information Technology Center (MITC), 1000
Oakbrook Drive in Ann Arbor.
For additional information , contact Diane Durance, president of Ann Arbor
IT Zone or Kurt Riegger, executive director at 734 -615-9671 or email
ddurance@annarboritzone. Its
educational events, Hi-Tech Tuesdays, Tech + the Law, and Boot Camp, help
educate, retain and attract the diverse talent required to accelerate Ann
Arbor and the surrounding region's leadership position in technology.

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Since its inception , Ion Health has hired more than 100 people across the
six Pennsylvania counties it serves, while focusing on community outreach
efforts in those areas.
The Gannon SBDC is one of 16 such centers throughout Pennsylvania, each
aligned with a local college or university.
In addition, there will be a pre-Boot Camp seminar on Wednesday, May 4
from 6:30 p. The cost for Boot Camp is
$795 for IT Zone members and $995 for non-members and students, and includes
books and materials, and attendance for two people to Boot Camp and the
Celebration.

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DATE: Monday, February 28 , 2005

TIME: 5:30 p.org

About the Ann Arbor IT Zone
Michigan's premier non-profit organization dedicated to the development of
the state's information technology environment across multiple market sectors,
the Ann Arbor IT Zone fosters and promotes the area's technology industry by
offering services to established and new technology companies.

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Pre-Boot Camp Seminar and Boot Camp Celebration all held in May

ANN ARBOR, Mich.
During the Boot Camp process , entrepreneurs will prepare and refine their
elevator pitch, executive summary and investor presentation .m. The accelerator funds critical
activities to reach key milestones of business development.

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ERIE, Pa. to 8:30 p.
For more information or to register for Boot Camp, please visit
http: //www.annarboritzone.

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Small Business Administration's resource partner, SCORE
(Service Corps of Retired Executives), will play host to a number
of organizations in the San Jose/Silicon Valley area that want to
provide valuable self-employment and small business opportunity
information to veterans.

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"Ion Health has taken a leading role in our community in a very short
time, through its focus and commitment to make Erie a better place to live,"
said Debra Steiner, the Gannon SBDC's director. Ion
Health has also sponsored immunization programs for Erie School District
students as well as provided flu vaccines to senior and at-risk citizens.

Big Effort to Expand Business Counseling/Training to Veterans February 28 in San Jose

WHO: Jim Boylson, Silicon Valley SCORE 405 chapter; Charles Stewart,
SBA Vet Coordinator; local elected officials and chamber of
commerce representatives.

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NOTE: American veterans have a strong entrepreneurial spirit, according
to a study by SBA's Office of Advocacy. Free to all attendees, "High-Impact Marketing for Startups + Small
Businesses," is not only for Boot Camp participants, entrepreneurs and startup
teams, but also beneficial to individuals in established companies or research
institutions that focus on developing new internal or spinout ventures.

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Ion Health Wins Economic Development Award; Cited for Providing Growth New Jobs to Erie Region as Startup

Research shows that the SBDCs are directly responsible
for helping to start more than 15,000 companies throughout Pennsylvania since
1990, and creating more than 78,000 new jobs, and responsible for generating
an additional $37. "The Small Business Award
seeks to reward that kind of entrepreneurship and initiative that makes a very
real, and positive, difference in our community."
Ion Health has launched several initiatives, including its Parade Street
Health + Education Outreach Office, designed to offer nonprofit organizations
a convenient meeting place for their programs aimed at area residents.888. - 8:00 p. The study,
"Entrepreneurship and Business Ownership in the Veteran
Population," shows that 22 percent of veterans are either
purchasing or starting a new business, or considering purchasing
or starting one.

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About Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Business Accelerator
Launched in September 2002 with funding from the Michigan Economic
Development Corporation SmartZone program and administered by the Ann Arbor IT
Zone, the Business Accelerator engages seasoned entrepreneurs as mentors to
assist with early stage business planning.

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Applications are still being accepted for this intensive, two-day business
planning and preparation event designed to help early stage technology
businesses crystallize their business concept to increase their chances for
raising additional funding, finding resources and achieving results.

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In its award to Ion Health as the outstanding service
business, the Gannon SBDC cited those efforts as evidence that the company is
making a vital contribution to the economic growth, prosperity and quality of
life in the Erie region.888 .4968).m. at the MITC building. Price will address the issue that causes more technology
startups to fail then any other -- the lack of strong marketing and sales.
This seminar will provide valuable information on how technology
businesses can employ proven marketing strategies and techniques to position
themselves for successful market entry, predictable sales growth and long-term
success .

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WHERE: Entrepreneur Center, 84 West Santa Clara Street, San Jose.

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The U. SCORE is seeking to help veterans already
honorably discharged from the service or those deployed on active
or reserve duty by providing free business counseling and
assistance in federal contracting opportunities.

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7 million in state tax revenue in 2003 alone.S.m. "High-Impact Marketing for
Startups + Small Businesses," will be presented by Jim Price, president of
CompanyCrafters and adjunct lecturer of entrepreneurial studies at the UM Ross
School of Business.

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, Ion Health, Pennsylvania's newest
managed healthcare plan, has been named as the recipient of a Small Business
Award, presented by Gannon University's Small Business Development Center
(SBDC).ION. The goal of the
accelerator is value creation measured by sustained funding, business growth
and recognition.org or
call 734-615-9310.

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Small Business Administration, help small
companies start, grow and prosper by providing consulting, education and
business information. "The programs and the efforts that we
make in our communities and the efforts that Gannon believes are award-worthy
are consistent with our mission to provide access to high-quality healthcare
for Medical Assistance-eligible men, women and children.

Entrepreneur's Boot Camp Kicks Into Gear in May

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