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"Champions of Small Business"…that is our motto at AllBusiness.com, which is why we are so excited to support the SBA, an organization that mirrors our vision. AllBusiness.com is dedicated to providing the resources small businesses need to start, manage and grow their businesses; and we understand that to be successful, small businesses also need the support of their communities. The SBA is dedicated to providing that support. As a sponsor, AllBusiness.com will provide business-critical online resources, informative training sessions conducted by our experts and educational materials developed in conjunction with our partners. We are looking forward to helping build successful businesses that will develop thanks to the hard work and support of the SBA and its sponsors.

www.allbusiness.com

Bank of America is proud to cosponsor the Cisco•San Jose Entrepreneur Center and to sponsor its Business Information Center, the multimedia gateway to all that the Center-and Bank of America-has to offer. We have long made a practice of forming partnerships through the communities we serve to leverage resources for the benefit of small businesses. Their strength is essential to the vitality of every community in our country. That strength is in turn dependent on the availability of capital for their growing and changing needs. Our tradition of collaboration and our participation in Center programs will enable Bank of America to deliver capital in new and innovative ways to help small businesses meet those needs.

www.bankofamerica.com

BAAGGL (the Bay Area Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders) has a long-standing successful partnership between its Lenders, Associates and the Small Business Administration, which is focused on Small Business Lending. The organization provides training and information to SBA Lenders and in turn greater access to SBA loans by small business. Therefore, BAAGGL is a strong supporter of this exciting, cutting edge project-and equally pleased that we will have lenders on-site at the Entrepreneur Center to answer your financing questions and help you to prepare your requests. The Center will provide BAAGGL and its small business clients a valuable resource where our applicants and clients can get the necessary assistance they need to survive in this new age of technology. BAAGGL'S participation assures that the needs of our members will continue to be heard through our ongoing partnership with SBA to provide small business funding.

www.financialdistrict.com

As an Entrepreneur Center sponsor, the California Trade and Commerce Agency provides a gateway for South Bay small businesses to a variety of state programs and services programs, including business training and consulting, International Trade assistance, financing, state procurement and incentives. Most of the country looks to California for trends and innovation. We are therefore pleased to set a new standard for the collaboration between the private and public sectors and for the level of assistance that can be offered to one of greatest resources-small businesses.

www.ca.gov

ChevronTexaco is a longstanding supporter of small business training in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration. ChevronTexaco and SBA recognize the important contribution of small businesses to the US and global economies. We believe our support of the Entrepreneur Center will help enable small business owners and ChevronTexaco suppliers to participate in these partnerships. ChevronTexaco is keenly aware of the changing landscape that affects our ability to develop and partner with small business suppliers. We have an aggressive strategy to capture value associated with Internet technologies and improve the performance of our core businesses. We are pleased to join with others in connecting to the new economy while transforming our own supply chain.

www.chevrontexaco.com

Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet is committed to providing small and growing businesses with the Internet business solutions that will enable them to compete and thrive in today's Internet Economy. The Cisco Systems*San Jose Entrepreneur Center was designed with that goal in mind. Cisco invites you to explore and use the tools, resources and information we have provided within the Cisco Internet Development Center to help you take advantage of all that the Internet has to offer.

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/

San Jose is proud to be the home of the Entrepreneur Center. San Jose is known the world over as the Capitol of Silicon Valley, where innovation and creative partnerships connect to fuel the new economy. Small businesses are the heart of San Jose's success. They provide the core of San Jose's employment and tax base. San Jose is committed to putting in place the resources that allow small businesses to thrive. Technical assistance and access to capital are critical to every business. The Entrepreneur Center links the best of private and public resources to serve our community. Join us in San Jose, grow your business and enrich your life.

www.ci.sj.ca.us

Comerica Bank-California is proud to be a co-sponsor of the CISCO*SAN JOSE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER. As the leading SBA lending bank, we support the Center because the services offered by it are intended to help small business owners be successful. Furthermore, our involvement with the Center demonstrates to Santa Clara County our commitment to making this valley a good place for small businesses to be.

www.comerica.com

Compaq is a proud and dedicated sponsor of the Cisco•San Jose Entrepreneur Center, a powerful technology information resource for small businesses. At Compaq, we strive to empower small businesses to succeed by delivering leading edge technologies and expertise integrated into simple, customizable, and scalable business solutions. Through our partnership with the SBA and Entrepreneur Center, we are able to provide growing businesses the education resources necessary to assist in their IT decisions. We look forward to the countless possibilities this relationship will bring to emerging markets in the New Economy.

www.compaq.com

FSB, Fortune Small Business Magazine, is dedicated to covering all the concerns of the small business market. In an expanded effort to help today's entrepreneurs run and grow their companies, FSB is the sole sponsor of the Center's training room--the Entrepreneurial Development Institute. FSB hopes this sponsorship will foster its relationship with small business owners by providing the full range of support services and educational opportunities they need to succeed in today's economy. Please pick up your complimentary copy of FSB Magazine when visiting the Entrepreneur Center.

www.fsb.com

Greater Bay Bank, SBA Lending Group, a division of Cupertino National Bank, one of the oldest community banks in the South Bay, has long been a supporter of community activities. As a Preferred SBA Lender, we are proud to continue that tradition by joining in the sponsorship of theEntrepreneur Center. We aim to strengthen the small businesses of the South Bay as well as the organizations that support them. We are not only pleased to offer a wide variety of loan programs to help finance small businesses, but we also support the Center's microlender, Lenders for Community Development, and are sponsoring the conference room for use by Center participants and clients. We look forward to this opportunity to continue our commitment to our community by helping businesses to thrive in the New Economy.

www.gbbk.com

IBM, a technology sponsor of the Entrepreneur Center, and is the world's largest information technology company, with more than 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions, and technologies that enable businesses of all sizes to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. Through its Global Small Business unit, IBM offers a variety of solutions designed to meet the needs of growing businesses. These solutions use IBM's state-of-the-art e-business technology and include offerings that range from IBM Small Business WebConnections(TM) to HomePage Creator, ThinkPad notebook PCs and Netfinity servers. For further information call 888-IBM-5800 or visit:

www.ibm.com

MarketItRight.com proudly supports the SBA mission to provide small business the most advanced tools and information in running their businesses by acting as the comprehensive marketing resource for the Entrepreneur Center. MarketItRight.com provides automated processes through the Internet that answers key questions for small businesses beginning a marketing program: What should I do? When should I do it? And, Who is best at helping me get it done? The Entrepreneur Center's relationship with MarketitRight.com ensures that such services are free and available to its users upon demand.

www.marketitright.com

MCI, the leading global business data and Internet communications provider, is proud to support the Cisco•San Jose Entrepreneur Center. As a sponsor, MCI consults with small businesses to educate them on the Internet, and to put them on a logical path to becoming an e-business. MCI offers one of the industry's most comprehensive portfolios of digital and e-business communication services designed to help you compete and succeed in the 21st century. MCI offer SBA members the opportunity to grow without limits and fully leverage the Internet's potential.

www.mci.com

Microsoft Corp. is a dedicated partner in assisting small businesses through technology, services, and innovation. We continue to support the enormous efforts of the U.S. Small Business Administration to showcase technology and innovation in the centers and through their programs. Microsoft's vision is to empower small businesses through great software - any time, any place and on any device. As the worldwide leader in software for personal and business computing, Microsoft strives to produce innovative products and services that meet small businesses' evolving needs.

www.bcentral.com

The newly merged Sprint Nextel communications company is a proud sponsor of the Cisco•San Jose Entrepreneur Center. Sprint Nextel is committed to delivering complete small business focused solutions—from local phone service, to Internet access, to wireless broadband (EV-DO) cards— to ensure that small businesses can gain a competitive advantage over the "big guys" with phones or pocket PC’s that give voice-guided directions, manage inventory, track deliveries, and even take credit card payments on the go.

www.Sprint.com

ONE WORKPLACE is proud to provide the furniture design and installation for the Entrepreneur Center. As the leader in creating work environments for the Bay Area business community, we have a unique understanding of today's small and emerging companies' business requirements. Supporting technology and enabling work processes are hallmarks of One Workplace. We operate on the principle that companies can achieve improved results by creating work environments that empower people and the way they work. We're about work.

www.oneworkplace.com

Oracle Small Business is proud to be a sponsor of the SBA, since both organizations passionately share the same mission: to make it easier for small businesses to succeed. Specifically, we are proud to be the presenting sponsor of the training room at the Entrepreneur Center, since ongoing business knowledge & training is a critical success factor in today's economy. The Oracle Small Business Suite is an application that helps small companies run their business more efficiently. The Suite allows small businesses to manage their accounting & finance, set up their Web presence, manage their sales and service their customers, pay employees, and more. This partnership proudly combines a great solution to run a small business with the pre-eminent source for small business assistance, the SBA.

www.oraclesb.com

Polycom is pleased to be a sponsor of the Entrepreneur Center and to share the value of our voice, video, data and web communications solutions with the Center's clients. Through the use of interactive collaboration technology, the center is able to offer distance learning and training opportunities with experts around the globe, as well as provide growing businesses with the tools they need to conduct business effectively. Once reserved only for the largest companies, voice, video, data and web collaboration solutions are rapidly become mainstream business tools, helping companies of all sizes to work more efficiently and effectively at a distance. Visit the Entrepreneur Center to learn how technologies like interactive video communications can help your business succeed in today's geographically dispersed work environment and global economy.

www.polycom.com

The San Jose State University (SJSU) Foundation is proud to join in the sponsorship of the Entrepreneur Center along with the City of San Jose, Cisco Systems and other private sector and non-profit sponsors to assist and strengthen small businesses throughout the South Bay area. Consistent with the role of San Jose State University as the Metropolitan University of Silicon Valley, the SJSU Foundation values opportunities to forge innovative public/private partnerships that contribute to economic vitality of the region. The Foundation takes pride in the flexible non-profit administrative structure it provides in establishing creative and important new ventures such as the Entrepreneur Center. The SJSU Foundation also serves as a bridge between the San Jose State University, the Entrepreneur Center, and other members of the local community to access the University's vast pool of intellectual resources represented by our faculty and students.

www.sjsu.edu

Steelcase Inc., as a part of their continuing effort to transform the ways in which people work, is proud to be a sponsor of the Cisco•San Jose Entrepreneur Center. Small businesses play a critical role in today's marketplace and Steelcase recognizes the value of training entrepreneurs so they may continue to grow and contribute to our economy. By providing the Entrepreneur Center with office environments that seamlessly integrate architecture, furniture and technology, Steelcase is ensuring the facility will offer the proper tools for an ideal learning environment.

www.steelcase.com

UPS joins with the other sponsors of the Cisco•San Jose Entrepreneur Center in saying how proud we are to be a participant in the bringing these invaluable resources and tools to those of you who are starting and growing businesses. While UPS is recognized as a global leader in it's field, we are also strong supporters of small businesses-from our on-line tools and e-Commerce Solutions to improve your business processes to our aggressive Supplier Diversity program. Not only do we offer small, minority- and women-owned businesses an opportunity to compete with all other suppliers, we also encourage our current majority suppliers to procure goods and services from small and minority-owned vendors. We look forward to assisting the Center in helping you to build a business that will succeed in today's New Economy!

www.ec.ups.com

SK Shilling & Kenyon/SK Consulting, a Century Business Services company (CBIZ), is proud to be a sponsor of the Cisco•San Jose Entrepreneur Center. Our long history of supporting growing companies in the Silicon Valley began as a simple accounting firm providing audit, tax and financial planning services for entrepreneurs and their companies. Today, as we celebrate our 20th year in business, our practice has been expanded to include multi-disciplinary consulting services specifically designed to support the small to medium sized growing enterprise. Our expertise in strategic marketing, human resources and information technology services in addition to our traditional accounting and financial planning services delivers a full suite of solutions for the growing company. Our association with CBIZ (Nasdaq:CBIZ) provides a national network of professional services all geared around supporting America's business. We look forward to assisting the center and the entrepreneurs of the Silicon Valley succeed in growing their enterprises.

www.skconsulting.com

Symantec is the global leader in information security providing a broad range of software, appliances and services designed to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure. Symantec's Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader in consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries. Symantec is proud to be a sponsor of Entrepreneurial Development Institute of the Cisco•San Jose Entrepreneur Center.

www.symantec.com

Wells Fargo is a proud sponsor of the Entrepreneur Center and the new SBA Micro-Community Express Program in partnership with Lenders for Community Development. This sponsorship is a unique way Wells Fargo can assist low-income, minority and women entrepreneurs in obtaining the financing they need to start or expand their small businesses. As one of the country's leaders in small business lending, Wells Fargo knows the importance of being associated with innovative methods for reaching potential borrowers, especially those that surveys continue to show are being underserved.

biz.wellsfargo.com/special/sjcenter.jhtml

Contributors:

Adobe Systems

Allin Corporation

Creative Woods

Heller First Capital Corporation

Hewlett-Packard Company

Milliken Carpets

Mortenson's Carpeting

Relayte, Inc.

Ritchie & Ritchie

SGI

Swinerton & Walberg

Teledex

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