COUNTING ON YOU!
The Quarterly Newsletter from Count Me In
Issue 2, Volume 3, Fall 2003

Back To School With Count Me In!
Kids aren’t the only ones packing their book bags this Fall. Women are taking Count Me In’s Marketing Master Class with Nancy Michaels to learn how to take their businesses to the next level.

Ask yourself:
Is my business making as much money as I want?
Am I enjoying it everyday?
Am I too busy working in my business to be working on my business?

Your Instructor, Nancy Michaels, is a renowned author, speaker and coach who has written for the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur and U.S. News and World Report.

In five two-hour classes, our program will turn you into a “Marketing Machine”
and Nancy is providing her web-based marketing seminar – FREE – to Count Me In loan recipients.  This program normally costs $497!
 
And you attend the class by telephone!

By Thanksgiving, you’ll learn:
How to get free publicity
Email marketing
Utilizing direct mail
Creative marketing ideas for under $100.
And more!

We hope you all take advantage of this opportunity. You must register by Friday, October 24th to take advantage of this
opportunity. To learn more about the class or to register, visit: www.impressionimpact.com or you can register by phone at: 781.860.8881.

In the meantime, we’ve given out dozens of loans since our last newsletter – meet three women who wanted to share their stories with you:

New Businesses Open!

Kathryn Todd – Midland, PA
Prior to starting her Accounting business, Kathryn was the CPA for a small not-for-profit organization that assisted small businesses. In April 2000, she had a car accident that instantly changed her life. Kathryn wasn’t able to return to her job within her employer’s time frame so they let her go. The only resources she had were her accounting abilities, her contacts, support from her family and friends and her determination. With them, she opened her own business specializing in accounting for small businesses and business start-ups. Her business recently passed the three-year mark. Kathryn’s loan from Count Me In will help her business expand.

Anne Gullia – Solon, Ohio
Last year, Anne quit her job in sales at a local production company and joined her husband who was working in Chicago. Pregnant with their third child, Anne took several photography courses and hand-painted the photographs of the children she met in the parks. Twelve years had passed since she first captured a black and white photograph of her own child, enlarged it and hand painted it. When her family returned to Ohio, she was amazed by the number of people who liked her photos with the hand-painted images and decided to pursue photography as a business. Her loan from Count Me In will be used to upgrade her equipment and pay for office and advertising materials.

Rose Davis – Central Islip, NY
In the late 1990s, less than 30% of minorities owned computers so Rose opened TOTLEY’s to sell computers on a rent-to-own basis. As time passed, she realized that a large majority of her community were still being left behind technologically. So she decided to set up an Internet Café to provide them with access to computers and computer training. Her loan from Count Me In will be used to add the computer training center to her Internet Café.

Invest In Your Future By Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
Count Me In is proud to offer a unique opportunity to individuals and institutions who want to invest in the economic independence of women. Count Me In’s Invest in Women Notes program seeks investments through the purchase of Invest in Women Notes, a security with a value of $2,000 or greater, for one, three or five-year terms. The assets are lent directly to women entrepreneurs who use the capital to start or expand their small businesses. You choose your rate of return! For more information on Invest in Women Notes please click here.

Credit Desk – Pay on Time
Count Me In would like to remind all current and new loan recipients that we report all loan activity to the credit bureaus.  This includes both positive and negative payment information.  This helps you establish a credit history as all of the information is reported in your name.  Please also be aware that if you’re late or behind in your payments, this will be reflected in your credit history as well.

Remember
Tell your friends that Count Me In has ONE MILLION DOLLARS available to loan to women starting small businesses!    Let them know about this amazing opportunity – we can help them:

Count Me In
240 Central Park South
Suite 7H
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212.245.1245 Fax: 212.245.1236

Spanish Translation
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Keep In Touch
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Happy Fall!