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            <title>Agathe Capital Partners LLP</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/109507</link>
            <description>Agathe Capital Partners LLP has been set up to provide structuring, advisory and portfolio management capabilities across a range of asset classes. [PR.com - October 08, 2008]</description>
            <author>Agathe Capital Partners LLP</author>
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            <title>Ideas4investing Launches New Web Site</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/106001</link>
            <description>Ideas4investing portfolio is now available online. [PR.com - September 18, 2008]</description>
            <author>Ideas4investing</author>
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            <title>National Fifty Financial, LLC Expands Commercial Mortgage Lending Offices Into the Mid-Atlantic</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/103033</link>
            <description>National Fifty has begun its campaign to bring commercial mortgage lending syndication to the Queen City of Charlotte, North Carolina. [PR.com - September 02, 2008]</description>
            <author>National Fifty Financial, LLC</author>
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            <title>Flat Entrex PCI/Gazelles Index for June Shows Slowdown in High-Growth Company Revenue</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/98695</link>
            <description>June data for Index tracking revenue performance of high-growth private companies shows stagnation for second month in a row. [PR.com - August 05, 2008]</description>
            <author>Private Company Index</author>
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            <title>Finance the Dream Helps Atlanta Homeowner’s Command Top Dollar for Their Homes Despite Nationwide Housing Crisis</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/97026</link>
            <description>Atlanta is once again becoming a Seller’s market. By utilizing No Credit Qualifying Lease Options, homeowner’s are selling their homes quickly and for full market value. [PR.com - July 25, 2008]</description>
            <author>The Wealth Consortium</author>
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            <title>Highly Profitable Eco-Forestry Out-Performs More Traditional Investments, Returning 30% Last Year</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/94902</link>
            <description>Oxigen Investments offer eco-friendly investments in Teak and Agarwood which are proving to be lucrative investment vehicles for the individual investors they service.

Established 5 years ago, Oxigen has an impressive client retention rate, with 24% of clients re-investing. And that client base is growing fast as investors learn of this innovative approach to foresty-based investment, previously the privilege of large [PR.com - July 14, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Patrick Boyce Continues Support for Campus Crusade For Christ</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/94271</link>
            <description>Highland Capital CFO Patrick Boyce continued his support this year for Campus Crusade For Christ by contributing to its high school ministry Student Venture. [PR.com - July 09, 2008]</description>
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            <title>BBY Limited Wins International Business Awards</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/93708</link>
            <description>BBY Limited has won an International Stevie Business Award for Best New Financial Product with the Value and Momentum Monitor that has been achieving absolute returns of 24%. BBY was also a finalist in the Best Overall Corporation in Asia. [PR.com - July 06, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Growth of Private Companies Remains Stable in May, According to Entrex PCI/Gazelles Index</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/93088</link>
            <description>Entrex PCI/Gazelles Index for May over April shows a 1% decline, which analysts say is a normal leveling-off after the near 13% spike it saw April over March. [PR.com - July 02, 2008]</description>
            <author>Private Company Index</author>
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            <title>Private Company Index (PCI) Cites Westminster, Colo., Firm with Top Growth Award</title>
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            <description>EssentiaLink Soars to 157% Growth, Despite Economic Downturn [PR.com - July 02, 2008]</description>
            <author>Private Company Index</author>
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            <title>Atlanta Becoming the Hotbed of Real Estate Investing for National and International Investors &amp; Securities Firms for local Atlanta Investment Firm, The Wealth ...</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/92035</link>
            <description>In recent months, Atlanta investment firm, The Wealth Consortium has seen considerable activity in its growing base of national and international real estate investors seeking new projects in the Atlanta market. [PR.com - June 26, 2008]</description>
            <author>The Wealth Consortium</author>
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            <title>Entrepreneurs Fight Back; Index of Private Company Revenue Presents Trends Contrary to Recession</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/91920</link>
            <description>The Entrex Private Company Index (PCI) saw a slight increase in revenues when assessing May over April. The index reflects that this portfolio of private companies are maintaining a three-year high reached in April. [PR.com - June 24, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Entrex Private Company Index (PCI) Recognizes Revelwood with Top Growth Award</title>
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            <description>New Jersey Firm, Revelwood, Soars to 120.6% Growth, Despite Economic Downturn. [PR.com - June 19, 2008]</description>
            <author>Private Company Index</author>
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            <title>Entrex Private Company Index Cites Chicago Firm with Top Growth Award</title>
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            <description>Rising Medical Solutions Soars to 89.9% Growth, Despite Economic Downturn. [PR.com - June 12, 2008]</description>
            <author>Private Company Index</author>
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            <title>Entrex Private Company Index Cites Ontario Firm with Top Growth Award</title>
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            <description>qdata Soars to 101.9% Growth, Despite Economic Downturn. [PR.com - June 12, 2008]</description>
            <author>Private Company Index</author>
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            <title>Entrex PCI Releases First Issue of “AlternativeMonthly;” Results Contrary to Economic Trends</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/89440</link>
            <description>Entrex Private Company Index releases &quot;AlternativeMonthly&quot; Report vol. 508 with sneak preview available online at www.privatecompanyindex.com. [PR.com - June 11, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Growth of Private Companies on PCI/Gazelles Index Outpace Traditional Wall Street Indicators in April</title>
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            <description>Private Company Index/Gazelles (sub) Index increased 12.8% in April, meaning that this group of private companies saw an overall average gross revenue increase of that amount from month-end March figures. [PR.com - June 03, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Risk Management Announce New Service for Hedge Fund Managers</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/87592</link>
            <description>New service for Hedge Fund Managers looking for employment. [PR.com - May 29, 2008]</description>
            <author>FSE, LLC</author>
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            <title>Index Reflects Private Companies Achieved Revenue Growth for the Second Consecutive Month</title>
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            <description>The Entrex PCI reports April 2008 results, reviews Index trends and discusses correlation to other economic indicators. [PR.com - May 23, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Q1 High Growth Companies Announced by the Private Company Index</title>
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            <description>The Entrex Private Company Index (PCI) reveals the five companies that topped their growth charts for Q1 2008. [PR.com - May 17, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Sandy Spring Bank Launches Millennium Trust’s HSA Manager Program</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/85180</link>
            <description>On April 1, 2008, Sandy Spring Bank, headquartered in Olney, MD, launched HSA Manager, Millennium Trust Company’s Health Savings Account (HSA) solution for financial institutions. [PR.com - May 15, 2008]</description>
            <author>Millennium Trust Company</author>
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            <title>Judy Calder Joins Millennium Trust as Vice President, Automatic Rollovers</title>
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            <description>Millennium Trust proudly announces that Judy Calder has joined Millennium Trust as Vice President, Automatic Rollovers. [PR.com - May 15, 2008]</description>
            <author>Millennium Trust Company</author>
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            <title>Adverse Bad Credit Loans: Monetary Assistance Irrespective of Consideration for Credit Record</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/83835</link>
            <description>Adverse Bad Credit Loans is a trustworthy online arranger of financial services. [PR.com - May 05, 2008]</description>
            <author>Student Loans UK</author>
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            <title>Wealth Builders FX Launches New Personal Trading Assistant Platform</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/82468</link>
            <description>With this new product, retail investors can now take advantage of the Foreign Exchange (FOREX) market, while limiting their time commitment and reducing the emotional stress of trading. [PR.com - April 26, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Private Company Employment Data and CEO Sentiments Indicate Belt Tightening — But No Mortal Fear</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/80552</link>
            <description>Negative sentiment nearly quadrupled in Q4 (from prior periods) when CEOs reported their outlook for  “next quarter’s business climate.” Private company CEOs also believe funding will be increasingly more difficult to obtain in 2008 per a dramatic increase in perception that financial resources, both capital and debt, will be tighter in the coming period. [PR.com - April 12, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Permavest Closes $63 Million Private Equity Funding</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/79270</link>
            <description>Permavest Investment (www.permavest.com) announces today that the final closing of a private equity fund-of-funds with a total of $63 million in capital commitments. Raised from high net worth clients spanning the Asia Pacific region, the private equity fund was created to provide clients access to leading leveraged buyout and venture capital partnerships in major Chinese markets.

&amp;quot;The Asia Pacific region is a [PR.com - April 05, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Index Reveals That Revenue Growth Rates of Historically High-Growth Companies Have Slowed</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/78824</link>
            <description>The Entrex PCI/Gazelles Index, a newly formed, 10 company, high-growth subset of the three year old Private Company Index (PCI) saw slowed growth this month -- as measured by monthly company revenues. [PR.com - April 01, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Banyan Rock &amp; Talent President Named Co-Chair of Cary Ducks Unlimited</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/78190</link>
            <description>Michael Sterling is named co-chair of the Cary Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. He will be responsible for managing and coordinating fundraising events. [PR.com - March 28, 2008]</description>
            <author>Banyan Rock &amp; Talent</author>
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            <title>Reserve Aid Announces Support from James Dondero of Highland Capital Management</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/77096</link>
            <description>Reserve Aid announced today that James Dondero, Managing Partner and President of Highland Capital Management, has been added to their list of financial contributors.   Mr. James Dondero&amp;rsquo;s support for Reserve Aid is through an undisclosed monetary contribution.

&amp;ldquo;Reserve Aid provides support for the families of our military reservists who have had to quickly transition from their roles as private citizens to [PR.com - March 19, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Index of Private Company Revenues Takes First Dip in Eight Months</title>
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            <description>The Private Company Index (PCI) for month-end February 2008 reflects a 2.96% decline in revenue performance from this diverse portfolio of North American companies. Key capital markets indicators (Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ 100 and the S&amp;amp;P Small Cap 600) each ended the month down between 3-5%.

Stephen H. Watkins, CEO of PCI sponsor company, Entrex, explains this data; &amp;ldquo;The decline in the PCI is a firm [PR.com - March 19, 2008]</description>
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            <title>2008 PCI/Gazelles Recognized as Benchmark Group of Top Growth PCI Companies</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/75135</link>
            <description>The Private Company Index (PCI) announces the creation of the PCI/Gazelles, a 10 company subset of the PCI portfolio recognizing the top growth firms of 2007&amp;mdash;as measured by the percent change in 2007 revenues over 2006. The PCI/Gazelles Index will be tracked monthly and plotted against the overall Private Company Index computation. With average annual revenues of $19.4 million and an average 06-07 annual growth rate [PR.com - March 05, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Local Wealth Strategist Achieves Certified Financial Planner Designation</title>
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            <description>Brant Spesshardt has completed financial planning and met the experience needed to use the certification marks CFP, Certified Financial Planner. [PR.com - February 27, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Reggie Karas to Participate on SIFMA Panel</title>
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            <description>Reggie Karas, SVP Heath Savings Accounts, has been selected to participate in the SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) Savings and Retirement Symposium on February 28-29 at the Fairmont in Washington, D.C. Ms. Karas will sit on a panel entitled &amp;ldquo;Impact of Healthcare Costs on Retirement Readiness: Policy and Reality.&amp;rdquo; Information about the symposium can be found at www.sifma.org.

As [PR.com - February 24, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Entrepreneurial Companies See Revenue Increases During What Experts Declared a “Stalled” US Economy in January</title>
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            <description>Private Company Index (PCI) calculations for month-end January 2008 transcended any concerns of stagnation with a 3.4% increase calculated from portfolio companies’ January top-line revenues. [PR.com - February 23, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Florida Private Company Raises Money Through TIGRcubsTM</title>
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            <description>AnnuitEASE.com, a data consolidator of annuity pricing information for professional financial advisors, successfully gained private investors attention with Entrex&amp;rsquo;s TIGRcubTM product.

The proprietary instrument, a patent pending and trademarked name for &amp;ldquo;Top-line Income Generation Rights Contracts&amp;rdquo; (TIGRcubTM), was developed by Entrex Inc. and launched in late 2007.

TIGRcubTM instruments address the [PR.com - February 20, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Delaware Based Firm Scores Top Honors for Three Year Growth According to Private Company Index</title>
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            <description>The Private Company Index (PCI) is pleased to name Appletree Answering Service as its 2007 Top Growth Company. The 12-year old Wilmington-based company, offering live answering and call center services, experienced average annual revenue growth of 65% over the past three years. A $12 million company today, continued growth efforts at this level could see that figure climb exponentially over the next few [PR.com - February 14, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Capital Payments, LLC and USA Corporate Services Inc. Forge Alliance</title>
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            <description>Capital Payments, a leading provider of merchant and electronic payment solutions, announced today that the company has formed a marketing and client services alliance with USA Corporate Services Inc. Based in New York City, USA Corporate Services Inc. has been assisting attorneys, accountants, trust companies and business professional with corporate formation and consulting services for more than 25 years. Capital [PR.com - February 07, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Wealth Strategist Landon Watts Partners with Independent Advisors</title>
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            <description>Landon Watts has teamed with Independent Advisors to work with clients to ensure they have affordable medical insurance coverage in order to prevent hardship as a result of a medical situation. [PR.com - January 30, 2008]</description>
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            <title>MidBlock Capital Management Announces Formation of $20mm Retail Development Fund</title>
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            <description>MidBlock Capital Management has formed its first private equity fund to develop retail centers across the Southwestern United States. MidBlock Retail Fund will have an initial capitalization of $20 million. [PR.com - January 26, 2008]</description>
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            <title>New Instrument Enables Investors to Capture Income from Private Company Revenue Growth</title>
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            <description>Entrex Inc. announces the creation of a proprietary new financing instrument called Top-line Income Generation Rights Contracts, or &amp;ldquo;TIGR CubsSM&amp;rdquo;, which are designed to garner high current cash-on-cash returns from investments into growth-oriented private companies.

David Weild, the former Vice Chairman of NASDAQ who&amp;rsquo;s collaborating with Entrex as leader of its capital markets team and working to bring [PR.com - January 24, 2008]</description>
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