FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

QUAINTISE AND THE ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL ANNOUNCE NEW SEMINAR FOR BUSINESS OWNERS:
SELLING YOUR BUSINESS AS AN EXIT STRATEGY
Learn strategic ways to identify conventional and alternative buyers; and to plan, negotiate, and execute
the sale of a company.

Scottsdale, Arizona – (February 4, 2008) –Quaintise, LLC (www.Quaintise.com), in partnership with the Arizona Technology Council (www.AZTechCouncil.org) have announced a new seminar that teaches business owners how to find buyers; and plan and execute the sale of a company. The seminar, called Exit Strategy: SELL!™ will be held on March 20, 2008 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort and begins at 9:00 am.

At this seminar, you will learn strategic ways to identify conventional and alternative buyers; and to plan, negotiate, and execute the sale of a company. The seminar speaker has more than 20 years experience building and selling small to medium-sized companies, of which the majority were start-ups. Of the seven companies sold by the speaker, six remain in business today. Particularly noteworthy is the speaker’s history of selling two companies to executives at Berkshire Hathaway.

The 3-hour comprehensive Exit Strategy: SELL!™ seminar will give attendees the following information:

• options for selling a company or product;
• creative ways to position a company to appeal to prospective buyers;
• the mechanics of the negotiation and the sale;
• how to manage expectations of investors, stakeholders and employees;
• identifying prospective buyers and understanding those buyers’ expectations;
• what does due diligence mean to you and a prospective buyer; and
• stories from the grave - what not to do.

The seminar speaker is Mr. Jerry L. Short, who is Chairman and Founder of QUINDECA Corporation, a 20-year public and private sector consultancy firm. He also serves as CEO of Alesco Enterprises, Inc., Marketers and Publishers for the Web. A veteran of more than 200 speaking engagements in a wide range of industries and topics, Mr. Short has built five companies from inception and negotiated the sale of seven companies. His most recent negotiations resulted in the sale of two companies to executives at Berkshire Hathaway.

To register for the seminar, go to www.ExitStrategySell.com and select one of the three registration options below. Please note that some options are time or capacity sensitive.

1. General Admission - $150 per person
2. Early Registration (up to 2/21/08) - $125 per person
3. One-Hour Private Consultation With Speaker Package - $150 per person*

* If you register three or more people at our general admission rate, your group will be entitled to a one-hour private consultation with the speaker following the formal seminar. Availability is limited to four consultations and are reserved on a first-come; first-served basis. To learn more about this event or the private consultation package, contact Raquel Baldelomar at raquel@quaintise.com or at (602) 820-4563.

About Quaintise

Quaintise, LLC is a boutique marketing and corporate communications agency. Known best for our work with interactive media, our work has spawned creative marketing campaigns exploiting traditional and new media technologies. Quaintise offers five main services:
(1) corporate communications consulting;
(2) interactive video production and marketing;
(3) traditional marketing campaign design and execution;
(4) conference / seminar planning and management; and
(5) web and information architecture and design.

For more information, visit www.Quaintise.com.

About Arizona Technology Council

The Arizona Technology Council’s vision is for Arizona to be recognized as a top-tier center for technology-based industries and businesses with an education system that produces a best-of-class 21st century workforce. The Council’s mission is to drive partnerships, policies and programs that advance the business climate for Arizona’s technology community. The Arizona Technology Council is the largest member-driven technology association in the state representing the interests of over 200,000 employees across more than 500 of the leading technology companies their support firms, educational institutions and state-wide economic development groups that collectively form Arizona’s technology community. For more information, visit aztechcouncil.org.

MEDIA CONTACT
Raquel Baldelomar
Quaintise, LLC
(602) 820-4563
Email: raquel@quaintise.com

Press Release - February 4, 2008