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Millikin Regional Entrepreneurship Network Announces New Product By Client

The Millikin Regional Entrepreneurship Network is pleased to announce that their client, Alerts Made EasyTM, recently launched an innovative new 4-in-1 Web-based communication system that allows users to send broadcast messages via text, e-mail, phone and Web simultaneously, with the click of a mouse.

The one-of-a-kind system, locally-owned and developed by Internet technology experts Michelle Tjelmeland (e-websmart.com and ciafonline.org) and Mark Roberts (goweb1.com), works by sending alerts to four different types of messaging devices: the Web, cell phones and text messaging devices, e-mail accounts, and phones through innovative auto dialer software. Alerts Made EasyTM can also be easily integrated with popular social networking applications, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace and most blogs.

Users can send a message to 10 people or thousands within minutes, simply by logging into a secure Web-based account. If Internet access is not available, a user also has the option to call the 24/7 concierge and technical support service to have the message sent on their behalf. This service is especially useful in cases of emergencies or natural disasters.

“In an ever-changing world of technological advances, this ground-breaking new product will help Alerts Made EasyTM clients compete in a tech-savvy business environment,” commented Connie Beck, director of the Millikin Regional Entrepreneurship Network. “MREN is thrilled to play a role in their business development.”

The Alerts Made EasyTM solution is “scalable”, which means that it works just as well for small, independent professionals and soccer coaches as it does for large Fortune 500 companies. Unlike competitor products, which require users to sign up for large annual plans and charge for functionality, Alerts Made EasyTM offers affordable, tiered pricing plans that fit the size and scope of any customer’s needs.

“When we developed Alerts Made EasyTM we had three main objectives: make it powerful, make it simple, and make it affordable,” says Mark Roberts, co-owner and developer. “We wanted to offer an alerts tool like no other – and one that anybody could use.”

Alerts Made EasyTM customers include day cares, private and public schools, colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations, hospitals, sports teams, restaurants, retail stores, fitness clubs, churches, special interest clubs, small business owners, and large employers.

“Because Alerts Made EasyTM is a Web-based solution, even the most non-technical user can log on and send out a message instantly,” remarked co-owner and developer Michelle Tjelmeland. “In fact, customers can send their first message within minutes of signing up. There is no equipment to buy and no software to download.”

To get started, users simply go to www.AlertsMadeEasy.com. Upon signing up, users can immediately login, enter their contacts and start sending messages. The system is safe, secure and fully redundant.

To send an instant test message or to learn more about how Alerts Made EasyTM can simplify the way your business or organization communicates, visit www.AlertsMadeEasy.com, or contact Michelle Tjelmeland at 1-800-605-0082 or info@AlertsMadeEasy.com.
The Millikin Regional Entrepreneurship Network is one of seventeen Entrepreneurship Center Networks across Illinois, which serve as regional hubs for coordinating small business development and fostering a spirit of entrepreneurship through training and development activities. For more information, contact MREN Director Connie Beck at 217.424.6267 or cbeck@millikin.edu.

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"Buzz On Biz"
Entrepreneurship Teacher Training Program

July 28-30, 2009
Millikin University Campus
ADM/Scovill Hall - MBA room 2079
9:00 - 4:30 pm
each of three days
Continental breakfast & Lunch included

-->> Read more about Teacher's Training Program

Millikin University’s Tabor School of Business, Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the Illinois Institute for Entrepreneurship Education (IIEE), offers this 3-day teacher training for integrating entrepreneurship and technology into the classroom.  Print out Buzz on Biz Flyer & Registration Form


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Communications Made Easy™ Receives $10,000 in Business Development Grants from Millikin Regional Entrepreneurship Network and Illinois Homeland Security Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center

Rochester, IL–The Millikin Regional Entrepreneurship Network (MREN) and the Illinois Homeland Security Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (HSIEC) are pleased to announce that their client, Communications Made Easy™ (CME), is the recipient of a $5,000 Challenge Grant from each center.

CME, a 4-in-1 broadcast communications service based in Rochester, IL, allows customers to send immediate, simultaneous messages via e-mail, text message, phone voice message, or website postings all from one central point of access with no additional hardware or software to purchase. In a homeland security application, CME gives emergency management officials the ability to send news, updates, evacuation instructions, and AMBER alerts, as well as to quickly coordinate an emergency response to help people affected by natural disasters, terrorist attacks and other dangerous situations.

In addition, CME is an ideal solution for university and college officials who need to establish a written emergency broadcast communications plan under the provisions in the Clery Act.  CME provides the service they need to immediately warn students, parents, and staff of a potential danger to the campus or emergencies that require quick action.
 
"We are thrilled to receive the grant money and will use it to further develop our strategic business plans for CME," said Tjelmeland. "These awards will allow us to expedite our marketing efforts and target specific customers who can really benefit from CME's services."
 
MREN and HSIEC award grant money to businesses with high growth potential to help with comprehensive business planning, evaluating a proposed start-up or expansion, or other accelerated support services.  Through their respective grant programs, MREN and HSIEC help award recipients achieve significant milestones to take their businesses to the next level.  HSIEC gives preference to companies demonstrating the pursuit of products or services that clearly meet a published request by the Department of Homeland Security. 

About MREN
MREN works with entrepreneurs and businesses (regardless of industry or stage) that demonstrate the ability to achieve growth through revenue generation and job creation and to contribute to the economic development of Illinois.  MREN is a network of organizations and individuals throughout the region and state that are collaborating together and strive to become the driving force for exciting entrepreneurial activities and initiatives throughout the Central Region.

About HSIEC
HSIEC delivers specialized business development assistance in homeland security to entrepreneurs and small businesses as part of the Illinois Entrepreneurship Network through a joint effort between the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Northwestern University.  The Center launched in October 2005 and has made over 20 challenge grants to fund strategic business projects.  For more information, visit www.hsiec.org.
  
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Millikin University to Host CampCEO June 13-20, 2009
 
 

CampCEO, sponsored by Millikin University is an opportunity for high-school students to experience creating their own business during a weeklong camp from June 13-20, 2009 on the Millikin University campus in Decatur, Illinois.
 
For more information on CampCEO, download the CampCEO Flyer or visit Millikin University's CampCEO website.
 
 
Watch the video below to learn all about Millikin University's CampCEO!
 

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