StartupNation Radio Hosts to Provide Startup Tips during QVC Television Debut

Birmingham, MI – Entrepreneurial advisors Jeff and Rich Sloan will appear on QVC during this summer’s nationwide Decade of Discoveries Tour, on August 26th from Chicago’s Navy Pier, and on September 9th from San Francisco’s famous Fisherman’s Wharf. The Sloan brothers will provide business tips and onsite seminars to encourage everyone to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.

Earlier this year, more than 3,000 products were submitted to QVC by entrepreneurs with the hope of being included in the Decade of Discoveries Tour. Starting in July and running through early September, the 2005 QVC Decade of Discoveries Tour will unveil 100 of these new products at ten of America’s most popular summer vacation destinations.

“As two of the country’s top entrepreneurial advisors and successful inventors themselves, Jeff and Rich Sloan were chosen to participate in the Decade of Discoveries Tour for their in-the-trenches insight and expertise,”
states Marilyn Montross, QVC Director of Vendor Relations. “They will be on-site at the Chicago and San Francisco tour stops providing advice on how to get a business started and discuss how to live an entrepreneurial lifestyle, a message very fitting to QVC’s approach.”

The Sloan brothers will also be highlighting their new book, “StartupNation:
Open for Business” (Currency/Doubleday, June 2005) which is a soup-to-nuts primer on building a business and making it a success. This book is for anyone who has ever dreamed of opening their own business and becoming their own boss. It is available on www.QVC.com.

“Entrepreneurs can be made, and most of us can become successful entrepreneurs by equipping ourselves effectively,” states Jeff Sloan, StartupNation co-founder. “Through our seminars and our association with the QVC Decade of Discoveries Tour, we hope to help millions of budding new business owners and inventors pursue their passions and successfully reach their entrepreneurial goals.”

The Decade of Discoveries Tour is broadcast live to more than 87 million homes each Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. ET until the finale in San Francisco on September 9. For more information about the Decade of Discoveries Tour, please visit www.QVC.com/decade.

About StartupNation® and the Sloan Brothers StartupNation empowers people to transform their business dreams into reality by providing the inspiration and resources needed to get started and grow a business. StartupNation connects with entrepreneurs through its nationally-syndicated StartupNation Radio call-in program, how-to seminars, and online at www.startupnation.com. Company founders Jeff and Rich Sloan are lifelong entrepreneurs, radio hosts and authors of “StartupNation: Open for Business”.

About QVC, Inc.
QVC, Inc., a $5.7 billion company, is an e-commerce leader, marketing a wide variety of brand name products in such categories as home furnishings, licensed products, fashion, beauty, electronics and fine jewelry. QVC reaches over 87 million homes in the United States. Other divisions/subsidiaries include QVC.com, Q Direct, Q Records and Video, QVC @, QVC Local, QVC ProductWorks. The QVC Studio Tour is located at the company’s world headquarters in West Chester, Pa. QVC is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation.

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