Patty Briguglio Named To NFIB 2006 Selection Committee For The Regional Small Business Champion

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Patty Briguglio Named To NFIB 2006 Selection Committee
For The Regional Small Business Champion
President Of MMI Associates, Inc. Serves
On National Federation Of Independent Business Selection Committee

RALEIGH, N.C. – Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc. a full-service marketing and public relations firm headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., has been named to the selection committee for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) 2006 Regional Small Business Champion. NFIB is the largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses and impacts public policy at the state and federal level. Each of the five NFIB’s regions is responsible for selecting a regional small business champion from state winners. The regional champion receives an all-expense paid trip to attend the 2006 NFIB National Small Business Summit in Washington, D.C in June where the winner is honored.

“I am pleased to serve on the Regional Small Business Champion selection committee,” said Briguglio. “Recognizing small businesses and advocates of small business is important to the future success of our country’s economy.”

About Patty Briguglio:
Patty Briguglio is President of MMI Associates, Inc. a full-service marketing and public relations firm. Instrumental in founding organizations that benefit women, Briguglio was a founder of the Arizona Women’s Business Enterprise Council (AWBEC) and the Triangle Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), a nonprofit organization whose members are a diverse group of entrepreneurial women presidents who have guided their businesses to generate at least $2 million in gross annual sales or $1 million for a service-based business. She has been active in the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) for more than 10 years, receiving many awards, most recently the NAWBO Rising Star Award and Member of the Year Award. Briguglio was named one of the 25 most influential Women In Business by the Triangle Business Journal. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) named her the 2005 Small Business Champion of North Carolina. The Office of the Governor recently honored Briguglio with the Old North State award. Briguglio devotes her time to a number of civic and charitable organizations including the Assistance League of Raleigh, the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council, the Hospice of Wake County, and the Triangle Community Foundation (TCF). For more information, please call 919-233-6600 or visit the MMI Associates web site at http://www.mmimarketing.com.

About MMI Associates, Inc.:
MMI Associates, Inc. is a full-service marketing and public relations firm offering a wide range of services to help clients achieve measurable results in brand awareness, name recognition, market penetration and crisis management. Established in 1994 in Phoenix, Arizona, this award-winning firm was named one of the top 10 public relations firms in the state by Arizona Business Magazine and bizAZ Magazine. In North Carolina, the Triangle Business Journal’s Book of Lists for 2004 and 2005 recognized MMI as one of the top public relations firms in the Triangle. The firm has received numerous MarCom Creative Awards, the 2005 Videographer Award and the 2004 Communicator Award. For more information, please call 919-233-6600 or visit the Web site at http://www.mmimarketing.com.
About NFIB:
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is the largest advocacy organization representing small and independent business in Washington, D.C., and all 50 state capitals. NFIB’s purpose is to impact public policy at the state and federal level and be a key business resource for small and independent business in America.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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