Patty Briguglio Named To Raleigh Chamber Of Commerce Board

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For Immediate Release Contact: Patty Briguglio (919) 233-6600

Patty Briguglio Named To Raleigh
Chamber Of Commerce Board
President Of MMI Associates, Inc. Serves On
Membership Services And Small Business Department Board

RALEIGH, N.C. – Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc., a Raleigh-based marketing and public relations firm, has joined the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Membership Services and Small Business Department Board. In this position, Briguglio will assist members with issues they encounter within the scope of business, with special emphasis on human resources and small business.

“It is an honor to participate on the Membership Services and Small Business Department Board,” said Briguglio. “I look forward to working with other members of the board to bring these important services to other Chamber members.”

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 The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce:
The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is an organization made up of 4,800 business people throughout the region. The Chamber has been representing the interests of the local business community for over a century and divides its work into three main lines of business, each of them with an eye toward economic expansion and a better quality of life including: product sales (Economic Development), product development (Government Affairs), and membership services (Membership Services and Small Business). For more information, please visit www.raleighchamber.org, or call 919-664-7000.

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

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