TiE-Carolinas Hosts Public Relations Workshop For Entrepreneurs

RALEIGH, N.C. – Rajesh Rao, president of TiE-Carolinas, has announced that the nonprofit entrepreneur organization will host a “Learning from Gurus” developmental workshop titled “Public Relations Power Tools to Launch Your Products and Services” for Friday, July 20 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Brier Creek Country Club clubhouse. Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc., a Raleigh-based marketing and public relations firm, will conduct the TiE Institute Workshop that is designed to appeal to both beginning and experienced entrepreneurs interested in learning how to use public relations as an asset for their business endeavors. In this workshop, participants will learn about the key elements of successful public relations, including how to create the right message and orchestrate its delivery to the marketplace, as well as offer solutions to common public relations pitfalls. For more information about signing up for the workshop, visit http://www.tie-carolinas.org.

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News Facts:
• Rajesh Rao, president of TiE-Carolinashas announced that the nonprofit entrepreneur organization will host a “Learning from Gurus” developmental workshop titled “Public Relations Power Tools to Launch Your Products and Services” for Friday, July 20 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Brier Creek Country Club clubhouse.
• Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc., a Raleigh-based marketing and public relations firm, will conduct the TiE Institute Workshop that is designed to appeal to both beginning and experienced entrepreneurs interested in learning how to use public relations as an asset for their business endeavors.
• In this workshop, participants will learn about the key elements of successful public relations, including how to create the right message and orchestrate its delivery to the marketplace, as well as offer solutions to common public relations pitfalls.
• For more information about signing up for the workshop, visit http://www.tie-carolinas.org.

Quotes:
“We are excited to host the ‘Learning from Gurus’ workshop,” said Rao. “Patty will certainly give the participants in this workshop some excellent advice and tactics to enhance their public relations efforts.”

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 founded 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 2004 Rising Star Award and 2005 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) and the town of Cary 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 website at http://www.mmimarketing.com.

About TiE-Carolinas:
TiE-Carolinas is a nonprofit organization of that aims to foster and support entrepreneurship in the Carolinas. This organization helps to network and to facilitate networking among members, foster entrepreneurship and help its membership work with the mainstream community. TiE-Carolinas conducts periodic workshops on topics of particular interest to entrepreneurs. For more information about TiE-Carolinas, visit its Web site at http://www.tie-carolinas.org/.

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MMI Associates, Patty Briguglio, Public Relations, Marketing, TiE-Carolinas, Entrepreneurs, Developmental Workshop

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

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