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Coconut Grove, FL—March 19, 2008 – Today, author, venture capitalist and entrepreneur, Guy Kawasaki (www.truemors.com), and Network Solutions (www.networksolutions.com), a leading provider of e-business solutions, joined forces to kick off a series of small business networking events offering local entrepreneurs in South Florida the information and tools needed to start and grow their business.

Guy Kawasaki was joined by Sophie Delpierre, VP of Web Sales and Online Marketing with Network Solutions at Nikki Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. The event, entitled Powerful Solutions for Small Businesses, featured a keynote discussion in which Kawasaki shared his experiences and insights for local Miami entrepreneurs to take their small businesses to the next level. This event is the first in the series being held in other major cities throughout the Southeast in late March and April. 

“I really enjoy engaging with budding entrepreneurs and sharing my experiences to help them start and maintain a successful business,” said Guy Kawasaki. “By partnering with Network Solutions for these educational and networking events, we have the opportunity to provide a broad range of information and solutions to entrepreneurs.”

Powerful Solutions for Small Businesses with Guy Kawasaki will be held in the following cities:
• Miami, FL (March 19th)
• Charlotte, NC (March 25th)
• Orlando, FL (April 9th)

For more information, please visit: www.SolutionsArePower.com

About Network Solutions:
Network Solutions, a leading provider of e-business solutions and the pioneer of the domain name registration service, offers a full range of Web-related services, including Web hosting, web design, e-commerce software, search engine marketing, SSL certificates, e-mail services and domain name registration.  Network Solutions draws on more than 29 years of experience to make it simple and affordable for customers to build and manage an online presence through a one-stop Web Solutions provider.  Additional information about Network Solutions’ offerings is available at www.networksolutions.com.

About Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki is a founding partner and entrepreneur-in-residence at Garage Technology Ventures.  He is the co-founder of Alltop.com, an “online magazine rack” of popular topics on the web, and is also one of the founders of Nononina, creator of Truemors.com.  Truemors.com is a web site that enables you to “tell the world”—within the bounds of good taste and the law, anyway.  You can post your rumors, news, and sightings, and anyone with web access can read and rate them within minutes. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc.  Mr. Kawasaki is the author of eight books including The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way.  Guy Kawasaki has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.
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