NEW ONLINE BUSINESS DIRECTORY

For Immediate Release:
September 16, 2003

John Hartman (CEO)
970-375-2400 (phone)
john@GlobalTradeIndex.com
www.GlobalTradeIndex.com

Durango, CO -- September 16, 2003 -- The EDGE Group (Economic Development Growth & Education), based out of Durango Colorado, is announcing a new online business directory focused on global economics and world trade. The directory has been developed to locate and promote businesses worldwide. It is located at www.GlobalTradeIndex.com.

The Global Trade Index is powered with the company’s logical robotic program, developed in-house. The program has been in use for over two years, on several web sites. It provides extensive searchable business presentations like no other directory system on the Internet. Marketing features, native to the program, allow business managers great flexibility in locating their potential market. Multiple keyword features allow end users to locate businesses of interest much easier then the conventional search engine.

In addition, businesses that participate in the directory have many marketing options to choose from in their own secure administration page. Managers can log in to control their own contact information, key words and a substantial business description. They can also use the marketing tools that interact with the home page of the directory. Included are an automated page builder, event calendar, coupon builder, customer comments page builder and other innovative features. When changes or updates are made, the manager simply clicks the update button and the changes are live on the net.

The site is accompanied by an informational site located at www.EconomicGrowthNetwork.com. This site is intended to offer business information and strategies for the online business industry. It includes business and economic stories, a forum to allow web visitors to share their own thoughts and ideas, pages of links to Economic Development oriented websites and software programs available by the company as well as other companies in the economic development industry. EconomicGrowthNetwork.com will grow based upon the interests and participation of clients, worldwide.

“We must all understand, the Internet will play an important roll in the future of business, worldwide. Businesses that have not had the market for their products in the past will now be exposed to the world. We can be certain this will have an overall impact on global economics. Business will not be as usual in the future!” John Hartman (CEO).

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