Stevie Award 2007

COVERALL CLEANING CONCEPTS FRANCHISE OWNERS NAMED FINALISTS

IN 4th ANNUAL STEVIE^® AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Stevie Award Winners to Be Announced in Las Vegas on November 12

Boca Raton, FL – [October 24^th, 2007] – Coverall Cleaning Concepts Master Franchise Owners Michelle Clark and Vicki Rhea were named Finalists in the “Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees” category in the 4th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, presented by Infiniti.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars.” (New York Post, April 27, 2005).

Nicknamed the Steviesfor the Greek word “crowned,” winners will be announced during a gala event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Monday, November 12. Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S. and several other countries are expected to attend. More than 800 entries were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Best Executive, Best Entrepreneur, and Best Community Involvement Program.

Coverall Finalist Michelle Clark is President of Coverall of Eastern Tennessee which currently has 38 franchise owners, 145 accounts and over $90,000 per month in regular service billings. Michelle has worked for Coverall Cleaning Concepts since 1989 in a number of positions in offices throughout the U.S. Her current sales ratio average is 50% for Eastern Tennessee, and under her management the Support Center was named Coverall Cleaning Concepts Best New Support Center for 2006.

Finalist Vicki Rhea joined Coverall in 2001 and since that time has achieved numerous “firsts” within the company: first female-owned Territory Franchise, first female-owned Master Franchise, and first female-owned Master Franchise to expand into a multiple location, recently opening a Support Center in Des Moines, Iowa. To date, Vicki has 21 Franchise Owners servicing 148 accounts under her umbrella covering eight counties in Eastern Nebraska and three counties in Western Iowa. She has won Coverall Cleaning Concepts awards for Excellence in Account Retention and the Highest Percentage of Special Service Volume.

Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging.

“Being named a Finalist in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an important achievement,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.”

“Coverall Cleaning Concepts is pleased and honored to have two of our company’s finest Master Franchise Owners recognized for their hard work and outstanding contributions as finalists in the Stevie Awards,” said Ted Elliott, President and Chief Executive Officer. “This recognition points to the world-class work done within our organization, and we are pleased that the business community views us in this way.”

About Coverall Cleaning Concepts

Founded in 1985, Coverall Cleaning Concepts is one of the world’s leading commercial cleaning franchising companies with a worldwide network of more than 90 Support Centers and 9,000 Franchise Owners. The Company’s Franchise Owners currently service nearly 50,000 customers in over 90 metropolitan areas, including small and large office buildings, industrial complexes, banks, department stores, corporate headquarters, and a wide variety of other accounts. In addition to general janitorial services, Coverall Cleaning Concepts Franchise Owners specialize in cleaning healthcare facilities. The Company has built its healthcare practice to comprise nearly 20% of its customer base, and has developed a proprietary healthcare cleaning program designed to reduce cross-contamination and aid infection control. For more information, visit www.coverall.com

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Infiniti is the presenting sponsor of The 2007 Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Supporting sponsor is JetBlue. Media sponsor is Pink magazine. The Business TalkRadio Network will broadcast the ceremonies live nationwide.

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