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PARTNERUP UNVEILS ENHANCED ONLINE COMMUNITY WEBSITE
New Web site to support rapidly growing online community of small business owners and entrepreneurs
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On or after Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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Media Relations
PartnerUp, Inc.
Direct: (651) 787-1280
E-mail: newsroom@partnerup.com
Minneapolis, MN—June 9, 2009—PartnerUp, the first and largest online community geared solely toward small business owners and entrepreneurs and a Deluxe Company (NYSE: DLX), today announced the launch of its new community website, www.partnerup.com . Building upon the success of the original site, the new version provides information, services, features and access to vital resources for more than 100,000 small business owners and entrepreneurs who are members of the PartnerUp community.
"PartnerUp's new online community is an incredibly valuable resource for small business owners and entrepreneurs," said Lee J. Schram, CEO of Deluxe Corporation. "The new Partnerup.com site represents a major step toward realizing Deluxe’s vision of becoming a growth engine for small business owners."
PartnerUp.com’s new features and functionality will further enhance and enrich the experiences of members of its online community. The newly launched site includes:
- Enhanced peer-to-peer networking capabilities — PartnerUp enables small business owners and entrepreneurs to quickly and efficiently build an online network. Enhanced search capabilities make it easy to find and connect with people, track their activities through automatic updates, and keep the pulse of business relationships alive on a daily basis.
- PartnerUp Resource Directory — PartnerUp provides a free online directory of service providers that are dedicated to supporting small businesses. PartnerUp members who are seeking service providers can search and sort according to geography and other parameters. PartnerUp members who offer services for small businesses can also be listed in the resource directory, in order to have quick and immediate access to an audience of more than 100,000 active members nationwide.
- PartnerUp Answers — Drawing on the expertise of PartnerUp members and SCORE mentors, PartnerUp Answers allows community members to post questions and get immediate answers and expert advice from other community members about issues pertaining to starting, operating and growing a business. Through a partnership with SCORE, "Counselors to America's Small Business," PartnerUp community members can access expert mentoring and advice.
- Free Commercial Real Estate Marketplace —PartnerUp’s Commercial Real Estate marketplace provides a wide array of free listings from brokers, companies with excess inventory and small business owners looking to get out of their current lease. Community members can categorize and search for locations based on their specific small business needs.
"The new enhancements to PartnerUp.com are yet another example of our ongoing investment in improving the overall experience for our more than 100,000 small business members," said Steve Nielsen, CEO of PartnerUp. "Our new community website will help small businesses access all of the resources they need to grow – all in one place."
About PartnerUp
PartnerUp is the first and largest online community geared solely toward small business owners and entrepreneurs. PartnerUp was founded in February 2005 and acquired by Deluxe Corporation in July 2008. PartnerUp is headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, visit http://www.partnerup.com.