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MOLLY KERNS OF TSUBO MASSAGE NAMED 2008 ‘EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR’ BY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Williamstown, Mass. (September 25, 2008) – Molly Kerns, owner of TSUBO Massage, has been selected as a 2008 Emerging Entrepreneur by the national women’s business organization Count Me In. Kerns is one of just 25 women from across the country to receive the Sam Walton Emerging Entrepreneur Award – a salute to women entrepreneurs and women’s achievements in communities around the nation.
Chosen by a distinguished panel of national business leaders, award selection is based on the entrepreneur’s core mission and vision, business practices including employee education and mentoring, involvement in the community, financial growth and years in business. On October 6, Kerns will travel to Charlotte, NC to receive the award at the Count Me In convention.
“Count Me In has been a excellent resource for the small-business owner and I’m thrilled to have been selected for the Emerging Entrepreneur Award,” said Kerns. “This organization brings tools, workshops and seminars to women across the country in the hopes of bringing a million women-owned businesses to the million-dollar revenue mark. Building community among women's businesses is truly the best way to support one another and Count Me In is doing just that,” she added.
Make Mine a Million $ Business is a program of Count Me In and founding partner American Express OPEN. The program provides access to financing, mentoring, and marketing and technology tools women entrepreneurs need to help grow their businesses. Count Me In launched the dynamic movement of Make Mine a Million $ Business to inspire one million women entrepreneurs to reach annual revenues of one million dollars by the year 2010.
Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence is the leading national not-for-profit provider of resources, business education and community support for women entrepreneurs seeking to grow micro businesses to million-dollar enterprises. The organization champions the cause for women's economic independence by providing access to business loans, consultation and education. For more information, visit www.countmein.org.
TSUBO Massage is an integrative wellness center serving Berkshire County and the surrounding communities. The studio offers Swedish, deep tissue, Thai-Shiatsu, Ashiatsu, sports, prenatal/postpartum and hot stone massage, as well as myofascial release, acupuncture and CranioSacral therapies. TSUBO’s highly trained staff engages and supports a client’s quest for physical and emotional health.
Located in a new and expanded studio space at 136 Water Street in Williamstown, TSUBO is open Monday through Saturday with home and off-site sessions available. Call 413.458.0321 to schedule an appointment and purchase gift certificates, or visit www.tsubomassage.com for more information. To receive the Tsubo newsletter, which includes special events and workshops, important information on maintaining personal wellbeing and special offers on services, send email to info@tsubomassage.com.
TSUBO (pronounced TZOO-bow) is the Japanese word for the "vital spots" on the body that are rejuvenated by massage and acupuncture.
