National Bookseller Taps BellSouth's Scobey for Small Business Expertise -- BellSouth Executive Aids Entrepreneurs as they Seek Success Strategies in the Small Business Market -- ATLANTA, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth has joined with The Approved Group to provide business strategy and advice for ambitious enterprises with a book entitled, The Customer-Approved Small Business. The book, available nationwide in mid-March provides valuable real-world advice on how to grow and develop a business. The twist? The advice is provided by executives and managers who do just that for their companies every day. The book features commentary from BellSouth president of Small Business Services, David Scobey. "David is an ardent supporter of small business. We are honored to include his ideas and vision in our book. He makes powerful statements filled with practical advice based on years of experience in the marketplace," says Michael Schell, CEO of The Approved Group. "These insights from executives such as David who have been there, done that, and know how to affect the bottom line make all the difference for a small business owner and the readers of our books." More than 200 supply chain buyers at major corporations such as DaimlerChrysler, Oracle, Carnival Cruise Lines, and Corporate Express were interviewed for the book. Their advice, coupled with valuable statistics and data, are compiled into bite-sized, practical tips throughout The Customer Approved Small Business. It will teach small business owners how to: -- Run a small business like a well-oiled machine -- Hire and retain solid employees -- Successfully pitch your business in fifteen words or less -- Build trust and earn referrals Scobey adds, "Contributing to this publication aids entrepreneurs and growing small businesses in making wise decisions. At the end of the day, that's what BellSouth is all about -- helping our small business partners be successful by providing communications solutions that allow our customers to succeed." BellSouth Small Business Services offers a vast array of voice and data communications services designed specifically for small business needs. For more information about BellSouth's complete portfolio of voice and data solutions for business customers, visit http://www.bellsouth.com/smallbusiness . About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and a parent company of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data provider. Backed by award winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available in the market. Through BellSouth Answers(R), residential and small business customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial up and high speed DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also offers online and directory advertising through BellSouth(R) RealPages.com(R) and The Real Yellow Pages(R). More information about BellSouth can be found at http://www.bellsouth.com/ . About The Approved Group, Inc. Approved Publications, Approved Learning and Marketshare Research Institute, divisions of Approved Group, Inc., is based in Vancouver, Canada. The companies produce the Approved series of books and workshops, based on research with important decision makers worldwide. Additional information about The Approved Group can be found on the company's website, http://www.approvedgroupinc.com/ . DATASOURCE: BellSouth Corporation CONTACT: Elyse Hammett of BellSouth Corporation, +1-404-829-8892, or Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/ http://www.approvedgroupinc.com/ http://www.bellsouth.com/smallbusiness Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/095650.html

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