GREENSBORO, N.C. — A problem-solving program created by The Bryan School of Business and Economics and The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship has helped Triad small business owners survive and thrive in the midst of the economic downturn.

In 2007, UNCG’s Bryan School and The Nussbaum Center created the Entrepreneur Assistance and Education Program (EASE). The program matches interns with technical expertise in accounting and marketing with small business owners in need of those services. The program has created 22 jobs and generated an additional income potential of at least $1 million annually to the Piedmont Triad region.

Those results have gotten the attention of the University Economic Development Association, which has named the EASE program one of three national finalists for the 2010 Award of Excellence in the business assistance and entrepreneurship category. The award will be given November 9 at UEDA’s Annual Summit in Reno, Nev.

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