personal wealth management, to leveraging technology. SOT&K advises them on the rules and pitfalls to
give them a better chance of winning – from start up to cash out.

Jim hosted AIGA Minnesota’s Insights lecture series at the Walker in the early 90s. He currently sits on the
Small Business Council of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce and is a Certified Account Executive
for Microsoft Business Solutions for small- to mid-sized businesses.

Send your comments about "Voice of Experience" presentations to Jim at: jpoole@sotk.com.

* New volunteer to the board of directors, up for formal election.

MEI's "WANT ADS"

MEI NEEDS YOU!

Can you provide your time, energy and resources to help develop MEI to meet its potential?  Do you want
to serve on the Board as a Committee Chairperson?  

We hope to have our vacant positions filled this summer, so that we can have an official membership vote
to endorse the slate of Officers & Directors in our upcoming annual meeting in October.

POSITION OPENING:We need Active Committee Members!  Serve as a member on any of our
committees.  Share your time and resources.  Gain friendships and connections!

POSITION OPENING: By-Laws Committee Chairperson.  Are you into details?  Do you like to keep
order and have a respect for the official structure of the organization?  If so, we can use YOU!  Please
contact Ed, Eric or Kathy for further details

POSITION OPENING:Membership Committee Chairperson:Are you into networking?  Do you like to
set goals and achieve them?  Do you like to create a synergistic environment for people to get involved?  If
so, then this is the position for YOU!  Please contact Ed, Eric or Kathy for further information!

JOB OPPORTUNITY:

A leading Twin Cities-based business-to-business research company is currently looking for a qualified
sales professional to assist in the company’s rapid growth. The company, founded in 1984, designs,
conducts and analyzes customer, employee and IT research studies for well-known companies within both
locally and nationally. Compensation is commission-based and applies to both new and existing accounts.
An equity stake in the company is also negotiable for the right candidate. Contact:
jon.gauby@dynamicresearchcorp.com.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Please go to: http://www.mn-entrepreneurs.org/join.htmfor a membership application form.  

Please note: Annual dues are $120 for the first person in a company, and the Board just voted to accept
additional members from the same company at half price!  So, the second, third, fourth persons, and so on,
from the same company and same location, can now join at half the price of the main member ($60 each).

We will no longer have 'global' corporate memberships, but rather each membership will be attributed to a
particular person.

PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEWEST MEI MEMBERS and a SPECIAL THANK YOU to those
RENEWING their MEI Membership!

AUGUST 2002

New:

Isaac Bindert, Installation Solutions, Inc.

Mike Frommelt, Keystone Search, Ltd.

Renewal:

Bill Lehnertz, TLC Financial, Inc.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING:

OCTOBER 8th is our ANNUAL MEETING

We will be voting on new Board and Replacement Board members for those positions that are expiring. 
We will also be finalizing the changes to the Bylaws at this time.  This is YOUR organization, please be
sure to attend and VOTE!

COMMITTEES - The success of this organization depends on YOU!  Please volunteer to serve on a
committee.  This is another avenue to "Network" and make new contacts. 

Advisory Nominations & Elections Committee:

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - This committee is led by a Past President and monitors and implements
our nominations and elections process.  Look for their involvement as we vote on the new volunteer
leadership to the Board of Directors in the next month. Bill Lehnertz, formerly a president of MEI, chairs
this committee.

Bylaws Committee:

STRUCTURAL SUPPORT & GUIDANCE - The bylaws committee seeks new leadership! We are in the
process of updating and revising our bylaws, as well as putting them on-line for membership review.  If
you are up to the challenge of recognizing and supporting the structural component of this organization,
please contact Ed Palmer (ceo@solarattic.com), Eric Strauss (eric@entrepreneursforhire.com) or Kathy

Gatliff (kathy@mn-entrepreneurs.org).

Development Committee:

SPONSORSHIP & FINANCIAL SUPPORT – We are looking for financial support in exchange for
recognition.  If you would like to support any of our monthly activities, or provide a donation towards