Miller Brewing Company Awards $150,000 in Business Grants

Miller Urban Entrepreneur Series Announces 2007-2008 Winners

CHICAGO, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Miller Brewing Company announced the
winners of its 2007-2008 Business Plan Competition. The top 12 winners,
selected from more than 100 applicants, have earned grants totaling $150,000.
Awards was presented at a special dinner reception in Chicago on May 1, 2008.
With the motto: "Your Life. Your Time. Your Business." the Miller Urban
Entrepreneurs Series and Business Plan Competition has supported the
entrepreneurial spirit in thousands of young businessmen and women since 1999
by granting access to economic education, hosting seminars featuring
successful entrepreneurs and providing business plan writing workshops across
the country. To date, Miller has supported viable businesses by awarding
nearly $1 million through this competition.
"Not only do we want to be considered an industry leader, but also a
socially responsible corporation, supporting the communities where we conduct
business and live. Through the Miller Urban Entrepreneurs Series, we are
taking an active role in fostering an environment for sustainable business
ideas to grow," said Larry Waters, senior director of multicultural relations,
Miller Brewing Company.
The 2008 grant winners represent a diverse cross section of industries
from elderly and disabled care to fashion design. And Miller hopes the grants
will help these worthy entrepreneurs advance their business and foster
economic empowerment and development in their communities.
The grand prize winner received $35,000 and the remaining winners received
grants of either $15,000 or $5,000 to use as start-up capital or to expand
existing businesses. This year, the drama and intensity of the highly
selective competition was captured on film. The competition is documented
from finalist selection, presentations, judging, and to the selection of the
final winners. The webisodes can be seen on http://www.millermues.com in May.
"We are proud to provide the needed resources to this unique group of
entrepreneurs who are diligently working to improve their communities and
industries they represent," shares Michael A. Jones, senior vice president and
general counsel, Miller Brewing Company.
The new 2007 - 2008 MUES Business Plan Competition winners are:

Monica G. Coleman and Jamarr E. Rawlinson - $35,000
Austell, Ga.
Creative Connections Mobile Barbershop, LLC, is a full-service and fully
mobile barbershop and beauty salon offering professional and courteous
grooming services in the comfort of the client's surroundings. Targeting
assisted living communities, retirement homes, and active adult communities,
is an innovative concept that is a timely and direct response to the needs of
the country's growing populations of senior citizens.
Willie Bass and Majaliwa DeRamus - $15,000
Carrollton, Texas
DeBass Recycling, a Dallas-area based company, provides residents of
condos, apartments, and etc. with an easier way to recycle. Starting at just
$10 a month, DeBass picks up recyclables from the doorsteps of residents in
multi-unit dwellings to make it easier for them to recycle. Not only does is
it provide an affordable and convenient service to residents, it also helps
the environment.
Nicholas and Zarinah Curry - $15,000
Roanoke, Texas
My Little One, is a children's retail store offering a variety of
affordable clothing for newborns through children sizes 7. Owned by husband
and wife team Nicholas and Zarinah Curry, My Little One believes "growth is
stylish, comfortable and affordable." Targeting working class families, My
Little One offers specially designed clothing for children, such as mix and
match sets at competitive prices.
Lorenzo D. Gayden - $15,000
Jackson, Miss.
Sanaa Fine Art and Framing, spotlights the ever-fascinating African
American fine art world. Owner Lorenzo Gayden's visionary gallery offers art
connoisseurs the opportunity to enjoy diverse and exceptional pieces created
by local and international artist. Catering to an underrepresented faction of
the art world, Sanaa Fine Art and Framing will also handle custom framing for
delicate and priceless pieces of works to be cherished by art lovers of all
kinds.
Octavia Manuel - $15,000
Milwaukee, Wis.
Community Healthcare Training Center, LLC, will provide students with the
skills and education necessary to become Certified Nursing Assistants in the
State of Wisconsin through advanced computer technology, state of the art
medical training, hands on experience and a state approved training
curriculum.

ToTo NYC
Tori Nichel - $15,000

Brooklyn, N.Y.
ToTo, is a high end women's contemporary clothing collection based in
Brooklyn, NY. Creative Director and CEO, Tori Nicele Gibbs, better known in
the industry as Tori Nichel, has created this visionary clothing line with the
most fabulous fashionista in mind. Her designs have been featured in magazines
such as Lucky, Elle, and Essence. Nichel was given the distinction of "Five
Designers to Watch" by Forbes.com.
Pearlina and Jerome Simmons - $15,000
Alpharetta, Ga.
The Simmons Strategy Group, is ready to provide any business owner with
the tools and directions to launching and maintaining a successful business.
Created by Pearlina and Jerome Simmons, The Simmons Strategy Group is a
socially conscious enterprise targeting minority and women owned businesses.
The Simmons Strategy Group provides businesses with the tools to increase
sales and revenues, increase bottom line, as well as make a large impact on
society.
Emile Cambry, Jr. and William Dorsey, M.D. - $5,000
Chicago, Ill.
Savvy Doc, Inc., is a web-based platform for patients to find the perfect
doctor. Created by Dr. William Dorsey and Emile Cambry, Jr., patients are
able to learn more about prospective healthcare providers through reviews from
others, as well as schedule appointments with doctors registered to the
SavvyDoc website. The SavvyDoc website allows patients to search for a doctor
by specialty, location, insurance, and appointment availability.
Danielle Davis - $5,000
Ypsilanti, Mich.
Divine Comforters Bereavement Services Group LLC, brings a personal touch
along with creativity to the funeral industry. Divine Comforters is a funeral
planning company that provides non-traditional funeral coordinating and
consulting services. This unique company offers a one-stop location for
personalized and creative funeral products and services.
Sheba C. Mays - $5,000
Milwaukee, Wis.
Intercessory Living Center, is an Adult Family Center in Milwaukee, Wis.,
catering to women in need. The facility will provide assistance with
activities of daily living, social and community services and health
monitoring services that meet the unique needs of women with developmental
disabilities in a residential setting.
Meleika Mohamoud, Angela Flowers and Dakota King-White - $5,000
South Euclid, Ohio
Making A Difference Consulting, LLC is dedicated to providing a safe,
nurturing and supportive environment for youth, parents, educators and
community leaders. MAD, LLC focuses on helping youth succeed and become
productive citizens by using a holistic approach, which will focus on the
academic, emotional, social and spiritual, needs of all youth while providing
a meaningful experience.
John Weaver and Karen Jackson Weaver - $5,000
Princeton, N.J.
Precruit, a web-based software, is available to recruiters to assist in
reducing the load of finding qualified candidates by limiting the field.
Precruit can successfully be used to match employers and colleges with the
best candidates. The company allows clients to easily create customizable,
interactive websites for recruiting campaigns. Precruit also provides
recruiters with a platform that empowers former candidates to get involved in
the recruiting process and engage prospective candidates.
Throughout the lifetime of the program, Miller Brewing Company has
partnered with several community organizations to make the program more
accessible to the core target. This collaboration has fostered ongoing
support of economic growth and education by offering young business leaders
access to numerous business resources and a chance to win grants. Proprietors
of innovative business ideas and already existing unique upstarts looking for
a competitive edge have attended the brewery's leading business seminars
offered by its community partnering organizations.
Committed to creating strong communities across America, Milwaukee-based
Miller Brewing Company invests millions of dollars each year through community
initiatives, taxes paid and local goods and services purchased. The company's
platform for corporate social investment and community partnership is Miller
REACH(TM), which focuses on five primary causes: Responsibility, Employment,
AIDS/HIV, Cultural Diversity and Heritage Initiatives. Miller is the oldest
major brewer in America, celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2005, and is a
wholly owned subsidiary of SABMiller plc, one of the world's largest brewers.
More information about Miller Brewing Company is available at the company's
corporate web site, http://www.MillerBrewing.com.
SOURCE Miller Urban Entrepreneur Series

Julian Green of Miller Brewing Company, +1-414-931-2000, jgreen@mbco.com; or
Thelma A. Walker of Flowers Communications Group, +1-312-228-8808,
twalker@flowerscomm.com, for Miller Urban Entrepreneur Series