The Scooter Store Founder Named 2009 Regional Entrepreneur Of The Year

Doug Harrison receives Austin award from Ernst & Young
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas--(Business Wire)--
CEO, Founder and President of The SCOOTER Store Doug Harrison received the Ernst
& Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award in the other/healthcare category in
Austin. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding
entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Harrison
was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a
gala event at the Hilton Downtown Austin last Thursday.

Harrison founded America`s leading supplier of scooters and power chairs for
people with limited mobility in 1991 with his wife Susanna. Under his
leadership, the company has grown from one small store in New Braunfels, Texas,
to a multi-million dollar company with more than 2,000 employees in 48 states
plus Puerto Rico that has changed the lives of more than 400,000 customers. The
company is also 40 percent owned by its employees.

"I am honored to receive this award, and I accepted it on behalf of all of my
fellow employee-owner entrepreneurs at The SCOOTER Store," said Harrison. "It is
humbling to be among so many gifted and ambitious entrepreneurs of South Texas."

Other Austin regional winners include Brett Hurt, co-founder and CEO of
Bazaarvoice, Craig Malloy, co-founder and CEO of Lifesize, and Melvin White,
founder of Digital Workforce. The award encourages entrepreneurial activity
among those with potential and recognizes the contributions of people who
inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. The program has
expanded to recognize business leaders in over 135 cities in 50 countries
throughout the world.

Harrison and other regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the
Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year national program. Award winners in
the national categories will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm
Springs, California on November 14, 2009.

"We are proud to recognize the achievements of Mr. Harrison," said Amy Warmke,
Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year Program Director for Austin. "Winners
of the Entrepreneur Of The Year award build leading businesses and contribute
significantly to the strength of our region`s economy. Their success helps our
area grow stronger."

Ernst & Young`s Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award is the world`s most prestigious
business award for entrepreneurs. As the first and only truly global award of
its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award celebrates those who
are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing
them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135
cities in 50 countries. The awards program celebrates its 23rd anniversary this
year. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth
Forum, the nation`s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading
companies.

About The SCOOTER Store

Since 1991, The SCOOTER Store has helped provide freedom and independence to
more people with limited mobility than any other company in the nation. Forty
percent employee-owned, the company primarily offers power mobility equipment,
including power wheelchairs, scooters, lifts, ramps, and accessories in 48
states and Puerto Rico. The SCOOTER Store has an estimated 30 percent of the
current U.S. market in the DME industry and is accredited by the Accreditation
Commission for Health Care. The goal of The SCOOTER Store is to create an
opportunity for every American senior to live their entire life safely and
confidently at home.

The SCOOTER Store
Lynn Gonzales, 830-626-4064
Communications Manager

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