SurePayroll Celebrates Small Business Owner Appreciation Day

Chicago — October 28, 2004 — SurePayroll Inc., the nation’s largest online payroll provider, today announced that the company and its customers will celebrate Small Business Owner Appreciation Day on February 7, 2005.

SurePayroll developed the new holiday to give thanks to their more than 13,000 small business customers and to pay homage to the millions of small business owners across the country who work tirelessly to start and grow their businesses.

SurePayroll believes the important role of the small business owner in the American economy is greatly underestimated. In the United States, small businesses represent more than 99 percent of all employers and employ 51 percent of private-sector workers.

SurePayroll President Michael Alter says it’s time to recognize the efforts of our country’s small business owners.

"Small business is the backbone of this country’s economy," says Alter. "It takes a lot of risk to start a small business and a lot of hard work to grow one. It's often a thankless job. We simply want to say thank you to small business owners because we know how hard it is for you and we appreciate your efforts."

SurePayroll will celebrate Small Business Owner Appreciation Day with an array of gifts and prizes that will be awarded to its small business customers. Among the prizes are three weekend getaways for two, awarded as part of a referral contest.

Alter says that Small Business Owner Appreciation Day is a perfect time to award hard-working small business owners.

"After the stress of year-end and preparing for tax season, February is a great time to take a break," he says. "We’re happy to reward a few business owners with a vacation...though we at SurePayroll know that all of our small business owners deserve one!"

About SurePayroll:
Privately held SurePayroll is America's fifth largest payroll provider and the nation's largest online payroll provider. Catering exclusively to the needs of small businesses, SurePayroll provides a simple, reliable and economical way to process payroll in minutes via the Internet. In addition to providing payroll services directly to small business, SurePayroll also provides a private-label payroll service that allows SurePayroll’s numerous partners to offer payroll processing to their small business clients. Business partners include Wells Fargo and ABN AMRO. For more information, visit www.surepayroll.com.

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