rosoft Corp. recently launched its small-business product, Microsoft® Office Live, to help small companies easily obtain an online presence. As part of its launch campaign, the Microsoft Office Live team selected Marquis Jet, the leader in private jet cards, as the grand prize for an innovative sweepstakes called I’m Going Places (www.officeliveoffers.com/sweepstakes).

This promotion targets small-business owners who aim to soar to new heights. No matter what type of business, in order to compete with the big players, one has to look and think big. The purpose of Microsoft Office Live is to help small businesses by offering them easy and affordable solutions for creating, maintaining and promoting a Web site, as well as managing their businesses online. Similarly, the Marquis Jet Card is recognized by businesses — small, medium and large — as the “go-to� resource for improving efficiency and maximizing a company’s most valuable resource: time. And what better way for a company to announce its arrival than to literally arrive with the Marquis Jet Card backed by the NetJets® fleet?

According to the Small Business Administration, there are more than 25.8 million small businesses in the U.S. today, and another 600,000 open every year. While advances in technology have helped to connect these businesses with their national and international clients, business travel for most small businesses is often challenging.

“Microsoft Office Live has established a great track record of providing small businesses with the same tools available to larger businesses,� said Michael Schultz, U.S. business and marketing lead for Office Live at Microsoft. “We can add wings to any business by helping even the smallest one establish a professional Web presence in just minutes. It’s just like private jet travel with the Marquis Jet Card program: a better way for small-business owners to promote and manage their business — wherever their business takes them.�

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