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BRYANT COLLEGE STUDENT HONOROED AT GLOBAL CONFERENCE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Quaker Hill, CT 11/18/2003 – Typical college students are concerned about preparing for tests, getting up for class, and making plans for the weekend. The less ordinary ones, like James Nicholas, from Bryant College, Rhode Island are worried about satisfying his customers, keeping up with his hectic work schedule, and pondering decisions to improve his business, all with the heavy load of schoolwork on his shoulders. James Nicholas, along with fourteen other finalists from around the globe were honored at the CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization) conference in Chicago, November 6-8.

James Nicholas owns and operates JE2000, LLC (www.je2000.com), a global web services company specializing in web hosting. He has been running his business since a sophomore in high school, 1997. He has customers from all over the world. James say’s, “In a such a competitive business, he sets himself apart by providing high quality customer service, 24X7 support, support of multiple programming languages, full e-commerce solutions, and listening to any special needs of the customer.” James is graduating from Bryant College in December of this year, a semester ahead of schedule. He plans to continue to grow his business and devote more time to web development, training and usability testing.

The Global Student EntrepreneurSM Awards, a two-tiered program, originated at, and is run by Saint Louis University’s Jeffereson Smurfit Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. James won the New England Collegiate Entrepreneur of the Year. Eighteen regions including all of North America, the Caribbean, China, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden participate in the awards program. The first-place winner from each of the regions competed for first place and a prize of $10,000. For more information about the winners and awards, visit www.gsea.org