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ANN ARBOR, MI - Sharon McRill, owner of the Ann Arbor-based personal assistance/ concierge company, The Betty Brigade, will be the first participant for the new ATHENA PowerLink Program. ATHENA PowerLink is a business mentoring program designed to increase the growth and profitability of women owned businesses. Since 1999, the ATHENA PowerLink^® program, part of ATHENA International, has been helping women owned businesses expand profitably through the use of professional advisory panels. The proven mentoring process "links" a business with a volunteer panel of advisors recruited from the local community. The panel and business owner work together for one year to meet the specific objectives of the business owner.

"I'm so honored and thrilled to have been chosen for the ATHENA PowerLink. I'm really looking forward to meeting my mentoring team", said owner, Sharon McRill.

Governing Body co-chair, Charles Penner said, "The local ATHENA PowerLink Governing Body is excited to bring this highly regarded program to the Ann Arbor area. Sharon has created a great small business and we are pleased to help her grow it. We are certain that Sharon will be just the first of many women business owners that will benefit from this experience."

ATHENA International is a professional business woman's organization focused on honoring and recognizing quiet leaders, mostly women, in communities. Their focus is clearly represented in their mission statement: Supporting, developing and honoring women leaders, inspiring women to achieve their full potential, creating balance in leadership worldwide. For more information on ATHENA International, visit www.athenafoundation.org or call 800-548-8247.

The Betty Brigade is a full service personal assistance/concierge business owned and operated in Ann Arbor. Founded in 2003 by Sharon McRill, The Betty Brigade services residential and business clients in organizing their lives in a multitude of ways. The company currently holds membership in the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce, New Enterprise Forum and the Ann Arbor Area Visitors and Convention Bureau. More information can be found at www.bettybrigade.com. The Betty Brigade is insured and bonded.