ATLANTA, April 11, 2005 - BTG Enterprises Founder and CEO, Brenda Porter recently addressed my Venture Management Class at Kennesaw State University. I had the pleasure of inviting Brenda Porter to speak to my Venture Management class at Kennesaw State University on Tuesday, April 5, 2005.

As part of the curriculum, students were asked to invite a local entrepreneur to share their experiences and tips on starting and owning their own businesses. My class is divided into several project groups and each group is responsible for sponsoring an entrepreneur to come in and share with the class their business ownership experiences. I met Brenda a couple of years ago through a friend and felt that she could offer some very good and positive advice for those who would be interested in starting their own business.

Ms. Porter took the class through her past and the many events that led up to her starting BTG Enterprises. Brenda first went into business for herself in 1980, and after the business took several different turns, she co-founded BTG Enterprises in 1990. She told us about the challenges her business had faced and some of the very difficult decisions that had to be made. What I found particularly interesting was how the Y2K and the dot come era had affected the company. She said that many of the other IT firms didn’t make it through this crucial time, but with tough management decisions and reinvention of the company’s offerings, BTG was able to pull through it.

My professor was very impressed with Brenda, both as a speaker and business person. He felt that she had made a very effective presentation to the class. In fact, he led the class in two rounds of applause, which he had not done for any of the previous speakers. My classmates seemed intrigued by Brenda’s knowledge and they asked numerous questions. My professor continued to rave about Brenda’s presentation even after she left. After class several of my classmates also told me how much they enjoyed having Brenda speak and that her points were well taken.

I know Brenda is very busy and I appreciate her taking time away from her schedule to inform my class about the many things that are involved in being an entrepreneur.

- Reported by: Kim O’Brien, KSU Venture Management Student