eCommerce Merchants Selected to Launch Educational Ecommerce Program for
Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 2008 Conference and Awards Ceremony

August 5, 2008 New York, NY - Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 (www.Inc500Conference.com) the definitive list of America's fastest-growing privately held companies has selected eCommerce Merchants (www.ecommercemerchants.org), a leading trade association for ecommerce education, to provide an ecommerce educational program for Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 business owners.

eCommerce Merchants will provide online and in-person education to all Inc. 5000 companies beginning with the 27th Annual Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 Conference and Awards Ceremony at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington D.C. on September 18-20, 2008 where a dedicated eCommerce Pavilion will be included at the conference for the first time ever.

"Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 Conference is delighted to be working with eCommerce Merchants on this exciting and important new initiative," noted Kelly Winkler VP, Events and Business Resources, Mansueto Ventures, Publisher of Inc. "This partnership will allow us to deliver valuable information to Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 business owners at our events and throughout the year."

"We couldn't ask for a better partner than Inc. 500|Inc. 5000," commented Cresta Pillsbury, Executive Vice President of Business Development at eCommerce Merchants. "They have an impressive tradition of fostering entrepreneurial excellence, which compliments our 'best-practices' approach to eCommerce perfectly."

The Inc. 500|Inc. 5000 Conference in Washington is open for the first time to all business owners. Reservations can be made by visiting www.Inc500Conference.com or by calling 877-211-0489. eCommerce Merchant members who are not Inc. 500|5000 members are eligible for a special member discount by calling 877-211-0489 and asking for an "eCommerce Pavilion Attendee" registration.

Companies interested in exhibiting in the eCommerce Pavilion or working with eCommerce Merchants should contact Cresta Pillsbury at cresta.pillsbury@ecmta.org or (415) 342-7075.

eCommerce Merchants is a leading trade association of small and medium sized ecommerce businesses. The organization provides best practices guidance, technology & infrastructure advice and sourcing & supplies solutions to online merchants around the world who use the internet to sell or promote products and services. The organization works closely with the Professional eBay Sellers Alliance (www.gopesa.org).