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1418 companies survey the Entrex/PBC "Private Company Index Challenge" the first week

Chicago, IL August 05, 2006 – Entrex and the Private Business Channel announce that over 1400 companies have "taken the Challenge" in the first week of operations.

"We are exhilarated by the response we have had and the multiple companies that have requested to join the index”  said Stephen H. Watkins CEO of Entrex and the Founder of the Private Company Index.  “What is amazing is looking at the overall performance of the anonymous data.  Obviously it is not matches the index performance… but it becomes obvious that sales for private companies is still vibrant.”

"This has been a challenge to get up, running and embraced... but slowly the financial community is earmarking this as a benchmark of private companies".

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