Edith Yeung  | 415-867-4203 | edith@biztechday.com

Over 1000 Entrepreneurs join Tim Ferriss (4-Hour Workweek), Kevin Rose
(Digg.com) and Office of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to Learn How to Use
Social Media to Fight Against Economic Downturn

On October 22-23, 2009, more than 1000 small business owners and
entrepreneurs are expected to attend BizTechDay 2009, a hands-on business
social media conference held in San Francisco Bay Area. BizTechDay will
feature bestselling authors Tim Ferriss of 4-Hour Workweek and Michael
Gerber of the eMyth, founder of Digg Kevin Rose, office of Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger, founder of Wordpress Matt Mullenweg and 40 other technhology
and business leaders.

More than 1000 small business owners and entrepreneurs are expected to
attend BizTechDay, a hands-on business technology conference held at the
Hyatt Regency SFO in Burlingame, CA October 22-23, 2009.

Launched in 2008, BizTechDay is a two-day intensive learning experience that
will feature more than 40 speakers from Google, Yelp, Comcast Business
Class, Digg, Virgin America, Linkedin, Twitter, WordPress, Elance and the
office of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger who will share business and internet
technology strategies to help business owners stay innovative and grow in
the economic downturn.

With over 30 sessions, entrepreneurs will learn the latest strategies and
tools to successfully raise funds, build a strong brand on Google, Yelp or
Facebook, forge partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, access the federal
stimulus program and make money on Twitter.

"I hear from businesses all the time looking specifically for this kind of
help," said Gary Marshall of the San Francisco Small Business Administration
district office. "Small business owners will definitely benefit from an
event like this."

Keynote speakers include founder of Digg.com Kevin Rose; bestselling authors
Tim Ferriss of 4-Hour Workweek and Michael Gerber of eMyth; founder of
Wordpress Matt Mullenweg; Porter Gale, VP of Marketing at Virgin America as
well as Paypal seed investor and CEO of Eventbrite Kevin Hartz.

BizTechDay will also feature the popular Genius Hour where attendees learn
directly from business experts and technology gurus in the speed-dating
format, facilitated and timed. Genius Hour offers not only a learning
opportunity for attendees, but also incredible exposure for the presenters,
who are often also small business owners.

"I firmly believe that when entrepreneurs get together, amazing things
happen," said Edith Yeung, Founder of BizTechDay Conference. "Together at
BizTechDay, we will inspire, learn and truly connect with each other. By
working together using these free social media tools, we and our businesses
can grow beyond what we can imagine."

BizTechDay will also include the culmination of a year-long Big Success
Business Pitch Contest, where Bay Area small business owners pitch their
idea to a panel of judges for a chance to win a 30-minute interview on CBS5
and a trip to Miami.

"We know entrepreneurs can make magic happen when they turn their dreams
into real action," said Mark O'Leary, Regional Vice President of Business
Services for Comcast's California Region. "BizTechDay 2009 Conference
fosters a spirit of camaraderie, community and entrepreneurship like no
other events, and we are excited to become the presenting sponsor for this
exciting event."

Sponsors & Partners
National and local sponsors for BizTechDay 2009 include Comcast Business
Class, Elance, Constant Contact, CBS 5, Virgin America, Small Business
Administration, American Express, Yola, WordPress, Keiretsu Forum,
Meetup.com, Women 2.0, NAWBO, Association of Women MBAs, Astia, MagCloud,
TIE, Oriented, PRNewswire, Hatch Network, Powwow, Webgrrls, Eventbrite,
Girls in Tech, eWomenNetwork, SFNewTech and SavortheSuccess.

About BizTechDay
BizTechDay is a business strategy and technology conference launched in 2008
in San Francisco. In 2008, the conference attracted more than 550
entrepreneurs and featured Tim Ferriss, bestselling author behind the
"4-Hour Workweek"; George Wright, the marketing genius behind the 'Will it
Blend' YouTube campaign; and Scott Heiferman, Founder of Meetup.com.
BizTechDay was founded by Edith Yeung, a small business marketing consultant
and the organizer of the San Francisco Entrepreneur Meetup Group with over
2600 members.

For full program details and pictures of 2008 event, please visit
www.biztechday.com.

To apply for a Media Pass to BizTechDay, please visit
http://www.biztechday.com/media-registration/.

Calendar Editors, please note:
What: BizTechDay 2009
When: October 22, 2009, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.; October 23, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 8:30
p.m.
Where: Hyatt Regency SFO
1333 Bayshore Highway
Burlingame, CA 94010
Tickets: $595
Info: www.biztechday.com