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Sérgio Loureiro, partner and co-founder of Autonomous Mind, will be attending the Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo in Austin, Texas on February 23-24. We encourage attendees, particularly solar energy entrepreneurs and independent installers, to ask Sérgio about the services and support we offer.

We are pleased to announce that SUN & Daughters Renewable Energy, an independent solar electric installer based in Eagle River, Wisconsin, has selected Autonomous Mind for website development and communications. Autonomous Mind will be responsible for helping SUN develop a brand identity and the company's first website.

We are pleased to announce that SolRE, an independent solar energy startup based in New Berlin, Wisconsin, has selected Autonomous Mind to help with business planning and initial marketing communications development. Autonomous Mind will be responsible for helping SolRE develop a launch business plan, a brand identity, and a website.

We are pleased to announce that Brilliant Energy Solutions & Technologies, Inc., an energy efficiency and renewable energy consulting firm based in Austin, Texas, has selected Autonomous Mind to help develop a business plan to guide its operations and strategic direction for 2010-11. This project will be 100 percent financed by Autonomous Mind as part of our mission to help promising but under-funded startups develop their operations.

We are pleased to announce that Wickcraft Company, Inc., a manufacturer and retailer of elevated walkways and outdoor recreational equipment based in Madison, Wisconsin, has selected Autonomous Mind to help with its communications. Autonomous Mind will be responsible for developing marketing materials and technical documentation that Wickcraft can use to market its walkway systems.

We are pleased to announce that Idle Free Systems, Inc., a cleantech startup based in Watertown, Wisconsin, has selected Autonomous Mind to help grow sales of its patented idle-elimination technology. Autonomous Mind will be responsible for articulating the marketing position for Idle Free's technology and then developing a website for potential customers and business partners. We will also be responsible for redesigning and revising Idle Free's library of technical documentation.

Autonomous Mind's presentation at the Solar Decade Conference 2009 is now available for download as a PDF. If you would like the PowerPoint version with all of our notes, please contact Sérgio Loureiro at sergio@autonomousmind.com.

Autonomous Mind will be presenting during the early morning breakout session at the Solar Decade Conference 2009 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 2, 2009. We will discuss the ongoing evolution of the solar energy industry and present a clear, step-by-step process that solar professionals can use to prepare their businesses for an uncertain future.

Autonomous Mind and Leadership Business Consulting are pleased to announce the availability of Optimize Wisconsin, a new advisory service designed to help local governments generate immediate cost reductions while maintaining current service levels.

For more about Optimize Wisconsin, please view the press release or visit www.optimizewisconsin.com.

Autonomous Mind recently relocated to new offices in the T.E.C. Center on Madison's East Side. The T.E.C. Center is designed to provide flexible, high-quality incubator space for new and emerging technology firms. Autonomous Mind was awarded office space in the T.E.C. Center on the strength of our work in the renewable energy industry and, in general, our commitment to providing affordable business planning services to new businesses.

We are pleased to announce that SUN & Daughters Renewable Energy, an independent solar electric installer based in Eagle River, Wisconsin, has selected Autonomous Mind to help with business and operations planning. Autonomous Mind will be responsible for helping SUN develop a two-year business plan as well as internal processes to help with operational and financial management.

We are pleased to announce that Stealth Therapeutics, a biomedical startup based in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, has selected Autonomous Mind to help with its pre-launch communications activities. Autonomous Mind will be responsible for developing a starter website that will be launched when Stealth's product receives FDA approval (expected Q2 2010).

We are pleased to announce that North Wind Renewable Energy, LLC, one of Wisconsin's leading renewable energy solution providers, has selected Autonomous Mind to help with business planning and communications. Autonomous Mind will be responsible for helping North Wind develop a three-year business plan, redesign its website, and develop new marketing communications materials in support of North Wind's sales activities.

Are you a solar installer getting started in solar energy or a current business manager looking to grow your business for the long term? If so, join Autonomous Mind for Business Planning for Solar Installers, a new workshop co-sponsored by MREA. The workshop will be held Saturday, May 30 at Edgewood College in Madison.

To register, please visit the workshop details page on the MREA website.

82 percent of solar energy professionals in Wisconsin expect the U.S. solar energy market to grow by more than 30 percent annually during the next 3 to 5 years, according to the Wisconsin Solar Professional Survey 2009. The survey, which was conducted by Autonomous Mind with partial funding from Wisconsin's Focus on Energy, also indicates strong support for business planning training.

For more details about the survey, please view the press release.

Autonomous Mind was recently recognized in a news release published in North American Windpower, a leading wind energy industry trade magazine. The release discusses a web design project we completed for a wind energy client and the role we played in helping the client secure grant funding.

To view an expanded version of the release, please visit the client's redesigned website.

We are pleased to announce that Wave Wind, LLC, a national wind energy services company based in Sun Prairie, WI, has selected Autonomous Mind to help develop communications in support of its marketing and recruitment activities. Autonomous Mind will be responsible for developing a communications plan and supporting website to help the company attract and retain customers and employees.

We are pleased to announce that Wickcraft Company, Inc., a manufacturer and retailer of elevated walkways and outdoor recreational equipment based in Madison, Wisconsin, has selected Autonomous Mind to help develop communications in support of its operations. Autonomous Mind will be responsible for developing marketing materials and technical documentation for use by the manufacturer's customers and third-party dealers.

We are pleased to announce that Autonomous Mind has received a grant from Focus on Energy, Wisconsin's energy efficiency and renewable energy initiative. The grant, which was provided through Focus on Energy's Business & Marketing grant program, will partially fund the development of a business planning seminar to help Wisconsin residents launch and/or grow a solar installation business.

Sérgio Loureiro, partner and co-founder of Autonomous Mind, will be attending the Climate Change Summit in Stevens Point, Wisconsin on December 12. We encourage attendees, particularly entrepreneurs and community leaders involved in the fight against global climate change, to ask Sérgio about the services and support we offer.

Sérgio Loureiro, partner and co-founder of Autonomous Mind, will be attending the 2008 Solar Decade Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 23-24. We encourage attendees, particularly entrepreneurs interested in starting a solar energy businesses, to ask Sérgio about the services and support we offer.

We are pleased to announce that Kegonsa Capital Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm based in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, has selected Autonomous Mind to help promote its portfolio companies. Autonomous Mind will also be responsible for redesigning the firm's website and maintaining it over time. Autonomous Mind will also be responsible for redesigning and distributing its partner newsletter.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Autonomous Mind Project Portal, a secure website for exchanging project-related information with clients. The portal, which is accessible only to current clients and Autonomous Mind project teams, uses document libraries, versioning control, and project tracking tools to eliminate the need to exchange documents via email. It also helps clients keep track of project progress—without having to write an email or pick up the phone.

Welcome to our new website! This version offers visitors more information about our capabilities and ideas, plus access to news and articles about topics of interest to our clients—all delivered via a completely new design.

We encourage you to spend some time getting to know us and our new site. Feedback is welcome.

In recognition of the intense entrepreneur and consumer interest in renewable energy, Autonomous Mind has launched an internal research project focusing on the Wisconsin renewable energy market. The output of this project, which will include an introductory guide to renewable energy technologies and markets along with an accessible library of free research sources, will be published to our website in early October 2008.

We are pleased to announce the publication of our website: www.autonomousmind.com. While we realize it's a little silly to announce the publication of a website on itself, a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal was not within our budget for 2008.

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