Monday, March 2, 2009

Epson Helps Support Small Business Owners With Valuable, Free Templates on Epson CreativeZone

New Templates Created to Help Small Business Owners Succeed While Saving Their Hard-Earned Money

LONG BEACH, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson understands that the current economy may be affecting small business owners and today announced new suites of free, downloadable business templates that include business cards, brochures, business envelopes, CD/DVD labels, fliers, letterhead and other design and color-coordinated materials found at Epson CreativeZone(SM) (EpsonCreativeZone.com, click on "Business" projects along right edge of Home Page).

"In light of today's economy and tight business budgets, small business owners need to get creative and search online for free resources that help their marketing," said Denise Shiffman, business consultant and author of The Age of Engage: Reinventing Marketing for Today's Connected, Collaborative, and Hyperinteractive Culture. "You don't need a big budget to make an impact, but you do need high quality, high value materials like the business card, brochure, letterhead and other templates you'll find free on the Epson CreativeZone."

Epson, a leading provider of digital output products, recognizes the need for small businesses to bolster image quality while keeping the bottom line in mind. With that understanding, Epson developed marketing material templates to work specifically with the Epson WorkForce(TM) line of printers and all-in-ones that are designed for small business owners:

  • The WorkForce 500 ($129.99*) and 600 ($199.99*) 5-in-1 solutions deliver blazingly fast document printing, copying, scanning, and faxing. The WorkForce 600 prints twice as fast as competitors in black laser quality(1) via a built-in Wi-Fi or wired network connection. It also offers a 2.5" tilt LCD screen and a built-in 30-page automatic document feeder (ADF) to quickly copy and scan, as well as fax black and color documents.
  • The WorkForce 30 ($69.99*) and 40 ($129.99*) are compact, single function printers designed for businesses that need increased productivity for high volume printing, with speeds also up to twice as fast as competitive models(1). Both offer sharp laser-quality black text at up to 27 ppm in default mode(2). In addition, the WorkForce 40 produces laser-quality color text at up to 19 ppm in default mode(2) and offers built-in Wi-Fi and wired networking to share and print files from virtually anywhere in the office.

For more information about the full range of small business solutions from Epson, please visit www.epson.com/smallbusiness.

About Epson America Inc.

Epson offers an extensive array of award-winning image capture and image output products for the consumer, business, photography, and graphic arts markets. The company is also a leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and transaction terminals for the retail market. Founded in 1975, Epson America Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. Epson America Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif. More information about Epson and its products is available by calling 1-800-GO-EPSON (1-800-463-7766) or visiting the Epson Web site at www.epson.com.

Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. WorkForce is a trademark and CreativeZone is a service mark of Epson America Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

*Prices are estimated street prices

  1. Black text printing up to two times faster compared to ink jet printers priced at $199 or less, available as of April 2008. Based on independent test in default mode printing typical office documents.
  2. PPM/CPM speeds measured after first page, based on black and color text patterns in Draft Mode on plain paper. Laser quality pages per minute (ppm) speeds measured after first page, based on black and color text patterns in default mode on plain paper. Additional print time will vary based on system configuration, software application and page complexity. See www.epson.com/printspeed for more information about print speeds.

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