Barry Sloane, Chairman and CEO of Newtek Business Services, to Keynote RedChip Virtual Conference on October 20th

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 12, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedChip Companies, Inc. ("RedChip"), an international, small-cap research and financial public relations firm, today announced that Barry Sloane, Chairman and CEO of Newtek Business Services Inc. NEWT, and Paul LaRosa, Senior Managing Director of Capital Markets at Maxim Group, will keynote the RedChip Small-Cap Equities Virtual Conference on October 19 and 20, 2011.

Mr. LaRosa will discuss "The Current Trends of the Equity Markets" on Wednesday, October 19 at noon EDT. Mr. LaRosa has nearly two decades of experience in the securities industry serving in senior management positions in equity capital markets, investment banking, asset management and equity trading. Throughout his career, he has managed the placement of more than 250 public and private offerings totaling more than $4 billion.

Mr. Sloane will deliver his presentation, "An Economic Turnaround," on Thursday, October 20 at noon EDT. Prior to joining Newtek Business Services, a direct distributor of business services and financial products to the small- and medium-sized business market, Mr. Sloane was a managing director of Smith Barney, Inc., where he directed the Commercial and Residential Real Estate Securitization Unit and, prior to that, was a national sales manager for institutional mortgage- and asset-backed securities sales. Previously, Mr. Sloane was the founder and president of Aegis Capital Markets, a consumer loan origination and securitization business.

During the conference, executives from 14 small-cap public companies will offer inside views on their industries and businesses. Presentations begin with a 30-minute investment-driven presentation followed by a 15-minute Q&A session. All presentations will be webcast live at http://www.redchip.com. Presenting companies include:

-- L & L Energy, Inc. LLEN

-- Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. SHIP

-- Andover Ventures Inc. (TSX-V:AOX)

-- South American Silver Corp. SAC

-- Cross Border Resources, Inc. XBOR

-- First Surgical Partners Inc. FSPI

For a full list of presenting companies, or to register to view the webcast presentations, please visit http://www.redchip.com/virtualconference. Start times are subject to change.

About RedChip Companies, Inc.

RedChip Companies is an international, small-cap research and financial public relations firm headquartered in Orlando, Florida; with affiliate offices in Beijing, Seoul, and Hong Kong. RedChip delivers concrete, measurable results for its clients through its extensive global network of institutional and retail investors. RedChip has developed the most comprehensive platform of products and services for small-cap companies, including: RedChip Research™, Traditional Investor Relations, Digital Investor Relations, Institutional and Retail Conferences, RedChip Small-Cap TV™, Shareholder Intelligence, Social Media and Blogging Services, Webcasts, and RedChip Radio™. To learn more about RedChip's products and services, please visit: http://www.redchip.com/visibility/productsandservices.asp.

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