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Elevation Burger is SBA Approved

Falls Church, VA, March 6, 2008—Elevation Burger, a local favorite known for its tasty, high quality organic burgers and patented fresh cut fries cooked in olive oil is the most recent addition to The Franchise Registry, a listing of approved Small Business Administration (SBA) companies.

“Elevation Burger prides itself on ‘elevated’ customer service, products and employees,” says Hans Hess, Elevation Burger Founder. “Now, with the SBA approval, we can also provide ‘elevated’ benefits for our franchisees.”

According to the SBA website, The Franchise Registry is a good example of helping small businesses owners through cooperation between government and industry. The dedicated efforts of SBA employees, franchisees, franchisors, and lenders have led to streamlined eligibility guidelines and operating procedures that will reduce costs and processing time and help SBA serve its customers better.  The Registry lists names of franchise companies whose franchisees enjoy the benefits of a streamlined review process for SBA loan applications.

Elevation Burger currently has a restaurant open in Northern Virginia and has plans for five additional corporate restaurants to be open by 2010. They are also targeting key markets around the country for multi-unit franchise development and have a number of prospective franchisees identified in high profile markets such as Washington, DC and California.

About Elevation Burger:

Elevation Burger, a chain that prides itself on “elevated” customer service, employees and products was founded by husband and wife entrepreneurs Hans and April Hess in September 2005. The restaurant has become such a huge success due to its fresh and organic approach to its burgers and its patented fresh fries cooked in olive oil that the company has decided to franchise. Restaurants are 1,500-2,000 square feet and seat 25 to 90 guests with outdoor seating.