Exhibit  99.1


  Nortia Capital Partners, Inc. Registers as Business Development Company

    ATLANTA, GEORGIA, January 4, 2005 - Nortia Capital Partners,
Inc., a Nevada corporation, (OTC: NCPN) announced today that it has
filed an election to become a Business Development Company pursuant to
Section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.  An N-54A
Notification was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 4, 2005.  As a result of its new status, Nortia will now
operate as an investment holding company.  In the wake of this
election, Nortia plans to announce a number of acquisitions in the
coming months, each of which will be designed to build an investment
portfolio and to enhance Nortia's stockholder value.  It is Nortia's
intention to provide capital and advisory services for management
buyouts, recapitalizations, and the growth and capital needs of
emerging growth companies.

    William Bosso, Chief Executive Officer of Nortia, commented, "We
opted to file this N-54A Notification to allow us to become structured
in a manner more consistent with our current business strategy.  As a
result of this filing, we are positioned to raise capital in a more
efficient manner and to develop and expand our business interests.  We
currently do not intend to limit our potential acquisitions to just
one line of business or industry, as we are planning that our
acquisitions, in total, will enhance value to our stockholders through
capital appreciation and payments of dividends to us by our investee
companies."

    Business Development Company (BDC) regulation was created in 1980
by Congress to encourage the flow of public equity capital to small
businesses in the United States.  BDCs, like all mutual funds and
closed-end funds, are regulated by the Investment Company Act of 1940.
BDCs report to stockholders like traditional operating companies and
file regular quarterly and annual reports with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.  BDCs are required to make available significant
managerial assistance to their portfolio companies.

About Nortia Capital Partners, Inc.

    Nortia Capital Partners, Inc. is an Atlanta-based merchant
banking firm that filed its N-54A election with the SEC to become a
Business Development Company, pursuant to Section 54 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 on January 4, 2005.  Nortia was established to
provide capital and advisory services for management buyouts,
recapitalizations, and the growth and capital needs of emerging growth
companies.  Additional information can be found by visiting its
website at www.nortiacapital.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:

    The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a
safe harbor for forward-looking statements made on behalf of the
Company and its subsidiaries.  All such forward-looking statements
are, by necessity, only estimates of future results and actual results
achieved by the Company may differ materially from these statements
due to a number of factors.  Any forward-looking statements speak only
as of the date made.  Statements made in this document that are not
purely historical are forward-looking statements, including any
statements as to beliefs, plans, expectations, or intentions regarding
the future.  Risk factors that may cause results to differ from
projections include, without limitation, loss of suppliers, loss of
customers, inadequate capital, competition, loss of key executives,
declining prices, and other economic factors relating to its investee
companies and inadequate capital, competition, loss of key executives,
and other economic factors related to its own operations.  The Company
assumes no obligations to update these forward-looking statements to
reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other
factors affecting such statements.  You should independently
investigate and fully understand all risks before making investment
decisions.


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For Additional Information Please Contact:

Business Contact:
William J. Bosso
Tel.:  770-777-6795
E-mail:  wbosso@nortiacapital.com
www.nortiacapital.com

Investor Contact:
Friedland Capital Inc.
Dara Podber-Albright
Tel.:  201-420-7437
E-mail:  dara@friedlandcapital.com
www.friedlandcapital.com


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