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CorePartners, Inc. Gains National Recognition
Local Business Named and Ranked 37th among Top 100 Small Business List
in Maryland
Frederick, Maryland, January 8, 2008, In recognition of the economic
power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations'
leading multicultural internet site, recently named CorePartners as one
of the Top Small Businesses in the state of Maryland (Div100)".
The Div100 is the 8th annual listing of the Maryland's top 100 small
businesses. The companies listed on the Div100 represent the Nation's
top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a
small business is small or insignificant. Div100 members are sought
after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with small and
diversity owned companies.
The Impact of Small Business
"Small businesses and consumers are a
growing force in the U.S. economy, and a force to be reckoned with,"
said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International,
the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. This is a whole business
segment that can carry its own, that provides jobs, products and
services, and generates wealth for their communities. These are the new
leaders in American business."
Affected by recent economic and demographic trends and changes, Fortune
1000 corporations throughout the country have recognized that buying
products and services from small and diversity owned companies
positively impacts their business. Small businesses contribute over $1.4
trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.
Carmen Castillo, President of Superior Design International, Inc.,
Florida commented:
"These groups of companies represent the
organizational spirit that drives our economy and even more. It offers
insights into a vastness of cultures and an exchange of ideas that are
so valuable in helping me to understand how to reach the needs of
today's consumers".
The Div100
The Div100 is a classification that represents the top 100
small businesses in the state of Maryland, in sectors such as
technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large
organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with
multicultural and women-owned businesses use the list. The Div100 is
produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation's leading
multicultural B2B Internet portal that links large organizational buyers
to multicultural product and service suppliers.
CorePartners will be honored at a special awards ceremony at
DiversityBusiness.com's "8th Annual Multicultural Business Conference",
taking place April 23 - 25, 2008 at Disney's BoardWalk Resort in
Orlando, Florida.
About CorePartners
CorePartners is a professional software development
and consulting firm, offering business process and system consulting,
implementation & integration services and custom software development.
Our methodology follows the Rational Unified Process and Rapid
Application Development for requirements gathering, definition and
development. Our clients include trade associations, for-profit, and
government entities.
About DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, with over 35,000 members
DiversityBusiness.com is the largest organization of diversity-owned
businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services
to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies and colleges and
universities. Members use the sites technology to find and track new
business opportunities. It also produces the country's largest
conference on diversity education and training for major corporations
and small business. Its research on top businesses appears in Fortune,
Forbes, Business Week and numerous magazines and media publications.
The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for
its content and design. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer
Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT.
CCA was founded in 1980 by CEO Kenton Clarke.
For additional information, please contact:
Lisa Blagaich
CorePartners, Inc.
301.695.2673
lblagaich@corepartners.com
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