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- Atlanta, GA, October 24 2004
In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses,
DiversityBusiness.com, the nations’ leading multicultural B2B online portal,
recently named 3i People, Inc. as one of the top 100 diversity-owned businesses
in Georgia.
The Div100 is the 5th annual listing of the State’s top 100 diversity-owned
businesses. Ranging in revenue size from $1.8 million to $181.7 million, the
companies listed on the Div100 represent the State’s top multicultural earners
and challenge the long-held notion that a diversity-owned business is small or
insignificant.
It is no longer just “the right thing” to do
business with diversity suppliers. Affected by recent economic and demographic
trends and changes, corporations throughout the country are realizing that
diversity in suppliers positively impacts their business. Diversity-owned
businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.
“Diversity businesses 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. “It’s no longer only about the Fortune 1000, or the
Fortune 1000. This is a whole business segment that can carry its own, that
provides jobs and valuable products and services, and generates wealth for
their communities. These are the new leaders of American business.”
The Div100 is a classification that represents
the top 100 diversity-owned (women, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Native Indian
and other minority groups) businesses in the U.S., 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 (formerly Div2000.com), the nation's leading
multicultural B2B Internet portal that links large organizational buyers to
multicultural product and service suppliers.
The winning companies will be honored at a
special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com’s 5th Annual Multicultural
Business Conference, taking place March 30,31 & April 1, 2005 at the
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
“The Div100 companies are the heroes of
diversity-owned business in America,” said Kenton Clarke. “While Fortune
magazine lists the best companies for minorities to work for, we list the top
businesses owned by minorities. These are the people that have conquered the
hurdles and made the sacrifices, building and strengthening their communities,
providing jobs and helping to keep the fabric of the U.S. economy together.”
3i people, Inc., is a full-service IT
Consulting firm doing business in Software Consulting, Applications
Development, Project Management and Contract Staffing.
Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, it has
operations throughout the United States, and an offshore development operation
in India.
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