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.
The Power of Diversity
Business
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
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.
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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.”
About 3i People, Inc.
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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