For Immediate Release
Diversity Business Recognized in Kansas
Local Diversity Business Named among Kansas’ Top 50
Lenexa, Kansas, November 11, 2003 In recognition of the
economic power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the
nations’ leading multicultural B2B online portal, recently named Heritage
Computer Consulting & Services, Inc. as one of the top 50 diversity-owned
businesses in Kansas.
The Div50 is a listing of the State’s top 50 diversity-owned
businesses. Ranging in revenue size from $250,000 to over $150 million, the
companies listed on the Div50 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 500, or the Fortune 500. 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 Div50
The Div50 is a classification that represents the top 50
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 Div50 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 4th Annual Multicultural
Business Conference, taking place March 17 – 19, 2004 at the Foxwoods Resort
Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
“The Div50 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.”
For the complete list
of winning companies, please visit:
http://www.div2000.com/Resources/DivLists/2003/
About Heritage Computer Consulting & Services, Inc.
Since
1991, Heritage has provided a full range of professional services to
businesses throughout the Kansas City area. Heritage offers customized
programming, database development, consulting, project management, training
in a variety of popular software packages, web site development and hosting,
network installation and support. A commercial ID badge software and
hardware package (ideal for students, employees, sports clubs, churches and
certification badges and cards) is owned by the company. HCCS, Inc. is a
Microsoft Certified Partner.
About
DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, with over 20,000 members
DiversityBusiness.com is the largest organization of diversity-owned
businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to
Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and colleges and universities.
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. In
2001, the Small Business Administration (SBA) presented its annual award for
the Nation's Top Diversity-owned Business to CCA for its development of
DiversityBusiness.com and its commitment to business development for
diversity business owners in Connecticut and throughout the United States.
About CCAii
Award-winning consulting firm Computer Consulting Associates
International, Inc. (CCAii) provides professional IT services to Fortune 500
and 500 companies as well as start-up enterprises. Founded in 1980 by CEO
Kenton Clarke, CCAii is the largest African-American owned computer
consulting firm in New England. Throughout its 25 years, CCAii has garnered
many awards by entities such as the Small Business Administration, the
National Minority Supplier Development Council and Black Enterprise
Magazine. The company is headquartered in Southport, Connecticut.
For additional
information, please contact:
Arlene Watkins, President
Heritage Computer Consulting & Services, Inc.
913-529-4227
hccs@hccsinc.com
