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COOP Systems Gains National Recognition
Herndon VA, December 22 , 2006
- - COOP Systems today announced the receipt of three Top 100 awards by Diversity.com, the nations’ leading multicultural internet site. The categories for the awards are Diversity-Owned, Small Business and Women-Owned.
The Div100 is the 7th annual listing of Virginia’s businesses by type. The companies listed on the Div100 represent the state’s top businesses and challenge the long-held notion that a small business is insignificant. Div100 members are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with small businesses.
The Impact of Diversity 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 businesses positively impacts their business. Small businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.
“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.”
“We are very pleased to be recognized for this Top 100 award by Diversity.com,” said Chris Alvord, CEO of COOP Systems. “Our success internationally with a broad range of clients shows that the success of a small business does not have to be limited at all.”
The Div100 is a classification that represents the top 100 small businesses in Virginia 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.
ABOUT DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, with over 32,000 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 site’s 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.
Website: http://www.diversitybusiness.com
ABOUT COOP SYSTEMS - - Web-Based Continuity Planning™
COOP Systems (www.coop-systems.com), headquartered in Herndon, VA, is an exciting provider of continuity planning software. With a special focus on large clients with distributed planning needs, increasing numbers of innovative private and public sector clients have been deciding for myCOOP™.
Contact Information
Christy Downs, Marketing
COOP Systems
607 Herndon Parkway, Suite 108
Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703-464-8700
Fax: 703-464-9683
e-mail: christinadowns@coop-systems.com
Paul Farley, Asia Pacific Program Manager
COOP Systems Pty Ltd
150A Barkly Street
St Kilda, Victoria 3182
Phone: +61 411.226.585
Fax: +61 3.9525.4069
e-mail: paulfarley@coop-systems.com
SOURCE: COOP Systems
