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For Immediate Release
Alan Fogg,
Director of Communications
afogg@fceda.org, 703-790-0600 (o) or 571-213-5065 (m)
Four companies, Commonwealth of Virginia win
2003 Emerging Business Forum awards
Awards ceremony closes out third annual conference for diversely led businesses
Fairfax County, Virginia, October 10, 2003 – Four companies, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Fairfax County Economic Development Authority staffers won 2003 Emerging Business Forum awards at a luncheon ceremony that closed the third annual conference for minority and female entrepreneurs.
EBF2003 ran from Oct. 8-10 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner in Fairfax County. The event drew 250 executives of early-stage and established companies. Sessions centered on doing business with established companies and government agencies, and entrepreneurship and public policy. The awards ceremony followed a keynote address by Michael Barrera, national ombudsman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Alex Orfinger, publisher of the Washington Business Journal, presented the awards. Award winners are:
- American Dream Award for overcoming racial, ethnic or gender barriers to become a successful business: Cultura, medical health spa, Washington, D.C.; AnthroTronix, physical rehabilitation technology, College Park, Md.; STG Inc., IT and engineering services, Fairfax, Va.
- Building Bridges Award for successful partnerships between established and emerging companies: Aspen Group, management services, Silver Spring, Md., and Fannie Mae, mortgage securities, Washington, D.C.; Digital Solutions Inc., IT services, Manassas, Va., and RS Information Systems Inc., IT services, McLean, Va.
- EBF Sponsor Award for outstanding contributions from a conference sponsor: Commonwealth of Virginia for three years of support
- EBF Chairman’s Award presented by EBF Chairman James W. Dyke Jr.: Robin Fenner and Karen Smaw, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.
About the Emerging Business Forum (www.emergingbusinessforum.org)
The Emerging Business Forum, created by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority in 2001, specializes in creating long-term partnerships between emerging enterprises and established businesses and government agencies. These partnerships begin with a multi-day conference aimed at assisting emerging enterprises to develop the infrastructure and network to capitalize on future opportunities and accelerate growth.
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