Fuentek Again Wins Spot as One of the Top 50 Women-owned and Top 50 Diversity-owned Businesses in North Carolina for 2006

Having distinguished itself as one of the top entrepreneur companies in the country, DiversityBusiness.com, again named Fuentek, LLC as one of the "Top Businesses in the United States" for 2006, winning in the categories of top woman-owned businesses in NC and top diversity-owned businesses in NC. DiversityBusiness.com gave over 500,000 businesses in the United Sates the opportunity to participate in their 7th annual survey. The awards were based on annual gross sales, and the Top Business List is used by major corporations and large buying organizations seeking multicultural and women-owned businesses new business partners.

The Impact of Woman-owned and Diversity-owned Business

“Diversity-owned businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy,” said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. “It is no longer just “the right thing” to do business with diversity suppliers. Because of recent economic and demographic trends and changes, major corporations are realizing that having a diverse supplier base positively impacts their business revenue from this sector of buyers”.

“This group represents the entrepreneurial spirit that drives our economy and even more. It offers insights into a vastness of cultures and an exchange of ideas that are so valuable in helping me to understand how to reach the needs of today's consumers” commented Gloria Bohan, CEO of Omega World Travel from Fairfax Virginia.

This classification represents the top woman-owned businesses in NC 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. This list is produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com.

DiversityBusiness.com will hold the 7th annual DiversityBusiness.com Multicultural Awards Ceremony and Forum to honor America 's Top Diversity Business Owners and Top 50 Fortune 500 companies for promoting multicultural business opportunities. This is the only national event that brings together the nation's top entrepreneurs and their corporate partners. It will take place in April 11–13, 2007 at the Mirage in Las Vegas.

Fuentek is an 8(a)-certified business.

Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness.com with over 32,000 members 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. DiversityBusiness.com performs research on diversity businesses for such leading publications as Forbes, Fortune magazine and numerous other media outlets. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. DiversityBusiness.com facilitates contacts and communication, streamlines business processes and provides vital business news and information. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980; CCAii is a computer-consulting and diversity specialist firms.