[Asis-l] National Small Business Awards

[Odetta Rogers]

"Top Small Businesses in America"

Please forward a copy to your supplier base

Southport, Connecticut - August 26, 2004 - DiversityBusiness.com the 
nation's leading small business Internet portal will be conducting its 5th 
annual "Top Small Businesses in America" survey. This years survey will 
determine the Top 500 Small Businesses in the United States, the Top 500 
Diversity Owned Business in the United States, and for each State the Top 
50 Small businesses and Top 50 Diversity owned businesses.    

The winners will be announced on October 25, 2004 and will be honored at 
the 5th Annual Multicultural Business Conference in March 2005. The awards 
are based on annual sales volume. To participate, businesses must register 
by September 30, 2004 at DiversityBusiness.com. All Small, Women, and 
Minority owned businesses are encouraged to register.

DiversityBusiness.com is the nations largest and most comprehensive online 
resource center for Small, Women and, Minority owned businesses and large 
procurement organizations.  It is a membership-based exchange platform that 
facilitates contacts and communication, streamlines business processes and 
provides vital business news and information.

"Diversity businesses are now a fundamental element of the business 
landscape in America," said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting 
Associates International, Inc. "Our job is to provide full administrative 
and organizational support to our members at every stage in their business 
cycles.  With DiversityBusiness.com behind them, they can fully concentrate 
on expanding their multicultural markets: publicizing their organization, 
negotiating contracts, and providing or receiving goods and services," said 
Clarke.  "We are actively and continually working toward a prosperous, 
nationwide small business community.  Our mission is to provide a powerful 
nationwide resource platform for the expansion of multicultural business 
opportunities."


About DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness.com has won numerous awards and gained 
national recognition for its content and site design. DiversityBusiness.com 
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Computer Consulting Associates 
International, Inc. (CCAii), headquartered in Southport, Connecticut.  
CCAii provides professional IT services to Fortune 500 and 1000 companies.  
Founded in 1980 by CEO Kenton Clarke, CCAii is the largest multicultural 
owned computer-consulting firm in New England. Some of the firm's corporate 
clients include Pepsi-Cola, Kraft Foods, Pitney Bowes, Bank of America, 
BellSouth, Kmart, SBC, IBM, United Technologies Corporation and General 
Electric.  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. 


Press Contact: 
Odetta Rogers, 
Director of Communications
news at ccaii.com
www.DiversityBusiness.com

Please forward a copy to your suppliers for inclusion in this year's survey
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