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Atlanta - Corporate Headquarters
3003 Summit Boulevard
Suite 1500
Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: 1.800.481.0352
Atlanta Local No: 404.424.9588
Fax: 404.424.9584
info@asociagroup.com
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February 21, 2008
Atlanta-based Information Technology Consulting and Staffing Firm Asocia Group Ranked among Nation's
Top 500 Emerging Businesses, Top 100 Small Businesses in Georgia and Top 100 Diversity Businesses in Georgia
ATLANTA-In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com,
the nations' leading multicultural internet site, recently named ASOCIA GROUP as one of the Top
500 Emerging Businesses in the United States (Div500).
The Div500 is the 8th annual listing of the nation's top 500 emerging businesses. The companies
listed on the Div500 represent the nation's emerging multicultural earners and challenge the
long-held notion that a small business is small or insignificant. Div500 members are sought
after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with small and diversity owned companies.
The Impact of Small Business
"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."
Affected by recent economic and demographic trends and changes, Fortune 1000 corporations
throughout the country have recognized that buying products and services from small and diversity
owned companies positively impacts their business. Small businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion
in sales to the U.S. economy.
Carmen Castillo, president of Florida-based Superior Design International, Inc. said, "These
groups of companies represent the organizational 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".
"We are extremely honored to receive this award," said Cynthia Coker, CEO of Asocia Group. "As a
woman-owned organization (WBENC), we are proud to be recognized as an emerging, diversity business
and to represent this important sector of companies in our economy. We attribute our growth and
success in 2007 to our relentless mission to provide outstanding services to our clients and
believe our expertise and industry experience serve as a key differentiator for our company."
The Div500
The Div500 is a classification that represents the top 500 emerging businesses in the United
States, 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 Div500 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.
Asocia Group will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com's 8th
Annual Multicultural Business Conference, taking place April 23-25, 2008, at Disney's
BoardWalk Resort in Orlando, Florida. Asocia Group is receiving three awards and is being
honored for its place in the Top 100 Small Businesses in Georgia; Top 100 Diversity Businesses
in Georgia and Top 500 Emerging Businesses in America (Div500 Emerging 2007).
ABOUT ASOCIA GROUP
Atlanta-based Asocia Group, LLC is a specialized consultancy firm recognized as a leader in
providing information technology consulting and staffing solutions to corporations and
government agencies throughout the United States. Asocia's provides professional services
and outsourced solutions in enterprise resource planning (ERP), systems integration,
e-commerce, software development and engineering. Asocia is consistently recognized as a
premier IT consulting and staffing firm that provides outstanding customer service and
solutions. Asocia has four main divisions: ERP and IT consulting and staffing, permanent
placement, executive search and healthcare staffing. To learn more about Asocia, please
visit www.asociagroup.com.
Asocia Group is a minority- and woman-owned organization certified by the Women's Business
Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
ABOUT DIVERSITYBUSINESS.COM
Launched in 1999, with more than 35,000 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 sites 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 other 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.
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