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| Best Asian Entrepreneur |
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 Naqia Corporation Sdn Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Dr.Zamila Hussin: Best Asian Entrepreneur |
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| Best Asian Executive |
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| Sun Life Everbright Insurance Co. Ltd., Tianjin, People's Republic of China |
Janet M. De Silva, President and CEO, Sun Life Everbright Insurance Co. Ltd. and President, Sun Life Financial China |
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| Best Canadian Entrepreneur |
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| Proforma Instant Promotions, Concord, Ontario, Canada |
Patti Spadafora, Partner, Proforma Instant Promotions |
| SMART Technologies Inc, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Nancy Knowlton, president, co-CEO, co-founder |
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| Best Canadian Executive |
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| Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., Baie d'Urfe, Quebec, Canada |
Paula Shannon, Chief Sales Officer, SVP Lionbridge |
| SAP Labs Canada and SAP Labs Hungary |
Laure Le Bars, Managing Director, SAP Labs Canada and SAP Labs Hungary |
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| Best Entrepreneur – Non-Services Businesses – Up to 100 Employees |
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| ColdSpark, Broomfield, Colorado |
Kelly Wanser, Co-founder and CEO, ColdSpark |
| Mother of Eden, New Iberia, Louisiana |
Tereson Thomas, CEO of Mother of Eden, Inventor of Fuzzi Bunz |
| Sarita's Macaroni & Cheese, Inc. New York, New York |
Sarita Ekya, Founder, S'MAC |
| VerticalResponse, San Francisco, California |
Janine Popick, CEO, VerticalResponse |
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| Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses - Up to 100 Employees |
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| Airfoil Public Relations, Southfield, Michigan |
Lisa Vallee-Smith, CEO, co-founder and co-owner, Airfoil Public Relations |
| Articulate Communications Inc, New York, New York |
Laura Grimmer, Articulate Communications, likes to Think Ahead, Stay Ahead |
| BONUS Building Care, Indianola, Oklahoma |
Arleen Cavanaugh, CEO, BONUS Building Care |
| Chameleon Technologies, Kirkland, Washington |
Melissa Action, Principal and Co-Founder of Chameleon Technologies |
| Cypress Care, Inc., Duluth, Georgia |
Lisa Datelle, Executive Vice President, Cypress Care, Inc. |
| ENC Marketing & Communications, Inc., McLean, Virginia |
Eva Neumann, President and CEO of ENC Marketing & Communications, Inc. |
| Exact Staff, Woodland Hills, California |
Karenjo Goodwin |
| Expense Management Solutions, Inc., Southborough, Massachusetts |
Michele Flynn, President, Expense Management Solutions, Inc. |
| Facelogic International Inc. Carlsbad, California |
Sherryl Ford, President, Facelogic International |
| For Her Information Media, Chicago, Illinois |
Beth Aldrich, CEO/Founder, For Her Information Media |
| Funxion Fuzion, Roselle, Illinois |
Rose Cammarata, Owner, Funxion Fuzion |
| H2 Marketing, Seattle, Washington |
Heather L. Rooney, President, H2 Marketing, LLC |
| HouseWorks, Newton, Massachusetts |
Andrea Cohen, CEO and co-founder, HouseWorks |
| National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, Illinois |
Lori Eshoo, President & CEO |
| Precision Dialogue, Cleveland, Ohio |
Marci Hower, Precision Dialogue |
| Red Hot Marketing LLC, Studio City, California |
Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero, Red Hot Marketing LLC |
| Sue Kozel, SK Visions, Cream Ridge, New Jersey |
Lita Abele, CEO, Diversity Advocate & Woman Business Leader |
| SupportAbility, Irvine, California |
Julie Inman, President & Chairman, SupportAbility |
| The PowerMark Group, San Juan Capistrano, California |
Colleen Edwards, President, The PowerMark Group, Inc. |
| The Prosthetic Center, Houston Texas |
Dr Rhonda F Turner, CEO The Prosthetic Center |
| VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia |
Deepti Malhotra, CEO, VMD Systems Integrators, Inc. |
| Wagner Resources, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland |
Jean Wagner CEO & President, Wagner Resources, Inc. |
| WilbanksElam, Birmingham, Alabama |
Lydia Caffery Wilbanks, Managing Partner |
| WilkinsonSheinCommunications, Arlington, Virginia |
“Keira Shein Continues to Shine” |
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| Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – Up to 2,500 Employees |
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| Octagon Research Solutions, Inc., Wayne, Pennsylvania |
Nancy Smerkanich, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. |
| The Jay Group, Ronks, Pennsylvania |
Dana Chryst, CEO, The Jay Group |
| The Manhattan Mortgage Company, New York, New York |
Melissa Cohn, President/CEO, The Manhattan Mortgage Company |
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| Best Executive – Non-Services Businesses – More Than 2,500 Employees |
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| SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany |
Donna Troy, Executive Vice President Global SME, SAP AG |
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| Best Executive – Non-Services Businesses – Up to 100 Employees |
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| Premier Promotional Products, Purcellville, Virginia |
Margaret von Gersdorff, Premier Promotional Products |
| Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, Illinois |
Cari Christopher, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Signature HomeStyles |
| Valista, Wicklow, Ireland |
Evanna Kearins, Marketing Director, Valista |
| VS Publishing Company, Orlando, Florida |
Donna Stutts, President, VS Publishing Company |
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| Best Executive – Non-Services Businesses – Up to 2,500 Employees |
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| Agile Software, San Jose, California |
Carolyn Aver, CFO, Agile Software Corporation |
| Deltek, Herndon, Virginia |
Carolyn Parent, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Deltek |
| excelleRx, New York, New York |
Stephanie A. Zarus, Chief Performance Officer, execelleRx |
| SAP Labs Canada and SAP Labs Hungary |
Laure Le Bars, Managing Director, SAP Labs Canada and SAP Labs Hungary |
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| Best Executive – Service Businesses – More Than 2,500 Employees |
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| Constellation Energy, Baltimore, Maryland |
E. Follin Smith, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Constellation Energy |
| Hyperion Solutions, Santa Clara, California |
Mercedes Ellison, Vice President of Global Partner Sales, Hyperion Solutions |
| Hyperion Solutions, Santa Clara, California |
Heidi Melin, Chief Marketing Officer, Hyperion Solutions |
| KODAK Service & Support, Rochester, New York |
Dolores Kruchten, General Manager, Global Services, and Vice President, Kodak’s Graphics Communications Group |
| McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, California |
Alva Purvis - Vice President of Worldwide Channel Enablement |
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| Best Executive – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees |
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| American Legal Search, Houston, Texas |
Robin Thompson, Managing Director |
| Aon Corporation, San Jose, California |
Julie K Davis, EVP, Wired for Growth Division, Affinity Insurance Services, Inc. |
| Richardson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Debbie Antonelli, Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Richardson |
| SafeHarbor Technology Corporation, Satsop, Washington |
Annette Jacobs, Chair & CEO, SafeHarbor Technology Corporation |
| Trims Unlimited, Inc. Los Angeles, California |
Ashley Young, Vice President, Trims Unlimited |
| Wagner Resources, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland |
Jean Wagner CEO & President, Wagner Resources, Inc. |
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| Best Executive – Service Businesses – Up to 2,500 Employees |
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| Allyis, Bellevue, Washington |
Suzette McClintock, Executive Vice President, Allyis |
| Allyis, Bellevue, Washington |
Rochelle Hill, Vice President of Marketing, Allyis |
| Avendra, Rockville, Maryland |
Jane Marie Dunigan, Avendra: Providing Customers Integrity and Accuracy |
| Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI), Springfield, Virginia |
Lara J. Coffee, Director Marketing Communications, CSCI |
| Dalbey Wealth Institute, Westminster, Colorado |
Cathy Stalick, President, The Dalbey Wealth Institute |
| ePrize, Pleasant Ridge, Michigan |
Jacquelyn L. Trepanier, Senior Vice President, Fulfillment Services, ePrize |
| Global eProcure, Clark, New Jersey |
Neha Desai, Vice President of Business Development and European Operations |
| Gulf Bank, Kuwait |
Sana Jumah, Acting CGM, Gulf Bank |
| High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi), Reston, Virginia |
Eleni Z. Antoniou, Human Resources Executive |
| Mercedes Homes, Orlando, Florida |
Susan Girard, President of Sales & Marketing, Mercedes Homes |
| Premiere Global Services, Atlanta, Georgia |
Michele Dobnikar, SVP, Chief Integration Officer, Premiere Global Services |
| Premiere Global Services, Atlanta, Georgia |
Susan Hill, SVP of Sales, Middle Market, Premiere Global Services |
| Valpak, Largo, Florida |
Melissa Fisher, Sr. VP of Marketing and Communications, Valpak |
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| Best Executive in EMEA |
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| Gulf Bank, Kuwait |
Sana Jumah, Acting CGM, Gulf Bank |
| Research In Motion, EMEA, London, England |
Charmaine Eggberry, Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA at RIM |
| Valista, Wicklow, Ireland |
Evanna Kearins, Marketing Director, Valista |
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| Best New Company of the Year |
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| Facelogic International Inc. Carlsbad, California |
Facelogic International |
| H2 Marketing, Seattle, Washington |
Heather L. Rooney, President, H2 Marketing, LLC |
| Maneater Threads, San Francisco, California |
Maneater Threads |
| Medicalciti.com, St.Louis, Missouri |
Medicalciti.com |
| Sarita's Macaroni & Cheese, Inc. New York, New York |
S'MAC |
| SemperComm Foundation, Springfield, Virginia |
SemperComm Foundation |
| The Cultural Connect, San Francisco, California |
The CulturalConnect |
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| Best New Product of the Year |
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| ESPS, Salisbury, Maryland |
Violence Informational Products |
| For Her Information Media, Chicago, Illinois |
For Her Information Magazine/TV |
| Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, Illinois |
The Wall Wizard™ System |
| Thevirtualsalescoach.com, Skyland, North Carolina |
Thevirtualsalescoach.com |
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| Best New Service of the Year |
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| Aon Corporation, San Jose, California |
Wired for Growth, New Division in Affinity Insurance Services, Inc. |
| DowntownWomensClub.com, Cohasset, Massachusetts |
DowntownWomensClub.com's social network, DWC Faces |
| Healthy Kids' Catalog, San Diego, California |
Healthy Kids' Catalog Breaks New Ground |
| MedeliaCommunications, Hollywood, Florida |
WM Group of Funds Selling to Women Training Series |
| VIPdesk, Alexandria, Virginia |
Advancing Corporate Concierge Services Under the Leadership of VIPdesk CEO Mary Naylor |
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| Best Overall Company of the Year - Non-Services Businesses – Up To 100 Employees |
| ALOM Technologies, Fremont, California |
International just-in-time fulfillment |
| CableOrganizer.com, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
Woman-Led CableOrganizer.com Taking Male Dominated Industry by Storm |
| Gulf Coast Shutter, Destin, Florida |
Gulf Coast Shutter |
| VerticalResponse, San Francisco, California |
VerticalResponse - Fun and Fast-Paced, The Way We Like It! |
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| Best Overall Company of the Year – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees |
| Art to Gogh, Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
Art to Gogh |
| Best Upon Request, Cincinnati, Ohios |
Best Upon Request |
| Chameleon Technologies, Kirkland, Washington |
Melissa Action, Principal and Co-Founder of Chameleon Technologies |
| Cypress Care, Inc., Duluth, Georgia |
Lisa Datelle, Cypress Care, Inc. - Best Overall Company of the Year |
| EAG Services, Houston, Texas |
EAG Services, Inc. |
| Expense Management Solutions, Inc., Southborough, Massachusetts |
Expense Management Solutions, Inc. |
| For Her Information Media, Chicago, Illinois |
For Her Information Media (A Division of In Her Shoes, LLC) |
| Horn Group, Inc., San Francisco, California |
Horn Group, Inc.: 15 Years and Going Strong |
| Insight Performance Improvement, Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts |
Exceptional Commitment to Employees and Customers Creates Formula for Success |
| iPrint Systems, Inc., Redwood City, California |
iPrint.com – Business Printing Made Easy |
| National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, Illinois |
National Tax Search - Best Overall |
| NetPlus Marketing, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania |
NetPlus Marketing |
| Planning the Globe, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina |
The Planning the Globe Company |
| Precision Marketing Group, Framingham, Massachusetts |
Precision Marketing Group |
| SafeHarbor Technology Corporation, Satsop, Washington |
SafeHarbor Technology Corporation, Annette Jacobs, Chair & CEO |
| The Career Exposure Network, Portland, Oregon |
The Career Exposure Network |
| The Thomas Collective, LLC, New York, New York |
The Thomas Collective, LLC |
| Trims Unlimited, Inc. Los Angeles, California |
Trims Unlimited, Inc. |
| Umbria Inc., Boulder, Colorado |
Umbria – a company that mines the blogosphere for insight |
| VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia |
VMD Systems Integrators, Inc. |
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| Best Turnaround of the Year |
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| Gulf Bank, Kuwait |
Gulf Bank Corporate Banking Group |
| Hollister Inc., Boston, Massachusetts |
Hollister Inc |
| The Judgment Group, Stevensville, Maryland |
The Judgment Group, Operational Turnaround |
| VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia |
VMD Systems Integrators, Inc. |
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| Best Young Entrepreneur |
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| Blue Whitespace Graphic Design, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Heather Fricke, Founding Partner, Blue Whitespace Graphic Design Studio |
| Girl Powered Real Estate, Inc., Campbell, California |
Amie Chilson, Founder & CEO, Girl Powered Real Estate, Inc. |
| H2 Marketing, Seattle, Washington |
Heather L. Rooney, President, H2 Marketing, LLC |
| JAI NETWORK SYSTEMS SDN. BHD. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia |
LATIFAH BT. TAIB: Best Young Entrepreneur |
| Maneater Threads, San Francisco, California |
Tanya Zilinskas, Owner and Founder, Maneater Threads |
| SZPR Inc., Carlsbad, California |
Sarah Znerold, CEO & Founder of SZPR Inc. |
| The Cultural Connect, San Francisco, California |
Sumaya Kazi, Founder & Executive Director, The CulturalConnect |
| Xstatic Public Relations, Denver, Colorado |
Stacey Sepp, Chief Operating Officer, Xstatic Public Relations |
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| Blog of the Year |
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| eMoms at Home, West Chicago, Illinois |
eMoms at Home :: For Moms Who Mean Business |
| Kathryn Finney, The Budget Fashionista, Jersey City, New Jersey |
The Budget Fashionista |
| VerticalResponse, San Francisco, California |
VerticalResponse Email Marketing Blog - Best Blog for Marketers |
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| Communications Campaign of the Year |
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| Lacy McMahon, Talecris Biotherapeutics, North Carolina |
Up Close and Personal Patient Open House by Lacy McMahon, Manager, Public Affairs, Talecris Biotherapeutics. |
| October Strategies, Inc., Denver, Colorado |
October Strategies' Public Relations Campaigns |
| Paula Phelan, Scotts Valley, California |
Paula Phelan / NPI PR for the Cisco Women in Technology Campaign |
| SheaHedges Group, McLean, Virginia |
SheaHedges Group's PR Campaign for VIPdesk |
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| Community Involvement Program of the Year |
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| Blue Whitespace Graphic Design, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Blue Whitespace Graphic Design Studio & Concours d'Elegance |
| Chameleon Technologies, Kirkland, Washington |
Melissa Action, Principal and Co-Founder of Chameleon Technologies |
| Charter Communications & Lynne Coker, Birmingham, Alabama |
Charter Communications Crusade to Cure Childhood Cancer |
| CTSi, Boulder, Colorado |
CTSi |
| Feaster and Associates, Norfolk, Virginia |
Building Community Engagement Across America |
| Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, Illinois |
Signature HomeStyles |
| SZPR Inc., Carlsbad, California |
SZPR Inc. & Keep A Breast Foundation: Maximizing Awareness of Breast Cancer to Young Women |
| TopHuman Technology Limited, Beijing, China |
Eva Wong, President and Chairperson of TopHuman Technology Limited |
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| Employer of the Year |
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| Chameleon Technologies, Kirkland, Washington |
Melissa Action, Principal and Co-Founder of Chameleon Technologies |
| Cypress Care, Inc., Duluth, Georgia |
Lisa Datelle, Cypress Care, Inc. - Employer of the Year |
| ENC Marketing & Communications, Inc., McLean, Virginia |
ENC Marketing & Communications, Inc. Employer of the Year |
| Insight Performance Improvement, Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts |
Valuing Employees as Internal Customers Creates Exceptional Workplace |
| Media 1, Grand Haven, Michigan |
Media 1 |
| VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia |
VMD Systems Integrators, Inc. |
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| Fastest-Growing Company of the Year |
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| CableOrganizer.com, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
Woman-Led CableOrganizer.com Taking Male Dominated Industry by Storm |
| Global eProcure, Clark, New Jersey |
Global eProcure |
| Gulf Coast Shutter, Destin, Florida |
Gulf Coast Shutter |
| R & L Associates, Beverly, Massachusetts |
Fran Dichner, President & CEO of R & L Associates |
| VerticalResponse, San Francisco, California |
VerticalResponse - Up, Up and Away! |
| WilkinsonSheinCommunications, Arlington, Virginia |
WilkinsonShein Grows Revenue 217% |
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| Lifetime Achievement Award |
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| Candace Wiest, Avondale, Arizona |
Candace Wiest, President and CEO of West Valley National Bank (In Organization) |
| Gulf Bank, Kuwait |
Sana Jumah, Acting CGM, Gulf Bank |
| Mariah Fenton Gladis, Malvern, Pennsylvania |
Mariah Fenton Gladis |
| Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, Illinois |
Madolyn Johnson, President and Founder, Signature HomeStyles |
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| Marketing Campaign of the Year |
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| Connekted Minds Inc.,Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada |
A little Food for Thought |
| Girl Powered Real Estate, Inc., Campbell, California |
Girl Powered's Rosie the Realtor and New Age Fairytale |
| Lauren Fix, Lancaster, New York |
Victims of Flood Damaged Cars |
| Precision Marketing Group, Framingham, Massachusetts |
Precision Marketing Group - Peanut Butter & Chocolate |
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| Mentor of the Year |
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| Action International, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Dresene Flynn-White, franchise coach, Action-International |
| Precision Marketing Group, Framingham, Massachusetts |
CC Consulting |
| R & L Associates, Beverly, Massachusetts |
Fran Dichner, President & CEO of R & L Associates |
| Women's Leadership Coaching Inc, Campbell, California |
Jo Miller, CEO, Women's Leadership Coaching Inc |
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| Most Innovative Company of the Year – Up to 100 Employees |
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| Aspire, Phoenix, Arizona |
Aspire |
| BenchmarkPortal, Inc., Santa Maria, California |
Echo™ by BenchmarkPortal Brings Customer Opinion to the Core of Service Analysis and Recovery |
| ColdSpark, Broomfield, Colorado |
ColdSpark Revolutionizes Enterprise Email |
| Corporatedramas.com, Fairfax, Virginia |
CorporateDramas.com-Enhancing Intellectual Capital |
| Healthy Kids' Catalog, San Diego, California |
Healthy Kids' Catalog Breaks New Ground |
| iPrint Systems, Inc., Redwood City, California |
iPrint.com – Business Printing Made Easy |
| National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, Illinois |
National Tax Search - Most Innovative |
| ProLink Services, LLC, Vienna, Virginia |
ProLink Services, LLC. |
| Sew What? Inc, Rancho Dominguez, California |
Sew What? Inc, Theatrical Drapery Manufacturer |
| Small Town Dog Vacation Villas, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Small Town Dog Vacation Villas |
| The Judgment Group, Stevensville, Maryland |
The Judgment Group, Innovator |
| Umbria Inc., Boulder, Colorado |
Umbria – a company that mines the blogosphere for insight |
| VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia |
VMD Systems Integrators, Inc. |
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| Most Innovative Company of the Year – Up to 2,500 Employees |
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| SMART Technologies Inc, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
SMART Technologies Inc. |
| United Scrap Metal, Inc., Cicero, Illinois |
United Scrap Metal, Inc. |
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| Technology Innovator of the Year |
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| ALOM Technologies, Fremont, California |
ALOM uses technology to outcompete companies 100 times its size |
| ColdSpark, Broomfield, Colorado |
ColdSpark’s Mission to Transform Email Infrastructure |
| Constellation Energy, Baltimore, Maryland |
Constellation Energy |
| Fenestra, Inc., Brooklyn, NewYork |
Fenestra, Inc.: Leading a Revolution in Assessment Centers |
| National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, Illinois |
National Tax Search - Technology Innovator |
| Strategy Solutions, Inc, Erie, Pennsylvania |
Strategy Solutions, Inc. |
| Sun Microsystems, Santa Clara, California |
Kim Jones, Sun Microsystems |
| The Judgment Group, Stevensville, Maryland |
The Judgment Group, Technology Innovator |
| VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia |
VMD Systems Integrators, Inc. |
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| Website of the Year |
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| Advance Design Interactive, Erdenheim, Pennsylvania |
Web Site for Cambridge Architectural |
| Blue Whitespace Graphic Design, Cincinnati, Ohio |
The Blue Whitespace Website |
| EMCOR Group, Norwalk, Connecticut |
The EMCOR Group Corporate Web Site |
| For Her Information Media, Chicago, Illinois |
For Her Information Web Site |
| Maneater Threads, San Francisco, California |
Maneater Threads Web Site |
| Precision Marketing Group, Framingham, Massachusetts |
Precision Marketing Group - Web Site |
| Soapdom, Inc., Santa Monica, California |
Soapdom.com |
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| Women Helping Women Award |
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| ACTiVATE, Baltimore, Maryland |
Empowering Women into High-Tech Entrepreneurship |
| American Legal Search, Atlanta, Georgia |
Carter Hoyt, Managing Director |
| Bette George, Bette George & Associates Inc., McLean, Virginia |
Bette George - Women Helping Women |
| FORTUNE magazine, New York, New York |
FORTUNE/U.S. State Department International Women Leaders Mentoring Partnership |
| Girl Powered Real Estate, Inc., Campbell, California |
Girl Powered for Women |
| Neutral Posture, Bryan, Texas |
Rebecca Boenigk of Neutral Posture, Inc. |
| R & L Associates, Beverly, Massachusetts |
Fran Dichner, President & CEO of R & L Associates |
| R&L Associates, Inc. Beverly, Massachusetts |
R&L Associates, Inc. |
| The Career Exposure Network, Portland, Oregon |
CareerWomen.com |
| Women's Leadership Coaching Inc, Campbell, California |
Women's Leadership Coaching Inc. |
