Artifex Ranked 9th among Rhode Island's Top 100 Diversity Owned Businesses
LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND, 1/19/2012: In recognition of the economic power of privately held businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations' leading business-to-business internet site, recently ranked Artifex Technology Consulting, Inc. #9 in their list of Top 50 Diversity Owned Businesses in Rhode Island.
This is the 11th annual listing of the Rhode Island top businesses by DiversityBusiness.com, and the 5th year in a row that Artifex Technology Consulting has been recognized as a top business. The companies listed on the Top Business Lists represent the Nation's top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a privately held business is small or insignificant. Winners are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with small businesses. "Entrepreneurs 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."
The List
This List is a classification that represents the top small businesses in the U.S., in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with multicultural, small and women-owned businesses use the list. The List 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.
The winning companies will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com's "11th Annual Multicultural Business Conference", taking place April 25-27, 2012 at Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center in Washington, D.C.
For the complete list of winning companies, please visit: www.diversitybusiness.com
About Artifex Technology Consulting, Inc.
Artifex Technology Consulting, Inc., a woman-owned, Microsoft Gold Certified business with well over 400 clients across the nation and internationally, provides a unique and refreshing perspective from the typical web development company. Their diverse team of programmers and designers specializes in custom web development, web design, print design, custom web applications, ecommerce and content management systems.
About DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness, with over 46,000 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 provides research and data collection services for diversity including the "Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities", "Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America", and others. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and internet publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. It is a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and has the most widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980.
For additional information, please contact:
Jenna L. Schmidt, President
Artifex Technology Consulting, Inc.
(401) 723-6644 x10
www.artifextech.com