Convention Models & Talent, Inc. Named to Diversitybusiness.com's 2010: Top 100 Diversity Owned Businesses in Georgia, Top 50 Women Owned Businesses in Georgia and Top 100 Privately-held Businesses in Georgia

Atlanta, GA, 03/27/10. In recognition of the economic power of privately held businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations' leading business-to-business internet site, recently named Convention Models & Talent as one of the top businesses in the United States.

This is the 10th annual listing of the Nation's top businesses by DiversityBusiness.com. 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."

 "We are honored to be recognized as one of the top privately held businesses in the United States" CMT CEO Shelly Justice said. Our commitment to the highest level of client service has allowed us to establish strong relationships that have resulted in CMT's sustained year over year growth.

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 "10th Annual National Multicultural Business Conference", taking place April 27 - 29, 2010 at the Gaylord Resorts, Washington, DC.

For the complete list of winning companies, please visit: www.diversitybusiness.com

 

CMT is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and is the leading provider of tradeshow and event staffing. The company's mission is to provide the best talent and customer service in the industry and to ensure world-class events for its customers. CMT represents some of the most respected brands and corporations in the world including T-Mobile, Honda Jet, Spanx, AstraZeneca, Procter & Gamble, GE and Sara Lee.

Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness, with over 48,000 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. DiversityBusiness reaches more diverse suppliers and communicates more information to them on a more frequent basis then all other organizations combined. We also communicate with mainstream businesses, government agencies and educational institutions with information related to diversity. Our magazine reaches over 300,000 readers, a monthly e-newsletter that reaches 2.4 million, and website visitors of 1.2 million a month. 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:Shelly JusticeConvention Models & Talent, Inc. (CMT Agency)866-238-9349sjustice@cmtagency.comwww.cmtagency.com