DiversityBusiness Survey Will Determine Top Small Businesses in US and Each State

I received an interesting email tonight of a press release from DiversityBusiness, which hosts an annual Multicultural Business Conference and conducts a survey to determine the top women owned businesses (500 across the US and 50 per state), as well as the top small businesses in the same categories.
Here are the details if you'd like to register to participate in the survey or attend their 2007 conference, which will take place in Las Vegas:Southport, Connecticut - September 6, 2006 - DiversityBusiness the nation's leading small business Internet portal will be conducting its 7th annual "Top Women Businesses in America" survey. This year's survey will determine the:
Top 500 Women Owned Business in the United States
Top 50 Women owned businesses in every state
Top 500 Small Businesses in the United States
Top 50 Small businesses in every state The winners will be honored at the 7th Annual Multicultural Business Conference in March 2007 in Las Vegas. The awards are based on annual sales volume. This marks the 7th year for this massive national data collection effort. To participate, businesses must register their business profile at DiversityBusiness BusinessAwards RegistrationAll Small, Women, Disabled, and Minority owned businesses are encouraged to register. Last years winners received enormous recognition and exposure for their companies. DiversityBusiness is the nation's 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 DiversityBusiness. Our job is to provide full administrative and organizational support to our members at every stage in their business cycles. With DiversityBusiness 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 Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness with over 30,000 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. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. It is a membership-based exchange platform that facilitates contacts and communication, streamlines business processes and provides vital business news and information. DiversityBusiness is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980, CCAii is the one of the nation's most successful computer-consulting and diversity specialist firms.