Optimal Ranked High Among Nation’s Top Diversity Owned Businesses
Irving, TX, January 24, 2008-In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations’ leading multicultural internet site, recently named Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc. as one of the top diversity-owned businesses in the United States. A leading SAP consulting and staffing firm and Premier SAP® Consulting Partner, Optimal Solutions ranked 104th in the 2007 Div500.
The Div500 is the 8th annual listing of the nation’s top 500 diversity-owned businesses. The companies listed on the Div500 represent the nation’s top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a diversity-owned business is small or insignificant. Div500 members are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with diversity owned companies.
“Diversity 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.”
Fortune 1000 corporations throughout the country have recognized that buying products and services from diversity-owned companies positively impacts their business. Diversity-owned businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.
Said Gurvendra Suri, founder and chief executive officer of Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc., “This is the fourth consecutive year that Optimal has ranked high in DiversityBusiness.com’s Div500. Moreover, Optimal has moved up on the list each year. We are very pleased to have Optimal’s growth and success recognized by this prestigious award. It is a testament to our proven ability to help our clients realize the full business potential and maximum value from their SAP investments”
Optimal also achieved distinction with high rankings in the following categories:
| 49th Top Woman-owned Business in America 16th Top Subcontinent Asian American Owned Businesses in America 34th Top Asian American Owned Businesses in America 58th Top Small Businesses in America 10th Top Small Business in Texas 12th Top Diversity Owned Businesses in Texas 7th Top Woman Owned Business in Texas |
About Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc
Optimal Solutions Integration is trusted by some of the largest organizations in the world to bring only the best SAP talent to bear on their most complex SAP challenges. With over a decade of experience, Optimal has the proven SAP expertise, talent and resources to help transform any SAP challenge into a sustainable, competitive edge. Through a proven Global Trust delivery model, Optimal offers clients the most flexibility in balancing schedule, cost, and performance by featuring onsite and offshore delivery options. For more information about Optimal Solutions Integration, visit www.optimalsol.com.
About DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, with over 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 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.
