Local Business Gains National Recognition

December 12, 2006; 03:22 AM
In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations’ leading multicultural internet site, recently named Kinley & Manbeck, Inc. as one of the “Top 100 diversity-owned businesses in the state of New Jersey (Div100).”

The Div100 is the 7th annual listing of the New Jersey’s top 100 Small businesses. Ranging in revenue size from $1,385,000 to over $74,000,000, the companies listed on the Div100 represent the state’s top small businesses earners and challenge the long-held notion that a small business is small or insignificant. Div100 members are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with small businesses.

The Impact of Diversity Business
Affected by recent economic and demographic trends and changes, Fortune 1000 corporations throughout the country have recognized that buying products and services from small businesses positively impacts their business. Small businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.

“Small 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.”

Christine Manbeck, CEO and President of Kinley & Manbeck, in Hampton, New Jersey commented, “Businesses prosper when the viewpoints of a diverse audience are at the core of each business decision.”

The Div100
The Div100 is a classification that represents the top 100 small businesses in New Jersey, in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with multicultural and women-owned businesses use the list. The Div100 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 “7thh Annual Multicultural Business Conference,” taking place April 11 - 13, 2007 at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Christine Manbeck, CEO and President of Kinley & Manbeck, in Hampton, New Jersey states, “I am honored to receive DiversityBusiness.com’s recognition award for the 4th year running, and I am grateful to DiversityBusiness.com’s efforts in helping small and diverse businesses grow.”

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

About Kinley & Manbeck, Inc.
Kinley & Manbeck has 15 years of consulting experience dedicated to helping their clients achieve higher levels of sustainable success. They help their clients increase profitability by strategic planning, streamlining critical business processes, and maximizing their client’s investment in people and technology.
Their core competencies include business process improvement, change management, organizational development, learning solutions, strategic planning, and professional staff augmentation.