CHARLOTTE, NC – July**, 2006 – For the second year running, Queen Associates is included in the Business Journal’s Top 25 List for Largest Area Women-Owned Companies, ranked 17th in the listing.
“To be included with this impressive list of dynamic and successful woman-owned organizations is truly an honor. The Charlotte business community continues to be beneficial for women entrepreneurs,” comments QA(i)3 President, Frances Queen.
Recently, the Charlotte-based group has garnered impressive recognition for areas other than business growth. These awards include:
- 2006 NAWBO Business Woman of the Year Award
- 2006 Charlotte Business Woman of the Year Finalist
- 2005 Business Journal’s Top 25 List for Largest Area Women-Owned Companies
- 2005 CPCC Richard Hagemeyer Educational Advancement Award
- 2005 Charlotte Chamber Blue Diamond Award-Winner for Top Growth
- 2005 Diversity.com’s Top 50 Diversity Owned Businesses
- 2005 Charlotte Business Woman of the Year finalist
- 2004 Business Journal Top 25 Women in Business
- 2004 National WBENC Women Owned Business Star
- 2004 Appointment to WBENC National Council
- 2004 National WIPP Founding Partner
- 2003 & 2004 Chamber Entrepreneur Award finalist
- 2003 NAWBO Rising Star Award
“By creating strategic and creative plans for the business, we were able to build very effective and focused teams with the expertise that customers demand.,” adds Queen. “I believe this focus is what has enabled our business growth and placed us on the Business Journal’s 2006 list. It proves just how valuable maintaining a focus on customer need is in building sustainable business.”
About Queen Associates, Inc. - QA(i)3
Queen Associates inc – QA(i)3 – is a certified 100% Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and premier provider of integrated business and technology services. QA(i)3 specializes in building long-term strategic business partnerships. They focus on teaming with their clients to achieve optimal solutions that consistently deliver competitive advantage.
QA(i)3's mission is to bring intelligence, innovation, and ideas to the marketplace through an integrated menu of business and technology expertise. The company's management savvy and innovation continues to be recognized including being named 2006 Charlotte Business Woman of the Year finalist, 2005 Charlotte Chamber Blue Diamond Award winner, 2005 CPCC Hagemeyer Educational Advancement award, and 2004 National WBENC Woman Owned Business Star, to name a few.
For more information about Queen Associates, Inc., please reference: www.qai3.com .
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