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Renee Fraser shares the press release for Fraser Communications ranking in the Top 100 Small Business List in California from DiversityBusiness.com

Fraser Communications is honored to be ranked #6 on the DIV100 Small Business list in <state w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />California</place /></state />. We have grown tremendously since launching the agency in 1998, and are strategically positioned for further growth in the upcoming years. Receiving national recognition for the agency is not only a great compliment but also serves as terrific motivation to "keep up the good work!"Press Release:Fraser Communications Gains National RecognitionLA Business Named and Ranked 6 among Top 100 Small Business List in <state w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />CaliforniaLOS ANGELES, CA (January 21, 2008) —   In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses, <a title="Diversity Business Website" href="http://www.diversitybusiness.com/" target="_blank">DiversityBusiness.com</a>, the nations’ leading multicultural internet site, recently named Fraser Communications as one of the “Top Small Businesses in the state of California (Div100)”.  The Div100 is the 8th annual listing of <state w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />California</place /></state />’s top 100 small businesses. The companies listed on the Div100 represent the Nation’s top multicultural 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 and diversity owned companies.“Small businesses and consumers are a growing force in the <place w:st="on" /><country-region w:st="on" />U.S.</country-region /></place /> economy, and a force to be reckoned with,” said <a title="Kenton Clarke Bio" href="http://www.ccaii.com/kclarke.html" target="_blank">Kenton Clarke</a>, CEO of <a title="Computer Consulting Associates Inc. Website" href="http://www.ccaii.com/" target="_blank">Computer Consulting Associates International</a>, 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.” Fraser Communications will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com’s “<a title="Multicultural Business Conference Website" href="http://www.diversitybusiness.com/Events/DivEvent/2008/" target="_blank">8th Annual Multicultural Business Conference</a>”, taking place April 23 - 25, 2008 at Disney’s BoardWalk Resort in <place w:st="on" /><city w:st="on" />Orlando</city />, <state w:st="on" />Florida</state /></place />.Affected by recent economic and demographic trends and changes, Fortune 1000 corporations throughout the country have recognized that buying products and services from small and diversity owned companies positively impacts their business. Small businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the <country-region w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />U.S.</place /></country-region /> economy.About Fraser Communications  Founded in 1992 by <personname w:st="on" />Renee Fraser</personname />, Ph.D., Fraser Communications is the largest woman-owned communications firm and 3rd fastest growing private company in <city w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />Los Angeles</place /></city />. Fraser Communications was built out of Fraser’s desire to use advertising and communications to make a difference in the world. Successful examples of this philosophy include: The State of California’s <a href="www.fypower.org">Flex Your Power</a> campaign, which helped reduce Californian’s electricity usage more than 1,500 megawatts; and work for the <a href="www.mwdh2o.com">Metropolitan Water District</a> that helped educate Californians about water conservation and steps individuals could take to “reduce their use.”About The Div100The Div100 is a classification that represents the top 100 small businesses in the state of <place w:st="on" /><state w:st="on" />California</state /></place /> 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.About DiversityBusiness.comLaunched 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 <place w:st="on" />Southport</place />, CT. CCA was founded in 1980 by CEO Kenton Clarke. 10 application/xml 8th Annual Multicultural Business Conference CCAii.com Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. Div100 DiversityBusiness.com Fraser Communications Kenton Clarke Renee Fraser false Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 reneefraser 205.147.59.193 false true false false true 187283 false false true false false false true 187006 blog blogsite/ReneeFraser/web