DETROIT, October 2007 — w3r Consulting, an IT consulting and staffing firm headquartered in Southfield, Mich., received the Minority Business Enterprise Supplier of the Year Award from the Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC) during its 24th Annual Awards Dinner in Detroit, Mich., on Oct.16, 2007. w3r Consulting won in the Class II division for companies with an annual revenue between $1 million and $10 million.
The award honors businesses that excel in four major areas: growth and development, operational performance, direct spend activity with other minority-owned businesses, and community involvement. w3r Consulting provides reliable and flexible solutions to its clients, developing short- and long-term technology plans to support businesses of all sizes. The company has earned numerous awards in the past year, including the Small Business of the Year for 2007 from the International Detroit Black Expo. w3r Consulting has also been included in "Michigan 50 Companies to Watch," "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Metro Detroit," and Inc. magazine's list of the 5,000 fastest growing entrepreneurial companies in the United States.
"We are pleased and honored to receive this award," says Eric Hardy, CEO. "Our consultants work side by side with our clients, creating a strong team focused on providing solid business solutions. As a minority-owned business, we feel that by working with other minority-owned businesses and suppliers, we can help support a multicultural business environment and provide minorities with economic opportunities to help our communities grow."
w3r Consulting is a member of the Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC), the South Central Ohio Minority Business Council (SCOMBC) and the New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council (NYNJMSDC). w3r Consulting is a 12-year-old privately held IT consulting and staffing firm headquartered in Southfield, Mich., with offices in New York, Chicago, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. For more information, visit w3r.com/" class="readnew">www.w3r.com.
