FinListics Named Top Woman-Owned Business

FinListics Solutions Named One of Georgia’s Top Woman-Owned Businesses

Metro Atlanta company gains national recognition from DiversityBusiness.com

ATLANTA (November 14, 2006) – Christine M. Timme, CEO of Atlanta-based FinListics® Solutions announced today that her company has once again been named one of the top woman-owned businesses in Georgia by DiversityBusiness.com – the nation’s leading multicultural internet site. DiversityBusiness.com gives this prestigious award in recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses. FinListics also received this honor in 2005.

The DiversityBusiness.com ranking is the 7th annual listing of Georgia’s top woman-owned businesses. Ranging in revenue size from $1M to over $230M, the companies named represent Georgia’s top multicultural earners. These firms are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with woman-owned companies.

By earning this recognition, Timme has distinguished herself as one of the top entrepreneurs not only in Georgia, but also in the country. “I am extremely pleased to receive this nationally recognized award from DiversityBusiness.com. Having FinListics named as one of the top 50 woman-owned companies in Georgia is truly an honor,” said Timme. “I am very proud of the accomplishments of FinListics over the past 18 years. We measure this success by the successes our software and educational services are driving for the clients we serve.”   

Today, diversity-owned businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy. “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. “It’s no longer only about the Fortune 1000. 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.”

About DiversityBusiness.com

Launched in 1999, with over 30,000 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 site’s 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 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.

About FinListics Solutions

The innovative software and educational services of FinListics Solutions enable sales professionals to demonstrate a tangible return on investment and effectively communicate how their solution can impact a customer’s bottom line. With this novel approach, FinListics co-founders Christine and Stephen Timme are reinventing the traditional sales process for solution providers. FinListics offers two products: CFOEd®, an e-learning content platform, and the web-based Value MANAGER Online.  A training tool for salespeople trying to get up to speed on finance basics, CFOEd makes learning finance easy and engaging. ValueMANAGER ON-LINE offers web-based access to key financial metrics for over 60,000 companies worldwide in a wide variety of industries. This product is for all professionals offering technology, supply chain management, consulting, outsourcing and other solutions requiring access to a lead’s top executives. FinListics is proud to serve such clients as IBM, SAS, FedEx, Manhattan Associates, EDS and UPS. For more information, visit www.finlistics.com.

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