Ten Finalists to Be Named for Dell/NFIB 2008 Small Business Excellence Award in April
$25,000 in Dell products and services to be awarded
Judging for the fifth annual Small Business Excellence Award program sponsored by Dell and the National Federation of Independent Business is underway.
Small businesses using technology in innovative ways were invited to enter to win $25,000 in Dell products and services, a lifetime membership to NFIB and a full day with Dell executives, including chairman and CEO Michael Dell, at the company's headquarters in Round Rock, Texas. The 10 finalists are expected to be named in April, with the grand winner being announced June 9 during the 2008 National Small Business Summit in Washington D.C. In addition to the grand winner, the nine finalists will receive Dell merchandise and a one-year membership to NFIB.
Established in 2004, the Dell/NFIB award program honors small businesses that instill the spirit of innovation and apply information technology to improve customer service. Entrants must be a small business with 100 or fewer employees. Each must show how it has used information technology to drive a significant change or develop a competitive advantage in delivering superior customer value and experience.
Previous winners include:
- Medkinetics (2007), a Franklin, Tenn., business specializing in Web-based software that allows medical facilities to keep track of which procedures physicians are certified to perform
- Sew What Inc. (2006), a Los Angeles-based business specializing in theatrical drapery and custom sewing projects for theater, cinema and special events
- Dr. Timothy Kriss (2005), a rural Kentucky neurosurgeon and small business owner who created a mobile medical office on Dell notebooks
- Donald A. Gardner Architects Inc. (2004), a South Carolina design firm that uses its Web site to sell customized home plans worldwide
