Desert Rose Design, Inc. Gains National Recognition

Desert Rose Design was Named and Ranked 305 among Nation’s Top 500 Emerging Business List
as well as, Named and Ranked 81 among Illinois’ Top 100 Women Owned Business List

Elmhurst, IL, January 31, 2008, In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations’ leading multicultural internet site, recently named Desert Rose Design, Inc. as one of the “Top 500 Emerging Businesses in the United States (Div500)” as well as as one of the Top 100 businesses in the state of Illinois (Div100)”.

The Div500 is the 8th annual listing of the Nation’s top 500 emerging businesses under a million. The companies listed on the Div500 represent the Nation’s emerging multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a small business is small or insignificant. Div500 members are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with small and diversity owned companies.

The Div100 is the 8th annual listing of the Illinois’ top 100 women-owned businesses. The companies listed on the Div100 represent the Illinois top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a women-owned business is small or insignificant. Div100 members are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with women owned companies.

The Impact of Small Business

“Small 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. 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.”

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 impact their business. Small businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.

Helen Levinson, President of Desert Rose Design, Inc., Elmhurst says of the accolades, “It is truly an honor to be recognized as part of the growing force of woman businesses, and a privilege to share this recognition with such an impressive group of organizations”.
The Div500

The Div500 is a classification that represents the top 500 emerging businesses in the U.S., 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 Div500 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.

The Div100

The Div100 is a classification that represents the top 100 women-owned businesses in the state of Illinois, 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.

Desert Rose Design, Inc. will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com’s “8th Annual Multicultural Business Conference”, taking place April 23 - 25, 2008 at Disney’s BoardWalk Resort in Orlando, Florida.