Vienna VA –February 12, 2010—MicroTech has been recognized as the No. 1 Veteran Owned Business in the Washington DC area by DiversityBusiness.com in their "Top 2010 Business" awards. The Diversity award distinguishes MicroTech as one of the top entrepreneurs in the nation. MicroTech will be presented with the award in April at the "10th Annual National Business Awards Ceremony and Conference," bringing together America's Top Business Owners and the Top Fortune 500 companies in a forum promoting business opportunities.

DiversityBusiness.com — with over 48,000 members — is the largest organization made up of Diversity Owned Businesses that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and educational institutions. The minority business supplier advocate publishes the most widely distributed Diversity-focused magazine in the U.S.

MicroTech is led by President & CEO Tony Jimenez — a highly decorated Service-Disabled Veteran — and the rapidly growing small business makes it a corporate goal to offer promising career opportunities to veterans. Jimenez is a lifetime member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and was previously honored as "Vetrepreneur of the Year” and “Veteran Small Business Champion.” He has testified before Congress on Veteran-Owned Business set aside programs and serves on a number of Veteran-focused committees and boards including the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Small Business Council, American Legion Economic Task Force, and the GSA Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Council.

"We are very proud to be recognized as the Top Veteran Owned Business in a region known for military leadership and experience,” Jimenez said. "MicroTech’s Diversity is a business strength — not just a label — and expands our capabilities and experience to better meet each customers’ unique needs.”

Along with the Number One Veteran Owned Business award, MicroTech received other Diversity distinctions: the No. 1 Disabled Veteran Owned Business in the region; the No. 1 Hispanic-American Owned Business in the State of Virginia; and overall, the No. 2 Disabled Owned Business in the entire U.S.

“Diversity-owned businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy,” said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. “It is no longer just “the right thing” to do business with diversity suppliers. Because of recent economic and demographic trends and changes, major corporations are realizing that having a diverse supplier base positively impacts their business revenue...”

“With access to over 300,000 technology products and 2500 vendors, the 2010 Business Award reinforces MicroTech’s value and credibility as a top minority business supplier,” Jimenez said.

 

MicroTechnologies LLC, (d.b.a. MicroTech) is a certified and verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and a certified 8(a) Small Business, and delivers robust process-driven performance for mission success. MicroTech applies its regimented process, enterprise IT experience, and state-of-the-art engineering solutions to integrate different technologies and create proven results that respond to clients' strategic needs. MicroTech is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Symantec Managed Services Partner, Tandberg Platinum Partner, Autonomy Added Value Reseller, VMware Professional Partner, EMC Velocity Partner, Citrix Silver Solution Advisor, Adobe Solutions Partner, Polycom Premier Partner, Dell Registered Partner, and IBM Business Partner. MicroTech is Hispanic Business Magazine’s 2009 No. 1 Fastest-Growing Hispanic-Owned Business; Washington Technology Magazine’s 2009 No. 1 Information Technology 8(a) Business in the Nation, CRN Magazine’s 2009 No. 1 Fastest-Growing “Unified Communications Solutions Specialist” in the Nation, and on the Deloitte 2009 Tech Fast 500, the No. 1 Communications / Networking Small Business in the Baltimore – Washington DC metro area. ISO 9001:2008, CMMI Maturity Level 2 rated, and ITIL management qualified, MicroTech is headquartered just outside the Nation's Capital in Vienna, Virginia, with key offices in Richmond, Virginia; Greensboro, North Carolina; Huntsville, Alabama; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.