In recognition of the economic power of privately held businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s leading business-to-business internet site, recently named Etech, Inc. one of the “Top 50 Minority Owned Businesses in the State of Texas”

This is the 9th annual listing of the top businesses by DiversityBusiness.com. Companies listed on the Top Business Lists represent the nation’s top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a privately held business is small or insignificant. Companies recognized on this list are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase their spending with small businesses.

“Entrepreneurs 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. Entrepreneurs represent a growing business sector that carries its own, provides jobs, products and services, and generates wealth for its communities. Entrepreneurs are the new leaders in American business.

Matt Rocco, Chief Operating Officer for Etech, Inc. stated, “DiversityBusiness.com has a long standing history of making sure that entrepreneurial businesses are being given opportunities to compete fairly in the marketplace. Their recognition of Etech, Inc. as a top business is affirmation that we are doing many things the right way. We are both excited and humbled by this recognition.”

The List This list includes the top small 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, small and women-owned businesses use this list to find potential business partners.

The winning companies will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com’s “9th Annual Multicultural Business Conference”, taking place April 29 – May 1, 2009 at the Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida.

For the complete list of winning companies, please visit: www.diversitybusiness.com

About Etech: Etech, Inc. has been a leading provider in business process solutions since 1997 and has operated as a privately owned corporation since 2003. Etech is committed to providing the best quality of service in the areas of inbound and outbound sales, customer service, internet chat, web chat, email fulfillment, and business process outsourcing services. Etech, Inc. is a Tier One preferred provider for several Fortune 500 customers in the telecommunications, educational, retail and financial sectors.

Etech, Inc is a certified member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and a Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) with over 2,000 team members in facilities in Texas and India.

About DiversityBusiness.com Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness, with over 46,000 members, is the largest organization of diversity owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, colleges and universities. DiversityBusiness provides the research and data collection services to compiles lists such as the "Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities", "Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America", and others. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and internet publications. Their site has gained national recognition and won numerous awards for its content and design. They are a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and have the most widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980.

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