Award Winners of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Award Announced in Metropolitan New York Area.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Ernst & Young LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol today announced the winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2006 award in the Metropolitan New York Area. This year's award winners were recognized at a special 20th anniversary gala event at the New York Marriott Marquis New York Marriott Marquis Times Square at 1531-1549 Broadway opened in 1985 and was designed by architect John Portman. It is located in the heart of Times Square at Broadway and 45th Street. in Times Square with more than 500 people in attendance. All of the award winners were selected by an independent panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
--Corporate Services - Norman Brodsky and Elaine Brodsky, Co-founders, Citi Storage LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Brooklyn, NY --Distribution - Stuart Rahr, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Kinray, Whitestone, NY --Emerging - Michael Gordon Michael Gordon may refer to:
--Human Resources - Bill Greenblatt, CEO & Founder, Sterling Testing Systems, Inc., New York, NY --Lifetime Award - Richard Edelman Richard Edelman is the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Edelman (firm) public relations company, a position he has held since September 1996.
--Professional Services - Mark Harris, CEO & Founder, Axiom axiom, in mathematics and logic, general statement accepted without proof as the basis for logically deducing other statements (theorems). Examples of axioms used widely in mathematics are those related to equality (e.g. Legal, New York, NY --Retail-Consumer Products - Howard Levitt, President, Tourneau, New York, NY - Category Tie --Retail-Consumer Products - Barry Prevor, Steven Shore, Steve & Barry's University Sportswear, Port Washington Port Washington, uninc. town (1990 pop. 15,387), Nassau co., SE N.Y., a suburb of New York City, on the north shore of Long Island and Manhasset Bay. There is extensive manufacturing, much of it reflecting the region's past association with the aircraft and aerospace , NY - Category Tie --Technology - Glen de Vries de Vries. For some persons thus named use Vries. , Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Medidata Solutions, Inc., New York, NY --Turnaround - Frank MacInnis, Chairman & CEO, EMCOR Group EMCOR Group NYSE: EME is a Fortune 500 company based in Norwalk, Connecticut. This company's businesses include mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services. , Inc., Norwalk, CT Additionally, a special Youth Entrepreneur Award was presented to Omar Mohammed Faruk, to recognize his amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. business success at the early age of 17. Omar recently won the annual National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, also referred to as NFTE (pronounced Nifty) or Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship for his company, Bluestream, which provides low cost web presence and computer training to non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. who wouldn't regularly be able to afford it. This special presentation was given by Alan Patricof, co-founder of APAX Partners who is a very well-known presence in the venture capital community. "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winners embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and determination necessary to achieve success," said Joseph Capparelli, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year program director for the Metropolitan New York Area. "Ernst & Young is proud of its 20-year history in recognizing and supporting these outstanding leaders and their companies." Metropolitan New York Area award winners are eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California desert resort city, approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,807. on November 18, 2006. The overall national Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient is then considered for the world event held in Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (môNtā` kärlō`), town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco, on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera. . The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and continues to recognize the leaders and visionaries Visionaries may refer to:
The awards banquet A banquet is a large public meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts. It usually serves a purpose, such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration. Sometimes a banquet consists of only desserts, but it is advisable to include main courses as well. will be replayed on the web beginning Friday, July 7th, 2006 for one week at http://www.ey.com/us/entrepreneur. This year's independent judging panel included John Bello, President, JoNa Ventures, Regional Award Recipient in 1999 and National Award Recipient in 2001 for SoBe Beverages; Christopher Duda, Vice President, Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the world's largest global investment banks. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City at 85 Broad Street. ; Steve Hindy, President, Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn Brewery was started in 1987 by former Associated Press correspondent Steve Hindy and former Chemical Bank lending officer Tom Potter. Hindy learned to brew beer during a six year stay in various Middle Eastern nations such as Saudi Arabia and Syria, where possession and and Regional Award Recipient in 2004; Roger Hurwitz, Partner, APAX Partners; Dr. Anat Lechner, Professor of Management, Stern School of Business, New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the ; Terence Powell, Managing Director, Nasdaq; and Alair Townsend, Publisher, Crain's New York Business. Sponsors Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year award program is nationally sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In Metropolitan New York Area, local sponsors include Platinum Sponsor, Marsh; Gold Sponsors, Curran & Connors, Doremus Financial Printing and HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) ; Silver Sponsors, Eos Partners, Geller & Co. and WithumSmith+Brown; News Distribution Sponsor, BusinessWire; and Bronze Banquet Patrons, Empire Valuation Consultants and Scherzer International. About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards The Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) awards program was created and is produced by professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 100 cities and 35 countries. About Ernst & Young Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to restoring the public's trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 107,000 people in 140 countries pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism in providing a range of sophisticated services centered on our core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
Status Category Company Name Nominee City State
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Winner Corporate Citi Storage LLC Elaine Brodsky Brooklyn NY
Services & Norman
Brodsky
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Finalist Corporate LDI/Color ToolBox Jerome Blaine New York NY
Services
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Finalist Corporate Trade-Winds Michael Bayshore NY
Services Environmental O'Reilly
Restorations,
Inc.
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Finalist Distribution Bamberger Lawrence Jericho NY
Polymers Corp Ubertini
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Winner Distribution Kinray Stewart Rahr Whitestone NY
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Finalist Distribution MXenergy Jeffrey Mayer Stamford CT
& Robi
Artman-Hodge
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Winner Emerging ConsumerPowerline Michael Gordon New York NY
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Finalist Emerging Klipmart Chris Young New York NY
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Finalist Emerging Massive Inc. Mitch Davis New York NY
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Finalist Emerging The NewsMarket, Shoba New York NY
Inc. Purushothaman
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Finalist Human Atrium Staffing Rebecca Cenni New York NY
Resources
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Finalist Human MetSchools, Inc. Michael New York NY
Resources Koffler
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Winner Human Sterling Testing Bill New York NY
Resources Systems, Inc. Greenblatt
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Winner Lifetime Edelman Public Richard New York NY
Relations Edelman
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Finalist Professional Axiom Legal Mark Harris New York NY
Services
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Finalist Professional Financial Frank Bivona New York NY
Services Guaranty
Insurance Co.
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Finalist Professional Greater NY Mutual Warren Heck New York NY
Services Insurance
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Finalist Retail-- Darien Sports Gina Zangrillo Darien CT
Consumer Shop
Products
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Winner Retail-- Steve & Barry's Steven Shore & Port NY
Consumer University Barry Prevor Washington
Products Sportswear
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Winner Retail-- Tourneu Inc. Howard Levitt New York NY
Consumer
Products
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Finalist Technology CosmoCom Ari Sonesh Melville NY
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Winner Technology Medidata Glen de Vries New York NY
Solutions, Inc.
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Finalist Technology NexVue Analytics Daniel Stamford CT
Corporation Schwartz
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Finalist Turnaround 24/7 Real Media David Moore New York NY
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Winner Turnaround Emcor Group Inc. Frank Macinnis Norwalk CT
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Finalist Turnaround Everlast Seth Horowtiz New York NY
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