WASHINGTON DC (February 25, 2009) – Jaffe Associates Inc., the leading public relations consultancy for law firms and the legal community, was today recognized as one of the top small businesses in the District of Columbia by DiversityBusiness.com, the primary online resource portal for small businesses and large organizational buyers. The annual list, which honors companies by revenue and diversity affiliation, ranked Jaffe Associates #64, citing its annual revenue of $3+ million and President and CEO Jay M. Jaffe’s status as a disabled veteran. The companies listed on DiversityBusiness.com’s Top Business Lists represent the nation’s top multicultural earners and provide a comprehensive look at an important segment of the United States economy - America's privately held companies.
“I am honored that DiversityBusiness.com selected Jaffe Associates for inclusion on this list,” said Jay M. Jaffe, President & CEO of Jaffe Associates. “Jaffe was established 30 years ago in Washington, DC, and we are proud to have grown and flourished as part of the city’s growing private sector. Although we are now a totally virtual company with employees scattered throughout the U.S. we are very pleased to still be recognized in the city where it all began.”
“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. “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.”
About DiversityBusiness.com (www.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, and colleges and universities. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT, and was founded in 1980. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and Internet publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. It is a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and has the most widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States.
About Jaffe PR, formerly Jaffe Associates
Jaffe PR is a Public Reputation specialist firm, providing large and mid-size law firms (and legal associations) with one complete source of guidance, support, insights and opportunity; from public media relations, strategic marketing planning and execution to branding and web 2.0 & 3.0 site design and development including complete SEO services. Helping them reach their business goals by building, improving and preserving their reputations in more effective, creative and efficient ways.