(Atlanta, GA) May 18, 2009 – On May 1, 2009, April Fawcett Nagel, CEO of firstPRO Staffing and Executive Search, was honored as a Top Business in the U.S. by DiversityBusiness.com. The 9th Annual Multicultural Business Conference was held at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Orlando, Florida, from April 29 to May 1, 2009.
“Our clients look to firstPRO to keep them current on diversity initiatives when recruiting the top talent for their company,” Nagel says. “To be recognized by Diversitybusiness.com for our efforts is very rewarding.”
In 2009, over 650,000 businesses in the United States had the opportunity to participate in this 9th annual business survey. The awards are based on annual gross revenue and the business profile of each participant. The winners are then included in DiversityBusiness.com’s "Top Business List," a list that is seen by over 15 million people and is used by Fortune 500 companies and large buying organizations to find new business partners. firstPRO was ranked in the top 100 businesses in the U.S.
The event has over 1200 attendees and brings together America's Top Small Business Owners and Top 50 Fortune 500 companies and Government Agencies. The conference addresses a range of themes in the area of multiculturalism in business and includes numerous workshops by top researchers and practitioners in their fields.
“This conference has a special focus on building business relationships for multicultural owned businesses,” Nagel says. “On behalf of our 138 employees, over 100 of whom are Atlanta-based recruiters, we remain passionately dedicated to providing diversity in the workplace.”