NEW YORK, N.Y. - June 13, 2006 - Ninth House, Inc., the leadership and management development company, today announced that the company won a Stevie Award in the "Best Turnaround Company: Up to 100 Employees" category at the fourth annual American Business Awards last night. The company was selected from more than 1,500 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry that were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories.
Hailed as "the business world´s own Oscars" by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace. Nicknamed the Steviesfor the Greek word "crowned," the awards were presented during ceremonies at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The ceremonies were hosted by CNNbusiness news anchor Ali Velshi, videocast live on the Internet, and broadcast nationwide on radio.
This Stevie Award recognizes the success of Ninth House´s business strategies over the past three years. With a comprehensive suite of leadership and management development solutions, Ninth House has experienced a compounded annual increase in sales of more than 50% since 2002. In addition to the Stevie Award, Ninth House´s high-quality leadership and management development solutions received a 2006 CODiE Award for "Best Technology Solution in Corporate Learning" and named "Best of Solution Providers" by hrGOV 2006 this past year.
"We are honored to be recognized for our achievements by the American Business Awards," said Jeff Snipes, CEO and co-founder, Ninth House, Inc. "This Stevie Award is a testament to our continued dedication to providing high-quality leadership and management development solutions. Our success would not be possible without the dedication and support of our employees and customers."
Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected Stevie winners from among the Finalists. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in earlier this year. Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists and Stevie Award winners are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.
About The Stevie Awards
Hailed as "the business world´s own Oscars" by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), Stevie Awards are conferred in three programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, and The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
About Ninth House
Ninth House, Inc. provides leadership development solutions that integrate content from leading business experts with self-paced online courses and practical simulations to more effectively develop leaders at all levels of an organization. The Ninth House curriculum addresses the most relevant issues an organization faces-from leadership and innovation, to building community in the workplace, to managing change. Ninth House´s leadership development solutions are easily scaleable, customized and deployed to a corporation´s workforce based on business needs; thereby, providing organizations with rapid, measurable impact on employee behavioral change, while increasing productivity. Ninth House customers include nearly 200 global 2000 and government organizations globally such as Amazon.com, British Telecommunications, Hyperion Solutions Corporation, SSM Healthcare, United States Navy, and United States Department of Justice.
Ninth House is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. For more information, please visit the Ninth House website at: www.ninthhouse.com, or call: 415-277-8200.
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