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2016

Annual Business Intelligence Group Awards for Business Highlight Superior Performances of Large and Small Organizations, Executives and Products

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PHILADELPHIA—October 5, 2016—Today, the Business Intelligence Group announced the winners of the 2016 BIG Awards for Business program. The organization’s annual program was advertised as the “________ of the Year” program and was launched to reward those companies, products and people that are leading their respective industries.

“Differentiation is a common theme among many of our winners, and we hope that trend continues,” said Russ Fordyce, managing director of Business Intelligence Group. “Modern companies are now relying on their customers for inspiration and direction to improve and launch new products. We are so proud of all the winners this year. It is truly a select group.”

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Entrepreneur Award

Michael Tetterton, CEO of Creative Lodging Solutions

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Executive
of the Year

Jonathan Opdyke, Founder of Hooklogic

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Woman
of the Year

Gina Gallo, CEO of Stratix

Case Study of the Year

Company of the Year

Small Business of the Year

Startup of the Year

Green Company of the Year

New Product of the Year

Product of the Year

The Business Intelligence Group also named several companies as finalists in the 2016 BIG Awards for Business; these include Kristi Gloppen of The Nerdery, Marsha Couch of Creative Lodging Solutions, ClearSlide Mail, Ribose Secure Collaboration Platform, Masergy Communications, IgnitionOne Score, Agilysys InfoGenesis Flex and ConnectLeader – TopRung.

The company also announced the deadline of December 12th for the annual BIG Innovation Awards. “Innovation is clearly driving growth across the globe and within every industry. Technology has changed every aspect of our personal and professional lives,” Fordyce said. “We look forward to showcasing the innovations driving this change.”

Organizations that would like more information about the 2016 BIG Innovation Awards and past winners can visit the company’s website.

About Business Intelligence Group

The Business Intelligence Group was founded with the mission of recognizing true talent and superior performance in the business world. Unlike other industry award programs, business executives—those with experience and knowledge—judge the programs. The organization’s proprietary and unique scoring system selectively measures performance across multiple business domains and then rewards those companies whose achievements stand above those of their peers.