Sew What? Inc. Recognized In PC Magazine’s First Annual SMB 20 Awards

Sew What? Inc. http://www.sewwhatinc.com announced today that it is a winner of the first annual SMB 20 Awards hosted by PC Magazine, the leading technology publication in the United States. The Awards honor the most technologically innovative small and medium sized businesses of the year. Sew What? Inc. is one of 20 recognized companies, which have fewer than 300 employees and have been in business for at least a year.

Rancho Dominguez, CA (PRWEB) September 27, 2006 -- Sew What? Inc. announced today that it is a winner of the first annual SMB 20 Awards hosted by PC Magazine, the leading technology publication in the United States. The Awards honor the most technologically innovative small and medium sized businesses of the year. Sew What? Inc. is one of 20 recognized companies, which have fewer than 300 employees and have been in business for at least a year. The SMB 20 Award winners will be profiled in the October 17 issue of PC Magazine (on sale October 3) and online at go.pcmag.com/smb20.

“Small and medium businesses drive today’s economy; however, they often don’t get the attention and recognition they deserve,” says PC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jim Louderback. “PC Magazine is pleased to honor and highlight the hard work, technological leadership and innovative spirit of the SMB 20 winners.”

Sew What? Inc., http://www.sewwhatinc.com/ founded in 1992 by Australian-born Megan Duckett, has grown from a tiny kitchen-and-garage operation to a multi-million dollar enterprise thanks to Ms Duckett’s never-say-no approach to customer satisfaction. http://www.sewwhatinc.com/about.php “When I see a problem, I just don’t back down. I find a way to overcome it and I use everybody I know to help me,” she said.

Sew What, Inc., located in Rancho Dominguez, CA, is well-known for its dramatic theatrical drapes and fabrics used in major rock concerts, top fashion shows and other artistic staged venues. http://www.sewwhatinc.com/portfolio_rock.php Recently their work was included on the 1000th cover of Rolling Stone magazine. For information, contact Sew What, Inc. at (310) 639-6000, or inquiries@sewwhatinc.com.

Grand Prize Winner

Jets International, Quincy, Massachusetts, www.jets.com

Runners Up

- Coe & Company, LLC, Metairie, Louisiana, www.coesolutions.com

- YoYoNation, New York City, New York, www.yoyonation.com

General Honorees

SERVICE

- 37signals, Chicago, Illinois, www.37signals.com

- CaseStack, Inc., Santa Monica, California, www.casestack.com

- Diamond Data Systems, New Orleans, Louisiana, www.diamonddata.com

- Equation Research, Web-based, www.equationresearch.com

- WeDriveU, Inc., San Francisco, California, www.wedriveu.com

Retail

- Backcountry.com, Park City, Utah, www.backcountry.com

- CustomInk, LLC, McLean, Virginia, www.CustomInk.com

- FoundValue, San Francisco, California, www.foundvalue.com

- Handyman Matters Franchise Company, Lakewood, Colorado, www.handymanmatters.com

- Hermann Brothers, Port Angeles, Washington

- ICE Safety Solutions, Fremont, California, www.getice.com

- InfoHandler.com, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, www.infohandler.com

- lala media, inc., Palo Alto, California, www.lala.com

- oDesk Corporation, Menlo Park, California, www.odesk.com

- Revenue Cycle Solutions, Westchester, Illinois, www.revcs.com

- San Diego Sign, San Diego, California, www.sdsign.com

- Sew What? Inc., Rancho Dominguez, California, http://www.sewwhatinc.com

Additionally, on Thursday, October 5, grand prize winner Jets International’s CEO Nathan McKelvey, SewWhat, Inc.? Founder/President Megan Duckett and Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk Corporation, will join Jim Louderback, PC Magazine’s editor-in-chief, for a special PCMagCast discussing how each company uses technology for competitive advantages. Following this presentation will be a 20 minute Q&A session. The magcast will be live on http://www.PCMagCast.com from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. For more information and a complete listing of PCMagCasts, visit www.PCMagCast.com.

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