Local Company Recognized As Outstanding Family-Owned Business: Debt-Free America Nominated By The San Diego Business Journal

Outstanding family-owned business recognized for contribution to community.

SAN DIEGO, CA (PRWEB) December 30, 2005 -- On Thursday, December 15, Debt-Free America was honored as one of the nominees at the 5th annual Family-Owned Business Awards hosted by the San Diego Business Journal and the University of San Diego’s Family Business Forum. Debt-Free America was one of many outstanding San Diego companies recognized for their accomplishments and contribution to the local community.

“We are very pleased and excited to have been nominated by The San Diego Business Journal as an outstanding family-owned business. Our family has been serving the San Diego community for over 15 years and Debt-Free America employs two generations of the Symington family,” Gary Symington, President of Debt-Free America, states.

Gary continues, “I like to foster a family-like environment in the office and we like to think of the staff at Debt-Free America as our extended family – not only to the Symingtons but to the San Diego community.”

Debt-Free America is a 501(c)3 non-profit, community service organization offering confidential and professional credit counseling, debt management programs, and financial education to consumers nationwide. Debt-Free America is dedicated to providing free services to help financially distressed families and individuals effectively manage their personal finances. Debt-Free America is also dedicated to giving back to their community by volunteering, sponsoring non-profits and in their seminar messages. The Board members and operations staff have a long-term commitment to helping anyone in debt crisis, and even those not in a debt crisis. Debt-Free America has been in the business since 1997 and is now serving over 16,000 clients nationwide. For more information, check out their website at www.debtfreeamerica.com.

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