Career Step Founder Andrea Anaya Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 Award Recipient in the Utah Region
Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence in Services Category
Provo, Utah (PRWEB) June 17, 2009 -- Career Step, a leading online healthcare education company, today announced that Andrea Anaya, founder of Career Step, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award in the Services category in the Utah Region. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Anaya was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Salt Palace Convention Center on June 12, 2009.
"Career Step, its employees and students, have been such a joy to me," said Anaya. "I feel incredibly honored to be recognized by Ernst & Young for something which has been so richly rewarding."
Anaya founded Career Step in 1992 when she began selling the medical transcription training course that she originally wrote by hand. In the last 17 years, the company has grown to be one of the most respected and recognized names in the medical transcription industry. Career Step has also expanded its program offerings to include a career training course in medical coding and billing and several other smaller continuing education courses, all of which are now offered entirely online.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards celebrate their 23rd anniversary this year. The program honors entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptionality in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
"We are proud to recognize the achievements of Andrea Anaya," said David Jolley, Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year Program Director for the Utah Region. "Award recipients of the Entrepreneur Of The Year award build leading businesses and contribute significantly to the strength of our region's economy. Their success helps our area grow stronger."
As a Utah Region award recipient, Anaya is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 national program. Award recipients in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 14, 2009. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America as national sponsors.
In the Utah Region, local sponsors include Deseret News, Digital Bytes Production and Design, Diversified Insurance Brokers, Scherzer International, Spring2 Technologies, Strong & Hanni, The Summit Group Communications, and Utah Business Magazine.
About Career Step
Career Step is a leading national provider of online healthcare documentation training and enjoys a tremendous market advantage in the industry by virtue of its reputation as an innovative, competency-based training company. Career Step is committed to helping enrolling students graduate and successfully transition to a rewarding career. For more information, please visit www.careerstep.com or call 1-800-246-STEP.
About Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards Program
Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.
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