Thompson Tee Wins 2018 Outstanding Diverse Business SCORE Award
LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) September 27, 2018 -- Thompson Tee received the 2018 Outstanding Diverse Business SCORE award as a result of the company’s consistent growth, international customer base and diverse staff.
Billy Thompson and Randy Choi, co-founders of Thompson Tee, turned their patented sweat proof undershirts into a thriving international ecommerce business after reaching out to SCORE’s business mentoring program.
Winners of the 2018 Outstanding Diverse Business SCORE award, Thompson and Choi both have Korean heritage and take pride in the diverse ethnic and cultural makeup of their staff.
“We were hiring people based on their skill set, and they just happened to come in a diverse package,” Thompson said. “It wasn’t the mission of our company to hire a diverse staff, [but] those different perspectives make our company stronger.”
Thompson Tee was recognized at this year’s SCORE Awards, which was hosted on September 13 in Chantilly, Virginia. The Outstanding Diverse Business SCORE award was presented by AT&T.
SCORE is a nonprofit organization that assists entrepreneurs and small business owners in navigating business challenges.
Having self-funded the company with just $20,000, Thompson and Choi leaned on their SCORE mentors for advice when building their online business. Their SCORE mentors, John Pietro and Larry Tucker, helped Thompson and Choi strengthen their business operations and source a digital marketing agency to drive sales.
“I can’t think of one person or one company I’ve worked with that has accomplished more in a shorter period of time,” Pietro said.
Since Thompson Tee’s inception in 2012, the company has helped hundreds of thousands of people in more than 135 countries stop sweating through their shirts. The company grew 100 percent year over year from 2012 to 2017 and is on pace to exceed $12 million in revenue this year.
The co-founders’ SCORE mentors have been vital to the launch, growth and continued success of Thompson Tee.
“Without the help of SCORE and the marketing resources they recommended, we would not be where we are today,” Thompson said.
Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 11 million aspiring entrepreneurs. SCORE’s extensive volunteer base consists of more than 10,000 business experts who provide free small business mentoring sessions, workshops and educational services to clients.
About Thompson Tee
Thompson Tee is an ecommerce company that offers affordable, USA-made sweat proof undershirts for men and women to help preserve their clothes and confidence. The proprietary shirt design combines the style and comfort of high-quality undershirts with patented sweat proof technology for guaranteed underarm sweat protection. For more information, visit http://www.thompsontee.com.
Billy Thompson, Thompson Tee, https://thompsontee.com, +1 657-216-3037 Ext: 107, [email protected]
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