Strategy Solutions, Inc. Named a Finalist In 3rd Annual Stevie® Awards for Women In Business
Stevie Award Winners and Finalists Announced March 2
Erie, Pa.- Strategy Solutions, Inc. was named a finalist, March 2 in the Technology Innovator of the Year category in The 3rd annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Strategy Solutions was selected as a finalist for their creative use of the OptionFinder audience response polling technology in their client work and for the development of their proprietary strategic planning management software Get Strategy Interactive.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars.” (New York Post, April 27, 2005).
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” winners will be announced during a gala event in New York in March. Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S. and several other countries are expected to attend.
More than 600 entries were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Best Executive, Best Entrepreneur, and Best Community Involvement Program. Strategy Solutions, Inc. is a Finalist in the Technology Innovator of the Year category.
“It was with great pleasure to nominate Debra Thompson for the 2007 Stevie Award. As a business owner, cost analysis consultant and as a National Service Member representative for the Greater Pittsburgh chapter of NAWBO, I have observed Debra in many ways and have seen her demonstrate vision, creativity and ingenuity on numerous occasions. She understands and grasps many complicated business and communication principles and is able to translate them into technology that is understandable and beneficial to her clients. She certainly deserves this award,” said JoAnn R. Forrester, President of S. I. Business Associates, and CO-developer of the Price it Right Cost management program and PITTSBURGH NAWBO National Member Service Representative.
Strategy Solutions, Inc. is a business development firm that provides strategic planning and market research services to organizations and communities. They offer a number of core services including strategic planning, business growth and development, organizational development, market research, employee satisfaction studies, customer satisfaction studies, executive consulting and coaching, training and grant writing.
“A significant portion of Strategy Solutions’ business is assisting clients in the strategic planning process. As strategic planners, nothing was more frustrating to us than to help to design a potentially effective plan and then to watch our clients struggle to implement it, because of a lack of internal resources,” said Debra Thompson, Strategy Solutions President. “At Strategy Solutions, we developed Get Strategy Interactive to assist our clients in internally managing the implementation, progress and accountability of their plan. When our clients use Get Strategy Interactive, it enables us to interact with them efficiently and cost-effectively,as they put their plans into action.”
Strategy Solutions’ staff has more than 100 years combined experience in providing solutions and enhancing growth for health care, government, manufacturing and non-profit community organizations. Strategy Solutions is certified in Pennsylvania as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE).
Thompson has over 20 years’ experience in strategic planning, organizational development, business management and market research and implementation. Thompson was selected as one of Pennsylvania’s Best Women in Business.
“Deb led the Western PA Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church through a strategic planning process which resulted in a comprehensive Believe Again! Plan for ministry. Debbie’s wit, personality, creativity, skills, tools, and personal faith journey were key ingredients in the success of our 18 month journey together,” said Tracy R. Merrick Believe Again! Plan for Ministry Director.
According to Merrick, the strategic planning process and the use of technology-based products such as OptionFinder, a system for real-time tabulations of opinions, and Get Strategy Interactive, a web-based software for quickly gathering and summizing data, created enthusiasm for the process.
“The process of receiving and synthesizing all of this information would have been extremely tedious without the technology tools Debbie utilized,” remarked Merrick.
Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging.
The elegant Stevie trophy was designed by R. S. Owens, the same company that makes the Oscar and the Emmy.
“Being named a Finalist in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an important achievement,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.”
Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.
About The Stevie Awards
Hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
