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Local Company, Queen Fuel Components, Named Runner-Up in Sage's National Small Business Start-Up Contest
Queen Fuel Components LLC Recognized in Entrepreneurial Contest on MyBizCounts.com
| Source: Sage
SHELBY, NC--(Marketwire - October 22, 2009) - Sage North America today announced the winner
and runners-up in its $20,000 MyBizCounts.com Start-Up Cash
Contest, aimed at helping entrepreneurs turn their business dreams into
reality. Shelby-based Queen Fuel Components LLC was named a runner-up in
this nationwide contest spotlighting the entrepreneurial spirit.
"It is such a great honor to be recognized," said Robert Queen, founder,
Queen Fuel Components LLC. "As a new small business, we are very excited
to hit the ground running, and appreciate Sage's support for
entrepreneurial companies such as Queen Fuel Components."
Contest participants were tasked with creating a brief video commercial for
their business idea or new business (less than two years old), along with
their business plan and a brief essay. Based on online votes, the 20 most
popular videos advanced to the final judging round. Videos, business plans
and essays were then evaluated by a team of small business experts,
including Wayne Rivers, co-founder and president, Family Business
Institute, and Bob Shephard, Director External Affairs - Florida, SCORE.
"Small businesses are the main engine driving the economy, and while the
past year has been difficult from an economic perspective, the passion and
creativity that drive small business owners to success is as strong as
ever," said Doug Meyer, Chief Customer Officer, Sage North America. "The
gifted entrepreneurs who participated in our startup cash contest -- and
millions of others like them across North America -- are the reason that
Sage employees come to work each day, supporting small businesses' dreams,
vision, and goals."
Shelby-based Queen Fuel Components is a new business, founded recently as a
manufacturer of "hands free" onboard additive injection systems for diesel
equipment and a distributor of diesel fuel additive blends and related
products. The new product will be called EZ-ADD ("EZ-ADD - So You Don't
Have To").
As a runner-up in the MyBizCounts.com contest, Queen Fuel Components
receives software and services with a retail value of nearly $4,000 to
assist them in managing their businesses: Peachtree by Sage Premium
Accounting 2010 Multi-user Version with one year of Peachtree Freedom
Support; ACT! by Sage 2010 with 5 user licenses; Timeslips by Sage 2010
5-user version; Palo Alto Software's Business Plan Pro Standard Edition
Version 11; and Palo Alto Software's Marketing Plan Pro.
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of business management software and services. Sage North America employs
more than 4,100 people and supports nearly 2.9 million small and
medium-size business customers. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was
floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now employs 14,500 people
and supports 5.8 million customers worldwide. For more information, please
visit the Web site at www.sagenorthamerica.com.
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