NEW YORK, April 17, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Infinity Info Systems founder and CEO, Yacov Wrocherinsky was named "Small Business Person of the Year" for New York State by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), at an award ceremony in Manhattan.
Winning this award is a testament to Yacov's talent and expertise in selling, customizing and implementing customer relationship management solutions. The award also attests to the strength and loyalty of Infinity's customers and highly skilled employees.
"I accept this award on behalf of my remarkable employees," said Wrocherinsky. "We have been in business for over 20 years and I could not have realized this dream without the support of these outstanding people."
The SBA awards are presented each year on a district and national level based on several criteria points, including: "staying power"; growth in number of employees; increase in sales; current and past financial performance; innovativeness of product or service offered; response to adversity; and contributions to community-oriented projects.
Yacov's "staying power" was tested in 2001 by the 9/11 attacks and the burst of the technology bubble. While others cut and ran, Yacov saw an opportunity to re-invent and grow Infinity. Yacov and his team worked closely with customers to leverage their experience in key markets and develop customized CRM solutions that are of great value to marketplace. The results for Infinity have been explosive.
Yacov also is proud of the following:
- A 90 percent employee retention rate
- Growth to more than 75 employees, nationwide
- Numerous awards including the New York Enterprise Report "Best Practices in Human Resources" award in 2006
- Greater than 30 percent year-over-year growth -- each year since 2002
- Three successful acquisitions
Yacov also regularly finds time to make an impact both in his business and personal communities. He serves as an auxiliary police officer on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and helps other entrepreneurs through the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Vistage, and the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO).
"The values of the Entrepreneurs' Organization: to boldly go, to be a student of opportunity, and to leave a legacy of learning and growth are truly embodied by Yacov Wrocherinsky and speak volumes as to why he is the winner of the 2008 New York Small Business Person of the Year," said Michael Jones-Bey, executive director of Empire State Development Corporation's Division of Minority and Women Business Development, and a special advisor to New York State Governor David Paterson. "It also exemplifies why EO was chosen as one of the State's strategic partners in a new initiative to increase the number of minority and women owned companies that do business with New York State."
In addition to his many accomplishments, Yacov strives to make Infinity Info Systems a place where people enjoy working. Infinity attracts some of the most talented and dedicated professionals in sales, technology, finance and management. "I believe that opportunities in life are limitless," said Wrocherinsky. "This is one of the reasons I named my company 'Infinity'."
About Infinity Info Systems
Founded in 1987 and headquartered in New York City, Infinity Info Systems is dedicated to perfecting customer relationship systems for each individual client. Infinity provides comprehensive CRM solutions and consulting services, assisting clients through training, implementation and constant improvements to increase their productivity and profit margins. Infinity has a proven track record with more than 3,500 successful CRM implementations and trained more than 130,000 people in the financial, publishing, life sciences and business services sectors on a national and global level. Visit www.infinityinfo.com or call (800) 354-4228 to learn more about Infinity Info Systems.
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About the Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam.