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Jennifer Walzer, Founder of Backup My Info!, Captures Best Entrepreneur of 7th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business
New York, NY (November 16, 2010) – Backup My Info! (BUMI), the premier provider of managed online backup and recovery solutions for small to mid-sized businesses, today announced that its CEO and founder – Jennifer Walzer – won a Stevie Award for "Best Entrepreneur" in the 2010 Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
BUMI is a New York City-based company that specializes in delivering online backup and recovery solutions for small to mid-sized businesses. The company – founded by Ms. Walzer in 2002 – is utilized by professional service organizations, such as banking, financial, insurance, accounting, hedge funds and law firms to address critical issues associated with rapid growth of data, business continuity and regulatory compliance. Every BUMI client is cared for by a team of senior-level engineers dedicated to providing proactive and personalized support.
"It is a true honor to be recognized for such a prestigious award as the Stevie Awards for Women in Business," said Walzer. "There were a number of deserving individuals that we were up against in this year's program, and I'd like to commend all of the finalists, as well as the winners across each category. This should not be considered an individual accolade, however. It is shared with my entire team because without them, this award would not have been possible."
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding women executives, entrepreneurs, and the organizations they run. The awards are produced by the creators of the prestigious American Business AwardsSM.
"We received a record number of nominations for this year's Stevie Awards for Women in Business – as more than 1,200 entries were submitted for consideration," said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. "Winning a Stevie Award against this much competition illustrates outstanding performance in the workplace. We congratulate Jennifer Walzer at Backup My Info! for winning in the highly competitive 'Best Entrepreneur' category."
Stevie Awards were handed out in categories including Best Entrepreneur, Best Executive, Lifetime Achievement, and Women Helping Women at the gala event at New York's Marriott Marquis Hotel on November 12. More than 1,200 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration.
Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of honorees are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations 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.
Sponsors of the 7th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business include the Business TalkRadio Network and KeyBank. Localization partner of the 2010 Stevie Awards is Lionbridge.
About BUMI
Founded in 2002, BUMI (Backup My Info!) specializes in delivering online backup and recovery solutions for small to mid-sized businesses. Based in New York City, BUMI provides an off-site data protection solution that addresses critical issues such as rapid growth of data, business continuity, and regulatory compliance. Every BUMI client is cared for by a team of senior-level engineers dedicated to providing proactive and personalized support. Clients include professional service organizations such as banking, financial, insurance, accounting, hedge funds and law firms. For more information, visit http://www.backupmyinfo.com, call (866) 444- BUMI (2864), or follow on Twitter at http://twitter.com/backupmyinfo.
