ColorFX Wins 100 Fastest-Growing Urban Businesses in America

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Standard / by ColorFX / June 8, 2012 / No Comments

Color Fx Inc, is proud to announce that it has earned a place among the 100 fastest growing inner city firms in the United States. This year’s Inner City 100 was chosen from over a five thousand nominees and we are very excited to be among the leaders in this distinguished group.

We arrived in Boston on May 8 and immediately checked into our hotel in. On that same day we were assigned shuttles that took us to the Exclusive Inner City 100 Winners Reception. There we were to meet and mingle with the 2012 Inner City 100 Winners. After the event was over we returned to our hotel and some participants also took the chance to explore Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

On May 9, our day began at 6.30am where we boarded our shuttle and headed to Williams Room, Spangles Hall, located at the Harvard Business School, where had our registration and were offered a beautiful Breakfast.

We were then given our group assignment for the morning case studies and also our seating assignment for the awards program which was being help in the evening. We then were taken to the Baker Library steps, at the Harvard Business School for our group photo. At noon, we attended the INNOVATION LUNCHEON, where Mr. Michael E. Porter, who is a professor at the Harvard Business School and also the Founder and Chairman of ICIC, was the Keynote Speaker. Other speakers were Mrs. Kay Leonard (C.E.O. of ICIC), Jerry Sargent (Citizens Bank President), Mr. Joseph G. Doody (president of Staples North America and Chairman of Staples China), Mr. S. Shariq Yosufzai (vice president of Chevron Corporation), Steve Pagliuca (managing partner and an owner of the Boston Celtics basketball franchise).

Our Entire day was filled with back to back seminars and workshops where we got to meet so many different valuable individuals.
Amongst them was Teresa Amabile (Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School). Beth Goldstein (Director, $50k New venture Competition Institute For Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Boston University), Francesca Gino (Accociate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School), Noam Wasserman (Accociate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School), Patti Greene (Paul T. Babson Chair in Entrepreneurship, Babson College), Troy Kelley (Vice President and Managing director, R/GA), Tameka Moss (Director of Talent, Next Street).

That evening, the moment we had all been waiting for finally arrived, the Inner City 100 Awards Presentation, which took place at the Grand Ballroom, at Sheraton Hotel in Boston. For the First time the rankings of all the winners were revealed and the winners were recognized for their accomplishments.

This has been a life changing event for us and we feel so honored and humbled to have been a part of it. All the years of hard work finally paid off, and we are all so excited for the future.

ICIC 2012 Winners Morning Session


All winners going to Harvard Business School classes.	Starting day of Harvard Business School.


The group having breakfast at Harvard Business School.	Group of owners in breakfast meeting.


C.F.O. of ColorFX in the meeting session.	C.E.O. of ColorFX leaving the Harvard Business School.


Harvard Business School backyard	Group waiting for the bus.


Group photo from 2012 ICIC 100 winners at Harvard Business School.

ICIC 2012 Winners lunch session


C.E.O of ICIC, Mrs. Mary Kay Leonard at opening of lunch session.	Jerry Sargent, Citizens Bank President


Dr. Michael E. Porter at lunch session talking about Creating and Sustaining COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.

ICIC 2012 Awards Ceremony and Dinner


Speakers are announcing the 100 Winners and presenting the awards.


Over 100 winners and guests are following the award program.


Mr. Joseph G. Doody president of Staples North America and Chairman of Staples China giving a speech.	Mrs. Mary Kay Leonard on the opening speech


Mr. Joseph G. Doody president of Staples North America with ColorFX C.E.O Mr. Ross Avedissian	It’s amazing and it’s good to know that only 12% of all U.S. business have more than 20 employees.


Award ceremony program at Sheraton, Boston.	Dr. Michael E. Porter and Mr. Ross Avedissian receiving ICIC-2012 Award Trophy.


Some of the guests and winners.


Dr. Michael E. Porter on his final closing speech.	Mr. S. Shariq Yosufzai, vice president of Chevron Corporation, one of long time sponsors and supporters


Steve Pagliuca managing partner and an owner of the Boston Celtics basketball franchise.	Jerry Sargent Citizens Bank President


Award Dinner Night	Honorable Sponsors Table


Award Dinner Night	C.E.O. of ICIC on closing speech


Grand Ballroom of Sheraton	Photo from the Awards


Grand Ballroom of Sheraton at awards night.	Mr. Ross Avedissian ColorFX, C.E.O. standing up as an innovator with other winners.


Announcement of the 2012 winners and Award Presentation	Mrs. Brenda McKenzie and one of the winners


Mr. Ross of ColorFX opening a new business relation with one of the product Manufacturers.	Some of winners standing up as innovators at Awards Presentation.