Rock Solid Construction Group, Inc. Receives National Certification As A Women's Business Enterprise
Online, September 1, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Rock Solid Construction Group, Inc., has received national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Development Council of Florida, a regional certifying partner of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Rock Solid is a Sarasota-based construction firm offering new construction, renovation and build-out services for residential and commercial clients, and general construction services to public and private sector markets in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, DeSoto and Highland counties.
The WBENC national standard of certification implemented by the Women's Business Development Council of Florida is a meticulous process, including an in-depth review of the business and site inspection. It includes a rigorous, multi-faceted business application and review process that is conducted by a trained Certification Review Committee to ensure that women owned businesses applying for certification are at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or group of women. Rock Solid is one of only 13 WBENC businesses in Sarasota County, and there are only 407 in the state of Florida.
By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor diversity programs.
About Rock Solid Construction Group, Inc. - A Florida Minority Certified construction firm since 2007, Rock Solid Construction Group, Inc. has provided new construction, renovation and build-out services to residential and commercial clients, and to public and private sector markets in a multi-county area since 2005. Rock Solid is bonded, licensed and insured, and has established a reputation for quality workmanship, personalized customer service, and for completing projects on schedule and within budget. In 2011 Marjorie Broughton, President of Rock Solid, was named Woman Entrepreneur of the Year by The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, and in 2008 the firm was the recipient of Chamber's Best Young Business Award. In 2009 it received SRQ Media Group's Platinum Award for building the home selected Best New Home in Sarasota (less than $3 million category), and in 2010 a residential renovation project was featured in Better Homes & Gardens specialty publication Kitchen & Bath Makeovers, summer edition. The firm is located at 766 South Osprey Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34236; telephone 941-365-1021. For more information, visit http://www.rocksolidconstructionsrq.com.
About WBENC - The Women's Business Enterprise National Council is the nation's largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. WBENC is a resource for more than 1,000 US companies and government agencies that rely on WBENC certification as an integral part of their supplier diversity programs. For more information, visit http://www.wbenc.org.